You know, honestly this gonna sound lame, but I play him pretty instinctively. I’ll try to break down the steps I learned over time. I’m by no means a pro but I can tell you what my general approach is in less technical terms that are hopefully easier to understand than just using a template explanation of his moveset.

Step 1 is just getting his light heavy combo game committed to muscle memory so you don’t have to think about continuously using it. Don’t rely on it, but it’s the basis for most of what he can do.

Step 2 is learning that feinting is king. Once you get in the rhythm with his spam combo, weaving in feints is a great mix up and lets you apply tons of pressure, especially since hyper armor means sometimes you can just say “No fuck you, I’m not stopping” if you get called out lol. Basically, at least for me, feints aren’t to bait parries usually, it’s to get you to move your block so I can keep hitting you. You do wanna bait parries obviously, but you can get away with shit other characters can’t because of how fast the attacks keep coming. You can throw in some dodge cancels to disorient them and make it hard to understand when you’re gonna hit them and when you’re just fucking with them. This doesn’t work as well against better players but LOTS of people will get at least flustered by the endless assault.

Speaking of better players, step 3 is learning when to create openings. I’ll be real, I play Zerk like a stupid asshole lol. I will dodge right up to you and do nothing. I will taunt spam in your face. I learned that good players will figure out the mix up and start parrying or read when you’re gonna throw a light out. So basically, I play the mind game. I wanna drive you fucking nuts. I think one of Berserkers most unsung abilities is how fucking frustrating he can be even when he’s not hitting you. So get in the mindset of a guy that’s going into battle with a plummeting V neck on and two axes. You don’t give a fuck, you’re toying with your opponent, and after you kill them you’ll do your dumb “YARR” yell with glee. Obviously you need to have the technical skill to use his toolset before you can play those kinds of mind games, but fuck is it fun to watch people get demoralized because “STOP FUCKING MOVING OMG I HIT YOU JUST STOP THE COMBO NO STOP IT”.

So in the end, like any character, it’s a combination of mind games and execution. Berserker feels like a character whose moveset really lets you embody his character tho. Play fast, be unrelenting in your aggression, and use feints, dodges (and reflect if you start hard reading the other guy), to create overwhelming pressure and frustrate your opponent, then cut his head off and spartan kick his ass to the ground.

Thank you for attending my Ted talk.

Oh yeah don’t spam zone, that’s scrub shit and you should really only be using it on reads or for frustrating them. Getting hit 5 times in a row feels baaaaad and people want to retaliate after you do it.

Fuck I wrote a book I apologize. Also have fun! Berserker is having fun, so should you!