Savage Instinct

Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage. — In-game description

Savage Instinct

Specialization

Berserker (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Savage Instinct

Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage.

 Feel No Pain (2s): -100% Incoming Damage.

 Feel No Pain (10.25¼s): -100% Incoming Damage.

 Breaks Stun

— In-game description

Notes

Bug:

Increases   Berserk recharge from 8 to 15 seconds in PvE (seems to force WvW/PvP recharge value).

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 13, 2026	Increased the duration from 1 second to 1.25 seconds in PvP only.
October 17, 2023	Reduced the duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP only.
July 07, 2020	This trait is no longer split between game modes and will use the longer 2-second duration for Feel No Pain in all game modes.
April 23, 2019	This trait no longer removes conditions. In addition to breaking stuns, it now provides a 100% damage reduction when berserk mode activates. The damage reduction lasts 2 seconds in PvE and 1 second in PvP and WvW.
January 26, 2016	The conditions removed by this trait have been increased from 1 to 2.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Savage Instinct has been added to the game.

Trivia

• The name of this trait is likely a reference to the fighting game Killer Instinct.