Soulbeast - DPS Soulbeast

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Direct damage and Crowd control

Designed for: WvW Zerg

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This build was last updated on October 14, 2025 and is up to date for the August 19, 2025 patch.

Overview

A high burst damage melee build with optional party support.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Mace/Mace

Utility

Important!

Make sure to swap your hammer skills by right clicking on them while out of combat

• Use Unleashed Wild Swing, Unleashed Overbearing Smash, Savage Shock Wave and Unleashed Thump
  • Unleashed Savage Shock Wave is slightly more damage, but not generally worth the loss in utility

Variants

Pets

• River Drake/Reef Drake with Eternal Bond

Weapons

• Hammer ⇒ Spear - Easier to use utility compared to Hammer and faster burst, but less overall damage
• Hammer ⇒ Sword/Axe - Sword/Axe is much easier to play than Hammer but with less utility. The damage output is very similar, especially in short fights.
• Hammer ⇒ Longbow Longbow is generally worse than other options, but very helpful for clearing siege

Utilities

• Muddy Terrain
• Frost Trap

Elite

• Entangle
• Spirit of Nature

Specializations

Variants

• Eternal Bond - Higher burst but less DPS
• Leader of the Pack - excellent group utility at the cost of damage

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Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Dragon

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Dragon

Ring
Demolisher

Hammer
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Mace
Marauder

Mace
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Variants

Stats

• The given setup aims for maximum Effective Health
  • You can swap Marauder's to Demolisher's to make healing more efficient in exchange for increasing your chance to be spiked from 100%

Usage

Quick Guide

• Soulbeast is a melee DPS with multiple high burst combos
• Spike at range with Spit Goop ⇒ Electrocute (soulbeast)
• In melee prioritize resetting your Mace/Mace with Nature's Strength
• Use Hammer during downtime on Mace/Mace

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
• This build has low active defenses

Defensive Skill List

• Dolyak Stance - Stunbreak and clears Immobilize
• Unleashed Thump - Movement
• Bear Stance - Condition Clear

• Be careful using the movement from Unleashed Thump. Don't aim directly into the enemy group and make sure to drop your target before casting these skills
  • A Lock Autotarget keybind can be used to quickly drop your target

Priorities

High

• Burst Damage

Moderate

• Damage

Low

• CC

Detailed Explanations

Burst Damage

Ranged combo

1. Spit Goop
2. Electrocute (soulbeast)
3. Storm Spirit

• With this cast order, both Spit Goop and Electrocute (soulbeast) will land at almost the same time at 900 range, increasing burst
• If you aren't in range for Storm Spirit or your group has moved into melee range and you can use 'Mace/Mace then ignore it

Mace/Mace combo

1. Spit Goop
2. Electrocute (soulbeast)
3. Storm Spirit
4. Flourish
5. Wild Strikes
6. Thistleguard
7. Oaken Cudgel
8. Worldly Impact
9. Repeat from #4 to #6

• Exclude any/all of the first three steps if you're in range to use Mace/Mace skills

Hammer combo

1. Unleashed Thump
2. Savage Shock Wave - optional, if CC is needed
3. Unleashed Overbearing Smash
4. Unleashed Wild Swing

• Only use Unleashed Thump if you won't put yourself out of position with the movement
• Since Mace/Mace is your priority in melee, you'll normally use your Hammer after that combo

Damage

Skill Priority - Mace/Mace

1. Flourish
2. Wild Strikes
3. Thistleguard
4. Oaken Cudgel - only for Nature's Strength
5. Worldly Impact
6. Spit Goop
7. Electrocute (soulbeast)
8. Storm Spirit

Skill Priority - Hammer

1. Spit Goop
2. Electrocute (soulbeast)
3. Unleashed Thump
4. Unleashed Overbearing Smash
5. Worldly Impact
6. Savage Shock Wave
7. Unleashed Wild Swing
8. Storm Spirit

• Start fights on Hammer
  • Swap to Mace/Mace as soon as you're going to be in melee for an extended time
• Storm Spirit should be cast as your group reaches melee, before you can hit with melee skills

Mace

• In mace prioritize Flourish first, both to increase burst via its second hit and to ensure the lowest CD skill will be up faster if any hits are missed and Nature's Strength isn't procced through the first rotation.
• Make sure all of your mace skills land for Nature's Strength stacks
  • Your mace cooldowns reset on reaching 5 stacks of Nature's Strength. Flourish, Thistleguard and Wild Strikes will get 4 of your stacks, you have three options to get the last:
    • Oaken Cudgel - While this skill deals no damage, it is the fastest way by far to get the final stack of Nature's Strength
    • Cultivate - Your final auto chain also gives a stack of Nature's Strength
    • Flourish - Waiting for Flourish to come off cooldown is your last resort to stack the final Nature's Strength
    • If you miss landing 2 skills for Nature's Strength, just swap out of maces and try again next time instead of waiting any longer
• Be careful with the forced movement from Oaken Cudgel
  • Don't aim directly into the enemy group and make sure to drop your target before casting these skills
    • A Lock Autotarget keybind can be used to quickly drop your target

Hammer

• In hammer prioritize Savage Shock Wave for the Immobilize to help CC the enemy
• Make sure not to cancel the follow-up swing of Unleashed Overbearing Smash, it has the majority of its damage and rips boons
• Unleashed Thump hits hard, but is very hard to use due to forced movement. It is not worth casting if you'll miss more than 2 autos while getting back in position afterwards
• Be careful with the forced movement from Unleashed Thump
  • Don't aim directly into the enemy group and make sure to drop your target before casting these skills
    • A Lock Autotarget keybind can be used to quickly drop your target

Spear Usage

• Be on spear to engage then swap to Mace/Mace
• Use Warclaw's Engage ⇒ Mongoose's Frenzy/Wolf's Onslaught
• Use your charges of Panther's Prowl for Spider's Web if you need CC or Wolf's Onslaught for damage
  • Owl's Flight can be used for ranged spikes, but is very inconsistent

Sword/Axe Usage

• Prioritize Whirling Defense whenever it is possible to do so
• Be careful with the forced movement from Serpent's Strike and Pounce, only use them for damage when the enemy group is moving defensively

CC

List of CC Skills

• Savage Shock Wave - Immobilize
• Storm Spirit - Daze
• Oaken Cudgel - Stun
• Wild Strikes - Daze
• Signet of the Wild - Immobilize
• Entangle (optional) - Immobilize

• Use your CC when:
  • Your group calls a spike such as Wells (Well of Corruption)
  • On top of enemy downs (while alive enemies are on top of them)
  • Enemy groups move defensively while your group is pushing