Mechanist - Power DPS

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on August 13, 2025 and is up to date for the June 24, 2025 patch.

Overview

Power Mechanist has a simple rotation, and the mech allows you to maintain high damage even if you're forced to deal with mechanics. This makes it an excellent starter class.

The different weapon options allow for some flexibility in utility and survivability, and it can provide some minor group support quite easily.

Skill Bar

Rifle

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Sword/Pistol is a small DPS gain for players that own Secrets of the Obscure, though as it is fully melee it may be lower damage in real encounters.
  • Shield is a moderate DPS loss, but offers good CC and survivability, though Hammer provides similar benefits and does more damage.
  • Players that own Janthir Wilds can push the damage even further by taking Bomb Kit and Relic of Bloodstone.
• Hammer offers frequent projectile reflect, an evade, and a block. The lightning field on Thunderclap will also result in some occasional Swiftness for your subgroup.

Skill Variants

• A.E.D. can be used to skip certain oneshot attacks
• Bomb Kit should replace Grenade Kit if using Sword and Relic of Bloodstone.
• Throw Mine can replace Grenade Kit. This is a small DPS loss, but the rotation is simpler and you gain access to more CC and boon rip. It also has stronger burst damage if you can precast a mine.

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Specializations

• Mech Arms: Jade Cannons are the highest damage, but your mech won't close to melee range, which can lead to them ending up outside of the range of Mechanical Genius if you don't keep an eye on it. This trait is required if using Sword/Pistol and Relic of Bloodstone as you don't have other ranged damage.
  • For phases under 20s, the burst of Mech Arms: Jade Cannons is significantly better so it is more recommended on encounters such as Keep Construct, Samarog or Conjured Amalgamate.
• It would be a minor long-term DPS loss to take Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters, and you wouldn't have to worry about your mech's positioning as much.
  • It would be a further minor DPS loss to take Mech Arms: High-Impact Drivers, and you would generate a decent amount of Might for doing so.

Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Dragon

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Dragon

Ring
Dragon

Ring
Dragon

Rifle
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Berserker

Pistol
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Equipment Variants

• Relic of Bloodstone offers the highest damage potential, but you need to use Sword/Pistol and Bomb Kit which is fully melee.
• The Dragon stats pieces are a tiny DPS increase, so you can run full Berserker stats if you prefer.
• Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar is a tiny DPS loss.

Consumables

Food

• or ascended versions

Utility

Usage

The build is incredibly easy to play, and mostly boils down to using certain weapon skills off-cooldown.

If taking Grenade Kit, whenever you use skill 2 (Refraction Cutter, Electro-whirl or Blunderbuss), switch to Grenade Kit and use Shrapnel Grenade, plus Poison Grenade OR Freeze Grenade. Shrapnel Grenade will always be ready, skip Poison and Freeze grenade if they are on cooldown.

Rifle Rotation

Opener

1. Net Shot
2. Blunderbuss
3. Grenade Kit
4. Shrapnel Grenade
5. Poison Grenade
6. Freeze Grenade
7. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
8. Jump Shot
9. Overcharged Shot

Rest of the Rotation

1. Autoattack and use your rifle skills as they come off cooldown until Blunderbuss is available
2. Blunderbuss
3. Grenade Kit
4. Shrapnel Grenade plus Poison Grenade and Freeze Grenade (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 Jump Shot in place, minimising the animation length and maintaining your position

Video example

Sword Rotation

If using Relic of Bloodstone bring Bomb Kit instead of Grenade Kit, and when Glue Shot is on a ~3 second cooldown do the following burst to trigger the relic:

1. Bomb Kit
   1. Big Ol' Bomb
   2. Fire Bomb
   3. Galvanic Bomb
   4. Magnetic Bomb and exit Bomb Kit
2. Glue Shot

Outside of this, the rotation is functionally a priority list:

1. Refraction Cutter
2. Blowtorch
3. Throw Mine (if using)
4. Radiant Arc
5. Glue Shot

• With Grenade Kit, after using Refraction Cutter, go into Grenade Kit and use Shrapnel Grenade plus either Poison Grenade or Freeze Grenade (if available). Poison Grenade takes priority.
• Complete your autoattack chains.
• Every time you complete an auto chain, it slightly reduces the cooldown of your two sword skills.

Video example (with Elixir Gun)

Hammer Rotation

Opener

1. Thunderclap
2. Electro-whirl
3. Grenade Kit
4. Shrapnel Grenade
5. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
6. Rocket Charge (optional)

Rest of the Rotation

After the opener, your basic loop is as follows:

1. Autoattack and use Thunderclap and Rocket Charge on Hammer until Electro-whirl is available - make sure to finish your auto chains!
2. Electro-whirl
3. Grenade Kit
4. Shrapnel Grenade, and Freeze Grenade OR Poison Grenade (if available)
5. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
6. Repeat

Video example

• Rocket Charge is a small DPS increase, but locks your character into a long animation. As the skill also provides two evades, it can instead be saved for defensive use.
• Only use one grenade skill alongside Shrapnel Grenade each time you enter Grenade Kit.
  • Poison Grenade takes priority over Freeze Grenade.
  • On a loop where you use Thunderclap, only use Shrapnel Grenade the next time you enter Grenade Kit.
• See below for more General Tips.

General Tips

• Make sure you're within 360 units of your mech before using F1-3 skills, or they will have a 50% longer cooldown thanks to Mechanical Genius.
• Try to let your autoattacks finish.
• Use Spark Revolver, Jade Mortar and Core Reactor Shot off cooldown - you can set them on autocast if you won't need to save them for CC.
  • Core Reactor Shot may be delayed is a breakbar if imminent.
• If your mech dies, use Overclock Signet to immediately get it back.