Soulbeast - Hybrid DPS

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on April 14, 2022 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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Specializations

Trait Variants

Oppressive Superiority combined with the Warthog and Rune of Superior Rune of the Mad King offers higher personal damage and a greater proportion of your damage comes from power. Leader of the Pack will outperform it in the vast majority of situations, except where the target takes extra power damage (e.g. Vale Guardian or Keep Construct).

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

Gear Variants

If running Warthog and Oppressive Superiority, use Rune of Superior Rune of the Mad King and swap all infusions to Malign.

Consumables

Food:

• or ascended versions

Utility:

• • or for a cheaper alternative

Usage

Opening Rotation

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. Whirling Defense
12. Primal Cry
13. Double Arc
14. Path of Scars
15. Double Arc
16. Weapon Swap

Loop

1. Splitblade
2. Winter's Bite
3. Throw Torch
4. Splitblade
5. Bonfire
6. Winter's Bite
7. "Sic 'Em!" during the cast of Winter's Bite
8. One Wolf Pack (if available)
9. Primal Cry
10. Vulture Stance
11. Splitblade
12. Weapon Swap
13. Double Arc
14. Path of Scars
15. Whirling Defense
16. Sharpening Stone and Sharpen Spines (soulbeast) during the cast of Whirling Defense
17. Double Arc
18. Path of Scars
19. Double Arc
20. Weapon Swap

General

• Try to finish the skill chain of the dagger autoattack.
• Use Rain of Spikes (soulbeast) off cooldown.
• Be sure to flank the boss as much as possible for the bonus damage from Hunter's Tactics.
• 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.

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