[3.7] Hybrid's Berserker *Insert Melee Skill Here* Insane ClearSpeed & DPS (Reave\Lacerate)

Cyclone

Lacerate


the guide being featured in LiftingNerdBro's video

Weapons:


two swords with high attack speed, crit chance and pDPS.
your DPS will scale with your swords so make the right decisions when buying\crafting them.
use POB to check which one will get you the most dps.

if you cant afford those yet, use any sword with high attack speed and decent pDPS like Ichimonji.


Helmet:


i like starkonja since its a really solid option.
lots of dex and life plus attack speed.
you can use a rare helmet with life and resist like this:


which also has some mitigation.


Armor:
any 6L will do really.

i went for a rare elder astral plate


lots of life, some resists and increased crit which took me to 99% crit chance vs shaper.
the reduced mana cost mod is a nice QoL to have but has no effect on dps.

those elder plates are expensive so instead you can get belly, carcass or even loreweave.



Gloves:


dual socket tombfists are BiS.
you want to use both murderous and searching eye jewels in them to get maim and intimidation on hit.

if you cant afford it, get one socket tombs or a pair of rares with life, attack speed and some damage mods.

Boots:


nothing special here, just life and resist.

Amulet:
im using this

probably a good place to get INT (depends on your 6L setup).

if you can afford it, an amulet with phys as extra mods are a good dps boost.


Rings:


i like to use assassins mark on hit rings.
my 2nd ring is just life and resists.

notice that WED isnt really useful in this build since we are scaling phyz dmg and only dealing small portion of our total damage as elemental.


upgraded my 2nd ring for this:

life, res and phyz dmg, accuracy is nice too.


Belt:


life and resists, nothing interesting here.


Flasks:
my setup:


a must have is a diamond flask to get our effective crit chance high.

for the rest its up to you really.
i have a legacy lions roar and taste of hate so i used those.
taste of hate is providing some layer of defense too so its nice.



sins rebirth and atziris promise are both a viable options too, use POB to see what suits your character the best.


i used a silver flask for more attack and movement speed.
any other flask can be used here like sulphur or quartz.


Jewels:
life, attack speed and crit multi.
for some skills area damage works too.

Main 6L: depends on your chosen skill and gear.

my reave setup is:
Reave - Multistrike - Inc Crit Strikes - Rage - Melee Phyz Dmg - Maim - Close Combat

*swapped close combat for rage. i dont know the formula for how the damage scales with proximity, but sometimes it seems like when the monster is at the edge of the AoE (a boss that got knocked back from lion's roar) the damage drops off.
also rage support help to get to 50 rage charges more quickly.

i used increased critical strikes even tho its not the best DPS option.
am using it so i can have almost 100% crit chance, thats the way i like to play.

notice that some skills arent supported by multistrike and some wont go well with close combat or conc effect.
use POB and in game testing to see whats the best option for you DPS and clear wise.

Auras:
Enlighten - Hatred - Precision - Blood%Sand

you can use pride instead of hatred, i just like consistency so i didnt pick Pride.
also POB doesnt calculate pride's dps boost correctly yet.

due to my armor, i dont use alot of mana so i managed to squeeze in war banner too. but its not necessary, precision is better.

DPS boosters:
Blood Rage
Berserk
Ancestral Protector

CWDT:
CWDT - Immortal Call - Stone Golem

stone golem helps with the degen from blood rage and rage.

Movement skill:
Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - Fortify - Blood Magic

POB: https://pastebin.com/ndvu4aAj
*two skill trees, one for more life and the other is more dps.


Ascendancy: we go Berserker :)

Order of progression:
1. Flawless Savagery
2. Blitz
3. Crave the Slaughter
4. Rite of Ruin

Bandits:
Help Alira or kill all

Alira grants 20% crit multi and 15% all res which are probably better than 2 points.


Passive Tree:
Complete Tree

2nd option for more life

Brine king and Shakari.
you can choose anything else.

Brine is nice to prevent stun locks before we have 25 rage and to reduce effect of chill since we are not a jugg.
also to prevent freeze locks because i use instant life flask so its only removing the existing freeze but has no "safe" duration for not being frozen.

usual leveling items:





gear doesnt matter too much, make sure to do your ascendancy as early as possible and it will carry you.


as for what skills\supports to use, im sure you would manage it :)