Soulbeast - Condi DPS (Fractal)

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The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good.

Focused on: Condition damage.

Designed for:

Fractals

Expansions required:

Information

A condition DPS Soulbeast build for raids and fractals. The build is very straightforward to play and presses its skills off cooldown to deal high Bleeding, Burning, and Poison damage. As it has a high ramp up time, it works best in long boss fights without phases.

For an even simpler version with less reliance on melee, see Soulbeast - Condi DPS Shortbow/Shortbow.

This guide is focused on fractals. For the raid version see Soulbeast - Condi DPS.

Skill Bar

Short bowHealingUtilityElite

Dagger/Torch

Pets

• Use Juvenile Warthog instead of Juvenile Lynx for
  Brutal Charge

  2½

  40

  Brutal Charge

  Charge your foe and knock them down.

  Damage: 1,173

  Knockdown: 3 seconds

  Combo Finisher: Leap

  Range: 300
  for more CC at a small DPS loss.
• Your second pet usually won't matter, as unmerging is a significant DPS loss, but you should equip a strong CC pet in the slot to save your group if CC is really bad.
• If you have enough time to precast, you can use Juvenile Bristleback and precast Sharpen Spines before the fight, then switch back to Juvenile Lynx for a small DPS increase.

Slot Changes

Healing Skills

• Use Bear Stance over "We Heal As One!" in condition-heavy fights to clear conditions from yourself and your allies.

Utility Skills

• Use Sun Spirit over Viper's Nest if there isn't already one present.

Equipment

48px

6x

Superior Rune of the Nightmare

48px18x

Malign +5 Agony Infusion

If you cannot afford stat infusions just use standard agony infusions to reach 150 Agony Resistance

Consumables

Food

• Koi Cake

  Koi Cake

  Nourishment (20 m):

  +100 Expertise+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  ,
  Rare Veggie Pizza

  Rare Veggie Pizza

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +100 Expertise+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  or Red-Lentil Saobosa

Utility

• Toxic Focusing Crystal

  Toxic Focusing Crystal

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PowerGain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable
  • Tuning Icicle

    Tuning Icicle

    Nourishment (30 m):

    Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Condition Damage equal to 8% of your Expertise+10% Experience from Kills

    Consumable
    or Potent Master Tuning Crystal for a cheaper alternative

Usage

The logic behind this rotation is to always Quick Draw Bonfire and Poison Volley and fill in the gaps with other condition damage skills.

Opening Rotation

1. Sharpening Stone + Vulture Stance
2. One Wolf Pack
3. Viper's Nest
4. Poison Volley
5. Crippling Shot

Loop Rotation and Skill Priority

1. Weapon swap to proc Quick Draw and use Bonfire
2. 24px Double Arc
3. Throw Torch
4. 24px Double Arc
5. Bonfire
6. 24px Double Arc
7. Throw Torch
8. Weapon swap to proc Quick Draw and use Poison Volley
9. Crippling Shot
10. Poison Volley
11. Poison Volley
12. Crippling Shot
13. Repeat from 1.

Fill in gaps between weapon skills with utility skills in this priority order:

1. 24px Maul
2. Viper's Nest
3. 24px Primal Cry (if you have time before a weapon skill comes off cooldown)
4. Autoattacks. Be sure not to interrupt your dagger auto attack chain.

General

• Always use Sharpening Stone, Vulture Stance, and One Wolf Pack immediately when they come off cooldown. The first two are instant cast so you can cast them during other skills.
• Concussion Shot can be cast for a minor DPS increase thanks to the trait 24px Twice as Vicious however it should be saved in situations where you are anticipating a breakbar to occur.