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I just wanted to make a Berserker that wasn't a slam build, so I decided on Cleave as it has a reasonable base damage, added phys, no bleed scaling, and no crit scaling to make the passive tree and gearing more straightforward. Free Fortify through Overwhelming Odds. Axes for high base DPS.

Mainly looking for feedback on the passive tree/defenses. My main worry is that it's just gonna be too squishy since I have Aspect of Carnage, but Warbringer is 100% useless in this build. Could go crit and take Flawless Savagery but then you've got to worry about accuracy and crit stats/crit scaling with axes. Just want to keep this one easy to play and hopefully it's effective in red maps.

No curse is added in. There are a few open gem slots so you could add an Enfeeble or Temp Chains or a DPS curse, probably Punishment.

Not sure what the best guard skill would be, I was thinking either Immortal Call or Steelskin. We don't stack a lot of Armour so VMS is out.

It's a non-crit RT build that doesn't use slams so I did not take Warbringer. I've got both Rite of Ruin and Aspect of Carnage so this is not going to be super tanky.

Defensive layers are:

- Evasion (Jade Flask + whatever from gear) also has blind in Sand Stance

- Small block chance from dual wielding

- No dodge unless from gear

- No Avoid unless from gear

- Elemental Resistance cap from gear

Physical reductions:

- Armour, around ~10-15K should be easy. Imbalanced Guard keystone may be worth taking

- Flat reductions: 3 Endurance Charges, Basalt Flask, Pantheons, Enduring Cry

- Immortal Call if chosen for % less dmg taken (Aspect of Carnage = 10% increased taken). Natural Authority grants 10% reduced damage taken from enemies.

- Fortify (fully buffed from passive tree)

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Not a defensive layer, but high mobility thanks to high attack speed so Leap Slam should be pretty fast. Could craft Essence of Insanity gloves for faster leaps.

PoB estimates 75% phys reduction in total.

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Damage w basic 350DPS Siege Axes and 2 Steel Rings, no other stats from other gear on full tilt, all buffs up is around 2.5M Shaper, or just under 2M on a 5-link. Bossing DPS will be a little lower than that as you won't have Frenzy Charges or Onslaught. Surely there's a lot of DPS locked behind certain mods on rares, like more attack speed and flat phys but this is SSF. Just noticing now I forgot to add a belt so a Rustic or a Stygian with a Murderous Eye with some damage stats could net a little more.

Mapping DPS is much lower but should still be plenty fast since Cleave has AoE and Rage gives huge attack speed/movement speed boosts. We have 65 Rage from the tree, and Rage Support on Cleave for more flat phys. 100% chance to Impale.

Playstyle is really straightforward, just leap around and cleave shit. You get free Fortify uptime from Overwhelming Odds. Pop Enduring Cry as often as possible. Pop warchief and Berserk to take down bosses.

EDIT: Plugged in Lacerate and Bladestorm as well, damage should be fairly similar with both of those skills. Also since I'm only using 1 warcry, I should take Call to Arms.