Difference between revisions of "Soulbeast - Condition Skirmisher"

Latest revision as of 20:23, 15 September 2023

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on September 15, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A strong condition based build for ranger in open world build with decent burst and great damage over time. This build can do well in almost all areas of open world and can even solo group events or strong bosses.

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Dagger

Shortbow

Utility

Pets

Warthog - condition damage, provides crowd control
Bristleback - best condi pet for ranged DPS
Murellow - great defensive option
Jacaranda - the strongest defensive pet when unmerged, provides significant healing when merged
Eagle - provides excellent mobility

Weapon Variants

Axe: can be a good alternative to mainhand dagger in open world, where the range of axe might make it more desirable.

Skill Variants

Vulture Stance, "We Heal As One!", and One Wolf Pack are core to this build, replace them only if absolutely necessary.

Viper's Nest - high cleave damage
Bear Stance - condi cleanse
Dolyak Stance - stability
Flame Trap - low cooldown, high damage trap
Signet of Stone - 6 seconds of invulnerability; can be used with other i-frame sources for a ~13 second invuln period

Specializations

Equipment

This set uses gear similar to Build:Soulbeast_-_Condi_DPS, making it excellent for general PVE.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Dagger
Viper

Sigil

Shortbow
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

A Sigil of Superior Sigil of Earth can replace the Sigil of Superior Sigil of Bursting if the latter is too expensive.
For players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure, the best relic is Relic of the Aristocracy. If using this, you should run Sigil of Superior Sigil of Bursting and Sigil of Superior Sigil of Earth on both weapon sets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Damage

General Tips

This build's damage relies heavily on Bleeding application.
With shortbow, flanking enemies is important, as shortbow skills deal significantly more damage when hitting from the back or the side. Dodge through enemies before unloading burst to proc Light on your Feet Spam Poison Volley and Crippling Shot off cooldown while auto-attacking
Use Sharpening Stone and stances off cooldown.
If crowd control isn't important, use Concussion Shot to proc Twice as Vicious. for a damage increase.
With daggers, use Instinctive Engage often to proc Quickness. Do not interrupt AA chains and use Double Arc off cooldown. Use Stalker's Strike when the enemy is movement impaired such as after Crippling Talon.

Defense

This build has high endurance regeneration and an extra evade on each weapon set.
There is a significant amount of passive healing from Rugged Growth and Predator's Cunning.
Be sure to take utilities that match the situation. Stances like Dolyak Stance can change the nature of an encounter.

Crowd Control

Brutal Charge (soulbeast porcine)
Concussion Shot

Video Examples

Note these videos might be outdated.

Dire Variant vs Chak Lobber
- This is a good example of just how effective the build can be even with very cheap gear. While the kill wasn't fast by any means, the Dire variant of the build had plenty of damage and sustain to take on one of the stronger champion mobs.
Cele Soulbeast vs Razorwing
Cele Soulbeast vs Bristlebacks

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 {{Build
 | profession = ranger
 | specialization = soulbeast
-| designed for = open world, open world general, open world solo
+| designed for = open world, open world general
 | focus = condition damage
 | rating = great
 | xpac = pof
+| difficulty = 2
 }}
 ==Overview==
-A strong condition based build for ranger in open world build which can swap from DPS to defensive variants. This build can do well in almost all areas of open world and can even solo group events or strong bosses.
+A strong condition based build for ranger in open world build with decent burst and great damage over time. This build can do well in almost all areas of open world and can even solo group events or strong bosses.
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 |profession = ranger
 |specialization = soulbeast
-|weapon1 = Axe
+|weapon1 = Dagger
-|weapon2 = Torch
+|weapon2 = Dagger
-|weapon3 = Dagger
+|weapon3 = Shortbow
-|weapon4 = Axe
+|weapon4 =
 |healing = "We Heal As One!"
 |utility1 = Vulture Stance
 |utility2 = Moa Stance
 |utility3 = Sharpening Stone
-|pet1 = Warthog
+|pet1 = Lynx
-|pet2 = Smokescale
+|pet2 = Warthog
 |elite = One Wolf Pack
 }}
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 ===Pets===
-* {{Tooltip|Juvenile Warthog}} - +condition damage, provides crowd control
+* {{Tooltip|Warthog}} - condition damage, provides crowd control
-* {{Tooltip|Juvenile Smokescale}} - the strongest power option; comes with a strong evade
+* {{Tooltip|Bristleback}} - best condi pet for ranged DPS
-* {{Tooltip|Juvenile Bristleback}} - best condi pet for ranged DPS
+* {{Tooltip|Murellow}} - great defensive option
-* {{Tooltip|Juvenile Murellow}} - great defensive option
+* {{Tooltip|Jacaranda}} - the strongest defensive pet when unmerged, provides significant healing when merged
-* {{Tooltip|Juvenile Jacaranda}} - the strongest defensive pet when unmerged, provides significant healing when merged
+* {{Tooltip|Eagle}} - provides excellent mobility
-* {{Tooltip|Juvenile Eagle}} - provides excellent mobility
 ===Weapon Variants===
-Generally, it is recommended to only replace Set 2, and keep Dagger/Torch.
+* Axe: can be a good alternative to mainhand dagger in open world, where the range of axe might make it more desirable.
-* Dagger (offhand) - Provides additional poison damage and a low-cooldown evade.
-* Shortbow - A strong ranged option that deals good hybrid damaged.
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 {{Skill|Vulture Stance}}, {{Skill|"We Heal As One!"}}, and {{Skill|One Wolf Pack}} are core to this build, replace them only if absolutely necessary.
 * {{Skill|Viper's Nest}} - high cleave damage
-* {{Skill|Bear Stance}} - condi clear
+* {{Skill|Bear Stance}} - condi cleanse
-* {{Skill|Dolyak Stance}} - stability spam
+* {{Skill|Dolyak Stance}} - stability
-* {{Skill|Griffon Stance}} - powerful defensive skill
 * {{Skill|Flame Trap}} - low cooldown, high damage trap
-* {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}} - strong single-target strike damage buff; use only with the {{Viper}} variant
-* {{Skill|Sun Spirit}} - provides a significant DPS boost to nearby condition-based allies.
-* {{Skill|Stone Spirit}} - provides high protection uptime; use to buff nearby allies or for extra defense in hard, static fights
-* {{Skill|Frost Spirit}} - significant strike-based DPS buff for allies
-* {{Skill|Storm Spirit}} - massive DPS increase in static fights when lacking reliable sources of {{Tooltip|Vulnerability}}
 * {{Skill|Signet of Stone}} - 6 seconds of invulnerability; can be used with other i-frame sources for a ~13 second invuln period
 ==Specializations==
-{{Specialization|Beastmastery|mid|bot|top}}
+{{Specialization|Wilderness Survival|bot|top|bot}}
 {{Specialization|Skirmishing|top|bot|mid}}
-{{Specialization|Soulbeast|mid|bot|bot}}
+{{Specialization|Soulbeast|mid|bot|mid}}
-* {{Trait|Leader of the Pack}} - extends stance durations and shares stance effects; use if taking multiple stances or if playing with a group
-===Survialist Variant===
-'''Wilderness Survival''' can replace either Beastmastery or Skimishing depending on the need and offers higher defenses and more poison damage. This variant should be taken over Beastmastery if using {{Trailblazer}} gear.
-{{Specialization|Wilderness Survival|bot|mid|bot|variant=y}}
-* {{Trait|Ambidexterity}} - useful in high pressure situations where 75%+ hp is hard to maintain.
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 | weight = Medium
 | stats = Viper
-| rune = Superior Rune of the Krait
+| rune = Superior Rune of the Afflicted
 | rune-qt = 6
-| weapon1 = Axe
+| weapon1 = Dagger
-| weapon2 = Torch
+| weapon2 = Dagger
 | sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
-| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Earth
+| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Malice
-| weapon3 = Dagger
+| weapon3 = Shortbow
-| weapon4 = Axe
+| weapon4 =
-| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
+| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Earth
-| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Force
+| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Malice
+| relic = Relic of the Fractal
 }}
+* A {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} can replace the {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Bursting}} if the latter is too expensive.
+* For players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure, the best relic is {{relic|Relic of the Aristocracy}}. If using this, you should run {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Bursting}} and {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} on both weapon sets.
-===Variant Equipment===
+==Consumables==
-* {{Tooltip|Trailblazer}}, {{Tooltip|Celestial}} - trades a small amount of damage for a large amount of EHP. This is an extremely efficient set, but is a luxury as it isn't useful for anything other than solo play or open world farming.
+Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Mad King}} - much higher burst damage at the cost of peak DPS.
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Afflicted}} - budget DPS
+===DPS===
+* Prioritize '''Flatbread''' Ascended food.
+* {{Food|Plate of Beef Rendang}} / {{Food|Bowl of Truffle Risotto}}
+* {{Utility|Master Tuning Crystal}} / {{Utility|Tuning Icicle}}
-==Consumables==
+===Defense===
-:'''Food'''
+* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}
-* Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
+* {{Food|Oysters with Spicy Sauce}}
-* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
+* {{Food|Bowl of Lemongrass Mussel Pasta}}
-* {{food|Koi Cake}} - DPS
-* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense
-:'''Utility'''
+===Farming===
-* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
+* Prioritize '''Flatbread''' Ascended food.
-* {{utility|Tuning Icicle}}, {{utility|Master Tuning Crystal}} - dps
+* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
-* {{utility|Corsair Tuning Crystal}} - dps if using gear with high toughness
+* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
+* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
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 ====General Tips====
 * This build's damage relies heavily on {{Tooltip|Bleeding}} application.
-* Try not to interrupt the autoattack chain.
+* With shortbow, flanking enemies is important, as shortbow skills deal significantly more damage when hitting from the back or the side. Dodge through enemies before unloading burst to proc {{Trait|Light on your Feet}} Spam {{Skill|Poison Volley}} and {{Skill|Crippling Shot}} off cooldown while auto-attacking
-* If using Shortbow: Flanking enemies is important with this build, as shortbow skills deal significantly more damage when hitting from the back or the side. Dodge through enemies before unloading burst to proc {{Trait|Fleet of Foot}}
+* Use {{Skill|Sharpening Stone}} and stances off cooldown.
-* Use traps and stances off cooldown.
+* If crowd control isn't important, use {{Skill|Concussion Shot}} to proc {{Trait|Twice as Vicious}}. for a damage increase.
-* If crowd control isn't important, use {{Skill|Concussion Shot}} for a damage increase.
+* With daggers, use {{Skill|Instinctive Engage}} often to proc {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Do not interrupt AA chains and use {{Skill|Double Arc}} off cooldown. Use {{Skill|Stalker's Strike}} when the enemy is movement impaired such as after {{Skill|Crippling Talon}}.
-====Dagger Mainhand====
-With dagger mainhand, use {{Skill|Instinctive Engage}} often to proc {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Do not interrupt AA chains and use {{Skill|Double Arc}} off cooldown.
-====Shortbow====
-Spam {{Skill|Poison Volley}} and {{Skill|Crippling Shot}} off cooldown while auto-attacking. Use {{Skill|Concussion Shot}} to proc {{Trait|Twice as Vicious}}.
-====Dagger Offhand====
-This offhand is more geared towards defense. Use {{Skill|Crippling Talon}} off cooldown, but save {{Skill|Stalker's Strike}} for the evade.
-====Axe Offhand====
-Use {{Skill|Path of Scars}} to proc {{Trait|Twice as Vicious}}, then use {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}.
-* It should be noted that {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} is a whirl finisher. As such, it will produce significant amounts of Bolts when performed in a combo field. The easiest way to do this is to combo it with {{Skill|Flame Trap}} or {{Skill|Bonfire}}, but feel free to get creative here.
-====Torch Offhand====
-Use everything off cooldown, unless saving {{Skill|Bonfire}}'s cooldown to match that of {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}.
 ===Defense===
-* This build has an enormous amount of endurance regeneration and a wide number of evades.
+* This build has high endurance regeneration and an extra evade on each weapon set.
 * There is a significant amount of passive healing from {{Trait|Rugged Growth}} and {{Trait|Predator's Cunning}}.
 * Be sure to take utilities that match the situation. Stances like {{Skill|Dolyak Stance}} can change the nature of an encounter.
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 ==Video Examples==
+;Note these videos might be outdated.
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9epYH5HoCw Dire Variant vs Chak Lobber]
 ** This is a good example of just how effective the build can be even with very cheap gear. While the kill wasn't fast by any means, the Dire variant of the build had plenty of damage and sustain to take on one of the stronger champion mobs.
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDiOxxtgw3A Cele Soulbeast vs Razorwing]
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00ToHTgOtg Cele Soulbeast vs Bristlebacks]

Difference between revisions of "Soulbeast - Condition Skirmisher"

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