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Beginner Power Soulbeast

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

游侠 (Ranger)soulbeastpower damage

Build Template

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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Good mobility
  • Plenty of CC
  • Strong bursts
  • Sustained damage
  • High mastery curve
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Forced movement
Power
3301
Toughness
1150
Vitality
1447
Precision
2110
Critical Chance
57.85%
Ferocity
2075
Critical Damage
288.3%
Condition Damage
150
Healing Power
0
Expertise
0
Condition Duration
0%
Concentration
0
Boon Duration
0%

Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

An important part of this build is maintaining 克达之爪古物 图标克达之爪古物 uptime. Most of this is built into the rotation provided at each step so you don't have to worry about it. Your burst loop maintains the bonus by spacing out 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹 and 专横碾压 图标专横碾压. If your uptime is lacking, that is a sign you need to speed up your rotation.

Rotation & Extras

Beastmode Activate

野兽形态 图标野兽形态 is the unique mechanic of Soulbeasts where the player merges with their pet to gain significant stat boosts. Additionally, any effect that targets "your pet" will target the Soulbeast instead. Some examples are "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!" providing a 25% Damage bonus and 破空长哨 图标破空长哨 provides a 10% Damage bonus.

Make sure to use 野兽形态 图标野兽形态, F5, to merge with your pet before an encounter. If you are downed in a fight, you will need to use this skill again when you are revived.

Soulbeasts are experts at stacking multiple buffs to create huge burst windows without sacrificing consistency outside of bursts. Each step below will add more and more to the powerful burst!

To make changes easier to see, new additions will be ☆Emphasized☆ with stars in each step after the first.

Step One - Sic'Em! and Lesser Sic 'Em!

The most important part of the Soulbeasts's burst is stacking together "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!" and 次级"干掉他们!" 图标次级"干掉他们!". When activating the skill 大地冲击 图标大地冲击, you will trigger the trait 直扑咽喉 图标直扑咽喉, casting 次级"干掉他们!" 图标次级"干掉他们!" on your target.

Upon use, your damage will skyrocket for 10 seconds with "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!" and 5 seconds with 次级"干掉他们!" 图标次级"干掉他们!"!

Whenever they are available, do the following burst:

"干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!" is an instant cast skill, so always cast it during the prior skill. 回旋防御 图标回旋防御 has a long aftercast and will immediately stop if you move or input another action.

Step Two - Twice as Vicious! and Relic of the Claw

To maintain damage outside of burst, keep full uptime on 克达之爪古物 图标克达之爪古物 and 狂暴双体 图标狂暴双体. This trait and item combination is triggered by 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹 and 专横碾压 图标专横碾压.

  1. 大地冲击 图标大地冲击"干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!"
  2. 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹
  3. 回旋防御 图标回旋防御
  4. Auto Attack → ☆伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹

When 大地冲击 图标大地冲击 is available, burst again! If mechanics will prevent you from getting most of the value from "干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!", it is ok to delay your burst for a few seconds.

Step Three - Sword Mastery

Until this point, half of our burst window has been filled with Auto Attacks at the end of our burst. In this step we will add in the rest our Sword skills.

  1. 大地冲击 图标大地冲击"干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!"
  2. 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹 → ☆猛扑 图标猛扑☆ → ☆毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭
  3. 回旋防御 图标回旋防御
  4. Auto Attack → ☆猛扑 图标猛扑
  5. Auto Attack → ☆毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭☆ → 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹

Step Four - Hammer Time

To better allign with future steps, start on Hammer. The new burst will be:

  1. 专横碾压 图标专横碾压"干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!"
  2. 觉醒的野蛮冲击 图标觉醒的野蛮冲击☆ → ☆觉醒的猛烈横击 图标觉醒的猛烈横击
  3. Weapon Swap
  4. 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹猛扑 图标猛扑毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭
  5. 回旋防御 图标回旋防御
  6. Auto Attack → 猛扑 图标猛扑
  7. Auto Attack → 毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹
  8. Weapon Swap

While on Hammer, use all of your weapon skills off Cooldown, trying to not interrupt Auto Attack chains. Make sure your Hammer 2, 4 and 5 are all set to their Unleashed versions:

觉醒的猛烈横击 图标觉醒的猛烈横击 专横碾压 图标专横碾压 觉醒的野蛮冲击 图标觉醒的野蛮冲击 觉醒的碎地重击 图标觉醒的碎地重击

Step Five - The Beast Within

The last part of our burst will be adding in 冰霜陷阱 图标冰霜陷阱, 重击 图标重击, and 独狼之力 图标独狼之力. Note that 独狼之力 图标独狼之力 will only be available every other burst.

  1. 冰霜陷阱 图标冰霜陷阱
  2. 独狼之力 图标独狼之力☆ → 专横碾压 图标专横碾压"干掉他们!" 图标"干掉他们!"
  3. 觉醒的野蛮冲击 图标觉醒的野蛮冲击觉醒的猛烈横击 图标觉醒的猛烈横击
  4. Weapon Swap
  5. 重击 图标重击
  6. 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹猛扑 图标猛扑毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭
  7. 回旋防御 图标回旋防御
  8. Auto Attack → 猛扑 图标猛扑
  9. Auto Attack → 毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭 → ☆重击 图标重击☆ → 伤痕轨迹 图标伤痕轨迹
  10. 大地冲击 图标大地冲击
  11. Weapon Swap

When on Hammer, make sure to delay 专横碾压 图标专横碾压 for 克达之爪古物 图标克达之爪古物 uptime, as you will still have some from the return hit of 毒蛇奇袭 图标毒蛇奇袭.

Transitioning to the Full Build

At this point, you are ready for the Full Build. Look for the full opener and a streamlined Hammer rotation both in and out of the burst loop.