The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Strike damage and Mobility
Designed for: WvW Roaming
Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds Path of Fire Builds
Difficulty: Easy
This build was last updated on March 28, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
An iconic Soulbeast Power build for WvW roaming which takes advantage of 
"干掉他们！"'s synergy with Beastmode in order to pump out massive burst damage and deny 
潜行 access for enemies.
Skill Bar
Skill Variants
Utility
Viable picks for the optional slot (or even over of "干掉他们！" if more sustain is needed):
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"快保护我！" - strong damage mitigation and another stunbreak. -
狮鹫姿态 - defensive skill with more evasion. -
狩猎纹章 - unblockable burst combos. -
闪电反射 - a defensive choice that's useful in any situation but especially good vs Immobilize Immobilize. -
和风疾行 - could be used defensively to break stuns and escape with 
奔驰疾速 or offensively for 
急速 bursts.
Pets
Smokescale is mandatory but the 2nd pet slot if more flexible. Currently we're recommending Boar for CC and burst damage, but other viable options include:
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Siamoth Siamoth - a more defensive version of Boar with a beastmode F3 that breaks stun, removes conditions, and grants immunity to strike damage.
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Rock Gazelle Rock Gazelle - CC focused pet with decent damage.
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Variants
永恒联结 adds a lot of flexibility to the build and allows you to spend more time in beastmode, making it the most popular pick. The other 2 options in this slot are strong in their own right, but much more niche:
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群体领袖 could be considered when roaming in a group, adding a support angle to the build. Improving stance durations also benefits the Soulbeast, but not as much as Eternal Bond does. -
压迫优势 increases your burst damage. If your goal is to try and end fights in seconds then go for it, but that makes the build a bit more of a gimmick.
Equipment
Equipment Changes
Runes
超级争斗者符文 - makes the build more durable in exchange for some of your offensive stats.
Sigils
Relics
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巴里尔山古物 - higher damage boost for your main burst combo, but it's much lower uptime than Fireworks. -
伊斯加然古物 - a damage boost that's easy to maintain in combat, but can be hard to get value out of if you're chasing down a low health enemy for example. -
编织者古物 - on-demand damage boost whenever you use a stance skill. Could give you slightly higher burst damage than Fireworks in exchange for lower uptime on the damage boost.
Consumables
Food
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黑胡椒粉真空烹调肉排 - strong mix of sustain and damage. -
碗装欧尔松露鲜肉煲 - active damage mitigation in the form of enhanced endurance regen for more dodging.- Budget version:
碗装鲜肉冬菜煲
- Budget version:
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巨龙甜甜圈片 - cheap option with a nice crit chance boost and frequent, armor ignoring damage procs that also heal you.
Utility
Usage
Elite specialization basics
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Soulbeast allows Rangers to meld/merge with their pet, becoming one. This is done through
野兽形态 which has a 10s CD. -
Traits related to swapping pets now activate upon entering/leaving
野兽形态. -
Pet related traits and skills such as
宠物威勇 continue to function even while merged, but this time you'll be the one who benefits from them, not the pet (although sometimes the effects are lessened).- IMPORTANT: skills that affect your pet like "干掉他们！" 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.
- IMPORTANT: skills that affect your pet like
General
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Don't trust the wording of
烟花古物, some Beastmode F1-3 skills can also proc the damage bonus not just weapon skills. -
永恒联结 allows you to be more flexible with your Beastmode usage by letting you swap pets while merged. With this you can adapt to situations much better.
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Sometimes you might want to get greedy with
熊灵姿态. While this is your last resort option against condition bursts, it's also great at keeping things like 
虚弱, Chill Chill and 
目盲 off of you. If you're chasing a low HP target and you want to secure a kill, Bear Stance could ensure that you get to deal damage without any hinderance. You could even combine it with 
石牦牛姿态 to make yourself immune to hard CC too.- Of course this is a bit of a gamble, if the target survives your burst you'll be left without your strongest defensive CDs so the plan might backfire.
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Weapon swapping with
超级洁净法印 is your first line of defense against conditions. Consider using 石牦牛姿态 or 闪电反射 beforehand to get rid of non-damaging conditions, increasing the chance of Cleansing sigil removing damaging ones. -
熊灵姿态 is there to bail you out when conditions are beginning to overwhelm you. In condition matchups if you need to heal but don't want to waste your only mass cleanse consider using Owl's
灵魂舒缓 first while keeping Bear Stance for emergencies. -
Smokescale's F2 ability creates a combo field for
潜行 stacking. -
"干掉他们！" should always be used in 野兽形态. It's a really strong burst CD that also denies stealth access for enemies.
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独狼之力 works well with both sets, your prime targets are 
高速连射 and 
猎手召唤, adding extra damage to every hit you score on a target. Smokescale's 
烟雾突击 also has great synergy with this. -
Smokescale's
烟雾突击 could be used both offensively (delivering damage while making it impossible to kite you) and defensively (it's an instant cast evade frame).
Beastmode
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Smokescale's
烟雾突击 could be used both offensively (delivering damage while making it impossible to kite you) and defensively (it's an instant cast evade frame). -
Pet dependent Owl's F3
灵魂舒缓 is your second healing skill and also a potent support tool when roaming in a group. This is quite handy when playing against some Power-based specs as it can make up for the lost healing when there are no conditions on your for 熊灵姿态 to consume.- Owl also adds some extra mobility for chasing people or disengaging from fights via
猛扑.
- Owl also adds some extra mobility for chasing people or disengaging from fights via
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Pet dependent When playing with Boar Boar, its Beatmode ability
重击 will be on of your primary burst skills. Hits hard, has a short cast time and a very subtle animation most people won't even notice.
Damage
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"干掉他们！" should always be used in 野兽形态. It's a really strong burst CD that also denies stealth access for enemies.
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独狼之力 is your other burst CD, adding extra damage to every hit you score on a target. This is best used with 高速连射and
万箭齐发 which deliver multiple attacks in rapid succession. Smokescale's 烟雾突击 also has great synergy with this. -
高速连射 is the main burst skill on Longbow.
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Sometimes you might want to get greedy with
熊灵姿态. While this is your last resort option against condition bursts, it's also great at keeping things like 虚弱, Chill Chill and 目盲 off of you. If you're chasing a low HP target and you want to secure a kill, Bear Stance could ensure that you get to deal damage without any hinderance. You could even combine it with 石牦牛姿态 to make yourself immune to hard CC too.- Of course this is a bit of a gamble, if the target survives your burst you'll be left without your strongest defensive CDs so the plan might backfire.
Longbow burst combo example:
- 野兽形态 for some extra stats. You should preferably be on Smokescale for extra damage when you unload your burst. If you were on Boar however you get to pet swap first in Beastmode with your F4 (Eternal Bond).
- 独狼之力 + "干掉他们！" which boosts the Soulbeast's own damage if used in Beastmode.
- Optional: Get 急速 either from
和风疾速 or 和风疾行, but you can get this boon from sigil procs too on the next step (if it's not on CD) 
近身平射 to increase the chance of landing your burst and to proc 
狂暴双体 + 
超级迅敏法印- 高速连射 for damage.
Sword OWP
- 野兽形态 on Smokescale
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荒野召唤
- 猎手召唤 + "干掉他们！" at the same time
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独狼之力
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烟雾突击
- Pet swap with 永恒联结
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准备拉拽
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重击
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猛扑
- This combo delivers rapid attacks that proc OWP every interval while also evading incoming attacks and sticking to the target so you can do followups immediately after.
Related Builds
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Sic 'Em Sniper - the Conquest PvP version of the build.
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Core Longbow Roamer - core, F2P roaming version.