Suggestions for Beasts/Nature MM Build?

[CrimsonScarab]

Note:  Got an error posting this topic originally so trying again.

 

I'm looking to work on a Beasts/Nature MM.  All the suggestions/builds in the forum are quite old and don't seem to be giving a lot of details.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a build to 50?  I'm not sure what the best powers would be (or ones to avoid) or how to slot/enhance them and which are the most beneficial pools.  I appreciate any tips.  Thanks! ☺️

Edited August 21 by CrimsonScarab

[Black_Assassin]

On 8/20/2025 at 7:36 PM, CrimsonScarab said:

Note:  Got an error posting this topic originally so trying again.

 

I'm looking to work on a Beasts/Nature MM.  All the suggestions/builds in the forum are quite old and don't seem to be giving a lot of details.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a build to 50?  I'm not sure what the best powers would be (or ones to avoid) or how to slot/enhance them and which are the most beneficial pools.  I appreciate any tips.  Thanks! ☺️

 

Here is a build for you along with some explanations about why I have picked and slotted in the way I have.

 

Mastermind (Beast Mastery - Nature Affinity).mbd

 

Firstly, I selected sorcery because I saw you mentioned that elsewhere. I didn't have the power picks or slots available to truly invest into this pool fully, but I did manage to grab 2 slots into Spirit Ward with x3 Heal/End HamiO's which gives you an extra absorb toggle you can throw onto your Dire Wolf to keep him healthy.

 

I have picked up a bunch of personal attacks which you can use to help your pack out. Please note the slotting here is leaning fully into damage procs which is the correct way to slot MM attacks for beast as it significantly boosts the damage output (vs just 5 or 6 slotting a set)

Call Hawk, Energy Torrent and Explosive Blast all have Force feedback +Rech procs which you will have really strong uptime on and therefore you should be able to maintain perma uptime on your really important buffs (which your survival will depend on) Wild Bastion and Overgrowth. 

 

I have put the Panacea +HP/+End proc into Lifegiving spores, this then gives everyone who stands in the patch (including you and your pets) a chance to receive the proc which is a much better use than just slotting it into health where only you get to receive the benefit. 

 

You must slot all the pet uniques, which this build does. Dire Wolf has a damage proc from the slow category because a lot of his powers do slow and Overwhelming Force KD proc in your T1 pets is fairly common practice because then you have 3 pets giving you regular KD soft control.

 

Strongly recommend getting your 4 passive +MaxHP and +MaxEnd accolades too, the extra tankiness and sustain is really important.

 

Any questions please fire away 🙂 

[TooManyButtons]

Good build but I would suggest dropping Lifegiving Spores and taking both Spore Cloud and Entangling Aura. LS just doesn't proc often enough for it to be worth it, IMO, and the power itself is not worth the slots. AE with Lockdown proc activates fairly often and can make a spawn much more manageable.

Wolves also have a couple -def attack so consider putting an Achilles Heel proc in there.

[Black_Assassin]

Dont need Achilles in them, its in Ravens 🙂 

 

Issue with spore cloud is it generates a huge amount of aggro. Sure, they have some debuff on them, but everything now wants to kill you. 

 

I can see the argument for Entangling Aura, could drop spores for it tbf. Slot 5 Unbreaks and a +2mag proc. Find the slot from somewhere else. 

[TooManyButtons]

Ah sorry, I was under the assumption that AH would stack if different sources applied them, even if those sources happened to be your minions. I've searched but I've never found a lot of information about how it worked.

 

I also noticed later that Lions had pretty low damage enhancement. Was there a specific reason for that?

 

I changed the build to show more clearly what I meant.

Mastermind (Beast Mastery - Nature Affinity).mbd

[Black_Assassin]

I mean...its at 92.5% damage slotted? I wouldn't personally want to drop Call Hawk, it does huge damage with all those procs in it. 

[CrimsonScarab]

Thanks to both of you.  You've given me a lot to think about and work with.  I may come back with some questions but this is great stuff 🙂