Berserker ( Final Fantasy V job ) The Berserker is a job in " Final Fantasy V " obtained after the Water Crystal shatters . The Berserker possesses high Stamina and Strength , making it a powerful job early in the game , and is one of the few jobs capable of equipping axes and hammers . Berserkers are in a constant Auto - Berserk state , meaning the player will have no control over what they do , and as such , support abilities outside of those that give stat bonuses are useless to give to a Berserker . Berserkers are innately immune to the Confuse status . Berserkers start to decline in use the further the game progresses , and after a certain point , become irrelevant compared to many other jobs . Due to their low ABP cost to master compared to many other physical jobs , they are ideal to master early on for the bonuses they provide to Freelancers . Mastering Berserker in all four characters in the mobile and Steam versions earns the player the achievement " Skull Buster " . Appearance . Berserkers wear animal pelts : wolves for the males and tigers for the females . Bartz , Galuf , and Faris have similar clothes , Lenna ' s is more revealing , and Krile ' s covers her up similar to a Japanese " " . Abilities . The Berserker has no actual job command , because of its innate ability Berserk . The Berserker will attack every turn without a prompt . As such , it is not practical in vital boss battles ; instead , it is more of a novelty to be used in random battles ( though some use exists early game if given a Barehand or Doublehand , producing high damage for that point ) . Berserk prevents Confuse and will increase physical damage by 50 % . Berserkers do have MP , which they can put to use by equipping a Rune Axe or Rune Edge ( or even both , if they have the Ninja Dual - Wield ability ) . These weapons drain the wielder ' s MP to increase their Attack power . Equipping an ability that boosts the Magic stat , such as ! Summon or ! Black , might be a good idea if the Berserker is using either the Gaia Hammer or the Rune Axe . The Magic stat is used in the damage calculation for the random quake attack of the former , and the attack bonus for any attack of the latter that uses MP . A Thief ' s Agility is a useful ability for a Berserker . Two - Handed is another obvious choice . The job is vulnerable to the Berserker class glitch where , if all party members are in the Berserk job , they are unable to run away from battles , and crashes the game if a Berserker is equipped with the Chicken Knife . Since this job is constantly berserked , three sprites can never be seen , and they go unused . They are the Defend or ready stance ( after confirming an action and target ) , and the two - frame animation sprites for casting magic spells . Berserked characters ignore the ready stance completely , and players cannot select and use magic during battle while using the Berserker job . Equip Axes gives characters the Berserker ' s base Strength unless otherwise at a higher value . Upon mastery , Freelancers and Mimes gain the Berserker ' s base Strength and Stamina unless they already have a higher base from another mastered job . The base stats for Berserkers are : Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Artniks " . The appears as a character card .