Difference between revisions of "Soulbeast - DPS Soulbeast"

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This is a test build. You may comment and rate it.

Focused on: Direct damage and Crowd control

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

Overview

A high burst damage melee build with optional party support.

Skill Bar

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Sword/Axe

Mace/Mace

Utility

Variants

Weapons

Sword/Axe ⇒ Hammer
Sword/Axe ⇒ Longbow Longbow is generally worse than other options, but very helpful for clearing siege

Utilities

Muddy Terrain
Signet of the Wild
Frost Trap

Elite

Entangle

Specializations

Variants

Leader of the Pack

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Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Dragon

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Dragon

Ring
Marauder

Sword
Marauder

Axe
Marauder

Sigil

Mace
Marauder

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Consumables

- personal option

Usage

Priorities

High

Damage

Surviving

This build has moderate passive defense
This build has moderate mobility skill access
This build has low active defenses

Active defense priority

Dolyak Stance - for Immobilize
Dodge

Detailed Explanations

Damage

When at range, use Spit Goop ⇒ Electrocute (soulbeast) to spike damage
- With this cast order, both hits will land at almost the same time at 900 range, increasing burst
Storm Spirit should be cast as your group reaches melee, before you can hit with melee skills
Prioritize Whirling Defense whenever it is possible to do so
In mace prioritize Flourish first, both to increase burst via its second hit and to ensure the lowest CD skill will be up faster if any hits are missed and Nature's Strength isn't procced through the first rotation.
Make sure all of your mace skills land for Nature's Strength stacks
- Your mace cooldowns reset on reaching 5 stacks, so don't leave mace before hitting the threshold
- While Oaken Cudgel deals no damage, hitting it is still important get the stack of Nature's Strength
  - Be careful with the forced movement from Oaken Cudgel, don't aim directly into the enemy group and make sure to drop your target before casting it
Worldly Impact is a higher priority than any skills other than Whirling Defense and Flourish

Damage priority

Whirling Defense
Flourish
Worldly Impact
Spit Goop/Electrocute (soulbeast)
Wild Strikes/Thistleguard
Oaken Cudgel
Storm Spirit

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 | designed for = wvw zerg
 | focus = direct damage, crowd control
-| rating = draft
+| rating = test
 | xpac = hot, pof, eod
 | difficulty = 2
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 ==Overview==
+A high burst damage melee build with optional party support.
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 |utility1 = Dolyak Stance
 |utility2 = Storm Spirit
-|utility3 = Frost Trap
+|utility3 =
 |elite = One Wolf Pack
 |pet1 = sky-chak striker
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 ;Weapons
 * '''Sword/Axe''' {{to}} '''Hammer'''
+* '''Sword/Axe''' {{to}} '''Longbow''' Longbow is generally worse than other options, but very helpful for clearing siege
 ;Utilities
 * {{Skill|Muddy Terrain}}
 * {{Skill|Signet of the Wild}}
+* {{Skill|Frost Trap}}
 ;Elite
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 {{Specialization|Beastmastery|mid|top|bot}}
 {{Specialization|Soulbeast|mid|mid|bot}}
+;Variants
+* {{Trait|Leader of the Pack}}
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 ==Usage==
+===Priorities===
+;High
+Damage
+====Surviving====
+* This build has moderate passive defense
+* This build has moderate mobility skill access
+* This build has low active defenses
+{{Collapse start|Active defense priority}}
+* {{Skill|Dolyak Stance}} - for {{Tooltip|Immobilize}}
+* '''Dodge'''
+{{Collapse end}}
+===Detailed Explanations===
+====Damage====
+* When at range, use {{Skill|Spit Goop}} {{to}} {{Skill|Electrocute (soulbeast)}} to spike damage
+** With this cast order, both hits will land at almost the same time at 900 range, increasing burst
+* {{Skill|Storm Spirit}} should be cast as your group reaches melee, before you can hit with melee skills
+* Prioritize {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} whenever it is possible to do so
+* In mace prioritize {{Skill|Flourish}} first, both to increase burst via its second hit and to ensure the lowest CD skill will be up faster if any hits are missed and {{Tooltip|Nature's Strength}} isn't procced through the first rotation.
+* Make sure all of your mace skills land for {{Tooltip|Nature's Strength}} stacks
+** Your mace cooldowns reset on reaching 5 stacks, so don't leave mace before hitting the threshold
+** While {{Skill|Oaken Cudgel}} deals no damage, hitting it is still important get the stack of {{Tooltip|Nature's Strength}}
+*** Be careful with the forced movement from {{Skill|Oaken Cudgel}}, don't aim directly into the enemy group and make sure to drop your target before casting it
+* {{Skill|Worldly Impact}} is a higher priority than any skills other than {{Skill|Whirling Defense}} and {{Skill|Flourish}}
+{{Collapse start|Damage priority}}
+* {{Skill|Whirling Defense}}
+* {{Skill|Flourish}}
+* {{Skill|Worldly Impact}}
+* {{Skill|Spit Goop}}/{{Skill|Electrocute (soulbeast)}}
+* {{Skill|Wild Strikes}}/{{Skill|Thistleguard}}
+* {{Skill|Oaken Cudgel}}
+* {{Skill|Storm Spirit}}
+{{Collapse end}}

Difference between revisions of "Soulbeast - DPS Soulbeast"

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Overview