[3.13] Berserker Cyclone RT Axe Impale Full Physical - Cheap, SSF friendly
 Hi, Much as most players are hyped with Cyclone, i am too. And the only issues left i had with Cyclone are now gone, so that's the perfect timing to try it back o/. I'll try to keep it short contrary to my previous builds way more detailed. Hopefully you'll not be lost, and if you're feel free to ask questions. Sum-up of the build : Cyclone, non crit full physical with RT (Resolute Technique), 100% Chance to Impale, Axe. We (can) use totems (Ancestral Warchief + Ancestral Protector w/ Multiple Totems Support) to help for single target even more.   Pit of the Chimera Demo (T16) Elder Vault Demo (T16, Zana mission) Version history (3.7-3.13) : 3.14 Note : F Pain Reaver. We lose an important ascendancy node, the only good one left out of the 3 already taken here. Defy Pain is trash. It probably kills the Berserker for this build. Might be better to go with a Slayer at this point. Flesh and Stone aura sees its reservation cost going from 25 to 35%, fair enough. It'll mainly make it harder to use Blood and Sand aura on top of it. I probably won't update the build from this point. Feel free to use it as a base still or search another one for this update.
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3.13 Note : Small buff for the Berserker, small tree change around Swift Skewering notable: we lose 15% inc phys dmg but we get back the passive point lost in 3.11 to get Forceful Skewering.
3.12 Note : No change. 3.11 Note : Stun immunity while channeling removed, but we're stun immune while >= 25 Rage anyway. 2h weapons have higher damages, so Cyclone builds are even more viable, hf! Forceful Skewering moved so it'll cost 1 more passive point to get it. Soul of Steel taken in one of the PoB trees isn't THAT good anymore with nerfs regarding % reduced damage taken gone from the tree. 3.10 Note : No new nerf. Enjoy! 3.9 Note : Some monsters now have a proper armour amount. Shouldn't impact the build much with the damages of a cyclone hit. We've -12% Total to Physical Reduction in the tree already. If you feel like it's not enough, you've Path of the Warrior notable at your disposal for -5% more of this stat. 3.8 Note : Several nerfs to Cyclone, the main one being that bonus to melee range doesn't increase the base radius of the skill anymore and instead gives you +8% inc AoE / +1 to melee range. The default radius of the skill is also now fixed to 11 instead of the one of your weapon (nerf in our case but buff in case of unarmed builds). Pulverize Support got an AoE nerf (now inc AoE instead of more). We don't get our 1% Chance to deal Double Damage per 4 Rage anymore. And to finish, "-X to Total Mana Cost of Skills" is split into channelling vs non channelling with appropriate values for each, which mean you'll now probably need 2 items with this affix if you want a Cyclone costing 0 mana (to decently use Blood and Sand cf. below in the build). You can see my character in 3.7 over there, HaresToupie. Or also my current one in 3.13, SpinozHarestowin. Path of Building link (Community Fork version needed ; "Notes" tab contain the gems setup and some other stuff) No charges / onslaught activated as you'll not get them against bosses mostly, and it's set on Shaper/Guardian setting. I prefer to lower my expectations than putting too much buffs you wouldn't get when it matters the most. DPS output on Cyclone only : 1.1M shaper dps (780k without totems buffs). Though without the totems buffs that mean you're clearing. Blood Rage alone = +160k. Extreme minimum without buffs being 340k shaper dps with the current stuff in PoB. With totems DPS, you can basically double it, so ~2.3M total shaper dps. Passive skill tree (lvl 93) : On the official site - PoEPlanner link Ascendancy priorities : That's a hard choice. Pain Reaver is nice to get early on, but you may prefer the 2 Rage nodes (Crave the Slaughter & Rite of Ruin) at first for damages. I'd take Aspect of Carnage in last, so you've time to build some defenses. Note that you may take War Bringer instead of Pain Reaver as you see fit. My argument is that i prefer 30% max hp leeched / s when needed than a 25% recovery of max hp & mana tap. Bandits : Kill all for versatility, otherwise Oak is a fine choice too. Pantheon : Asked w/ my previous builds, i generally go for Soul of Lunaris (major) and Soul of Tukohama (minor). However for the minor one here since we're moving while channeling, i'll probably go for Soul of Ryslatha as minor power. Gems (all support are listed in order of importance DPS-wise) : Int. required : 117 (24 from tree, 93 req.), dex. required : 155 (34 from tree, 121 req.).
Alternative auras scheme here, for even more DPS (by adding Blood and Sand, easily 160k+) :
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You may not take all these utility gems (but you can if your Leap Slam is on a 2l only).
Gear : I'll just put what i always say on my builds : As always, priority is to get some life and resistances, and 25/30% movement speed on the boots. When you'll start mapping 135% all elem resists is mandatory and i'd recommend to have 169% asap so you'll be capped even with an Elemental Weakness curse on you from a map mod or else. In your hideout since the -60% are taken into account now you want 109% (75% + the 34% Elemental Weakness removes in high tier maps). For this build, there's nothing mandatory. We're using 2h Axe though. And you'll need a fair bit of stats (93 int. & 121 dex.) on your gear. In the meantime, you can still get some stats nodes which are on the way to help you get the required amount for the gems. For the flasks, you definitely want a Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline (+70% movement speed), the rest is related to preferences. I usually always roll them to get lasting immunity to freeze / bleed and curses. Latest flasks i used :
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Previous one(s) : This build works great with trash tier stuff (cf. PoB link), but can be improved by a lot with proper stuff :
That's pretty much it. For your leveling i'd recommend to use the link below (PoE Roadmap) to see when and where you'll be able to get the gems listed above. Cyclone is a level 28 gem, in the meantime you can level up with Cleave, Frost Blades, Ground Slam or any attack skill gem you'd like. Even past level 28, until you've a decent weapon to do the switch (don't forget the % inc phys damage on weapons recipe). Regarding the passive skill tree. I never liked to do different trees per level / points spent. I rather like to have the tree i'm aiming for and taking the nodes that i find will help me the most in the current situation. For instance, i'd suggest to not take any axe node during leveling until you get a good one and you'll stay with axes only. Try to balance between life and damages. You mainly want to open ways. Getting towards the life nodes in the Scion area while not taking them all, to take more life when you'll need it, while continuing towards bottom right (Duelist area) to be prepared to take impale nodes, etc. Jewel slots are optional until you actually get one or more decent ones. Feel free to ask any question. Additional links :
Changelog :
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If i edit this thread without putting something in the changelog, i just fixed some typos.
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Last edited by Harest#1598 on Apr 16, 2021, 10:35:31 AM Last bumped on Apr 16, 2021, 10:29:40 AM
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You NEED to add "soul of steel" to your tree. :P
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Thoughts on the new Inexorable node and getting some endurance charges over some templar life nodes?
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"As a Berserker, i prefer to increase my damages taken than reducing them :p. More seriously, as much as this node is praised, first i don't know what to remove, and second i think we're already not too bad defensive-wise. I'm not really building a HC build there. "The thing i don't like about Inexorable node is that you have a chance to gain endurance charges when you're hit and not when you hit. There's another possibility to generate Endurance charges with Leap Slam since the stun is guaranteed on full life enemies with Endurance Charge on Melee Stun support, but again i don't like this as it's a one time thing. On bosses you'll not necessarily be able to generate them. I didn't do the maths to know how much an endurance charge is superior to life. It could be worth it to take one or two extra endurance charges, with the regen / endu charge on the way near the marauder start. Defensive-wise, there's also the possibility to take the others fortify nodes (Steadfast cluster) as stated in the notes in the PoB link : "More fortify nodes in the skilltree (switch from "default" to "more fortify nodes"). May be used if survivability is an issue. Cost damages and max life.". Last edited by Harest#1598 on Jun 7, 2019, 9:49:37 AM
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I was able to make a pathing change to the tree which saved two points: https://pastebin.com/kdNjsjAk
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"Damn, thanks. I should have checked back after i took Impale. It didn't pop to me /blind. I'll edit the links. Edit : Links updated. Your link was the previous PoB link in the build though, not your fixed version, but with your indication i spotted it immediately. Brinkmanship is a possibility now i guess to the cost of 2x 5% max hp nodes. We'll see how the AoE of Cyclone feel ig. Last edited by Harest#1598 on Jun 7, 2019, 10:17:16 AM
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" No problem! Glad i could help. I am glad i saw this post as I didn't realize how good impale is going to be. Now i know :) |
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"Yeah same. At first i took Dread banner, and then, by checking streams, starting to see stuff here and there (mainly Reddit), seeing the Impale gem too ofc, i decided to go in there. It's kinda crazy. Before we couldn't get 100% chance to Impale i think (or at least not easily). Not going into details, we've 108% Impale effect so instead of the next 5 hits applying 10%, it'll be 5x 20.8%. With our high attack speed, even with mobs we'll hit less than 6 times*, we'll be able to profit from it for a decent amount. But obviously it'll mostly shine on bosses or tanky rare mobs. *Because the main mechanic here is that it stacks, and so it'll ramp up until the mobs we're hitting always have 5 Impale applying for each of our hits, starting with the 6th hit. Last edited by Harest#1598 on Jun 7, 2019, 10:35:41 AM
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Thoughts on this tree? https://pastebin.com/Z2NbfcGm
I feel like with all the AoE nodes we have now, we don't need to spend 4-5 nodes traveling to templar. Also, though this build has 30% less increased life, it has more fortify effect, soul of steel, and brinkmanship for the AoE. Thoughts? This build is also for level 90. Last edited by wcbigworm#3767 on Jun 7, 2019, 10:38:14 AM
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"Fairly good too yep. Even if 175% max hp feels a bit low to my taste but what you get instead is nice. I may include this tree too as another possibility in the PoB (maybe a bit modified, upped to lvl 93 by taking 16% melee phys at Marauder start, Path of the Warrior and the last 5% effect of Fortify node near Steadfast. I really like that alternative. I'll add it to the PoB. Thanks. Last edited by Harest#1598 on Jun 7, 2019, 10:52:03 AM
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