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When Bungie released the new Strand subclass withDestiny 2’sLightfallexpansion, they opened up another door toexplore different buildsand ways to experiment with your character. Each type of Guardian gets their own abilities that can be tweaked to complement your play style.
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For Titan players, this new build iscalled the Berserker, and as is the case with most Titan builds, it relies on getting up close and personal with enemies to deal out massive amounts of damage. With a great Super and the right mods, Berserkers can be effective both in PvE andPvP.
Best Berserker Abilities & Stats
The Super for aBerserker build is Bladefury, which gives your Titan two arm-attached blades that will have you carving through swarms of enemies. Your light attack has you leap-attacking towards the closest enemies, while also increasing your attack speed for each successful hit and giving you energy for the heavy attack. The heavy attack has you sending out two projectiles that will seek out enemies and suspend them when hit, in addition to damaging them.
In terms of your abilities, there are a few options to choose from.
Recommended Berserker Abilities
Berserker Ability
Ability Description
Frenzied Blade
Activating your melee has you lunging at enemies, slashing at them to dish out massive damage.
Send out a line of Strand energy that will let you quickly move to a new location and will even stun an enemy if hit.
Rally Barricade
Create a small barricade in front of you that will boost your reload speed, stability, and range when you are taking cover behind it.
Strafe Lift
Using this ability will give you better directional control while jumping in the air.
For the Stats, there are three different ones that are recommended you put the most amount of points and leveling into:Movement, Resilience, and Recovery. Movement will help you move around the battlefield easier, while the other two will help you decrease damage taken and the speed at which you regenerate health, respectively. Get these three stats up to Tier 10 as soon as you can.
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Best Berserker Aspects
Using Aspects will help give your Titana couple of small detailsthat can turn out to be a game-changer when you’re in the heat of battle. There are only two slots that you can fill, and there are onlytwo Berserker Aspectsin the game currently, though more will release in the future.
Recommended Berserker Aspects
Strand Aspect
Aspect Description
Drengr’s Lash
When using your Class ability (Rally Barricade), a ripple is sent out that will suspend and damage any enemies that it hits.
Into the Fray
Whenever you destroy a Tangle or use your Super, your nearby allies will be granted Woven Mail, which will boost their defense. You will also have a faster melee recharge rate while with Woven Mail.
Aspect can be purchased atthe Pouka Pond near the Hall of Heroes on Neomuna.
Best Berserker Fragments
Fragments will also give your Guardian a fewactive and passive abilitiesthat will make your Berserker build thatmuch more powerful. You are allowed four slots to equip Fragments, with the recommendations being:
Berserker Fragment
Berserker Fragment Description
Thread of Continuity
This Fragment will increase the duration of any suspend, unravel, or sever effects applied to enemies, and also gives you a +10 boost to your Strength.
Thread of Fury
Hitting an enemy with a Tangle will grant you melee energy. It comes at the cost of -10 Strength, however.
Thread of Mind
Defeating a suspended enemy will grant you Class Ability energy.
Thread of Wisdom
Whenever you defeat a suspended target with a precision final blow, you create an Orb of Power.
You can unlock Fragments atthe Pouka Pond on Neomunaby collectingStrand Meditationsaround Neomuna.
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Best Berserker Armor
There is one piece of Exotic armor that you should focus on trying to get:Abeyant Leap Exotic Boots. This piece of armor will boost whatDrengr’s Lashgives you. The Abeyant Leap boots will create projectiles whenever you use your Rally Barricade. Instead of one wave, there will be three waves that pursue targets more aggressively. You will need to complete theLightfall campaignon Legendary difficulty in order to get these boots, so ensure you are ready.
For your other pieces of Armor, there aren’t any specific ones that you can target, but try to use ones thatboost your Resilience and Strengthso that you can tank more damage and recharge your Frenzied Blades faster.
Now, it’s time to look at the Armor Mods, which willgive you passive abilitiesto help your Berserker be as powerful as possible.
Recommended Berserker Armor Mods
Armor Mod Description
Absolution
Reduces ability cooldown when you pick up an Orb of Power.
This mod grants you Super energy whenever you use your Class Ability within 15m of an enemy.
Focusing Strike
When you cause damage with a melee attack, you are granted Class Ability energy.
Heavy Handed
Orbs of Power are created when performing final blows with powered melee abilities.
Using your Class Ability will grant you Melee Energy.
Best Berserker Weapons
There aren’tany specific weaponsto be targeting, as the bulk of this build is made up through your Abilities, Traits, and Mods. Since this build is designed for close-quarters combat, it’s recommended to use weapons such asSMGs, Shotguns, and Hand Cannons. However, it’s not unreasonable to keep a longer-range weapon on-hand as well in case you need to take some enemies out from a distance.
