Condition Soulbeast | Benchmark 37,050 (41.2k w/ allies) 27th June Patch

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The dagger changes, flank changes and Spike Trap buff have given this class a well needed damage boost. It's now worth it to run a bursting sigil on dagger/dagger over an earth sigil, meaning the damage graph is more similar to Hybrid now. New rotation is very fun also.

[@kewinner1203]

Banger!!! And decent Bech as well :D

[@Marxone]

Even if the bench is lower, this is much pleasant to play than the druid dps.

[@serchlbl]

Nice vid! Can you please share the build you are using please? I am new with the condi SB :D

[@PipGW2]

Thanks! The build and guide can be found on Snowcrows.com under the ranger section.

[@XmantiX]

I guess all variants of slb are now above 40k

[@PipGW2]

Yep, feels really good to play atm

[@mr1357989]

@@PipGW2 thinking its probably not worth bringing at the moment outside of just fun because condi druid does more dps and has more cc

[@PipGW2]

@@mr1357989 There's some nuance to it. Condition soulbeast will outpace condition druid early in fights or on bosses with medium to short phases since it takes far less time to ramp compared to condi druid. The best to see this is just to look at the damage graphs for both builds.

[@mr1357989]

@@PipGW2 definitely true, a pro to Cdruid to that is that it actually outputs some okayish healing during its rotation which helps its sustain greatly, if you have a poor healer for example condi druid seems a lot more survivable in high pressure fights

[@PipGW2]

@@mr1357989 thats true, the cleanse and healing from cdruid can help out in high pressure solo heal runs for the off-heal sub. That said being forced off soulbeast onto druid on something like sabetha just because your healer can't press buttons would suck massively

[@swiftpawsharpclaw]

Is poisonmaster bugged? It doesn't always seem to trigger when using a beast skill (for me)

[@PipGW2]

It's on f3 while in combat, i never really noticed if it was or not

[@veks374]

Going 2->5 on d/d set should get you an extra d5 cast every other loop no?

[@PipGW2]

Maybe, with its short casttime it could be worth it. I'll give it a bench when i can

[@PipGW2]

I tested this a bit, and the small amount of time extra you spend in d/d hurts it more than it benefits since you're delaying your next vulture burst slightly. It just adds up over the course of the bench, cool idea though

[@lcZahark]

Shoul I be using shortbow 3 or dodge often for the buff or only when the fight starts?

[@PipGW2]

only before the fight, if you spend time at the start of the fight doing it you're wasting time not damaging.

[@lcZahark]

@PipGW2 sorry, I think I used the wrong words here. My question was if I have to use dodge or shortbow 3 whenever it's available for the trait buff or only before the fight starts. Thank you and sorry again for bad english.

[@PipGW2]

@@lcZahark no probs, you only dodge before the fight for the buff. same with shortbow 3.

[@danielhlmk603]

why do you take lynx over brambleback? is it big difference?

[@PipGW2]

Lynx is best for single target, while bristleback is better when theres adds as the extra projectiles can hit the boss if you stand inside the hitbox. Overall the damage is very similar for both and it makes little difference on golem. If you're thinking about in comparison to hybrid, the bristleback f1 has a good power component as well as the burst gaining more value from the f2 on hybrid.

[@Schoko3100]

even tho i have a higher first number all the time i don't make 37k at the end xD

[@PipGW2]

Yeah first number is entirely RNG and has no effect at all. I've even see. 43k openers go to 35k at the end kekwa

[@imidiwanin4123]

Runes are Thorns, right?

[@PipGW2]

yes, thorns runes