Power Soulbeast

The Soulbeast is a DPS build with very high burst damage that also provides strong party buffs with One Wolf Pack , some Vulnerability and crowd control (CC) skills. Furthermore, Whirling Defense is an exceedingly strong reflect skill that comes in handy on several encounters (e.g. Artsariiv). The build benefits from slaying potions and slaying sigils such as Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies and Superior Sigil of Serpent Slaying .

This build is rather self-sufficient due to:

• Quickness from Live Fast
• Might from Hunter's Gaze
• Boon extension by Essence of Speed , "We Heal As One!"
• High CC with Charge , Point-Blank Shot and Path of Scars

Overall this is a very well-rounded build that is rewarding to play in both PuGs and organized teams alike.

Power Soulbeast

Pick a gear variant Power Soulbeast

• Berserker

  Scholar
• Berserker

  Scholar
• Berserker

  Scholar
• Berserker

  Scholar
• Berserker

  Scholar
• Berserker

  Scholar

• Berserker

  Force
• Berserker

  Impact

• Berserker

  Force
  Impact

Heal

Utilities

Elite

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• 107.86%
• 309%
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Berserker

Berserker

Berserker

Berserker

Berserker

Berserker

Food

Utility

Create your own build in case you already own different gear.

1. Select template

2. Select gear you already own

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The main idea of Soulbeast (as with all classes) is to ensure you get as much damage into the Exposed buff. As your largest damage skill you want to ensure that Whirling Defense under the effects of "Sic 'Em!" is your first priority when you see Exposed on the boss.

Also as Soulbeast you have quite a few ticking damage over time AoEs, such as Barrage and Frost Trap (as well as Firestorm if you have Conjure Fiery Greatsword from your Weaver). You want to precast these AoEs where possible when you know that the boss is about to be Exposed.

In PuGs, however, it is quite hard to predict when the boss will be CC’d as well as phases can last a lot longer than expected, because of this the golem rotation is listed in the next section so that you can resort back to it if you end up in a longer phase.

Weapon Variations:

For your First weapon set you have a choice of 3 weapons:

• Longbow is a default pick for fractal Soulbeast as it has a higher burst potential through the ability to precast Barrage which is high damage ticking AoE, however, you will end up with lower damage if your phases are too long since its auto attacks are very weak. Longbow synergizes well with Superior Sigil of Severance which you can proc for a nice damage bonus.
• Warhorn is a strong weapon to run if you cannot cast another Barrage during the fight.
• Greatsword offers great sustained DPS. You need to be smart about utilizing the effect that you gain from Maul . Finally, you also have Counterattack which is a handy block in certain scenarios. It also allows you to move quickly around in fractals thanks to Swoop . The greatsword is generally worth taking if your phases end during the downtime of the Longbow rotation (e.g. stuck auto-attacking) and you don’t have time for another Longbow burst.

For your second weapon set, you always want Axe off-hand, but for main-hand, you have a choice of 3 weapons again:

• You should mostly run a main-hand Sword as it offers the highest damage of all main hand weapons.
• You should run a main-hand Axe when Sword’s effectiveness is reduced by low gravity (Artsariiv, Arkk), or when the extra range is useful.
• Dagger, although its lower DPS than sword or axe in fractals can be taken and also has Instinctive Engage which is a nice source of Quickness.

Pets:

• For pets you simply run Rock Gazelle if you need CC or Red Moa if you don’t. It is safer to just run Gazelle most of the time and only swap to Moa when you are sure you don’t need the CC. You never know when a little CC can come in handy!
• You want to have Smokescale on swap to have quick access if you need stealth for skips at any point.

Utility Skills:

• You should never swap out Frost Trap or One Wolf Pack as they are both massive damage buffs both personally and for the team!

• You want to always run "Sic 'Em!" as it grants you a 25% damage bonus for its duration. One thing to keep in mind is that it only grants you a 25% damage bonus against the foe you use it on, so if you are cleaving trash mobs it might not be worth using. Secondly, you only get the buff if you are in Beastmode so also don’t activate it if you are unmerged.

• Your final utility varies depending on the situation. Generally, you want to run either Signet of the Wild since that is your most damaging utility

  • Signet of the Wild is taken on fights where no other utility is needed.
  • Moa Stance is another common final utility used to extend boons in your party allowing very offensive comps to be run.
  • Dolyak Stance is also useful in certain T4s to provide team stability. Notably, the last boss of Chaos and the champion before the boss of Mai Trin .

• Most healing skills on ranger are quite useful: "We Heal As One!" is a large heal and extends the boons on yourself thanks to Beastmode . Secondly Bear Stance is a great condi cleanse either personally or for your team. It should always be brought for Mai Trin and can be taken on Artsariiv or other fights with the Afflicted instability.

Extra Notes:

• Essence of Speed in combination with Live Fast means that using Worldly Impact extends your boons, this can be helpful in Ensolyss split phases to maintain boons on yourself. The healing skill "We Heal As One!" also allows you to extend boons on yourself.
• Quickening Zephyr and Signet of the Hunt in combination with the Endless Choya Piñata Tonic allows you to move extremely fast and is useful for a few skips. Check the Fractal Guides for specific skips. Superspeed will also override the speed decrease when carrying treasure in Siren’s Reef .