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

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on August 10, 2022 and is up to date for the March 19, 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

Leader of the Pack can outperform Oppressive Superiority when you have two or more condi players in your subgroup.

Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Grieving

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Grieving

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Dagger
Viper

Axe
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Consumables

Food

• or ascended versions
  • or ascended versions if the extra toughness will be a problem - if using this food it would be optimal to switch either your hands or feet to Grieving stats

Utility

• • or for a cheaper alternative

Usage

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. Whirling Defense

Loop

Autoattacks are not listed

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

General Tips

• Try to finish the skill chain of the dagger autoattack.
• Use Rain of Spikes (soulbeast) and Primal Cry 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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