The Berserker's Warhammer perk tree has 41 perks: 21 active skills, 19 passives and 1 stat bonuses. 10 are open from the start; the rest cost Trait Points (54 for the whole tree, our count).
A slow but overwhelming fighter who unleashes crushing wide-area attacks that shatter everything in their path. They endure enemy assaults while charging devastating blows to strike multiple targets.
Traits: Enhances charged attacks to maximize destructive power, or unleashes skills that inflicts Burn and Shock.
Point at a perk or tap it for its card. Each number is its cost in Trait Points; perks without one are open from the start. Swipe the tree sideways to see all of it.
The game's own previews from the perk window. Point at one, or tap it, to play.
Each perk with the game's own words: how to use it (its keys), what it does, what it needs and what it costs.
Open from the start
Light Attack → Light AttackA 2-hit light attack combo. Hit 1: Knockback. Hit 2: Knockdown.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
1 Trait Point · needs Warhammer Proficiency
Shattering Blow → Light AttackCombos from Shattering Blow. Increases the enemy's Burn gauge on hit. Briefly grants Stagger Immunity.
Burn: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 4 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Open from the start
Heavy Attack → Heavy Attack → Heavy AttackA 3-hit heavy attack combo. Hit 1: Leap attack and Guard Break. Hit 2: Area damage. Briefly grants Stagger Immunity Hit 3: Slow, area damage and Knockdown.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Guard Break: Bypasses enemy blocks and parries, dealing damage and breaking their guard. Skills with this effect cause your character to glow red.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
Open from the start · needs Shattering Blow or Pulverize
→ Light Attack or Heavy AttackJumps into the air and strikes down.
2 Trait Points · needs Forged
Shattering Blow → Hold Light AttackUnleashes a chain of explosions after Surging Heat, with each blast growing progressively larger.
Open from the start
Hold BlockEnters a ready stance to charge an attack. Can be charged up to Lv. 2. While holding the input, reduces damage taken. Grants Stagger Immunity.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Open from the start · needs Power Surge
BlockBlocking without charging Power Surge triggers a quick attack that inflicts Stagger.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Open from the start · needs Power Surge
(Power Surge Lv. 1) Release BlockAttacks after Power Surge Charge Lv. 1. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity. On hit, deals damage to nearby enemies and inflicts Knockdown.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
Open from the start · needs Power Surge
(Power Surge Charge Lv. 2) Release BlockAttacks after Power Surge Charge Lv. 2. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity. On hit, deals damage to nearby enemies and inflicts Knockdown.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
2 Trait Points · needs Bursting Force
Pulverize (Hit 2) → Light Attack → Light AttackRepeats the second attack of Pulverize.
Open from the start
EvadeDodges in the chosen direction.
Open from the start · needs Evade
→ Light Attack → Light AttackStrikes down after dodging. The second attack inflicts Knockback.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
2 Trait Points · needs Planar Fracture or Lightning Collision
Rash Defense → Heavy AttackCan be used in a combo. Available only while Meteor Hammer is active. Consumes Meteor Hammer on use, increasing the number of attacks based on its level.
3 Trait Points · needs Electro Release
Earth Shatter's second hit combos into Surging Heat.
2 Trait Points · needs Compression · pick one with Reconstruction
(On a downed target) Heavy AttackInstantly unleashes Pulverize's third combo attack against a downed target.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
3 Trait Points · needs Unstoppable Force II or Bursting Force II or Rupturing Force II
(Meteor Hammer Lv. 3) Hold BlockCan be used in a combo. Tempered Blow and Devastating Blow cannot be used, but deals high damage more quickly. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity while in use.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
3 Trait Points · needs Galactic Impact · pick one with Lightning Collision
Galactic Impact → Heavy AttackDeals area damage and increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
Burn: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 4 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
3 Trait Points · needs Galactic Impact · pick one with Planar Fracture
Galactic Impact → Heavy AttackCharges toward an enemy and increases the enemy's Shock gauge on hit. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity.
Shock: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 3 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
3 Trait Points · needs Rapid Casting
Rash Defense → BlockCan be used in a combo. Deals low damage but increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
Burn: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 4 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
3 Trait Points · needs Undying Flame or Reforge or Entomb or Reconstruction
Pulverize's third attack → Heavy AttackAfter the third attack of Pulverize, Devastating Blow can be used at the cost of HP instead of SP.
3 Trait Points · needs Assured Ruin
(At 12 Thunder stacks) Rash Defense → Heavy AttackConsumes all Thunder stacks to hurl the hammer, dealing heavy damage and increasing the enemy's Shock gauge. Resonating Strike grants Thunder on hit.
Shock: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 3 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Open from the start
Allows you to equip this weapon type.
2 Trait Points · needs Warhammer Proficiency
Tempered Blow temporarily grants Meteor Hammer on hit, increasing Physical PEN and Exhaust Trigger. Removed immediately upon sprinting or swapping weapons.
Exhaust: When the Exhaust gauge is fully depleted, the target becomes briefly immobilized. Fatal Strike can be used against Exhausted targets.
1 Trait Point · needs Surging Heat
Surging Heat temporarily grants Forged. While Forged is active, Fire ATK is increased and Shattering Blow triggers an additional attack that increases Burn gauge.
Forged: Surging Heat briefly grants Forged. While Forged is active, increases Fire ATK and triggers an additional attack on Shattering Blow hit. The additional attack increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
Burn: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 4 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
2 Trait Points · needs Meteor Hammer
Landing Tempered Blow or Devastating Blow while Meteor Hammer is active grants Meteor Hammer Lv. 2, further increasing Physical PEN and Exhaust Trigger.
Exhaust: When the Exhaust gauge is fully depleted, the target becomes briefly immobilized. Fatal Strike can be used against Exhausted targets.
1 Trait Point · needs Meteor Hammer II
→ Heavy AttackAfter evading, follow up with the second attack of Pulverize. Costs additional SP.
2 Trait Points · needs Canned Heat
While Forged is active, Shattering Blow grants a Forged stack. At 5 stacks, Forged briefly becomes Blue Flame. While Blue Flame is active, your next [Light Attack] instantly activates Surging Heat, triggering two additional explosions from Canned Heat. Blue Flame is removed after the skill is used.
Forged: Surging Heat briefly grants Forged. While Forged is active, increases Fire ATK and triggers an additional attack on Shattering Blow hit. The additional attack increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
1 Trait Point · needs Masterpiece · pick one with Bursting Force, Rupturing Force
Pulverize's initial attack refreshes the duration of Meteor Hammer Lv. 3.
1 Trait Point · needs Masterpiece · pick one with Unstoppable Force, Rupturing Force
The second attack of Pulverize triggers an additional hit which increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
Burn: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 4 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
1 Trait Point · needs Masterpiece · pick one with Unstoppable Force, Bursting Force
The third attack of Pulverize leaves behind a fissure that erupts after a short delay, dealing area damage.
2 Trait Points · needs Unstoppable Force
Pulverize's initial attack grants a shield for a short duration.
Shield: Shields absorb damage instead of HP. Shield values stack. If a new shield's duration exceeds the current shield's remaining duration, the longer duration applies.
2 Trait Points · needs Rupturing Force
The third attack of Pulverize no longer costs SP.
2 Trait Points · needs Resonating Strike
While Forged is active, Crushing Slam consumes Forged to deal continuous damage to nearby enemies. Also increases enemy Shock gauge.
Shock: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 3 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Forged: Surging Heat briefly grants Forged. While Forged is active, increases Fire ATK and triggers an additional attack on Shattering Blow hit. The additional attack increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
1 Trait Point · needs Resonating Strike
Inflicting Shock with the warhammer briefly increases Physical and Magic DEF.
Shock: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 3 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
2 Trait Points · needs Tough Skin
Devastating Blow greatly increases Lightning ATK for a short time.
2 Trait Points · needs Crackling Flame · pick one with Reforge
Surging Heat no longer consumes Blue Flame and can be used repeatedly while Blue Flame is active.
2 Trait Points · needs Crackling Flame · pick one with Undying Flame
Crackling Flame triggers one additional hit. Grants Forged on hit.
Forged: Surging Heat briefly grants Forged. While Forged is active, increases Fire ATK and triggers an additional attack on Shattering Blow hit. The additional attack increases the enemy's Burn gauge.
2 Trait Points · needs Compression · pick one with Entomb
While below a certain HP threshold, maintaining Power Surge at Lv. 1 restores HP every second.
3 Trait Points · needs Fire ATK
Inflicting Burn or landing Devastating Blow while Meteor Hammer Lv. 2 is active grants Meteor Hammer Lv. 3, further increasing Physical PEN and Exhaust Trigger.
Burn: A magic debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control for 4 seconds and continuously drains HP. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Exhaust: When the Exhaust gauge is fully depleted, the target becomes briefly immobilized. Fatal Strike can be used against Exhausted targets.
Every warhammer in the game files, highest grade first. Each links to its page: stats, how to get it, what it is used in.
41: 21 active skills, 19 passives and 1 stat bonuses. 10 are open from the start; the others cost 1 to 3 Trait Points each, and 4 rows make you pick one of two or three.
54 Trait Points to learn every perk, taking the dearer perk of each pick-one choice (our count from the tree's costs).
7 in Early Access: Pantheon's Wrath (Epic, item level 60), Gyldenlord's Arbiter (Epic, item level 45), Tarnished Ancient Crusher (Rare, item level 30), Gatekeeper Harrod (Rare, item level 15), Tyrant's Folly (Rare, item level 14), Royal Army Warhammer (Uncommon, item level 10) and more.
From the game files: Early Access · build 26495283
