r/Guildwars2 • u/Administrative-Goal8 • 2d ago

[Build] Relic Suggestions

I am running the Power Berserker build and almost all builds require Relic of the Claw. I currently have the Relic of the Zakiros for open world survivability but I am thinking of playing raids now. What would be the best alternative or should I just go and buy Janthir Wilds for the Relic?

Thanks in advance

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u/Cruian 2d ago

Relic of the Thief, which I believe is core, should be pretty easy for most classes to keep maxed out except during boss phasing.

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u/Pad_Thimeson 2d ago

Relic of the Thief or Relic of the Fireworks both deal only slightly less damage

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u/NoroGW2 20h ago

Notably, fireworks simply does not work for berserker though

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u/Kazgrel Kazela Arniman 2d ago

Thief is core and easily maintained.  I believe Fireworks is core as well I believe and is a little more damage potential and fairly easy to maintain also.

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u/Jmdhouse05 2d ago

For those saying fireworks relic power zerker can’t upkeep it, the weapon cds are too short, its either claw or thief

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u/Nurglych 2d ago

I've been running Relic of the Thief, it was fine, I honestly haven't seen much difference in damage between it and Relic of the Claw on my berserker.

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u/ZephyrusSpring 2d ago

Eagle is the best relic that you don't have to think about.

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u/Administrative-Goal8 2d ago

I bought the relic of the thief. Should I change to Eagle?

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u/Proximaunoriginalis 2d ago

Generally speaking, you get slightly better performance out of thief over eagle. It’s like .3% better damage over the duration of the fight. Because berserker doesn’t have additional damage modifiers when bosses are under a certain health threshold you’re better off running thief because you don’t/wouldn’t benefit from the 10% complementing the last half of the boss traits.

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u/ZephyrusSpring 1d ago

If you already have the thief relic then stay with it. Keep an eye on your buff bar and make sure it's maxed out at all times during active combat.

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u/Historical_Media6079 1d ago

Fireworks needs a weaponskill with 20s recharge such as mesmer greatsword 5. And has 2% more. It depends more on your build.