Difference between revisions of "Soulbeast - Power Soulbeast"

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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:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 22, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power Soulbeast is a very bursty power build. It features good damage, amazing burst, high mobility, and good cc. It also has flexibility for deciding which mainhand weapon to use, as they are all good.

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Skill Bar

Axe/Axe

Hammer

Utility

Weapon Variants

You can manually chose your hammer skills (as if they were utility skills). Use all the Unleashed versions: Unleashed Wild Swing, Unleashed Overbearing Smash, Unleashed Savage Shock Wave, and Unleashed Thump. 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:

Longbow - great ranged weapon
Sword - higher DPS than Axe but melee only.
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

Bear Stance - extreme condi cleanse but no boon extension.

Utility skill

Dolyak Stance - removes and prevents immob, chill, and cripple, and gives stability.
Signet of Stone - passive toughness + panic button.
Storm Spirit - extra AoE damage and cc.
Frost Trap - AoE damage

Pet variants

You are almost always going to be merged with your pet for the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline.

The suggested Smokescale gives you a useful evade and CC, while Rock Gazelle has more CC, and a dash.

Eagle - long dash for more mobility.
Jacaranda - heal and condi cleanse.
Black Bear - Very strong defensive abilities.

Specializations

Variants

Two-Handed Training - when using greatsword.
Leader of the Pack - when playing in groups.

Equipment

Berserker

This set uses gear similar to that of Build:Soulbeast_-_Power_DPS, making it excellent for general PvE.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Hammer
Berserker

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Rune of Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter and Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar are interchangeable.
You can use Relic of Zakiros to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, Relic of the Cavalier to start combat with boons, or Relic of Durability 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.
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Defense

Farming

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Damage

When fighting durable enemies, use "Sic 'Em!" for a 25% damage increase.
Whirling Defense deals massive damage but has a long casting time, try to use it while under the effects of quickness after casting Worldly Impact due to Live Fast.
When possible, flank your enemy (attacking from behind or the sides) to benefit from Hunter's Tactics.
Try to use Crowd Control before unleashing your burst to benefit from Twice as Vicious.
Always use Moa Stance before fights to start with Fury to benefit from Furious Strength. Remember that "We Heal As One!" extends the duration of your existing boons.

Rotation

Against tough enemies like bosses, try to follow this opener.

Moa Stance + One Wolf Pack
Frost Trap + "Sic 'Em!"
Unleashed Thump (triggers Twice as Vicious and Relic of Fireworks)
Unleashed Savage Shock Wave and Unleashed Wild Swing
Weapon Swap
Worldly Impact
Path of Scars
Whirling Defense
Splitblade
Winter's Bite

Try to not interrupt your auto attack chain.
Use your axe skills Splitblade and Winter's Bite off cooldown.
Save your long-cooldown high-hitting attacks Worldly Impact and Whirling Defense to use together with "Sic 'Em!".

Defense

Most of the defense with this build will come from dodging, as it has few blocks or other defensive cooldowns. Greatsword offers more thanks to Counterattack and Smoke Assault is a very useful evade.
When under preassure, use Leave Beastmode to unmerge with your pet so it may tank while you disengage.
When merged with a bear, you can use Unflinching Fortitude and Defy Pain (soulbeast) to negate strike damage for up to 7 seconds.
When merged with a Jacaranda you can use Photosynthesize (soulbeast) to heal and cleanse conditions, and Spiritual Reprieve to heal.

Crowd Control

Takedown (soulbeast)
Path of Scars
Frost Trap soft cc.
Winter's Bite soft cc.

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 ==Overview==
-Power Soulbeast offers extremely high burst damage from any range, high mobility, decent boons, and good cc.
+Power Soulbeast is a very bursty power build. It features good damage, amazing burst, high mobility, and good cc. It also has flexibility for deciding which mainhand weapon to use, as they are all good.
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 |profession = ranger
 |specialization = soulbeast
-|weapon1 = Dagger
+|weapon1 = Axe
 |weapon2 = Axe
-|weapon3 = Longbow
+|weapon3 = Hammer
 |weapon4 =
 |healing = "We Heal As One!"
 |utility1 = "Sic 'Em!"
 |utility2 = Moa Stance
-|utility3 = Frost Trap
+|utility3 = "Protect Me!"
 |pet1 = Smokescale
 |pet2 = Rock Gazelle
 |elite = One Wolf Pack
 }}
-===Pet variants===
-You are always going to be merged with your pet for the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline.
-The suggested {{Tooltip|Smokescale}} gives you a useful evade and CC, while {{Tooltip|Rock Gazelle}} has more CC, and a dash.
-* {{Tooltip|Eagle}} - long dash for more mobility.
-* {{Tooltip|Jacaranda}} - heal and condi cleanse.
-* {{Tooltip|Black Bear}} - Very strong defensive abilities.
 ===Weapon Variants===
-* Mainhand Axe - Good for might and burst.
+You can manually chose your hammer skills (as if they were utility skills). Use all the Unleashed versions: {{Skill|Unleashed Wild Swing}}, {{Skill|Unleashed Overbearing Smash}}, {{Skill|Unleashed Savage Shock Wave}}, and {{Skill|Unleashed Thump}}.
-* Sword - good damage overall and a dash.
+If you don't have access to [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Weaponmaster_Training Weaponmaster Training] with Secrets of the Obscure, you won't be able to wield a hammer. Use other weapon:
-* Greatsword - Good burst and cleave.
+* {{Tooltip|Longbow}} - great ranged weapon
+* {{Tooltip|Sword}} - higher DPS than {{Tooltip|Axe}} but melee only.
+* {{Tooltip|Greatsword}} - great burst with a block
+* {{Tooltip|Mace|Dual Maces}} - very strong weapons for solo play. Requires [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Expanded_Weapon_Proficiency Expanded Weapon Proficiency] from Secrets of the Obscure.
 ===Skill Variants===
 ====Heal skill====
 * {{Skill|Bear Stance}} - extreme condi cleanse but no boon extension.
 ====Utility skill====
-Don't replace {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}} nor {{Skill|Moa Stance}} as they are core to the build. Replace {{Skill|Frost Trap}} with whatever skill best fits the situation.
-* {{Skill|Vulture Stance}} - the only thing this build lacks is Might generation. Vulture Stance can help slightly with that.
 * {{Skill|Dolyak Stance}} - removes and prevents immob, chill, and cripple, and gives stability.
-* {{Skill|Frost Spirit}} - decent boost to squad DPS.
 * {{Skill|Signet of Stone}} - passive toughness + panic button.
-* {{Skill|Lightning Reflexes}} - stunbreak + evade.
+* {{Skill|Storm Spirit}} - extra AoE damage and cc.
-* {{Skill|Quickening Zephyr}} - stunbreak + quickness.
+* {{Skill|Frost Trap}} - AoE damage
-====Elite skill====
+===Pet variants===
-* {{Skill|"Strength of the Pack!"}} - massively lower damage than One Wolf Pack, but 10 stacks of stability and might generation.
+You are almost always going to be merged with your pet for the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline.
+The suggested {{Tooltip|Smokescale}} gives you a useful evade and CC, while {{Tooltip|Rock Gazelle}} has more CC, and a dash.
+* {{Tooltip|Eagle}} - long dash for more mobility.
+* {{Tooltip|Jacaranda}} - heal and condi cleanse.
+* {{Tooltip|Black Bear}} - Very strong defensive abilities.
 ==Specializations==
-{{Specialization|Skirmishing|bot|top|bot}}
+{{Specialization|Skirmishing|mid|mid|bot}}
-{{Specialization|Beastmastery|bot|bot|bot}}
+{{Specialization|Beastmastery|mid|bot|bot}}
 {{Specialization|Soulbeast|mid|mid|bot}}
-* {{Trait|Primal Reflexes}} - if you need more dodges.
+;Variants
 * {{Trait|Two-Handed Training}} - when using greatsword.
-* {{Trait|Leader of the Pack}} - boosts stance duration & shares stances with allies; always take this if playing with a group.
+* {{Trait|Leader of the Pack}} - when playing in groups.
-===Marksmanship Variant===
-Marksmanship can replace Skirmishing for high burst damage, but quickly falls off. You will note that despite using a longbow this build does not use {{Trait|Lead the Wind}}, this is because we only use longbow to start the fight and quickly swap to our other set. Longbow has great burst but absolutely atrocious sustained damage.
-{{Specialization|Marksmanship|mid|mid|top|variant=y}}
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 | rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
 | rune-qt = 6
-| weapon1 = Dagger
+| weapon1 = Axe
 | weapon2 = Axe
 | sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 | sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Impact
-| weapon3 = Longbow
+| weapon3 = Hammer
 | weapon4 =
 | sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 | sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Impact
+| relic = Relic of Fireworks
 }}
+* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter}} and {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Scholar}} are interchangeable.
+* You can use {{Relic|Relic of Zakiros}} to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, {{Relic|Relic of the Cavalier}} to start combat with boons, or {{Relic|Relic of Durability}} 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 {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets.
-===Variant Equipment===
+==Consumables==
-====Gear====
+Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
-* {{Tooltip|Knight}} - defensive trinkets
-* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} - trades a small amount of damage for a large boost to HP
-====Runes====
+===DPS===
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Strength}}
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Durability}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - defense
+* {{Food|Plate of Spicy Moa Wings}} / {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
+* {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} / {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}
-====Sigils====
+===Defense===
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Air}}, {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} - budget DPS
+* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - more dodges
+* {{Food|Fried Oyster Sandwich}}
+* {{Food|Bowl of Lemongrass Mussel Pasta}}
-==Consumables==
-:'''Food'''
-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|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
-* {{food|Dragon's Breath Bun}}, {{food|Plate of Truffle Steak}} - DPS
-* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense
-:'''Utility'''
+===Farming===
-* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - dps
+* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
+* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
+* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
 ==Usage==
 ===Damage===
-* You will always be merged in {{Skill|Beastmode}} with your pet to gain the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline.
 * When fighting durable enemies, use {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}} for a 25% damage increase.
-* {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} deals massive damage but has a long casting time, try to use it while under the effects of quickness after casting Wordly Impact due to {{Trait|Live Fast}}.
+* {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} deals massive damage but has a long casting time, try to use it while under the effects of quickness after casting {{Skill|Worldly Impact}} due to {{Trait|Live Fast}}.
-* Try to flank your enemy (attacking from behind or the sides) to benefit from {{Trait|Hunter's Tactics}}.
+* When possible, flank your enemy (attacking from behind or the sides) to benefit from {{Trait|Hunter's Tactics}}.
 * Try to use Crowd Control before unleashing your burst to benefit from {{Trait|Twice as Vicious}}.
 * Always use {{Skill|Moa Stance}} before fights to start with {{Tooltip|Fury}} to benefit from {{Trait|Furious Strength}}. Remember that {{Skill|"We Heal As One!"}} extends the duration of your existing boons.
 ====Rotation====
-#{{Skill|Barrage}} - be sure not to interrupt the long channelling time.
+Against tough enemies like bosses, try to follow this opener.
-#{{Skill|One Wolf Pack}} + {{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}}
+#{{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|One Wolf Pack}}
-#{{Skill|Point Blank Shot}} - skip this if it would push the enemy away from nearby players.
+#{{Skill|Frost Trap}} + {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}}
-#{{Skill|Rapid Fire}} while firing, walk into melee range if you aren't already
+#{{Skill|Unleashed Thump}} (triggers {{Trait|Twice as Vicious}} and {{Tooltip|Relic of Fireworks}})
+#{{Skill|Unleashed Savage Shock Wave}} and {{Skill|Unleashed Wild Swing}}
 #{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
-#{{Skill|Charge (soulbeast)}} - skip this if you're already in melee range
-#{{Skill|Frost Trap}}
 #{{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
 #{{Skill|Path of Scars}}
 #{{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
+#{{Skill|Splitblade}}
+#{{Skill|Winter's Bite}}
+* Try to not interrupt your auto attack chain.
+* Use your axe skills {{Skill|Splitblade}} and {{Skill|Winter's Bite}} off cooldown.
+* Save your long-cooldown high-hitting attacks {{Skill|Worldly Impact}} and {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} to use together with {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}}.
-* Your highest damage skills are {{Skill|Worldly Impact}}, {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}, {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, and {{Skill|Barrage}}.
-* {{Skill|Smoke Assault (soulbeast)}} can be useful to fill gaps in the rotation.
-* You can use {{Skill|Instinctive Engage}} to extend the duration of your boons thanks to {{Trait|Essence of Speed}}.
-====Greatsword====
-If using greatsword instead of longbow, follow this rotation.
-#{{Skill|Frost Trap}}
-#{{Skill|One Wolf Pack}} + {{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}}
-#{{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
-#{{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-#{{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
-#{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
-#{{Skill|Maul}}
-#{{Skill|Hilt Bash}}
-#{{Skill|Maul}}
-#Auto-attack
-#{{Skill|Maul}}
-#{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
-#{{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-#{{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
 ===Defense===
 * Most of the defense with this build will come from dodging, as it has few blocks or other defensive cooldowns. Greatsword offers more thanks to {{Skill|Counterattack}} and Smoke Assault is a very useful evade.
 * When under preassure, use {{Skill|Leave Beastmode}} to unmerge with your pet so it may tank while you disengage.
-* When merged with a bear, you can use {{Skill|Unflinching Fortitude}} and Defy Pain to negate strike damage for up to 7 seconds.
+* When merged with a bear, you can use {{Skill|Unflinching Fortitude}} and {{Skill|Defy Pain (soulbeast)}} to negate strike damage for up to 7 seconds.
-* When merged with a Jacaranda you can use Photosynthesize to heal and cleanse conditions, and {{Skill|Spiritual Reprieve}} to heal.
+* When merged with a Jacaranda you can use {{Skill|Photosynthesize (soulbeast)}} to heal and cleanse conditions, and {{Skill|Spiritual Reprieve}} to heal.
 ===Crowd Control===
-* {{Skill|Point Blank Shot}}
 * {{Skill|Takedown (soulbeast)}}
-* {{Skill|Hilt Bash}} if using Greatsword
+* {{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-* {{Skill|Winter's Bite}} if using Axe
+* {{Skill|Frost Trap}} soft cc.
-* {{Skill|Counterattack}} if using Greatsword
+* {{Skill|Winter's Bite}} soft cc.

Difference between revisions of "Soulbeast - Power Soulbeast"

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Overview

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