You will want to max executioner since you are dual wielding and this will help you get into that super powered frenzy state which is amazing on this build. Passives – As I was leveling up, I have mostly been putting my points into the passive abilities whenever it allowed me to. Have 5 points into it, but consider maxing it at some point later in the game. Battle Rage – Another great ability to help you tank and deal more damage at the same time. Great utility and helps your charge and mana regen rate. I mapped this ability to my right click in place of the default evicerate, fyi. But you can’t go wrong with just having 1 point in it and waiting and see if you need more or not later on. I will let you guys know once i figure this out my self. I will probably start putting more points into this ability soonish and am considering maxing it or not. And since you are already fully charged, the downside of it not building up any charge is pretty much negated. Since you are in frenzy, this ability will Crit 100% of the time which means massive damage. Spam this ability on boss enemies only once you are fully charged and frenzy becomes active. The downsides to this ability is that it builds up no charge and it has a high mana cost. Raze is a very strong ability and you will most likely be using it only when trying to take down the stronger or boss enemies. Raze – Got 1 point in it when it became available. Since you are going to be in the middle of everything, howl is going to be very useful in helping you tank, as well as increasing yours and your teams effectiveness against a pack of enemies, but most importantly it will make boss fights easier as well. Just make sure you turn it on before every fight. It has a 20 sec cd with a 40 second up time, meaning you can have this on at all times as long as you are paying attention. This is going to be your main skill early on for clearing out trash mobs. Since the downside of using claws is that it has no aoe splash damage, storm claws becomes a must. Storm Claw – Got 1 point in it when it became available. The escape + heal is just too good and on top of that, it has a pretty low mana cost so you can spam it multiple times when in a tough situation and nearing death. Probably my favorite skill on the zerker. I started off getting 5 points in shadow burst pretty early on and left it there. Skills Now the skills you level are probably very important to the effectiveness of the build. Most my armor pieces had + health or + vit on them so I do recommend trying to get a good amount of health from gear where you can. As i progressed in the game i used a variety of different armor pieces and they all worked just fine. With the rest of the armor pieces you can actually be very flexbile with it. Having a socket on the claws is even better so you can insert a life steal gem into it if you have one (ive been using a lifesteal gem since lvl 20).
Life steal is almost a must on at least one of the claws. GEAR To get started you need to find 2 good pair of claws. Great build for new zerkers and with a lot of extra points available for you to put where you see fit based on your playstyle. By following my core build, i can gurantee you that you won’t regret in wasting points in anywhere and having to re roll your character. Use this guide as what you need to do in order to get started on your zerker and have a general idea on the direction you are going. Also note that since i havent beaten the game, I will probably be putting more points into other abilities as i see fit as i progress into higher levels. I have not beaten the game yet, but I hope to do so soon and reach level 100 soon after that.
This build is most likely just as viable on solo elite, but I just havent personally tested it yet. I use this build on elite difficulty when playing with my friends, but when they are busy i am playing this solo on veteran difficulty. This is not something I find enjoyable or rewarding, and my construct reflects this attitude, since the concentration characteristic receives little to no points. It makes me sad to see that normal auto attacks are being totally disregarded in favor of gaining a lot of focus and just repeating an ability that does the majority of your damage on almost all classes. This build focuses on doing the majority of your damage with your basic auto attack. I figured I’d share my zerker build with you guys, since it’s been working out very well for me and is also a lot of fun to play. Realroku has created a Torchlight 2 Berserker Dual Claws Build / Guide.