Khayle Zerker.3675

Thanks for the helpful advice! I didn't realize the part about crit chance suffering in my build if I don't use crit chance on traits or have skills that fit in with it. Don't you think that defensive gear works well if you have, let's say Krait runes and then the skirmishing traitline? I've unlocked everything on Untamed now and I'm loving it very much, followed yet another Lord Hizen build: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?POzEcEWpMD2BjipycxSfqLWVi53D-zxIY1ojvMirC6NF85QIok%2Ff6hLA0AipNA-e It works wonders for me in Open World, honestly! But I think I will make a Soulbeast build for fractals/dungeons and then when I get enough HP's I'll have a druid build for raids. Not sure about what's good in PvP/WvW though I'd have to do more research. I hear that the smokescale pet was so busted it got nerfed.

Eldrevo's suggestions are what Lord Hizen uses, and I've followed his build in open world as my current iteration of soulbeast. Maybe I could swap up the Undead runes and fill in Krait/Mad King runes like others have suggested. I don't feel comfortable going Viper gear yet (not that I can afford it anyway, which is why I previously used Shiro gear. Maybe I'll go axe/torch instead of shortbow but I'll keep dagger/dagger. Theorycrafting is a lot of fun and I like to optimize, but my brain feels kinda fried from overload right now lol! Do you use longbow only in situations where you can't be melee? I've heard that GS/LB builds feels boring to play.

I've browsed metabattle a lot already and people here and other places are saying that CONDI Soubleast is very squishy and unforgiving with mistakes when it comes to open world (which I've personally experienced, hence this post). But I don't have that much gold or other currencies left to buy gear and runes. Accessories and Weapons don't have any available set from the build, but I run complete orange gear with a stat combination of usually power, vitality, and condition damage. Anything I can get my hands on that's not over my tiny budget. http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PO1AUhjlZweYSsIGKeqXvPvSeUaA-zRJUkhfE0PAA-e Thanks for the suggestion with pets! http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PO1AUhjlZweYSsIGKeqXvPvSeUaA-zRJUkhfE0PAA-e Trailblazer gear and undead runes. Soulbeast, Beast Mastery and Wilderness Survival. Anything but this setup makes me feel like crap in open world where the tiniest mistake will get me downed/outright killed. That's why I've started using Dolyak Stance at least. This setup you're suggesting is great for damage output, but this is incredibly glass-cannon oriented and has been what screws me over, even when going wilderness survival over skirmishing. A few dodgerolls with protection and healing doesn't save me from ranged mobs who just autolock on you and chips away at my health. I have a question though: Is it worth going viper gear/krait runes without the Skirmishing traitline? Because Skirmishing does so much for CONDI Soubleast with 33% stronger bleeds and better bleed application.

I think I might've cracked the code on what works for me with Soulbeast! I do have a core ranger condition build (reliant on bleeds) with viper gear and krait runes, it kinda worked when I had my pets tank and could swap them. This is my current SB build: [&DQQhNSAvNx55AHgA+hasATQWvwDpFpYB7QDtAC4lKxkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=] I followed a youtube guide but made my own changes to it. In this build you sacrifice damage for survivability. I went with Trailblazer gear and Undead runes instead (for toughness/vitality while still increasing condition output) The focus is on poison damage instead of bleeds, where I have several sources for healing. From poison (predator's cunning), when gaining protection (from dodgerolls + moa stance), when using commands, Eternal Bond - Heal when using a merged skill, and "Natural Healing" - Pet heals at intervals but I'm merged so I get healed. Yes I sacrifice a good amount of damage but I'm still capable of killing things decently fast enough and, the great part: I don't die easily. Dead people can't deal damage anyway. Wilderness Survival and Beast Mastery are my traitlines but if I feel comfortable in the future I might go skirmishing instead. Weapons are Dagger/Dagger + Shortbow. Where I lack in AOE, I have the Smokescale for good aoe damage and some on the shortbow. This combo also fits my playstyle perfectly because you get so much mobility and swiftness with this setup + stability sources. Smokescale gap-closer, dagger 3 gapcloser, dagger 4 evade and a shortbow when I need to pull back and play ranged. If things go haywire I can unmerge my pet and have it tank! I realize that HoS is a "difficult" expansion and I actually finished it an hour ago, was way shorter than I thought. I will finish a few masteries that's almost capped and finally move onto 2nd expansion to unlock more mounts. Hyperfocusing on map/masteries completion was a mistake so I've moved on for now. Can't wait to tame a Jacaranda for a defensive pet when merged, I am glad I persevered even though my first hours in HoS was a demotivating hellscape. My only uncertainty is if I should add Sic'em (command, so I also get healing from traits) since it's perfect for SB and instead maybe remove one of the stances.

Thanks for the tips! Btw how do I use your copied code? It's for metabattle right? I can't find anywhere to apply it to find your build.

Yeah the uncomfortable truth is kinda dawning on me right now lol. This is the only character that I have played a decent amount on but Soulbeast feels awkward to me. The thing is that I love playing classes with lots of mobility but also be ranged. The Druid/Ranger fantasy appeals to me a lot since I love to heal/support in group content. Sadly, core ranger feels lacking and I was hoping that Soulbeast would improve that. Yes I gain lots of damage but running around almost dying 24/7 feels like crap. I'd try out Untamed once I have enough hero points, but maybe there's another profession with high mobility/survivability that has decent damage? Like Guardian's Willbender perhaps?

I am a returning player and I've dipped into a Soulbeast CONDI build with Dagger/Axe + Axe/Torch. Currently playing through Heart of Thorns and I must say that swapping from core ranger to CONDI Soulbeast has made open world one hell of a challenge. Maybe I'm just not dodging enough (although targeted ranged attacks are kinda undodgable) I feel incredibly squishy and I get downed all the time. I really like the thought of having my pet tank and use ranged weapons, but it seems like viable builds are either standard core ranger, or Soulbeast condi/power builds where you are merged all the time and are squishy as hell! Should I just return to a core ranger build? Any tips on soulbeast or what I can do to increase survivability? (I have tried running more protective skills and traits but the whole soulbeast thing still feels too squishy when I lose my pet and I'm supposed to tank myself. Go glass cannon and dodge everything or have sub-par damage/sub-par defensive?) I am lost lol!

Thanks 😄 There's some solid advice here, yeah! Definitely helps. I also found cheap ish gear in the trading post that I could go for either berserker or conditional damage. Thankfully my account has 45 gold to it so I can buy these things!

I'll focus on either direct power (berserker) with longbow or your setup with condition damage. Looks good! I'll look into other options for utility skills and the third traitline, thanks.

That definitely helps, thanks for the suggestions! I will either go a build based on power (berserker) or condition damage (can't get viper gear yet but the Trading Post has cheap gear! Fortunately for me, I came back to the game sitting on 45 gold.

oh! This is my setup: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?POlAMFlZw+YhsOGKO8PaL9SuwSA-zR5YBJVIhqECRLRK2CKoLRgETUgiUCkM6IA-e Standard ranger, haven't unlocked the expac specializations yet. The gear not filled in is yellow or below, the editor didn't let me choose yellows. I did look at builds and I think my setup is decent, but maybe yours would be better. My pets are decent too I guess but nothing amazing. Did you CC Oratuss so he couldn't spawn adds, or is that inevitable? My current build only has a knockback on Longbow 4 and boot kick on greatsword 4. How is the double ranged weapons setup? I often have to swap my pets before they die and they will sometimes die, if they tank too long. That's why I run a greatsword for the times when the enemies aggro me and are in melee range.

Will having more people in your party scale the enemies stats? If not, then getting some help sounds good! 😄 Or do you have any tips for quickly gearing a returning player? I only have very basic level 80 gear except for a few orange slots from the story quests. I am still relearning the game haha so I'm a little overwhelmed with all the type of items I have etc.

I'm trying to kill this dude in 3 minutes or less, but I can't seem to get it no matter how many times I try! Best I can do is 4 minutes, the three enemies he spawns doesn't go down fast enough and they take up so much time. When I try to AOE them close to me, I end up almost dying. (I play standard ranger, I haven't played through any expansions yet as I'm doing the story chronologically) Any tips or tricks for this one? Do I just need better gear in general before trying this achievement? Thanks!