Mechanist - Power DPS

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

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

This build was last updated on January 02, 2023 and is up to date for the November 29, 2022 game patch.

Overview

Power Mechanist has a simple rotation that can almost entirely be performed from range, and the mech allows you to maintain high damage even if you're forced to deal with mechanics.

In addition to reliable DPS, the build affords a good amount of CC with little damage loss, and even generates a decent amount of Might and Fury. All these aspects make it an excellent starter class and it will continue to perform well in the more experienced players too.

Skill Bar

Rifle

Utility

Skill Variants

• can be used to skip certain oneshot attacks
• (instead of granade kit) can be used for boon removal and cc, but a minor dps loss

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Specializations

• It would be a minor DPS loss to take , and you would generate a decent amount of Might for doing so.
• Thanks to , you want your mech to be within 360 units of you most of the time. If the ranged attacks from make controlling the mech an issue, you may be better off with one of the melee options.

Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Rifle
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

• Note that you easily reach 100% critical chance thanks to and .
• offers similar damage to .
• (or slaying sigils) would be better than if you are able to benefit from the active effect.
  • In this case would be stronger.

Consumables

Food

• or ascended versions

Utility

Usage

The build is incredibly easy to play. You use all your rifle skills off-cooldown. Whenever you use , switch to and use , plus and . Shrapnel Grenade will always be ready, skip Poison and Freeze grenade if they are on cooldown.

Rotation

Opener

5. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)

Rest of the Rotation

1. Autoattack and use your rifle skills as they come off cooldown until Blunderbuss is available
4. plus or (if available)
5. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
6. Repeat

• If you hover your mouse over an element of the UI, your character will use in place, minimising the animation length and maintaining your position

Video example

General Tips

• Try to let your Rifle autoattacks finish.
• Use , and off cooldown - you can set them on autocast if you won't need to save them for CC.
  • may be delayed is a breakbar if imminent.
• If your mech dies, use to immediately get it back.