Soulbeast - Power Soulbeast
The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Strike damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: 
Overview
Power Soulbeast is a very bursty power build. It features good damage, amazing burst, high mobility, and good cc. By merging with their pets they get access to new skills and bonuses but, as a downside, the pet is no longer present to tank or distract enemies unless the soulbeast unmerges, making soulbeast slightly less resilient than other ranger builds.
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Weapon Variants
You have to manually choose your hammer skills (as if they were utility skills). Use all the Unleashed versions: , , , and . If you don't have access to Weaponmaster Training with Secrets of the Obscure, you won't be able to wield a hammer. Use other weapon:
Spear - good damage in melee range with some weaker ranged damage. Decent burst with . Requires land spear with Janthir Wilds.
Longbow - great burst damage with and but terrible sustained damage.
Sword - same damage as mainhand axe but has a leap for more mobility.
Greatsword - great burst with a block
Dual Maces - very strong weapons for solo play. Requires Expanded Weapon Proficiency from Secrets of the Obscure.
Skill Variants
Heal skill
We default to for its good healing, low cooldown, and boon extension. If needed, it can be replaced by:
- - extreme condi cleanse but no boon extension.
Utility skill
We default to:
because it provides a huge +25% damage bonus when merged with our pet.
to start combat with boons, most notably 
Fury for extra critical chance and to activate and . It also increases the duration of boons you generate for a few seconds. If you are playing in groups providing you with boons, you can replace this skill.
because it's a good idea to have a stunbreak for open world and this one also provides 
Stability and removes movement-impairing conditions. Can be replaced if you don't need this defensive option.
If you want or need to run other skills, here are some suggestions:
- - extra damage from its passive. The active is much weaker so don't use the skill.
- - passive toughness and panic button. Can be considered to ignore certain dangerous attacks.
- - extra AoE damage and cc.
- - extra AoE damage.
- - AoE stunbreak and personal barrier.
Elite skill
We default to because of the insane amounts of damage it provides. We suggest you do not replace this skill as it deals tremendous damage when used correctly. On very rare occasions, it can be replaced by:
- - sacrifices your damage for an AoE revive.
Pet variants
You are almost always going to be merged with your pet for the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline. We want to use pets with crowd control to activate .
The suggested 
Pig gives you as CC, while 
Rock Gazelle has as CC with a longer range but its cooldown is too low to activate .
Other options include:
Eagle - long dash for more mobility.
Jacaranda - heal and condi cleanse.
Black Bear - Very strong defensive abilities.
Specializations
- Variants
- - minimal damage increase at the cost of
Vigor generation. - - if using greatsword.
- - when playing in coordinated groups to share your extremely strong .
Equipment
Berserker
This set uses gear similar to that of Build:Soulbeast_-_Power_DPS, making it excellent for general PvE.
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- This set provides 100% critical chance thaks to and .
- You can use to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, to start combat with boons, or for a little extra defense.
- For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use
Knight trinkets.
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
- /
- /
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
- /
- (and variants)
Usage
Damage
- When fighting durable enemies, use first for a 25% damage increase.
- deals massive damage but has a long casting time, try to use it while under the effects of quickness after casting due to .
- When possible, flank your enemy (attacking from behind or the sides) to benefit from . This isn't needed if your target is defiant (has a break bar).
- Try to use Crowd Control before unleashing your burst to benefit from .
- Always use before fights to start with Fury to benefit from ad . Remember that extends the duration of your existing boons.
Rotation
Against tough enemies like bosses, try to follow this opener.
- + +
- (triggers and
Relic of Fireworks) - and
Weapon Swap- , ,
- Try to not interrupt your hammer auto attack chain.
- Use your axe skills and off cooldown.
- Save your long-cooldown high-hitting attacks and to use together with .
Defense
- Most of the defense with this build will come from dodging, as it has few blocks or other defensive cooldowns.
- When under pressure, use to unmerge with your pet so it may tank while you disengage.
- When merged with a bear, you can use and to negate strike damage for up to 7 seconds.
- When merged with a Jacaranda you can use to heal and cleanse conditions, and to heal.
Crowd Control
- (soulbeast skill)
- Unmerge so your pig can use (pet skill)
- soft cc.
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