Welcome to another Overgear guide where you can find out more about Path of Exile, the game with insane flexibility and no limits. You are the one who decides how to build your unique character through the game. Nevertheless, some builds to offer more efficiency than others and this is why we are here. Today we are going to discuss the Venom Gyre Berserker Build. Make yourself comfortable, we are about to start!
Venom Gyre Berserker Build Pros and Cons
At the very beginning, we want to show you some powerful sides of the build and its drawbacks.
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| Pretty tanky build | High cost |
| High Chaos damage | A lot of skills to be used |
| Bossekiller build | Players may have mana issues |
| Awesome clear speed |
It is impossible to create an ideal build in the game. No matter how much players try, the final result reveals some flaws. In this particular case, the only problem that may irritate experienced players is neither the price of the build nor the number of buttons to press but the occasional mana thirst that happens from time to time. Other than that this build offers decent gameplay. Talking about that… It’s high time to get acquainted with its playstyle and mechanics!
Venom Gyre Berserker Playstyle and Mechanics
Venom Gyre Build is presented with a pretty unique gameplay experience. Projectile Attacks that you launch, return to you in a boomerang style dealing 70% less damage. Once caught they can be launched once again by using Whirling Blades. The Projectiles launched by this Attack do not return and travel in a different pattern. Venom Gyre converts 60% of all Physical Damage to Chaos. Moreover, there is a 40% on-hit chance to apply Poison.
Stacking Strength is a very important thing about this build. This Attribute provides a lot of flat Damage via The Iron Fortress which increases melee physical damage per every 10 Strength character has. Another important component is increasing already existing damage. Anomalus Withering Step, Blood Rage, Ancestral Protector, and Battlemage’s Cry will help you with that.
Talking about defense, the build has a decent Life Pool, Fortify, a lot of Armour, Evasion Rating, Block Chance, and 100% Spell Suppression Chance. The Purity of Elements makes the character immune to Elemental Ailments.
The pattern of skills usage varies from the content you play. When mapping, just use Whirling Blades to move on while attacking Venom Gyre. During Boss fights, it is a good idea to dash forward and backward with Whirling Blades. All your stored Projectiles can literally melt your target if you are close enough to it. Sniper’s Mark, Fork, and Chain allow you to create more Projectiles. The number of Projectiles is a very important part of single-target fights.
Venom Gyre Berserker Leveling Tips
We do not recommend you to level up as Venom Gyre as it only becomes good later when you can consistently pair it with Whirling Blades to generate Projectiles. To minimize the number of Orbs of Regrets you will need in the future we recommend picking an Attack that would synergize well with nodes at the bottom of the Skill Tree. Splitting Steel is one of the best options. It is a Projectile Attack with great AoE. Using it together with a Redbeak Sword will help you to deal decent Physical Damage. This is one of the best leveling setups in the Path of Exile. You can consider switching to Venom Gyre at around ~1000 Strength and with mandatory Items acquired – Replica Alberon’s Warpath and Redblade Banner.
Venom Gyre Berserker Splitting Steel setup
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Impale Support – increases Impale effectiveness and Chance to Imaple. |
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Splitting Steel – pair it together with Call of Steel to recover shards. Gathering as many Physical Damage bonuses as you can help you to deal more Impale Damage. |
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Brutality Support – gives you more Physical Damage while disables other types of Damage. |
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Vicious Projectiles Support – Get more Projectile Damage by suffering your Attack Speed. |
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Maim Support – gives more Physical Damage, and a chance to Maim on Hit which reduces the movement speed of enemies. |
Venom Gyre Berserker Mana Reservation setup
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Precision – an Aura that increases your Accuracy and Critical Strike Chance. |
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War Banner – Banner that provides Accuracy Rating and Physical Damage. |
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Herald of Purity – Physical Damage bonus, which definitely will not be useless. |
Venom Gyre Berserker Various Gems
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Sniper’s Mark – enemies receive more Projectile Damage, and your Projectiles will Split. |
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Mark on Hit Support – this gem has to be linked with Sniper’s Mark. |
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Ancestral Protector – place a Totem for more Attack Speed attributes. |
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Enduring Cry – can be used after equipping Redblade Banner and War Bringer, it grants you a lot of Rage and regenerates Life. |
Venom Gyre Berserker Recommended Leveling Items
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Karui Ward – it grants Attributes, Accuracy, Projectile Damage, and Movement Speed. | +(20-30) to Dexterity +(20-30) to Strength +100 to Accuracy Rating 30% increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Projectile Damage |
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Le Heup of All – a Ring for all leveling characters that grants a lot of useful stats. | Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks +(10-30) to all Attributes (10-30)% increased Damage (10-30)% increased Rarity of Items found +(10-30)% to all Elemental Resistances |
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Goldrim – it offers a lot of Elemental Resistances. | +(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) |
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Tabula Rasa – use Tabula for an optimal leveling experience. | Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Item has 6 White Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) |
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Redbeak – one of the best leveling Swords in the game, available at level 1. | 40% increased Global Accuracy Rating 100% increased Damage when on Low Life 50% increased Physical Damage Adds 2 to 6 Physical Damage 10% increased Attack Speed +(20-30) to maximum Life +2 Life gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks |
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Meginord’s Girdle – another great leveling item, especially for Physical Attack build. | +(25-35) to Strength+25 to StrengthAdds 5 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks10% increased maximum Life+(10-20)% to Cold Resistance25% increased Flask Life Recovery rate |
Venom Gyre Berserker Final Skill Tree, Ascendancy, and Pantheon
You can check out the final build here, note that it doesn’t include Cluster or Unique Jewels.
Ascendancy points
- War Bringer
- Flawless Savagery
- Accept of Carnage
- Blitz
Pantheon
- Major God: Soul of Lunaris: gives 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for every nearby Enemy, up to 8%
- Minor God: Soul of Ryslatha: Life Flasks gain 3 Charges every 3 seconds if it hasn’t been used for that period.
Venom Gyre Berserker Final Gems
Venom Gyre setup
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Venom Gyre – this Attack fires Projectiles that can be caught later. During boss fights try to use only the ones stored and released via Whirling Blades. The main goal is to have 30 of them at all times. |
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Increased Critical Damage Support – increases Critical Strike Damage. |
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Increased Critical Strikes Support – increases Critical Strike Chance. |
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Fork Support – Projectiles Fork on impact. That doubles the number of Projectiles that will return to you. |
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Void Manipulation Support – you will deal more Chaos Damage, but no Elemental Damage. |
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Nightblade Support – elusive Buff on Critical Strike and increased Critical Strike Chance. |
Auras setup
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Purity of Elements – immunity against all Elemental Ailments and a lot of Elemental Resistances. |
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Grace – gives more Evasion Rating. |
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Determination – gives more Armor. |
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Enlighten Support – increased Mana Reservation Efficiency for all linked Skills. |
Whirling Blades setup
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Whirling Blades – their primary role is to release the stored Projectiles. |
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Cast on Critical Strike Support – Whirling Blades will trigger a Tornado on Critical Strike. |
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Tornado – to create a target that your Projectiles can Split, Chain, and Fork off of, use Tornado. |
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Fortify Support – Fortify prevents an amount of Hit Damage. |
Sniper’s Mark setup
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Sniper’s Mark – makes your Projectile to Split and also increases Projectile Damage against the marked enemy. |
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Mark on Hit Support – Sniper’s Mark will be activated after you Hit a Rare or Unique enemy with any Attack. |
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Ancestral Protector – use the Phantasmal version of Ancestral Protector to gain tons of extra Attack Speed. |
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Blood Rage – Blood Rage drains your Life, but in return, it provides you with Attack Speed and Life Leech, its duration resets after each kill. |
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Withering Step – inflicts 8 stacks of Withered debuff on an enemy, grants Phasing, and refreshes your Elusive Buff. You can use the Anomalous version to inflict extra Withered per 10% Quality. |
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Enhance Support – adds a lot of Attack Speed and some Withered stacks. |
Berserk
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Berserk – adds extra Attack Speed, Movement Speed, more Damage, and makes you take less Damage. |
Battlemage’s Cry
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Battlemage’s Cry – it grants an increased Attack Damage equal to 150% of Spell Damage. Spell damage is sourced from Iron Will. It also gives you a 30% increased Critical Strike Chance. |
Molten Shell
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Molten Shell – this Guard Spell reduces the Damage you take from Hits for a short time, the amount of damage it can prevent scales up with your Armor. |
Venom Gyre Berserker Gear and Stats
You will need a lot of Strength, up to 2000. It grants you more Block Chance, Damage, Maximum Life, and other useful bonuses depending on your gear. The drawback is that getting the increased Strength Implicit modifier on your Synthesized Jewelry will make this build cost arm and leg. Attack Speed and Critical Strike modifiers provide a lot of impacts too. For defenses you’ll need Maximum Life and Spell Suppression Chance – you can also stack up some extra Dexterity due to Magebane’s effect. Also, trying to get some Armour and Evasion Rating is a great idea as the Auras themselves won’t grant you enough. The build uses many Unique Jewels and three Unique gear pieces – Redblade Banner, The Iron Fortress, and Replica Alberon’s Warpath. The Boots you are going to use are very expensive too. You will definitely want to craft the reduced Mana Cost of Skills modifier into your Amulet and Rings. As it has already been said you may occasionally face mana issues. Note that this suggested build requires 111 Intelligence. Also, make sure you Cap your resistance at 75%. You should follow these stat priorities when you choose your gear:
Stat priorities on items
- Maximum Life
- Elemental Resistances
- Strength
- Attack Speed
- Critical Strike modifiers
- Spell Suppression Chance
- Armour
- Chaos Resistance
Venom Gyre Berserker List of the recommended Gear
Rare Helmet – you want the Elevated Warlord’s Suffix as it grants increased Critical Strike Chance per Strength. A regular version is used for an extra Accuracy Rating equal to your Strength. One of Hunter’s Suffixes reduces the Chaos Resistance of nearby enemies.
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Optional affixes
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Rare Claw – the most important mods are increased Attack Speed, added Chaos Damage, and some other mods for Critical Strike Chance and Damage, or Chaos Resistance Penetration. Spell Damage is also good due to Battlemage’s Cry. |
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Redblade Banner – this shield ensures that your Warcries are at maximum power, combined with War Bringer, it will generate a lot of Rage. |
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The Iron Fortress – the best one in terms of Defenses. It grants basically capped Block Chance, Extra Strength, and more Damage from Strength’s inherent bonus. |
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Replica Alberon’s Warpath – this item provides extra flat Chaos Damage per Strength, and increases your Strength by up to 18%. |
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Rare Gloves – besides Maximum Life and Resistances, Gloves offer Accuracy Rating, Attack Speed, Spell Suppression Chance, and Strength. |
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Rare Belt – a Belt is good for Maximum Life, Elemental Resistances, and Strength. |
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Rare Amulet – try to craft the reduced Mana Cost of Skills and score some mods with Maximum Life and Elemental Resistances. |
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Recommended Anointments:
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Rare Rings – try to get one with increased Strength and Reduced Mana Cost of Skills. After that, focus on Attributes, Elemental Resistances, and Maximum Life. |
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Lethal Pride – Lethal Pride enhances all nodes in its Radius to grant more Strength, the Notables are affected too, but in a unique way, it may result in even more Strength. Socket it near Vigor and Savagery. |
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Split Personality – the two modifiers should be Strength and Dexterity, socket two of these Jewels in the outer Jewel Socket of one of your Cluster Jewels nearer Point Blank Keystone. |
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Inertia – this Jewel transforms Dexterity into Strength in a Large Radius, use two of them where Dexterity is the most abundant. |
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 Emperor’s Might – grants increased Damage and increased Strength bonuses. |
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Forbidden Flame & Forbidden Flesh – the best Keystone is Undeniable, it increases the character’s performance significantly by providing it with an increased Attack Speed and Accuracy Rating. |
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Watcher’s Eye – Look for Determination, Grace, or Purity of Elements modifiers. Chaos Resistance from Purity is probably the best mod here. |
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Large Cluster Jewel – use two of these Jewels, seek the notables such as Fan of Blades for an extra Projectile, sources of Life and mana Leech, and Martial Prowess. |
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Bottled Faith – the best DPS flask. |
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Dying Sun – it’s used only for the two additional Projectiles you fire during its duration. |
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We are really glad that you’ve read our guide to Venom Gyre Berserker. Hope you found something useful here! We do understand that getting this build is not the easiest task that’s why we are always here to give you a hand of help. Check out our Venom Gyre Buld offer if you don’t feel like spending time trying to complete the task. Overgear provides the best service and 27/4 online support.
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