Hybrid Soulbeast
August 2023

Select difficulty

Group PvE

Damage

Traits

Armor

Viper's HelmSuperior Rune of the Krait

Viper's ShouldersSuperior Rune of the Krait

Viper's ChestSuperior Rune of the Krait

Viper's GlovesSuperior Rune of the Krait

Viper's LegsSuperior Rune of the Krait

Viper's BootsSuperior Rune of the Krait

Weapons & Sigils

Viper's AxeSuperior Sigil of Geomancy

Viper's TorchSuperior Sigil of Earth

Viper's DaggerSuperior Sigil of Bursting

Viper's AxeSuperior Sigil of Earth

Trinkets

Viper's Backpiece

Viper's Accessory

Viper's Amulet

Viper's Ring

Relic of the Fractal

Food

Cilantro and Cured Meat Flatbread Toxic Focusing Crystal

Infusions

20xMalign Infusion

Weapon Skills

Utility Skills

Pets

Bristleback

copied

Rotation

Axe Loop

Dagger Loop

Double Arc
Path of Scars
Whirling Defense
Auto-attack chain x2
Double Arc
Auto-attack chain
Groundwork Gouge Serpent Stab
Path of Scars
Auto-attack chain
Double Arc
Weapon Swap

Hybrid Soulbeast is a DPS Soulbeast variant that combines the already bursty damage profile of Condi Soulbeast with the Beastmastery traitline to boost its power damage considerably. This results in a DPS build that offers stronger damage output compared to Condi Soulbeast in most circumstances while also being more bursty in nature, especially in conjunction with "Sic 'Em!" and One Wolf Pack.

Due to Resounding Timbre, the build can also provide high amounts of Swiftness and Regeneration to the party when using "We Heal As One!" and "Sic 'Em!".

Build fundamentals

The basic rotation alternates between an Axe Loop and a Dagger Loop while always staying in Beastmode and flanking enemies to benefit from Hunter's Tactics. The main idea behind both loops is the same: use Splitblade and Double Arc three times as soon as possible before swapping weapons.

Keep in mind that Winter's Bite will interrupt other skills when used too fast as it is considered a high-priority skill by the game. So be careful when using it after skills such as Splitblade and Bonfire.

Sharpening Stone, Sharpen Spines, and Vulture Stance have no cast times and should be used off cooldown during the rotation.

One Wolf Pack should be used towards the end of the Axe Loop that would come after the skill comes off cooldown.

Other pet skills should be used instead of autoattacks while trying not to cancel autoattack chains if possible. Maintain the following priority when it comes to using them:

Remember to use "We Heal As One!" whenever you face downtime in DPS as it can extend all your boons. This skill can also be used as part of your rotation. Replacing a single Ricochet with "We Heal As One!" is a tiny DPS loss and the boon extension can lead to better DPS overall!

Crowd Control

Path of Scars

Alternatives

Pets

If extra CC is needed one can switch from Bristleback to Warthog to gain access to Brutal Charge . While playing with Warthog , Brutal Charge can be used either towards the end of the Axe Loop to increase Twice as Vicious uptime or saved for CC sacrificing minimal personal DPS.