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: Path of Fire Builds

Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on October 04, 2023 and is up to date for the February 27, 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 and .


Skill Bar

Bristleback
Warthog
Axe/Torch
Dagger/Axe
Utility


Pet Variants

  • Bristleback Bristleback allows you to abuse the behavior of : 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 Warthog provides additional breakbar damage with .
  • Fanged Iboga 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

  • over in condition-heavy fights to clear conditions from yourself and your allies.


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Specializations


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
  • 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 Confusion or Torment Torment


Non-SotO Gear

For players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure, the best relic is , 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. and during the cast of
  2. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  3. and during the cast of
  4. Autoattack until Path of Scars is off cooldown
  5. Weapon swap Weapon swap


Axe/Torch Loop

  1. Autoattack and use when it comes off cooldown
  2. (if available)
  3. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap


Dagger/Axe Loop

  1. and during the cast of
  2. Autoattack and use when it comes off cooldown
  3. Weapon swap Weapon swap
  4. Return to start of Axe/Torch loop


Video example

Video example (Akeem relic)


General Tips

  • Try to finish the skill chain of the dagger autoattack.
  • Use and off cooldown.
  • If using Warthog, use and off cooldown, though they are lower priority than other skills. If brought for the CC, then save if you will need it.


Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 3 votes.
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5 stars
Ramsey25 gave this build 5 stars • February 2024
A very strong all rounder and reliable damage. Easy to master and bleed utilities have no animations, so can be used anytime.
4 stars
OfficerAndyGentleman gave this build 4 stars • May 2023
Burstier than most condi builds, less spikey than most power builds. Very good all-rounder, and slightly less dependent on flanking than other soulbeast builds.
5 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 5 stars • May 2022
Power soulbeast has great burst but low sustained damage. Condi soulbeast has low burst but great sustained damage. Combine both and you get the best dps soulbeast build for raids. Great build

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