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Power Soulbeast

Merge with your pet and uncover new abilities with our Guild Wars 2 Power Soulbeast build.
Published Aug 11, 2023 Updated Nov 1, 2024
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Pip meta team
I like to precast stuff.
Power Soulbeast
Skills Gearset Build Template
Ranger Builds
Pros +
High damage Good mobility Strong bursts
Cons -
High mastery curve Easy to cancel skills Forced movement
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
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's AxeMain Hand

Berserker's WarhornOff 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 boons and extended boon application
  • 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.
Skill Reference Guide
Sword & Axe Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
Axe & Warhorn Default Keybind
Auto Attack
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

for a minor increase in Damage.

can be taken for more Might.
Equipment Notes

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.
Relic Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • is an easy to maintain Damage buff
  • coverts Critical Strikes into Healing
  • grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill
  • 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

Key Concepts

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:

  • causes you to inflict additional Weakness
  • 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.

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 and maintain Fury to maximize Critical Chance.

Dealing Damage

Use , , and any damaging Pet skills off Cooldown.

Make sure to stagger the use of the following skills to increase uptime:

Maintain high uptime on with , , , 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 off Cooldown and the following loose priority:

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 to double your boons.
Burst Rotation
  8. Weapon Swap

Defense

Use , , and to quickly engage or disengage. Make sure to have the Autotargetting option disabled or target a far enemy to disengage.

is also an Evade during its animation until the Strike Damage hits.

will Reflect Projectiles, but is easily cancelled by movement or other skills.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
133 Axe
150 Axe
200 Warhorn
300 Pet Skill
150 Alternate Pet Skill
232 Alternate Utility
200 Alternate Utility

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