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Condition Soulbeast

Merge with your pet and uncover new abilities with our Guild Wars 2 Condition Soulbeast build.
Published Apr 8, 2024 Updated Nov 1, 2024
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Pip meta team
I like to precast stuff.
Pros +
Good mobility Easy to learn Sustained damage
Cons -
Fast paced rotation Forced movement
Gear
Item Stat

Viper'sHelm

Viper'sShoulders

Viper'sCoat

Viper'sGloves

Viper'sLeggings

Viper'sBoots

Item Stat

Viper'sBackpiece

Viper'sAccessory

Viper'sAccessory

Viper'sAmulet

Viper'sRing

Viper'sRing

Relic

Primary Weapon Set

Viper's DaggerMain Hand

Viper's DaggerOff Hand

Secondary Weapon Set

Viper's ShortbowMain Hand

Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills
Skills

Pets
Skill Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • for Condition Removal

can be replaced when needed:

  • for Stability and damage reduction
  • for a Stun Break
  • provides a backwards Evade and Stun Break
  • for Quickness, Superspeed and a Stun Break
  • provides Invulnerability to Strike Damage but not Condition Damage. Also applies to your Pet.
  • provides Fury and decent Damage when is used
  • for Defiance Break and uptime.
Skill Reference Guide
Shortbow Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Dagger & Dagger Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
Pet Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
F5
Pet Notes

Your Pig can be replaced when needed:

  • Boar for to Pull enemies together.
  • Jacaranda can be used if Healing is a real issue.
  • Black Bear for a more survivability via and .
Trait Notes

and can be taken for increased personal survivability.

Drop if you're running around alone. You can take for the survivability or for the personal Damage.

The additional benefit to is that it lets you swap your merged Pet.

can be taken to give you a slightly better uptime on boons.

Equipment Notes

Torch can be taken instead of Dagger off hand if there are lots of enemies to cleave.

Axe can be taken instead of Dagger main hand if Ranged Damage is required.

Relic Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill
  • for passive Damage through a Jagged Horror minion that inflicts Bleeding
  • triggers a Death Nova when you kill an enemy that inflicts Poison and Bleeding
  • grants 3% Condition Duration when you inflict Weakness or Vulnerability
  • provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat
  • inflicts Vulnerability when you apply Cripple, Chilled or Immobilize
  • gain Might x 8 and Fury when you use your heal skill on a 10 second Cooldown
  • gain Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill.
Rotation & Extras

Merge with your Pet by using . This will improve the following skills:

  • causes you to inflict additional Bleeding
  • causes you to inflict additional Poison
  • will copy your boons to yourself thereby increasing their duration and doubling their stacks.

You gain an Attribute Bonus dependin gon your Pet's archetype. On Condition Damage builds, you want to merge with a Deadly archetype for the +150 Condition Damage and +100 Precision.

Inflict Bleeding by dealing Critical Hits. Attack from the sides or back, or against defiant foes to trigger and Weapon Swap frequently to maintain Fury and Swiftness.

Your Short Bow skills are also improved when attacking from the sides or back, or against defiant foes:

  • inflicts longer lasting Poison
  • inflicts Immobilize
  • inflicts Stun, rather than Daze.

enhances your Short Bow skills by reducing their Recharge and causing them to Pierce.

Dodging or using will grant you an additional buff which increases your Damage and Condition Duration.

You can use , and before engaging to increase burst. After that, you should use off Cooldown.

provides you with a solid DPS increase. As you are running , you should try to use it with allies around but don't wait too long.

Use your Short Bow skills off Cooldown with the following priority:

will trigger which will help to increase your Damage.

Use your Dagger skills off Cooldown with the following priority:

has a few functions. It's a movement skill, it inflicts Slow and it gives you Quickness. That seems like the perfect cat and mouse skill.

Use before using and . This will extend the duration of any boons gained.

Burst Rotation
  1. +
  2. Weapon Swap

Make sure to maintain Protection in order to benefit from .

  • You can get Protection by Dodging via .

Remember that provides you with a 0.5 second Evade. You have another Evade on your Dagger via .

Skill Defiance Break Source
200 Short Bow
300 Alternate Pet Skill
232 Alternate Utility
200 Alternate Utility

Comments

Naeelys3 months ago

Good build. Even if underwater combat are a very small part of the game, I would love to know your pet recommandations.

Pip2 weeks ago

For Underwater, I'd definitely recommend Shark, the F1 and F3 are good damage, and the F2 is a strong fear for CC.

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