Build:Soulbeast - Hybrid DPS

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

Focused on: Hybrid damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on September 10, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Hybrid DPS Soulbeast build for raids and fractals with unusually high power damage (around one third of total damage). This combines the burst of a power build with great sustained DPS, all while buffing its allies with stance share. Much like Power DPS Soulbeast, this build favors bosses that will not move out of skills such as Whirling Defense and Bonfire.

Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Dagger/Axe

Utility

Pet Variants

• Bristleback allows you to abuse the behavior of Rain of Spikes (soulbeast): when used inside the hitbox of a boss with adds present, you can strike the boss with up to nine projectiles instead of the intended three. It can also be used to provide yourself with Sharpen Spines before swapping to another pet and starting the fight.
• Warthog provides additional breakbar damage with Brutal Charge (soulbeast porcine).
• Fanged Iboga inflicts a large amount of confusion. While your build is not optimized for this it is still a significant damage boost on Cairn, Soulless Horror, and the Twin Largos.

Skill Variants

• Bear Stance over "We Heal As One!" in condition-heavy fights to clear conditions from yourself and your allies.

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Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Dagger
Viper

Axe
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x9

Infusion
x9

Relic

• Relic of Akeem is slightly more DPS and follows the same rotation, but be aware that you do not generate the conditions necessary to trigger the rune yourself, so make sure another player is able to provide Confusion or Torment

Non-SotO Gear

For players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure, the best relic is Relic of the Aristocracy, which necessitates different gear:

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Grieving

Chest
Viper

Hands
Grieving

Legs
Viper

Feet
Grieving

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Grieving

Ring
Grieving

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Dagger
Viper

Axe
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Consumables

Food

• or ascended versions

Utility

• • or for a cheaper alternative

Usage

Autoattacks are not listed

Opener

1. One Wolf Pack
2. "Sic 'Em!" and Vulture Stance during the cast of One Wolf Pack
3. Bonfire
4. Winter's Bite
5. Splitblade
6. Weapon Swap
7. Double Arc
8. Path of Scars
9. Rain of Spikes (soulbeast)
10. Sharpening Stone and Sharpen Spines (soulbeast) during the cast of Rain of Spikes (soulbeast)
11. Instinctive Engage
12. Whirling Defense
13. Primal Cry
14. Double Arc
15. Autoattack until Path of Scars is off cooldown
16. Path of Scars
17. Instinctive Engage
18. Double Arc
19. Weapon swap

Axe/Torch Loop

1. Splitblade
2. Winter's Bite
3. Throw Torch
4. Autoattack and use Splitblade when it comes off cooldown
5. Bonfire
6. "Sic 'Em!"
7. Vulture Stance
8. Winter's Bite
9. One Wolf Pack (if available)
10. Splitblade
11. Weapon Swap

Dagger/Axe Loop

1. Double Arc
2. Path of Scars
3. Instinctive Engage
4. Whirling Defense
5. Sharpening Stone and Sharpen Spines (soulbeast) during the cast of Whirling Defense
6. Autoattack and use Double Arc when it comes off cooldown
7. Path of Scars
8. Instinctive Engage
9. Double Arc
10. Weapon swap
11. Return to start of Axe/Torch loop

General Tips

• Try to finish the skill chain of the dagger autoattack.
• Use Rain of Spikes (soulbeast) and Primal Cry off cooldown.
• If using Warthog, use Maul (soulbeast porcine) and Brutal Charge (soulbeast porcine) off cooldown, though they are lower priority than other skills. If brought for the CC, then save Brutal Charge (soulbeast porcine) if you will need it.

Video example

Video example (Akeem relic)