Difference between revisions of "Sacred 2:Dragon Berserk"

From SacredWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(→‎Usage Strategies: added note about scaling of powers)
Line 88: Line 88:
  
 
== Usage Strategies ==
 
== Usage Strategies ==
Suggested modifications are "Fury," "Steal Life," and "Blood Frenzy." These will increase his offensive powers massively.  The other modifications all work to increase the duration - they are unneccessary as hits already make the form last longer even without mods. Landing hits faster, harder, and more reliably is more important.
+
*All of the Dragon Berserk's innate abilities (and his special CA's) scale with CA levelHowever, they also scale with character level, meaning a Dragon Berserk with only one rune read will be much more powerful when the character is level 50 than when they are level 1.  This scaling (partially) makes up for the fact that no attributes or skills increase his power.
  
In Bronze and Silver, the Dragon Berserk can go toe-to-toe with most bosses and be used as a boss-slayer due to high life steal and offensive power.
+
*Suggested modifications are "Fury," "Steal Life," and "Blood Frenzy."  These will increase his offensive powers massively.  The other modifications all work to increase the duration - they are unneccessary as hits already make the form last longer even without mods. Landing hits faster, harder, and more reliably is more important.
  
In this form the Dragon Mage's normal combat arts are replaced with special new ones, though he can still use his [[Sacred 2:Deities|Divine Gift]] while in Berserk form.
+
*In Bronze and Silver, the Dragon Berserk can go toe-to-toe with most bosses and be used as a boss-slayer due to high life steal and offensive power.
  
Needless to say the Dragon Berserk cannot ride a [[Sacred 2:Horse|Horse]] or [[Sacred 2:Draconicon|Draconicon]].  The Dragon Mage will automatically dismount to shapeshift and cannot re-mount until changing back.
+
*In this form the Dragon Mage's normal combat arts are replaced with special new ones, though he can still use his [[Sacred 2:Deities|Divine Gift]] while in Berserk form.
 +
 
 +
*Needless to say the Dragon Berserk cannot ride a [[Sacred 2:Horse|Horse]] or [[Sacred 2:Draconicon|Draconicon]].  The Dragon Mage will automatically dismount to shapeshift and cannot re-mount until changing back.
  
 
== Combo Recommendations ==
 
== Combo Recommendations ==

Revision as of 01:54, 15 December 2013

dragon_berserk.gif Turns into a Dragon Berserk. Attacks will extend the transformation time. Gives a bonus to damage, armor, attack and defense. In his changed form, the dragon mage enters a trance and fully focuses on the battle. He is oblivious to other people or objects.
Lacerate Frenzy Change Back
DMlacerate.gif DMfrenzy.gif DMchangeback.gif

Aspect

DM_Asp_01.gif - Dragon Magic

Innate Abilities (Lvl 1)
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

  • Duration 25.0 seconds (increases with CA level)
  • Cooldown + Regeneration Time: 60.0s + 4.9s = 64.9 seconds
  • Each successful hit increaes duration by 1 second

From Weapons/Resistance/General tooltips:

From Sigma tooltip:

  • Attack value + 10%
  • Attack speed + 10%
  • Life leech +10 (7.5 + 2.5 per CA level)

Modifications

See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications
MODicons_12.gif Bronze
  • Frenzy - Hits increase the duration of Berserk Form. (+0.35 seconds per hit)
  • Fury - Faster melee attacks. (20% attack speed boost)

MODicons_10.gif Silver
  • Concentration - Increased duration of the Berserk Form. (7 seconds + 3 per CA level)
  • Steal Life - Increase the life stolen with each hit. (2.2 + 8 per CA level)

MODicons_08.gif Gold
  • Frenzy - Hits increase the duration of Berserk Form. (+0.35 seconds per hit)
  • Blood Frenzy - An additional spell for the berserk. (Grants the Frenzy CA)
Dragon Berserk


Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

  • Stamina will lower regeneration time
  • ...
  • ...


Usage Strategies

  • All of the Dragon Berserk's innate abilities (and his special CA's) scale with CA level. However, they also scale with character level, meaning a Dragon Berserk with only one rune read will be much more powerful when the character is level 50 than when they are level 1. This scaling (partially) makes up for the fact that no attributes or skills increase his power.
  • Suggested modifications are "Fury," "Steal Life," and "Blood Frenzy." These will increase his offensive powers massively. The other modifications all work to increase the duration - they are unneccessary as hits already make the form last longer even without mods. Landing hits faster, harder, and more reliably is more important.
  • In Bronze and Silver, the Dragon Berserk can go toe-to-toe with most bosses and be used as a boss-slayer due to high life steal and offensive power.
  • In this form the Dragon Mage's normal combat arts are replaced with special new ones, though he can still use his Divine Gift while in Berserk form.
  • Needless to say the Dragon Berserk cannot ride a Horse or Draconicon. The Dragon Mage will automatically dismount to shapeshift and cannot re-mount until changing back.

Combo Recommendations

Dragon Berserk can't function as part of a combo as it is a shapeshifting form

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Extremely powerful in lower difficulty levels, especially with the Life Leech ability enhanced with "Steal Life" mod.
  • With the "Frenzy" modifications, hits can easily sustain the Dragon Berserk form. But even without them, so long as the Dragon Berserk remains in combat and able to land hits, he can sustain the form indefinitely.
  • The Community Patch significantly improves the offensive and defensive powers of the Dragon Berserk while granting him access to alchemy trophies, making the Dragon Berserk viable even in higher difficulties.

Cons

  • A player cannot open containers, talk to NPCs or use mounts, merchants, smiths or runemasters while in this form. He also cannot manage his inventory, CA's or combos.
  • Without the Community Patch, the Dragon Berserk suffers significantly in offensive and defensive capability in Platinum and Niobium.
  • No skills, equipment, or attributes affect the powers of the Dragon Berserk. Only the level of the CA will increase his power.


Stats Chart

See Also

Gallery