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:

TBD

This build was last updated on May 30, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power Soulbeast offers extremely high burst damage from any range, high mobility, decent boons, and good cc.

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Dagger/Axe

Longbow

Utility

Pets

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

Eagle - DPS and mobility
Jacaranda - heal and condi cleanse
Black Bear - Very strong defensive abilities

Weapon Variants

Mainhand Axe - Good for might, better in short fights than other options
Sword - Similar DPS to dagger with slightly higher burst
Greatsword - Good burst and cleave

Skill Variants

Bear Stance - extreme condi cleanse
Dolyak Stance - stability spam
Frost Spirit - large boost to squad DPS
Signet of Stone - passive toughness + panic button
Lightning Reflexes - stunbreak + evade
Quickening Zephyr - stunbreak + quickness

Specializations

Two-Handed Training - when using greatsword
Leader of the Pack - boosts stance duration & shares stances with allies; always take this if playing with a group

Skirmishing Variant

Marksmanship can be replaced by Skirmishing for a dramatic boost to DPS especially if you can flank the enemy. This makes it great 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

Dagger
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Longbow
Berserker

Sigil

Rune
x6

Variant Equipment

Gear

Knight - defensive trinkets
Marauder - trades a small amount of damage for a large boost to HP

Runes

Rune of Superior Rune of Strength
Rune of Superior Rune of Durability, Rune of Superior Rune of Vampirism - defense

Sigils

Sigil of Superior Sigil of Air, Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy - budget DPS
Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy - more dodges

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.
- farming
, - DPS
- defense

Utility

(and variants) - farming
, - dps

Usage

Damage

You will always be merged in Beastmode with your pet to gain the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline. When fighting durable enemies, use "Sic 'Em!" for a massive 40% damage increase. Whirling Defense deals massive damage but has a long casting time, try to use while under the effects of quickness after casting Wordly Impact.

Longbow

Start from range and close up on your enemy.

Barrage - be sure not to interrupt the long chaneling time.
One Wolf Pack + Moa Stance + "Sic 'Em!"
Point Blank Shot - skip this if it would push the enemy away from nearby players.
Rapid Fire while walking towards the enemy to get into melee range.
Weapon Swap
Charge (soulbeast) - skip this if you're already in melee range
Frost Trap
Worldly Impact
Path of Scars
Whirling Defense

Your highest damage skills are Worldly Impact, Whirling Defense, Rapid Fire, and Barrage.
Use Barrage before other big skills so that Cripple will trigger Predator's Onslaught.

Greatsword

Frost Trap
One Wolf Pack + Moa Stance + "Sic 'Em!"
Worldly Impact
Path of Scars
Whirling Defense
Weapon Swap
Maul
Hilt Bash
Maul
Auto-attack
Maul
Weapon Swap
Path of Scars
Whirling Defense

Smoke Assault (soulbeast) can be useful to fill gaps in the rotation.
It is useful to use Instinctive Engage to extend boon duration.

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 to negate strike damage for up to 7 seconds.
When merged with a Jacaranda you can use Photosynthesize to heal and cleanse conditions, and Spiritual Reprieve to heal.

Crowd Control

Point Blank Shot
Takedown (soulbeast)
Hilt Bash if using Greatsword
Winter's Bite if using Axe
Counterattack if using Greatsword

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 ==Overview==
-Power Soulbeast is an extremely versatile roaming build that does well in virtually every aspect of open world.
+Power Soulbeast offers extremely high burst damage from any range, high mobility, decent boons, and good cc.
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 |weapon4 =
 |healing = "We Heal As One!"
-|utility1 = Vulture Stance
+|utility1 = "Sic 'Em!"
 |utility2 = Moa Stance
 |utility3 = Frost Trap
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 ===Pets===
+You are always going to be merged with your pet for the massive bonuses from the Beastmastery traitline.
 * {{Tooltip|Eagle}} - DPS and mobility
-* {{Tooltip|Jacaranda}} - tanky healing pet
+* {{Tooltip|Jacaranda}} - heal and condi cleanse
 * {{Tooltip|Black Bear}} - Very strong defensive abilities
@@ Line 49: / Line 50: @@
 ===Skill Variants===
-* {{Skill|Frost Trap}} - good DPS option that helps maintain {{Trait|Predator's Onslaught}}
 * {{Skill|Bear Stance}} - extreme condi cleanse
 * {{Skill|Dolyak Stance}} - stability spam
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 * {{Skill|Lightning Reflexes}} - stunbreak + evade
 * {{Skill|Quickening Zephyr}} - stunbreak + quickness
-* {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}} - very high single target burst; combine with {{Trait|Resounding Timbre}}
 ==Specializations==
 {{Specialization|Marksmanship|mid|mid|top}}
-{{Specialization|Beastmastery|mid|bot|bot}}
+{{Specialization|Beastmastery|bot|bot|bot}}
 {{Specialization|Soulbeast|mid|mid|bot}}
+* {{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
 ===Skirmishing Variant===
-This variant can be a dramatic boost to DPS but only if you can manage to flank most of the time. This makes it great in groups.
+Marksmanship can be replaced by Skirmishing for a dramatic boost to DPS especially if you can flank the enemy. This makes it great in groups.
 {{Specialization|Skirmishing|mid|top|bot|variant=y}}
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 ====Runes====
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Strength}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Infiltration}} - budget DPS; if taking Strength, replace {{Skill|Vulture Stance}} with a different DPS option.
+* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Strength}}
 * {{Rune|Superior Rune of Durability}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - defense
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 ==Usage==
 ===Damage===
-There are a few basic rotations
+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 massive 40% damage increase. {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} deals massive damage but has a long casting time, try to use while under the effects of quickness after casting Wordly Impact.
 ====Longbow====
-If using Longbow with Marksmanship and {{Trait|Predator's Onslaught}}:
+Start from range and close up on your enemy.
-* {{Skill|Barrage}}
+#{{Skill|Barrage}} - be sure not to interrupt the long chaneling time.
-* {{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|Vulture Stance}}
+#{{Skill|One Wolf Pack}} + {{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}}
-* {{Skill|One Wolf Pack}}
+#{{Skill|Point Blank Shot}} - skip this if it would push the enemy away from nearby players.
-* {{Skill|Point Blank Shot}}<sup>^1</sup>
+#{{Skill|Rapid Fire}} while walking towards the enemy to get into melee range.
-* {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}
+#{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
-* Weapon Swap
+#{{Skill|Charge (soulbeast)}} - skip this if you're already in melee range
-* {{Skill|Beastmode}}
+#{{Skill|Frost Trap}}
-* {{Skill|Charge (soulbeast)}}<sup>^2</sup>
+#{{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
-* {{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
+#{{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-* {{Skill|Path of Scars}}
+#{{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
-* {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
-* {{Skill|"We Heal As One!"}}
-* Auto-attacks
-* Weapon Swap
-* {{Skill|Point Blank Shot}}
-* {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}
-* Auto-attacks
-^1 Situational: Be careful not to push mobs ''away'' from other engaged players, or ''into'' nearby players.<br>
-^2 Optional: Closer in case of extreme range with Longbow ({{Skill|Worldly Impact}}'s radius is only 240).<br>
-- Your biggest damage skills are {{Skill|Worldly Impact}}, {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}, {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, and {{Skill|Barrage}}.<br>
-- Use {{Skill|Barrage}} ''before'' other big skills so that {{Tooltip|Cripple}} will trigger {{Trait|Predator's Onslaught}}.<br>
-- You can run {{Skill|Frost Trap}} in place of {{Skill|Vulture Stance}} to help cover this buff more, but be careful not to undercap Might (i.e change WHAO casting time to prevent Might from expiring).
+* Your highest damage skills are {{Skill|Worldly Impact}}, {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}, {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, and {{Skill|Barrage}}.
+* Use {{Skill|Barrage}} ''before'' other big skills so that {{Tooltip|Cripple}} will trigger {{Trait|Predator's Onslaught}}.
 ====Greatsword====
-Use {{Trait|Remorseless}} instead of {{Trait|Predator's Onslaught}} if also running  Marksmanship:
+#{{Skill|Frost Trap}}
-* {{Skill|One Wolf Pack}}
+#{{Skill|One Wolf Pack}} + {{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|"Sic 'Em!"}}
-* {{Skill|Moa Stance}} + {{Skill|Vulture Stance}}
+#{{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
-* {{Skill|Path of Scars}}
+#{{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-* {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
+#{{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
-* Weapon Swap
+#{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
-* {{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
+#{{Skill|Maul}}
-* {{Skill|Maul}}
+#{{Skill|Hilt Bash}}
-* {{Skill|Hilt Bash}}
+#{{Skill|Maul}}
-* {{Skill|Maul}}
+#Auto-attack
-* {{Skill|"We Heal As One!"}}
+#{{Skill|Maul}}
-* Auto-attack 3x
+#{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
-* {{Skill|Maul}}
+#{{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-* Weapon Swap
+#{{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
-* {{Skill|Path of Scars}}
-* {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
-- {{Skill|Smoke Assault (soulbeast)}} can be useful to fill gaps in the rotation.<br>
+*{{Skill|Smoke Assault (soulbeast)}} can be useful to fill gaps in the rotation.
-- It is useful to use {{Skill|Instinctive Engage}} to extend boon duration.
+*It is useful to use {{Skill|Instinctive Engage}} to extend boon duration.
 ===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.
+* 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.
-If fighting something powerful, it can be beneficial to use the Jacaranda pet instead of Smokescale. When the Jacaranda gets low on health, merge with it and use its powerful healing skills until it is possible to unmerge.
+* 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 Jacaranda you can use Photosynthesize to heal and cleanse conditions, and {{Skill|Spiritual Reprieve}} to heal.
 ===Crowd Control===
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 * {{Skill|Winter's Bite}} if using Axe
 * {{Skill|Counterattack}} if using Greatsword
-* Jacaranda has a moderate amount of CC in its un-merged kit.
-===Video Examples===
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfFYitz6DM&t=12s Power Soulbeast vs Nightthistle Bloom]
-** This is a good example of how to handle some of the harder champions in glass cannon gear with this build.

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