GW2. WvW Build. Celestial Soulbeast Roaming Build. Ranger World vs World.
Last Update: October 2023
Survival Variant
Overview
The Celestial Soulbeast build features high mobility, high sustain and high boon uptime and decent damage. It’s a very durable build that can outplay most of the situations that can occur in WvW. With the return of pet swap this build only got better and while Eternal Bond is good for more versatility and options with the pets, it’s not necessary the best option, Leader of the Pack is still very good alternative and maybe the best to share the overpowered effect of Dolyak Stance.
Synergy
With celestial stats and the extra stats that you get while you merge with your pet, Soulbeast becomes one of the most boosted specs in the game. The build synergy is based on hybrid damage, high boon duration to resustain and plenty of cleanse to deal with conditions. The extra cleanse becomes necessary due to using Predator’s Cunning trait for life steal and synergy with Vulture Stance..
Playstyle
Optimal Combo: Warhorn 5 > Vulture Stance > Warhorn 4 – Merged F2 Smoke Assault > F1 > Axe 3 > Pet Swap > Prelude Lash > Axe 2
You can do plenty of combinations with unmerged Smokescale and Smoke Cloud for stealth, with Call of the Wild or other leaps. Merged Skills also heal you by using Eternal Bond so using them often is good.
Staff or Greatsword plus Raven gives mobility to disengage or chase, and the superspeed on pet swap.
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Celestial | ||
| Shoulders Celestial | ||
| Coat Celestial | ||
| Gloves Celestial | ||
| Leggings Celestial | ||
| Boots Celestial |
Primary Weapon Set
| Axe Celestial | ||
| Warhorn Celestial |
Secondary Weapon Set
| Staff Celestial |
| |
| OR | ||
| Greatsword Celestial |
|
| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Celestial | |
| Ring Celestial | |
| Ring Celestial | |
| Accessory Celestial | |
| Accessory Celestial | |
| Backpiece Celestial |
Relic
Consumables
Infusions
| Optional x18 |
Alternatives
- Rune: for more sustain
- Relic: for more boons
- Sigil: instead cleansing on Axe
- Sigil: instead cleansing on Axe
Skills
| Smokescale / Raven | |
| Axe / Warhorn | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Staff | Merged Skills |
Alternatives
- Pet: Juvenile Owl instead of Raven for more healing
- Utility: instead Protect Me
- Elite: for burst damage
Traits
Alternatives
- Beastmastery: if using Greatsword
- Wilderness Survival: for stability instead poison
- Soulbeast: more sustain when merge
- Soulbeast: more defense against conditions
- Soulbeast: to share stances with allies
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
[&DQQhKSAmNx54AHgA+hb6FukWuwC7AJYBwADtAAouKQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]Gameplay
Staff Gameplay:
Greatsword Gameplay:
Poison Variant
Overview
The Poison Variant has good mobility with sword and pet leaps, great burst damage with poison and lifesteal, but it has less sustain compared to the first variant. It is necessary to land combos and chain CC to land your damage and prevent enemies from cleansing.
Optimal Combo: Warhorn 5 > Vulture Stance > Warhorn 4 > Swap > Dagger 5 > Axe 3 > Sword 3 > F1 > F3 > Dagger 4 > Axe 2 > Pet Swap > F3 Prelude Lash > Axe 3 > 2
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Celestial | ||
| Shoulders Celestial | ||
| Coat Celestial | ||
| Gloves Celestial | ||
| Leggings Celestial | ||
| Boots Celestial |
Primary Weapon Set
| Axe Celestial | ||
| Dagger Celestial |
Secondary Weapon Set
| Sword Celestial | ||
| Warhorn Celestial |
| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Celestial | |
| Ring Celestial | |
| Ring Celestial | |
| Accessory Celestial | |
| Accessory Celestial | |
| Backpiece Celestial |
Relic
Consumables
Infusions
| Optional x18 |
Alternatives
- Rune: for more sustain
- Sigil: for more damage
- Sigil: instead cleansing on Dagger
- Relic: for more damage
Skills
Alternatives
- Utility: instead Protect Me if need more cleanse
Traits
Alternatives
- Beastmastery: for more sustain
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
[&DQQhNiAWNx8uFwAA+hYAAOkWAAC7AAAAwAAAAAodAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]
This or the Sic em roamer for a newer wvw /roamer? Can this be used with shortbow ?
Sic Em is more damage burst, this one is more sustain
Ia this still viable for roaming ?? Or more of a bunker ? I like to roll solo or small groups . And sustain on othe ranger specs in lacking
Yes is very viable to solo, its very bunker and you can do big damage if you setup the combo correctly
Will smokescale be more damage? Could u also use alpine wolf instead of owl ?
You can use any that suits your style better, I just found necessary to get Prelude Lash to pull into Axe #5
Ia this utilizing power dmg more than condi ?
Both because Vulture Stance and life steal
What makes the “Nature Magic Variant” 70% difficult compared to the 40% of Raven? Is it the rotation in general or are you less tanky as a whole?
Simple because the Bastmastery trait line gives a lot of stats and buff to your pet, and you will get them when you merge, so it’s by default easier and actually better.
Nice!
Is the nature magic variant still viable? Ive not played for 2 years and i used to play that back then, i prefer it to be honest. You get a lot more protection uptime along with increased strike damage per boon.
can u share what traits are u using on nature magic?
Using the Poison Variant of this build I finally got my first rage mail. I approve of it
hahahha excelent!