New to The First Berserker: Khazan? Navigating its extensive skill trees can feel daunting. Choosing the right skills early on can significantly impact your gameplay experience. This guide highlights the best initial skill investments for each weapon type, streamlining your early-game progression and preparing you for challenging encounters.
Remember, while Common Skills apply universally, weapon skills are weapon-specific. Invest wisely in your chosen weapon, knowing you can reallocate points freely if you switch weapons later.
Essential Common Skills
- Berserk Spirit (Resources Sub-tree): This skill boosts Spirit gain from attacks. Spirit fuels many active abilities, making this an early-game priority for powering your arsenal.
- Brutal Attack: Reap (Brutal Attack Sub-tree): Regenerate health with every frontal brutal attack. This vital early-game sustain can be a lifesaver against tough bosses when healing is limited.
- Javelin: Charge (Javelin Sub-tree): Empower your javelin throws for increased damage at the cost of extra Spirit. This skill effectively counters ranged attackers and provides a powerful opening strike against pulled enemies.
Optimizing Dual Wield Skills
- Blazing Assault (Swift Attack Sub-tree): Adds a fifth strike to your swift attack combo. This translates directly to increased damage output, swiftly dispatching enemies.
- Whirlwind (Switch Attack Sub-tree): Unleash a devastating whirlwind leap after a swift attack, dealing significant damage. This is particularly effective against bosses and synergizes powerfully with the later-game skill Phantom: Sword Dance for even greater damage.
- Blowback (Guard Sub-tree): Deal damage upon successful brink guards. This enhances your defensive capabilities, particularly against aggressive enemies, turning defense into offense.
Maximizing Greatsword Skills
- Mortal Blow (Swift Attack Sub-tree): Execute a swift, high-damage heavy attack following a swift attack. This compensates for the greatsword’s inherent slowness, allowing you to capitalize on openings without prolonged vulnerability.
- Heat of Battle (Unbreakable Sub-tree): Gain increased poise and damage reduction mid-attack, minimizing interruptions and maintaining offensive momentum against disruptive enemies.
- Armor Breaker (Guard Sub-tree): Counterattack with two swift slashes after blocking or brink guarding. This defensive tactic allows you to chip away at enemies while maintaining a strong defensive posture. The later-game Heart Piercer skill further enhances this combo.
Perfecting Spear Skills
- Moonlight Stance (Swift Attack Sub-tree): Empower your spear for 15 seconds after a swift attack combo, granting afterimage attacks. Maintaining this buff is crucial for maximizing spear damage. The Moonlight Stance: Vitality skill further enhances this by boosting stamina recovery.
- Crescent Strike (Shrewd Sub-tree): Execute a swift aerial strike that deals bonus damage to weak points. This quick activation makes it invaluable in fast-paced combat scenarios.
- Breakdown (Guard Sub-tree): Amplify stamina damage inflicted by brink guards. This synergizes perfectly with the spear’s inherent stamina-draining capabilities, quickly breaking down enemy defenses.
