Engineer - Core Grenadier

The Official API is experiencing issues; skill, trait and item data cannot be loaded at the moment.
Note: Please note that builds will default to plain icons, these may not be as accurate. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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

Grenade Kit

½

Grenade

Throw several grenades that explode.

Damage: 117

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Explosion Radius: 120

Range: 900

½

5

Shrapnel Grenade

Throw grenades that explode in a hail of shrapnel, causing bleeding.

Damage: 196

Bleeding (10s): 220 Damage

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 3

Explosion Radius: 150

Range: 900

½

10

Flash Grenade

Throw grenades that explode in blinding flash.

Damage: 36

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 3

Explosion Radius: 150

Range: 900

½

20

Freeze Grenade

Throw grenades that chill foes with a frigid blast.

Damage: 178

Chilled (2s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Explosion Radius: 240

Range: 900

½

25

Poison Grenade

Throw several grenades that explode in poisonous cloud.

Damage: 178

Poison (8s): 268 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 900

Unblockable

Specializations

Variants

provides a bit better sustain against CC bursts, but gives up significant Vigor uptime.

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.

Equipment

2

Superior Sigil of Courage

On hit gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 2s)

Superior Sigil of Exploitation

Deal 5% extra damage to targets below 50% health.

Superior Rune of Vampirism

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Vitality (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Vitality (5): +100 Power (6): +10% Maximum Health; restore 10% of your health upon killing a foe.

Demolisher's Amulet

+1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Toughness +560 Ferocity

Equipment Changes

Amulet

Berserker Amulet

Berserker Amulet

+1200 Power +900 Precision +900 Ferocity

is a high risk/reward option for more experienced players.

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.

When using the
, you can swap to your
, then instantly swap back to your Rifle, this will cause to cancel the skill, and therefore the damage of your end leap, but it will grant you a distance boost at your landing, specially if you are coming from a significant height, use it when traveling in your rotations or disengages.

will guarantuee a safe frame for hit a grenade skill safely, even if you recieve the Self-CC.

and
will grant some defense against cc and a offensive buff to our damage.
- Make sure to always combine
  and
  for aliviate the downsides of our CC skill.

Will help us set our burst engages thanks to
, and both of them will help us survive or disengage our battles.
- You can use
  for safe stomp your opponents, since it's an instant cast skill, this skill will not interrupt our Stomp Casts, and it will grant us a secure stomp most of the time.