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11 Berserk is a talent in the Crusher branch of the Windrose Talent System. Grants a stacking damage buff based on how much HP has been lost. At 100% HP there are 0 stacks; at roughly 10% HP there are up to 6 stacks. At rank 3 with max stacks, +42% bonus damage, the largest single multiplier in the Crusher tree.
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33 Summary
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55 PropertyValueBranchCrusherTier2Max rank3Points per rank1PrerequisiteTier 1 Crusher investment
66 Effect by Rank
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88 RankBonus damage per 15% HP lost (stacks)Rank 1+3% per stackRank 2+5% per stackRank 3+7% per stack
99 Stack Thresholds
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1111 Stacks are gained at 15% HP-lost intervals. Each band shown below pairs the stack count with the rank 3 (+7% per stack) bonus at that health level:
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1313 HP lostApprox. HP remainingStacksRank 3 bonus damage15%85%1+7%30%70%2+14%45%55%3+21%60%40%4+28%75%25%5+35%90%10%6+42%
1414 How to Learn It
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1616 Berserk is a Tier 2 node, so it requires at least one point already spent in the Tier 1 layer of the Crusher tree (such as Perfected Form) before it can be unlocked. Each of its three ranks costs 1 talent point, 3 points total to max. Because a free respec is available, builds can test Berserk and refund it without penalty. Point sources and the respec are covered on Stats and Talents.
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1818 Community Meta
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2020 Strong on Halberd, Club, and Greatsword high-risk builds. Safer when paired with Too Angry to Die as a safety net.
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2222 Pairs Well With
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2424 Too Angry to Die (low-HP safety net)Stout Frame (larger HP pool, so each lost-HP band represents more absolute health to bleed through safely)
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2626 See Also
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2828 Crusher branch overviewTalent System the four-branch progression frameworkStats and Talents stat allocation and respec
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3030 Build Role
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3232 Berserk is the low-HP damage steroid. The risk profile is high (full stacks requires sitting below 15% HP at a minimum), which is why it is usually paired with Too Angry to Die as a 10-minute-cooldown safety net.
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3434 Math Example
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3636 A build at 25% HP (75% lost) gains 5 stacks of Berserk. At rank 3 Berserk (+7% per stack), that is +35% bonus damage on every swing. On an Executioner halberd doing 365 Crude base, each swing deals 493 Crude in this window, which is a roughly 35% uplift over a non-low-HP scenario.
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3838 Notes
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4040 Stacks are gained at 15% HP-lost thresholds: 1 stack at 15% lost, 2 at 30%, up to a 6-stack max at 90% HP lost (10% HP remaining).Stacks fall off the moment HP is healed back above a threshold, so rushing a Healing Potion mid-combo temporarily collapses the buff. Time the potion after the combat window rather than during.