Engineer - Core Grenadier

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Overview

The Core Grenadier is a burst based F2P PvP build for Engineers who don't own the expansions, or simply want to play a decent core build. The objective of this build is to take down your enemies in team fights and +1's via the Grenade Kit.

Skillbar

RifleHealingUtilityElite

Utility Variants You can replace for these options:

(Increases Survivability and adds a Safe Stomp option).
(Very useful against heavy condition based matchups).

Grenade Kit

Tool Kit

Tornado

Rampage

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Specializations

Variants

Both other master-tier traits are viable. is extremely useful when fighting stealth reliant specs such as Deadeye, and is a strong passive proc which adds to your burst. If you wish to take any of these traits then using

Superior Rune of the Lynx

Superior Rune of the Lynx

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Condition Damage (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Condition Damage (5): +100 Power (6): +25% Movement Speed

is highly recommended (to make up for the loss of Swiftness).

Variants

At the cost of sustain, you can replace the Alchemy specialization for Firearms, for a DPS boost.

Equipment

Superior Sigil of Exposure

Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts 5 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 9s)

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Superior Sigil of Energy

Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Rune of the Scholar

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.

Berserker Amulet

+1200 Power +900 Precision +900 Ferocity

Equipment Changes

Rune

for a better sustain against condition builds.
for the reasons aforementioned above.

Usage

The point of this build is to support your teammates at the backline of the fight bursting the enemy with your grenade setup, the build can also hold some 1V1's depending of the matchup.

Make sure to use in order to land safely land or any telegraphed skill such as .
will guarantee a safe frame for hit a grenade skill safely.
is a helpful way to start our combos, it gives the right timing to hit with , and to safely land and start a combo chain.
will help us to keep us clean for condi bursts, always use for clean small amount of conditions, and our main utility for cleanse when we are loaded from over 4 conditions at a time.
Always use the mode while transformed into a .

Combos

⇒ ⇒ ⇒ or

⇒ ⇒ (the order of the Jump Shot and the Blunderbuss can be swapped if you were already in melee range).

(optional) ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒

Counters

Big amounts of CC.

Focused pressure.