Engineer - Double Kit Condi Roamer

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Focused on: Direct damage, Mobility.

Designed for:

Roaming

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Overview

This WvW roaming build is a strong and effective build for engineers to use in WvW. It has great burst healing, condis, stable utility, and decent toughness To maximize this build, it is recommended that this be adjusted into your own personal variant.

Skill Bar

First Weapon set

Pistol/Shield

Utility

Elite

½

Fragmentation Shot

Fire a shot that bleeds the impacted target and then shatters, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 85

Bleeding (3s): 127 Damage

Radius: 120

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

1¾

10

Poison Dart Volley

Fire a volley of darts that poison foes.

Damage: 142

Poison (4s): 134 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Number of Darts: 5

Range: 900

15

Static Shot

Discharge a lightning shot that bounces between multiple foes, blinding and confusing them.

Damage: 97

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

₂Confusion (3s): 130 Damage On Skill Use

Number of Bounces: 4

Range: 900

3

30

Magnetic Shield

Create a magnetic field that reflects projectiles and can be released to push back foes.

Duration: 3 seconds

1½

40

Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attackers.

Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.

Block Duration: 1.5 seconds

½

20

Healing Turret

Turret. Deploy a turret that heals you briefly, then regenerates you and your allies.

Healing: 2,520

Regen (3s): 390 Heal

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 480

Tool Kit

Weapon Kit. Equip a kit that gives you a variety of tools.

1

180

Supply Crate

Turret. Request a supply drop of turrets.

Damage: 266

Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move.

Duration: 60 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,200

Kits

Tool Kit

½

Smack

Chain. Smack your foe. Repair turrets.

Damage: 260

Turret Heal Percent: 5%

₂Vulnerability (6s): 2% Incoming Damage

Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

¾

10

Box of Nails

Scatter nails that bleed and cripple foes.

Bleeding (2s): 85 Damage

Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Box of Nails Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 240

Unblockable

½

15

Pry Bar

Confuse your foe by smacking them with a pry bar.

Damage: 658

₅Confusion (5s): 325 Damage On Skill Use

Range: 130

3

20

Gear Shield

Block attacks.

Duration: 3 seconds

1¼

25

Magnet

Pull your target to you.

Range: 1,200

Unblockable

Bomb Kit

½

Bomb

Set a timed charge that damage nearby foes.

Damage: 407

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

½

10

Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage: 71

Burning (3s): 393 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 4

Duration: 3 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Fire

½

18

Concussion Bomb

Set a timed charge that causes confusion to nearby foes.

Damage: 163

₅Confusion (5s): 325 Damage On Skill Use

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

½

25

Smoke Bomb

Set a timed charge that creates a cloud of smoke, blinding nearby foes.

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 3

Duration: 4 seconds

Interval: 2 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Smoke

½

25

Glue Bomb

Set a timed charge that creates a puddle of glue, immobilizing and crippling nearby foes.

Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed

Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

Number of Targets: 5

Glue Puddle Duration: 3 seconds

Interval: 1 second

Radius: 240

Unblockable

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

Skill Variants

The first slot is for your primary kit:

Grenade Kit

Grenade Kit

Device Kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with grenade skills.

or

Bomb Kit

Bomb Kit

Device Kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with bomb skills.

:

The Second slot is for extra utility. Viable options are:

• Elixir S

  60

  Elixir S

  Elixir. Drink Elixir S to shrink yourself, recover from stun, and evade attacks.

  Duration: 3 seconds

  Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

  Breaks stun
  - this provides a powerful 3 second invulnerability in addition to
  Toss Elixir S

  ½

  50

  Toss Elixir S

  Elixir. Toss Elixir S, granting stealth to allies in target area.

  Stealth (5s): Invisible to foes.

  Radius: 180

  Range: 900
  , which grants you Stealth. Very useful for stomping/ressing.
• Slick Shoes

  45

  Slick Shoes

  Gadget. Spray oil behind you, knocking down foes. If underwater, foes entering the field are blinded.

  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Knockdown: 2 seconds

  Oil Slick Duration: 3 seconds

  Duration: 3 seconds

  Unblockable
  - stunbreaker on toolbelt and a CC.
• Rocket Boots

  ¾

  20

  Rocket Boots

  Gadget. Fly forward, damaging foes with your rocket exhaust. Cures immobilized, crippled, and chilled.

  Damage: 244

  Rocket Range: 900

  Radius: 120

  Combo Finisher: Blast

  Range: 600
  - for mobility and a blast finisher.

Specializations

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Weapons

First Weapon Set Main Hand Pistol Stats: Rabid/Dire Superior Sigil of Torment 5 Superior Sigil of Torment 50% Chance on critical: Apply AoE torment (5 seconds, 180 radius). (Cooldown: 5s) Off Hand Shield Stats: Rabid/Dire Superior Sigil of Bursting Superior Sigil of Bursting Adds 6% to current condition damage.

Sigil Variants

Stat Sigils to replace

Superior Sigil of Bursting

Superior Sigil of Bursting

Adds 6% to current condition damage.

:

• Superior Sigil of Battle

  9

  Superior Sigil of Battle

  Gain 4 stacks of might (5 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
  easy to maintain 6 stacks of Might.
• Superior Sigil of Corruption

  Superior Sigil of Corruption

  Gain a charge of +10 condition damage each time you kill a foe, five if you kill an enemy player.
  - at max stacks, this sigil provides 250 condition damage
  • However, it is relatively easy to lose your stacks in WvW, via going underwater or being downed.

Offensive Sigils to replace

Superior Sigil of Torment

5

Superior Sigil of Torment

50% Chance on critical: Apply AoE torment (5 seconds, 180 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

:

• Superior Sigil of Geomancy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Geomancy

  Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
• Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

  Damage nearby foes and chill them for 2 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
  - this sigil has a good synergy with the combo-chain of
  Magnet

  1¼

  25

  Magnet

  Pull your target to you.

  Range: 1,200

  Unblockable
  -->
  Big Ol' Bomb

  ½

  25

  Big Ol' Bomb

  Set a timed charge with a big blast that launches nearby foes.

  Damage: 799

  Launch: 400

  Radius: 300

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  -->
  Bomb Kit

  Bomb Kit

  Device Kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with bomb skills.
  .

Defensive Sigils to replace either one:

• Superior Sigil of Cleansing

  9

  Superior Sigil of Cleansing

  Remove 1 condition when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
  - the current champion of defensive options for full-rabid engineers.
  • Compared to
    Superior Sigil of Generosity

    9

    Superior Sigil of Generosity

    60% chance to transfer a condition to your foe on a critical hit. (Cooldown: 9s)
    , the biggest advantage this sigil has is that you can somewhat choose when to remove that one condition.
• Superior Sigil of Generosity

  9

  Superior Sigil of Generosity

  60% chance to transfer a condition to your foe on a critical hit. (Cooldown: 9s)
  - while not the best pure-defensive sigil, this sigil makes up by providing offensive potential in being able to transfer strong conditions like Burn or even Fear.
  • The drawback is that this is random, thus you might transfer useless conditions such as 1 stack of 0.

Equipment

Armor Head Stats: Rabid Superior Rune of Perplexity Superior Rune of Perplexity (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Confusion Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Confusion duration; when you use a heal skill, inflict 3 stacks of confusion in an area for 6 seconds. (Radius: 240, Cooldown: 15s) Shoulders Stats: Rabid Superior Rune of Perplexity Superior Rune of Perplexity (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Confusion Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Confusion duration; when you use a heal skill, inflict 3 stacks of confusion in an area for 6 seconds. (Radius: 240, Cooldown: 15s) Chest Stats: Rabid Superior Rune of Perplexity Superior Rune of Perplexity (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Confusion Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Confusion duration; when you use a heal skill, inflict 3 stacks of confusion in an area for 6 seconds. (Radius: 240, Cooldown: 15s) Hands Stats: Rabid Superior Rune of Perplexity Superior Rune of Perplexity (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Confusion Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Confusion duration; when you use a heal skill, inflict 3 stacks of confusion in an area for 6 seconds. (Radius: 240, Cooldown: 15s) Legs Stats: Rabid Superior Rune of Perplexity Superior Rune of Perplexity (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Confusion Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Confusion duration; when you use a heal skill, inflict 3 stacks of confusion in an area for 6 seconds. (Radius: 240, Cooldown: 15s) Feet Stats: Rabid Superior Rune of Perplexity Superior Rune of Perplexity (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Confusion Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Confusion duration; when you use a heal skill, inflict 3 stacks of confusion in an area for 6 seconds. (Radius: 240, Cooldown: 15s)

Accessories Amulet Stats: Rabid/Dire Ring 1 Stats: Rabid/Dire Ring 2 Stats: Rabid/Dire Earring 1 Stats: Rabid/Dire Earring 2 Stats: Rabid/Dire Back Stats: Rabid/Dire

Equipment Variants

• Superior Rune of Balthazar

  Superior Rune of Balthazar

  (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Burning Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +20% Burning Duration (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Burning Duration; +10% maximum health.
• Superior Rune of the Undead

  Superior Rune of the Undead

  (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +35 Toughness (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +65 Toughness (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): 7% of toughness is converted to Condition Damage.
• Superior Rune of the Nightmare

  Superior Rune of the Nightmare

  (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +5% Condition Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +10% Condition Duration (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): When you use an elite skill, deliver an attack (240 radius) that blinds enemies and transfers one condition.(Cooldown: 45s)

Usage

• With two kits and your pistol, you have a significant number of skills and combos at your disposal. Learn when to use each one to achieve success - reacting to changing battle circumstances is key.
• Gear Shield

  3

  20

  Gear Shield

  Block attacks.

  Duration: 3 seconds
  and
  Static Shield

  1½

  40

  Static Shield

  Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attackers.

  Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.

  Block Duration: 1.5 seconds
  can be used defensively or offensively by making you immune to most enemy attacks. Closing the distance while your shield is up is an easy way to bait an attack to stun with
  Static Shield

  1½

  40

  Static Shield

  Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attackers.

  Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.

  Block Duration: 1.5 seconds
  or creating an opportunity for
  Grenade Barrage

  ½

  30

  Grenade Barrage

  Throw several grenades at once.

  Damage: 122

  Number of Grenades: 6

  Explosion Radius: 150

  Range: 1,200
  or
  Pry Bar

  ½

  15

  Pry Bar

  Confuse your foe by smacking them with a pry bar.

  Damage: 658

  ₅Confusion (5s): 325 Damage On Skill Use

  Range: 130
  .
• Try not to start fights with
  Magnet

  1¼

  25

  Magnet

  Pull your target to you.

  Range: 1,200

  Unblockable
  , as most players are aware of its animation and will dodge accordingly. This can be used to your advantage by cancelling the cast and baiting out a dodge before the fight starts.
  • Magnet pull in particular is an excellent primer to get off some of your stronger abilities.
    Pry Bar

    ½

    15

    Pry Bar

    Confuse your foe by smacking them with a pry bar.

    Damage: 658

    ₅Confusion (5s): 325 Damage On Skill Use

    Range: 130
    is the most common follow-up.
    Rocket Kick

    ½

    17

    Rocket Kick

    Use your rocket boots to do an explosive kick that burns foes.

    Damage: 266

    ₂Burning (5s): 1,310 Damage

    Range: 300
    works as a replacement and
    Big Ol' Bomb

    ½

    25

    Big Ol' Bomb

    Set a timed charge with a big blast that launches nearby foes.

    Damage: 799

    Launch: 400

    Radius: 300

    Combo Finisher: Blast
    (placed beforehand) is a nice CC combo.
• Static Shot

  15

  Static Shot

  Discharge a lightning shot that bounces between multiple foes, blinding and confusing them.

  Damage: 97

  Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  ₂Confusion (3s): 130 Damage On Skill Use

  Number of Bounces: 4

  Range: 900
  is a common opener to fights, as it is a ranged blind and cleansing it will proc confusion damage.
• For more intrepid players,
  Magnet

  1¼

  25

  Magnet

  Pull your target to you.

  Range: 1,200

  Unblockable
  can be combined with
  Big Ol' Bomb

  ½

  25

  Big Ol' Bomb

  Set a timed charge with a big blast that launches nearby foes.

  Damage: 799

  Launch: 400

  Radius: 300

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  or
  Magnetic Inversion

  Magnetic Inversion

  Release the magnetic field to push back nearby foes.

  Damage: 61

  Knockback: 300

  Radius: 180

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  to throw enemies off cliffs. Traiting for
  Accelerant-Packed Turrets

  Accelerant-Packed Turrets

  Turrets explode when killed. When your turrets explode, they push back foes.

  Damage: 487

  Knockback: 150

  Radius: 120
  also allows your
  Healing Turret

  ½

  20

  Healing Turret

  Turret. Deploy a turret that heals you briefly, then regenerates you and your allies.

  Healing: 2,520

  Regen (3s): 390 Heal

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 480
  to knock enemies over the edge.

• Bomb Kit

  Bomb Kit

  Device Kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with bomb skills.
  :
  • Bombs have much more kiting potential than grenades in close-quarters due to
    Smoke Bomb

    ½

    25

    Smoke Bomb

    Set a timed charge that creates a cloud of smoke, blinding nearby foes.

    Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

    Number of Targets: 5

    Pulses: 3

    Duration: 4 seconds

    Interval: 2 seconds

    Radius: 240

    Combo Field: Smoke
    ,
    Glue Bomb

    ½

    25

    Glue Bomb

    Set a timed charge that creates a puddle of glue, immobilizing and crippling nearby foes.

    Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed

    Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

    Number of Targets: 5

    Glue Puddle Duration: 3 seconds

    Interval: 1 second

    Radius: 240

    Unblockable
    , and
    Big Ol' Bomb

    ½

    25

    Big Ol' Bomb

    Set a timed charge with a big blast that launches nearby foes.

    Damage: 799

    Launch: 400

    Radius: 300

    Combo Finisher: Blast
    . Combine with
    Box of Nails

    ¾

    10

    Box of Nails

    Scatter nails that bleed and cripple foes.

    Bleeding (2s): 85 Damage

    Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

    Number of Targets: 5

    Box of Nails Duration: 4 seconds

    Radius: 240

    Unblockable
    to slow down pursuers if you're disengaging or to kite melee attackers endlessly. Punish any chasers with Fire Bomb or Concussion Bomb.
  • Your blast finishers consist of
    Big Ol' Bomb

    ½

    25

    Big Ol' Bomb

    Set a timed charge with a big blast that launches nearby foes.

    Damage: 799

    Launch: 400

    Radius: 300

    Combo Finisher: Blast
    ,
    Magnetic Inversion

    Magnetic Inversion

    Release the magnetic field to push back nearby foes.

    Damage: 61

    Knockback: 300

    Radius: 180

    Combo Finisher: Blast
    ,
    Detonate Healing Turret

    Detonate Healing Turret

    Detonate your healing turret.

    Damage: 1,270

    Radius: 120

    Combo Finisher: Blast
    , and potentially
    Rocket Boots

    ¾

    20

    Rocket Boots

    Gadget. Fly forward, damaging foes with your rocket exhaust. Cures immobilized, crippled, and chilled.

    Damage: 244

    Rocket Range: 900

    Radius: 120

    Combo Finisher: Blast

    Range: 600
    . Combine one or multiple of these finishers with
    Regenerating Mist

    ¼

    21

    Regenerating Mist

    Release a mist of healing liquid to regenerate nearby allies.

    ₂Regen (3s): 780 Heal

    Number of Targets: 5

    Radius: 480

    Combo Field: Water
    or
    Cleansing Burst

    15

    Cleansing Burst

    Overcharge your healing turret, supplying a burst of healing that cures two conditions.

    Healing: 2,520

    Regen (5s): 650 Heal

    Conditions Removed: 2

    Number of Targets: 5

    Radius: 480

    Combo Field: Water
    for healing or
    Smoke Bomb

    ½

    25

    Smoke Bomb

    Set a timed charge that creates a cloud of smoke, blinding nearby foes.

    Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

    Number of Targets: 5

    Pulses: 3

    Duration: 4 seconds

    Interval: 2 seconds

    Radius: 240

    Combo Field: Smoke
    for some stealth. Blasting
    Fire Bomb

    ½

    10

    Fire Bomb

    Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

    Damage: 71

    Burning (3s): 393 Damage

    Number of Targets: 5

    Pulses: 4

    Duration: 3 seconds

    Radius: 240

    Combo Field: Fire
    is also an option if the extra might is needed.
    • Note that if blasting for stealth while in the middle of combat, stick to using
      Detonate Healing Turret

      Detonate Healing Turret

      Detonate your healing turret.

      Damage: 1,270

      Radius: 120

      Combo Finisher: Blast
      and
      Magnetic Inversion

      Magnetic Inversion

      Release the magnetic field to push back nearby foes.

      Damage: 61

      Knockback: 300

      Radius: 180

      Combo Finisher: Blast
      , as the other blast finishers will cause damage and put Revealed on you.

• Grenade Kit

  Grenade Kit

  Device Kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with grenade skills.
  :
  • Grenades have an easy time inflicting a plethora of conditions. They are used best at nearly max range or in close quarters. At medium ranges, stick to your pistol and force the enemy to distance themselves or close in.
  • Poison Grenade

    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
    is extremely useful against high-sustain classes like warriors and certain ranger variants, as the poison inflicted tends to be extremely long and the grenade is unblockable.
  • Flash Grenade

    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
    and
    Freeze Grenade

    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
    are crucial to keeping you alive in melee-range situations.

Counters

• Classes that utilize a lot of stability, blinds, and/or evades
• Heavy CC pressure
• Condition necromancers
• Other condition-based engineers (weak against itself)

Video Guides

• YouTube:
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• YouTube:
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Streamers

• Twitch: Koroshi - NA
• Twitch: Teldo - EU