Is Berserker/Forbidden Fist a good combo?

[Waldemilson]

For a solo try? If the answer is yes, please help me make this work 

[Haplok]

I'd say that a berserker is never a good solo material.

It probably can be done. But there are certainly a lot safer and a lot more versatile classes.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Haplok

[Boeroer]

Unfortunately Berserker Frenzy fused the beneficial and hostile effects together. So you can't shorten the self damage or confusion with high RES while you keep the beneficial effects. Sacred Immolation works like that but not Berserker Frenzy.

Would it be different it would be a valid combo for solo. But as is I think it's not.

You'll have two sources of self damage and both can get really nasty with enough Power Level. At the same time you won't have cheap healing sources besides when the curse runs out.

Also the best synergy of Berserker/Monk - getting plenty of wounds from the Frenzy self damage - is not there with Forbidden Fist. You can get wounds from Confusion running out - but I don't think that's very impactful.

Also the Forbidden Fist ability doesn't count as weapon attack so lots of passives of Berserker and Monk will not work (until you install the Community Patch mod). Like the crit conversion of Frenzy, One Stands Alone, Enervating Blows, Swift Flurry and so on.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Boeroer

[Waldemilson]

Thanks, I thought that I could restore life when the confusion expires. 

[dgray62]

1 hour ago, Waldemilson said:

Thanks, I thought that I could restore life when the confusion expires. 

You would gain a wound and some health when berserker frenzy expires. But, as Boeroer explained, it wouldn't be very impactful since you can't shorten the duration of the negative effect of berserker frenzy with high RES, Clarity of Agony and Mohora wraps. The way forbidden fist builds typically work is you dramatically minimize hostile effects (including the FF curse) so that you suffer very little harm from them while gaining a wound & healing. With a proper build, you'll actually want to get afflicted (by walking into tanglefoot or web spells) since they overall benefit you. This however doesn't work with berserker frenzy. So it's probably not the best combo. A berserker/nalpazca ravager however is great. So long as you keep yourself drugged, you'll be overflowing with wounds. And the drugs can help mitigate the berserker's downsides; svef will prevent confusion, while white leaf with give you nice healing to help mitigate frenzy's self-damage.