Build:Soulbeast - Staff Stancebeast Roamer

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

Focused on: Strike damage and Mobility

Designed for: WvW Roaming

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Difficulty:

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This build was last updated on July 09, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Power Soulbeast build for WvW roaming that focuses on killing targets in the first few seconds of a fight with Solar Beam before they could even have a chance to react.

Skill Bar

Staff

Sword/Warhorn

Utility

Skill Variants

Utility

• "Protect Me!" over Quickening Zephyr - trades burst damage for better sustain, you should still have Quickness on your opener from Sigil of Superior Sigil of Rage and the extra sustain from Protect Me could help you put up a fight if the opponent survives it.

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Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Staff
Assassin

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Assassin

Warhorn
Assassin

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Relics

• Relic of Fireworks - lower damage on your opening burst, but could provide higher uptime on the damage boost in longer fights.

Consumables

Food

• - strong mix of sustain and damage.

Utility

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Usage

Elite specialization basics

• Soulbeast allows Rangers to meld/merge with their pet, becoming one. This is done through Beastmode which has a 10s CD.

• Traits related to swapping pets now activate upon entering/leaving Beastmode.

• Pet related traits and skills such as Pet's Prowess continue to function even while merged, but this time you'll be the one who benefits from them, not the pet (although sometimes the effects are lessened).
  • IMPORTANT: skills that affect your pet like "Sic 'Em!" have to be used after merging if you wish to benefit from them, already active skill effects will be lost just like when swapping pets.

General

• The build focuses on taking out its opponent in the opener using Staff. Sword/Warhorn is more of a backup set in case you're forced into a longer fight.

• Bear Stance could be used both offensively and defensively. This is your best skill for survival especially if the target survived the initial burst and you have to put up a fight, but it could also be used during the Staff combo to ignore conditions like Weakness or Blind.

• Use mobility skills like Ancestral Grace to keep your distance or disengage if things don't go according to plan.

Burst rotation

1. Optional - stack stealth for yourself by dropping Smoke Cloud (Smokescale F2). The next step of the chain already gives you stealth as CotW is a blast finisher, but you could also use Sword 2-3 before proceeding with the chain.
2. Call of the Wild for boons.
3. Beastmode to gain the boons on your pet too.
4. "Sic 'Em!"
5. Hunter's Call
6. One Wolf Pack
7. Solar Beam spam until target dies. Sigil of Superior Sigil of Rage already gives you some Quickness for this part but Quickening Zephyr could add even more.
8. Optional - you could use Smoke Assault (soulbeast) as a finishing move against escaping targets or if you're being pressured. This is an excellent multihit ability with good One Wolf Pack synergy that also evades incoming attacks.
9. You could add other stances to this combo too if you want to increase your success rate like Dolyak Stance for the Stability.

Stealth stacking rotation

1. Smoke Cloud
2. Call of the Wild
3. Beastmode
4. Worldly Impact
5. Pounce
6. Serpent's Strike

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• Sic 'Em Roamer - a more traditional version of the build.