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Power Soulbeast

Merge with your pet and uncover new abilities with our Guild Wars 2 Power Soulbeast build.
Published Jun 15, 2024 Updated Mar 5, 2025
AccessiBuilds - April 2025 Balance
Gear
Item Stat

Berserker'sHelm

Berserker'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Berserker'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots

Item Stat

Berserker'sBackpiece

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAmulet

Berserker'sRing

Berserker'sRing

Relic

Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's SwordMain Hand

Berserker's AxeOff Hand

Other Items

Food

Utility

Traits & Skills
Skills

Pets
Skill Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • for Condition Removal

can be replaced when needed:

  • for boons and extended boon application
  • for Stability and damage reduction
  • for Quickness, Superspeed and a Stun Break
  • provides Invulnerability to Strike Damage but not Condition Damage. Also applies to your Pet.
  • for Defiance Break.
Skill Reference Guide
Sword & Axe Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
Pet Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
F5
Pet Notes

Your pet can be replaced with:

  • Boar for to Pull enemies together.
  • Jacaranda for Healing and Condition Removal
  • Eagle for mobility and Condition Removal
  • Black Bear for a more survivability via and .
Trait Notes

can be taken for more Might.

Rotation & Extras

This content is currently being updated and may have incorrect information.

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

  • grants you +150 Attribute Bonus
  • increases your Damage by 10%
  • grants you +300 Ferocity and 30% Movement Speed.

will also improve the following skills:

  • will copy your boons to yourself thereby increasing their duration and doubling their stacks
  • will increase your Damage by 25%.

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.

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

After your opener, use the following skills off Cooldown:

Keep in mind that and both have forced movement. The upside is that is also an Evade.

This step is all about preparing your burst Damage. It combines buffs with your high Damage skills to melt enemies.

provides a substantial 25% Damage increase for 10 seconds.

Pair with the following big Damage skills:

All these skills will come off Cooldown at more or less the same time.

If is available, you can also use that with the above skills.

is an important skill that can help you increase your Damage further:

  • It Pulls your target and therefore triggers
  • increases your Damage and Condition Damage by 10% for 10 seconds
  • The skill is Ground-Targeted and returns to you, so aim on the far side of the target if possible. This will let it trigger on the way out and on the way back.

You can delay this skill to provide yourself with a Damage buff just before you use .

boosts your Damage significantly. You have three skills in your kit that trigger it:

isn't part of your normal Damage rotation so you can use it if you notice you don't have the buff from , and your burst is about to come off Cooldown.

Skill Defiance Break Source
150 Axe
300 Pet Skill
150 Alternate Pet Skill
232 Alternate Utility

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