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* Dodging applies {{gw2wiki|Protection}}, which also heals thanks to the trait {{Trait|Rugged Growth}}. {{Trait|Second Skin}} further reduces the condition damage you take by 33% while affected by this boon. | * Dodging applies {{gw2wiki|Protection}}, which also heals thanks to the trait {{Trait|Rugged Growth}}. {{Trait|Second Skin}} further reduces the condition damage you take by 33% while affected by this boon. | ||
| − | * Survival skills each cure 2 conditions and grant Fury. {{Skill|Troll Unguent}} can cleanse 4, because it triggers another '''Survival''' skill from {{Trait| | + | * Survival skills each cure 2 conditions and grant Fury. {{Skill|Troll Unguent}} can cleanse 4, because it triggers another '''Survival''' skill from {{Trait|Child of Earth}}, adding a whole new layer to your heal. The {{Skill|Muddy Terrain}} it procs is fairly powerful when used right - try to cover as much of the capture point with it as possible, or use it to root people into a burst skill like {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}. |
* Each pet provides a different kind of immunity. {{gw2skill|Juvenile Siamoth}} has {{Skill|Unflinching Fortitude}} against direct damage, while {{gw2skill|Juvenile Owl}} offers {{gw2skill|Resistance}} against conditions via {{Skill|Spiritual Reprieve}}. The latter also heals for a huge amount and it's AoE, so try to share it with your team whenever possible! | * Each pet provides a different kind of immunity. {{gw2skill|Juvenile Siamoth}} has {{Skill|Unflinching Fortitude}} against direct damage, while {{gw2skill|Juvenile Owl}} offers {{gw2skill|Resistance}} against conditions via {{Skill|Spiritual Reprieve}}. The latter also heals for a huge amount and it's AoE, so try to share it with your team whenever possible! | ||
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Contents
Overview
This Soulbeast build for sPvP focuses on boon stacking, mobility, plus sustained damage and is currently considered to be one of the best duelists in the game. While it's primarily made for 1v1s, the build has several tools for buffing allies as well.
Skill Bar
Slot Changes
Pets
Juvenile Smokescale over 
Juvenile Siamoth - if you don't want to gamble with forage and want some extra pressure.
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Specializations
Equipment
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Superior Sigil of Cleansing Remove 1 condition when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
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Superior Sigil of Energy Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
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Superior Sigil of Agility Gain 5 seconds of swiftness and 1 second of quickness when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
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Superior Sigil of Annulment Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat will remove 2 boons from your target.
Superior Rune of Leadership (1): +8 to All Stats (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +12 to All Stats (4): +10% Boon Duration (5): +16 to All Stats (6): +10% Boon Duration; when you use an elite skill, convert up to 3 conditions into boons of all nearby allies. (Cooldown: 45 seconds)
Paladin's Amulet +1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Toughness +560 Vitality
Equipment Changes
Rune
- - frequently available
Resistance. - - a very tanky choice especially against condition builds.
Sigils
Axe/Axe
- - weaker than Annulment, but more consistent. Annulment is consumed on the first strike even if the skill misses, whereas Revocation procs only on successful hits.
Superior Sigil of Revocation10
Superior Sigil of RevocationOn hit, remove a boon. (Cooldown: 10s)
Usage
Elite specialization basics
- Soulbeast allows Rangers to meld with their pet, becoming one. This is done through which has a 10s CD.
- Try to strike a balance between staying in and out of . While melding with your pet has certain benefits such as higher stats, keep in mind that you have 2 pets - each with situational skills that could save your life. The 10 second CD of Beastmode starts after you've quit the form which means you will have no access to the Beastmode of the other pet for that time period.
- Skills that affect your pet such as the unblockable attacks from 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.
- In Beastmode you can stack
Might for yourself through .
- gives you all your pet's boons upon melding.
- You can meld with dead pets and then exit the form to instantly revive them.
General
- Playstyle: Spend most of your time in duels and smaller skirmishes. Keep spamming axe auto attacks for sustained damage as much as possible whilst primarily focusing on survival, and use on CD for both burst damage and to maintain
Weakness.
- Stack
Swiftness for your team before the game starts! Use the following sequence:
- Have Owl as your active pet ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
- Use before leaving spawn.
- Items created by Siamoth's
Forage can be picked up by ANYONE including players of the opposing team, so try to pick them up as soon as possible.
- and are your two main mobility skills. Make sure you do not have anyone targeted while using them. Make sure you do not have an enemy targeted when using these skills for general mobility or disengaging.
- makes you leap backwards, while its chain skill will take you forward. To make better use of these, when you need to go in just one direction turn around before using , then turn back before using . Setting up a keybind for "about face" (Options ⇒ Control Options ⇒ Movement) makes turning around much smoother.
- passively maintains a high uptime of healing reduction in duels via
Poison, which is very important when fighting other bunker specs.
- Dodging applies
Protection, which also heals thanks to the trait . further reduces the condition damage you take by 33% while affected by this boon.
- Survival skills each cure 2 conditions and grant Fury. can cleanse 4, because it triggers another Survival skill from , adding a whole new layer to your heal. The it procs is fairly powerful when used right - try to cover as much of the capture point with it as possible, or use it to root people into a burst skill like .
- Each pet provides a different kind of immunity. Juvenile Siamoth has against direct damage, while
Juvenile Owl offers Resistance against conditions via . The latter also heals for a huge amount and it's AoE, so try to share it with your team whenever possible!
Weapon sets and damage
- Most of the damage will come from spamming auto attacks.
- Every axe skill hits hard.
- is an excellent filler which stacks Might (double in ) and bounces off to other targets. This skill allows you to keep some distance from the target while constantly pressuring them. The bouncing axes can also clean up mesmer clones nicely.
- is best used in melee range to make all attacks land on the target. The axes also pierce, hitting enemies behind your target as well.
- is a powerful ranged attack which should be used on CD and in for more damage and to deliver all of the conditions in 1 hit instead of having to rely on the pet. In addition to doing great damage, the Weakness on it keeps Power based specs in check.
- is rather hard to land at times. Its most reliable use is to chain-CC targets after .
- is the best AoE / burst skill of the build, but needs some setup (CC).
- is an excellent filler which stacks
- Sword/Warhorn is the defensive/utility weapon set. It provides access to 2 skills with evasion, plenty of boons, unblockable attacks in beastmode through , and an auto attack with proper AoE cleave which you can use on downed targets or if an enemy uses projectile denial skills. Furthermore,
Vulnerability stacking from can be used to set up burst.
- Juvenile Siamoth is the more offensive pet in the build. makes it easier to land your damage and is one of the best burst skills you have. A nice burst combo involves chaining these two into Winter's Bite, or Path of Scars + Whirling Defense.
Very strong build in ranked right now. It's a unique build that performs exceptionally well in a necessary role.