Scrapper - Flamethrower Scrapper

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Overview

One of the better tagging options engineer has, this build provides superspeed to itself and the zerg while dealing low area damage constantly, making it a decent tagging build provided you can close the 600 range distance to mobs before they die. This build has permanent Stability and no rotation, making it one of the easiest builds to play in the game - Though its DPS and actual defense are very, very low.

Pros

Extremely easy to play
Perm Stability makes you nearly immune to CC
Decent mobility thanks to Superspeed and

Cons

Close-range, meaning you will miss a lot more tags than something like GS Mirage or Shortbow Daredevil
Extremely low DPS, even with 25 might
Defense is relatively low

Playstyle

This build offers a very relaxed playstyle for long farming sessions. Its easy access to superspeed grants it the ability to stay at the front of zergs so that it can tag well; this makes up for its very short range. You will spend most of your time in which will make you virtually immune to crowd control and offer some small AOEs for tagging. This builds DPS is very low, even with 25 might, so it is not recommended outside of zerging.

This build also focuses heavily on providing area

Superspeed to allies. It does this through , causing your blast finishers, such as , , , , and even to grant area superspeed around you.

Skill Bar

HammerHealingUtilityElite

Hammer

Skill Variants

Utility Skills

- heavy crowd control on a short cooldown.

Elite Skills

- Area Stealth

Specializations

Build Code

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Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Standard Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Pack

Variants

Berserker's gear can be run if desired, though Marauder generally performs better in open world.
provides more consistent might uptime at the cost of general boon duration.
/ powerful defensive rune options.
This build deals so little damage you can run any Power-based gear and it will work.

Lab Equipment

Use this gear for Mad King's Lab

6x

Superior Rune of Speed

Knight's and Grieving are also great options.

Consumables

Generally when zerging you want to run consumables that grant you a higher income. Those that boost your karma and experience gains are preferred, as experience and karma can be converted into gold or materials easily.

Food

Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions.
- Use for general farming.
- Use for when you need to max out magic find.
- more sustain (requires crit chance)
Anything - Any food is better than none, but you should prioritize the food above before using any other food.

Utility

, , - general farming
- good damage option with +karma

Usage

General

This build can simply camp in

Flamethrower

Flamethrower

Weapon Kit. Arm yourself with a flamethrower that replaces your weapon skills.

. Doing this will passively generate Might and Stability, which will then give you Quickness. using

Elixir B

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Elixir B

Elixir. Drink Elixir B to gain fury, might, retaliation and swiftness.

Fury (10s): 20% Critical Chance

Might (30s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

Retaliation (10s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

Swiftness (10s): 33% Movement Speed

will give Fury, Retaliation, and Swiftness, which then gives Vigor.

Crowd Control

stuns your target on the first strike. It also provides a lightening field, which, in combination with a leap finisher like dazes your target.
- heavy crowd control on a short cooldown.
in is a small knockback.

Defense

evades attacks. blocks them.
(in ) can be used to blind enemies.
(in ) is also a blind effect.
Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of.

Sustain

Damage Reduction

provides great personal and group sustenance with just one click.
and the amount of passive boons you generate

Condition Removal

via provides access to light field, which can be combo-blasted for AoE cleansing.