Mechanist - Power DPS

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. 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 October 02, 2022 and is up to date for the August 23, 2022 game patch.

Overview

A power DPS build for Mechanist.

Skill Bar

Rifle

Utility

Skill Variants

• can be used to skip certain oneshot attacks

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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.