Mechanist - Alacrity Support Condi DPS

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage and Support

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This build was last updated on March 06, 2023 and is up to date for the May 02, 2023 game patch.

Overview

A condition boon support build for Mechanist. Provides permanent Alacrity and high uptimes of Fury and Might.

Condition mechanist is more complex than its Power counterpart and it suffers a lot more when simplifying the rotation or taking extra utility, but it could be viewed as a "way in" to the Condi DPS build.

Skill Bar

Mace/Pistol

Utility

Weapon Variants

Pistol can replace Mace for higher damage but lower Confusion and barrier generation.

Skill Variants

is required if your mech is in danger of dying.
If you find you need more Alacrity generation, you could replace or with .
You can take instead of for a much simpler rotation, but at a DPS loss (keep the signet passive).

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Specializations

Trait Variants

It would be a minor DPS loss to take , and you would generate a decent amount of Might for doing so.

Equipment

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Viper

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Viper

Mace
Viper

Pistol
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

This setup has ~36% boon duration.
- You could go as low as ~31%, but this is not recommended.
If the +408 toughness from celestial stats causes problems, you can replace your gear with ritualist stats pieces instead. This will leave you with only +45 toughness from the .

Consumables

Food

or ascended versions.

Utility

Usage

Rotation

The rotation below does not use . See the Condi DPS page for this rotation - if you are using Pistol/Pistol you can follow it as written; if you are using Mace/Pistol then do an extra mace auto chain whenever you would use Pistol skills.

Opener

Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
→ →
Weapon Swap (or stow kit)

Rest of the Rotation

After the opener, your basic loop is as follows:

Autoattack and use on Mace until either Blowtorch or Rocket Fist Prototype are available - make sure to finish your auto chains!
or - these should alternate between loops
and (if available)
Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
Repeat

If you're fast, you may occasionally swap to and won't be immediately available. In this case, use to fill the gap.

Other Rotations

As indicated above, there are a number of ways this build can be modified to suit the player, each bringing a different rotation. Rather than attempt to cover all of them, some general guidance is provided, from most to least complex:

Pistol/Pistol with 4 kits - see the following video.
3 kits - Follow the Condi DPS rotation.
- If using mainhand Mace, follow the same rotation but do a full auto chain each time you would swap to Pistol.
Mace/Pistol with 1 kit - follow the rotation above.

General Tips

You will need to use to maintain Alacrity, but it can be delayed slightly if the Aegis is needed.
Use off cooldown. You can delay it by a second if it will coincide with , as the internal cooldown of would prevent the first tick from applying Alacrity in this case.
If you are using , use it instead of in the opener, then use one second after the final pulse of . Make sure never to have these two skills overlap - this is to avoid the internal cooldown from .
Try to keep an eye on your mech, as it is a major source of Alacrity thanks to . If it ends up more than 600 units from the stack, don't hesitate to use to force it to the correct location.

Mechanist - Alacrity Support Condi DPS

Contents

Overview