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Power Soulbeast

Guild Wars 2 Power Soulbeast - Sword & Axe / Axe & Warhorn Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Power Soulbeast is a burst-focused Open World build with strong strike damage, combining mobility and high DPS for efficient farming and group content.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Good mobility
  • Strong bursts
  • High mastery curve
  • Easy to cancel skills
  • Forced movement
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

"同心治疗!" 图标"同心治疗!" can be replaced when needed:

野性纹章 图标野性纹章 can be replaced when needed:

Your pet can be replaced with:

  • Boar for 准备拉拽 图标准备拉拽 to Pull enemies together.
  • Jacaranda for Healing and Condition Removal
  • Eagle for mobility and Condition Removal
  • Black Bear for a more survivability via 蔑视痛苦 图标蔑视痛苦 and 无畏坚韧 图标无畏坚韧.

尖锐刃锋 图标尖锐刃锋 for a minor increase in Damage.

野性狂怒 图标野性狂怒 can be taken for more Might.

Longbow can be taken if Ranged damage is required at a significant DPS loss.

Spear, Hammer or dual Mace can be taken alongside dual Axe if you have access to Janthir Wilds (JW) or Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Spear for Stealth and melee Damage
  • Hammer for great Damage and Defiance Break
  • Mace for Defiance Break, Healing, Barrier, Regeneration and Protection. This can be a great solo set to run.

海盗女王古物 图标海盗女王古物 can be replaced when needed:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 烟花古物 图标烟花古物 for 7% Damage after using high Cooldown skills.
  • 雄鹰古物 图标雄鹰古物 flat 10% Damage to enemies under 50% Health
  • 潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 is an easy to maintain Damage buff.
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 骑兵古物 图标骑兵古物 grants you Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill. (Hint: the Skyscale engage skill will leave a pulsing field that will give boons on every strike!).

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Merge with your Pet by using 野兽形态 图标野兽形态 to gain trait bonuses from your Pet. There are quite a few traits that this works with:

野兽形态 图标野兽形态 will also improve the following skills:

You gain an Attribute Bonus depending on your Pet's archetype. On Power builds, you want to merge with a Ferocious for the +150 Power and +100 Ferocity.

Choose the right weapon for the job, swapping between Axe/Warhorn for ranged enemies and Sword/Axe for tougher targets.

Do massive Damage with Critical Hits. Attack from the sides or back, or against defiant foes to trigger 捕猎战术 图标捕猎战术 and maintain Fury to maximize Critical Chance.

When dealing with multiple strong foes, utilise 直扑咽喉 图标直扑咽喉. Using 大地冲击 图标大地冲击 will activate 次级"干掉他们!" 图标次级"干掉他们!" on your current target, grating a 10% Damage bonus for 5 seconds. This effect can stack with "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!" for quickly taking down hard targets.

Dealing Damage

Use 冰霜陷阱 图标冰霜陷阱, 独狼之力 图标独狼之力, and any damaging Pet skills off Cooldown.

Maintain high uptime on 狂暴双体 图标狂暴双体 with 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹, 荒野召唤 图标荒野召唤, 蛮力冲锋 图标蛮力冲锋, spacing them apart appropriately.

When fighting ranged enemies, stay in Axe / Warhorn with the following loose priority:

When fighting in melee, switch to Sword / Axe, use "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!" off Cooldown and the following loose priority:

回旋防御 图标回旋防御 is a channel skill that deals Damage even after the cast bar is full. It is also easily cancelled, so wait until the final Damage tick before moving or using another skill.

In lower pressure situations, use "同心治疗!" 图标"同心治疗!" to double your boons.

Burst Rotation

  1. 冰霜陷阱 图标冰霜陷阱
  2. 荒野召唤 图标荒野召唤
  3. 独狼之力 图标独狼之力
  4. "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!"
  5. 猎手召唤 图标猎手召唤
  6. 寒冬撕咬 图标寒冬撕咬
  7. 分裂之刃 图标分裂之刃
  8. Weapon Swap
  9. 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹

Defense

Use 猛扑 图标猛扑, 毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭, and 蛮力冲锋 图标蛮力冲锋 to quickly engage or disengage. Make sure to have the Autotargetting option disabled or target a far enemy to disengage.

毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭 is also an Evade during its animation until the Strike Damage hits.

回旋防御 图标回旋防御 will Reflect Projectiles, but is easily cancelled by movement or other skills.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
寒冬撕咬 图标寒冬撕咬133Axe
伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹150Axe
荒野召唤 图标荒野召唤200Warhorn
蛮力冲锋 图标蛮力冲锋300Pet Skill
准备拉拽 图标准备拉拽150Alternate Pet Skill
尖刺陷阱 图标尖刺陷阱232Alternate Utility
风暴精魂 图标风暴精魂召唤闪电 图标召唤闪电200Alternate Utility