Best Stats for Beserker?
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Best Stats for Beserker?
For a Berserker, is there any reason to pump points into anything other than STR and CON?
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- Wyrmic
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Re: Best Stats for Beserker?
willpower for extra stamina (could be crucial, depending on your build)
dex for extra attack/defense
cunning for extra crit chance (could be very handy depending on your build)
dex for extra attack/defense
cunning for extra crit chance (could be very handy depending on your build)
Re: Best Stats for Beserker?
Generally, crank str and con by default. If you're chronically low on stamina (or want to invest in antimagic) then pump a bit into willpower as necessary. If you can't hit things and don't want to spend generic points into Weapon Combat (which is the usual fix for berserkers who can't hit things) then invest a bit in dex. If you have a build that gets a lot of mileage out of crits, then extra cunning could be good. Once you do hit the max caps for str and con (and you will) then pump into willpower/dex as necessary to solve either of the previous two problems - otherwise, dump everything in cunning. Dex isn't as good for you as it is for some because your defense is never going to be meaningful anyway. The enemies are going to hit you, pretty much regardless of what you do - so once you're consistently hitting them, dex is unimportant to you. Your melee defense of choice is Armor. (Your range defense of choice is also Armor, which means that you can ignore ranged defense too). Willpower is handy to keep the stamina flowing, but doesn't do much else. Cunning is nice because more is always better, and (if I recall correctly) there are even some berserker talents that let you get a bit more mileage out of crits, which cranks the value up a bit more.
For the most part, you should ignore saves, unless they're saves attached to stats you were pumping already. Resistances are more sure.
For the most part, you should ignore saves, unless they're saves attached to stats you were pumping already. Resistances are more sure.
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- Wyrmic
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Re: Best Stats for Beserker?
yeah, there's that talent in the bloodthirst tree that majorly boosts regen rates and your max HP. its awesome. a berzerker might also do well investing a bit in dirty fighting and the rest of that tree.Sirrocco wrote: Cunning is nice because more is always better, and (if I recall correctly) there are even some berserker talents that let you get a bit more mileage out of crits, which cranks the value up a bit more.
willpower is also handy if you want to invest heavily in the unstoppable talent....there's another high-stamina drain berzerker skill too, can't recall what it is tho...
Re: Best Stats for Beserker?
Ah, yes. Dirty fighting - because having another long stun in your arsenal is *always* nice.
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- Wyrmic
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Re: Best Stats for Beserker?
they don't call it dirty fighting for nothingSirrocco wrote:Ah, yes. Dirty fighting - because having another long stun in your arsenal is *always* nice.

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- Higher
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Re: Best Stats for Beserker?
In the late game, i really enjoy having a high Willpower. That way you can have Berserker and Shattering Impact on all the time, and still have enough left to use both Rush AND Unstoppable. And then one well-placed Death Dance to heal yourself back to full health. 
