Mechanist - Teamfight Signet Mecha
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Focused on: Condition damage and Sustain
Designed for: PvP Conquest
Difficulty:
TBD
Overview
A Condi/Support PvP Mechanist bruiser build created to win larger teamfights and roam between objectives.
Skill Bar
Mace/Shield
Utility
Template Code
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Specializations
- can be replaced with to trade some healing for chase/escape/roaming potential.
- can be replaced with to trade some cleanse/boons for increased ally healing.
Equipment
Mace
Shield
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
Amulet
Equipment Variants
Rune
- interacts with for Alacrity uptime and provides boons and sustain.
- is a good alternate rune that trades max health for reduced incoming stun and condition duration.
- boosts damage and helps vs. condition builds.
- , , , , and can all be used to go all-in on the support aspect and provide more healing/boon uptime. Not generally recommended but worth mentioning.
Sigil
- for longer stun/daze duration and some extra damage.
- for increased damage.
Usage
The unique combination of synergizing traits and skills in this build provide a good amount of sustain in the form of AoE healing, barrier, condition cleansing, and defensive boon uptime for you and any allies near you and/or your Mech. Additionally, the build is capable of surprisingly high sustained damage in fights (mostly condition damage). Lastly, it is incredibly forgiving and easy to play, which makes it ideal for learning the profession. Other choices might reward higher APM players with slightly more damage or utility (such as ), but this build is both simple and effective. Veteran players may try swapping some things around, but most of the decisions here are strictly recommended for the build to function properly.
- Condition cleansing is one of the three components to the build's teamfight sustain and one of its main selling points:
- procs whenever you activate , cleansing a condition from nearby allies.
- cleanses 2 conditions from you every 100 seconds (and converts them to boons).
- cleanses 1 condition from you every 10 seconds when striking enemies.
- Your Mech's cleanses 3 conditions from nearby allies.
- cleanses 2 conditions but this should be the last resort, as this is also your best escape/chase tool and your most reliable stun break.
- cleanses 1 condition from allies when you grant them
Protection.
- Protection uptime is the second component to the build's teamfight support utility and durability. Remember, each time you gain or grant Protection you also cleanse a condition!
- grants Protection to nearby allies every time you activate a Shield skill (and Protection on you is 20% more effective.)
- grants Protection to nearby allies whenever you activate .
- grants Protection,
Stability, 
Aegis, and 
Alacrity, in addition to cleansing conditions and breaking stuns, on a 40-second cooldown. - grants you Protection when disabled on a 30-second cooldown.
- grants
- Thanks to , cleansing conditions from yourself or allies will convert them into boons! Most importantly:
Vulnerability will be converted into Protection.
Poison will be converted into 
Regeneration.
- The third component to your teamfight sustain is Regeneration uptime:
- grants you and nearby allies Regeneration and
Vigor. - grants Regeneration whenever you cleanse a condition from an ally.
- makes any Regeneration you apply 20% stronger.
- grants you an additional +250 healing power while you have Regeneration.
- grants you and nearby allies
- Additionally, will heal you each time you gain a boon and increases your boon uptime!
Weapon Skills
- > > is a pretty powerful autoattack chain, so don't feel bad just using this when everything else is on cooldown. Decent strike damage,
Confusion application, and even AoE barrier (which in turn provides more Alacrity).
- Spam on cooldown, preferably in a combo field for extra value. In addition to providing about 100% Regeneration and Vigor uptime, it will also inflict Vulnerability and Confusion.
- Thanks to , will also fire the same projectile from your Mech! Spam it for a stun and to inflict
Burning.
- Use to reflect projectiles and provide AoE Protection. Reactivate for , an AoE knockback.
- Use to block and stun anyone that attacks you while providing AoE Protection. Reactivate for , a projectile that dazes enemies.
Utility Skills
- Thanks to , Signets have increased effects and provide their passive bonuses even when they are on cooldown.
- Use whenever you or your Mech are missing a decent chunk of health without worrying about losing the passive heal, barrier, and Alacrity.
- Spam on cooldown to keep the AoE damage field up around your mech (or you if the mech is on recall). You will passively deal 12% increased condition damage.
- Spam on cooldown to keep the AoE barrier field up to block missiles and provide barrier and Alacrity to allies. You will passively take 12% less condition and strike damage.
- Save for dire situations, such as a vital stun break, escape tool, or to finish off a kill that is about to get away. Your move speed will be passively increased, and you will share all your boons with your mech.
- should only be activated if you're absolutely certain your Mech is in no danger, has a clear shot, and it won't be interrupted. Otherwise, save to summon your Mech if you're forced to recall. Without your Mech, you and your team are much more vulnerable.
Mech Skills
- Mech skills can be used while you are disabled or casting. Managing the Mech is the most complicated part of the build, as the AI isn't the smartest.
- Spam on cooldown for good
Bleeding damage and chasing.
- As previously discussed, use wisely as an AoE stunbreak and boon+healing support utility. Sometimes you can use the stability to safely execute a finisher!
- is best used in the middle of a teamfight to deal some damage and knockback enemies. You can also use it to interrupt revives or protect you while reviving an ally. Note that it also causes your Mech to briefly evade attacks.
- will cause all of your Mech's skills to provide AoE healing. This can save your life!
- Make sure to keybind Attack My Target and Return to Me, as this will greatly improve your ability to manage your Mech's positioning.
Ratings
Doesn't really do enough damage in teamfights and unfortunately bunker Mech doesn't have to sustain to survive 1v1s anymore. Maybe a buff or two could fix it..
Low mobility, low damage, low support. Has decent sustain with protection and blocks. Will lose to any competent player 1v1. Your role in team fights is to be a meat shield, but you won’t help the fight. Could work in lower leagues (Silver/Bronze) where players are not be familiar with mech yet. It is very easy to play and would be fun for someone learning the class, but it isn’t viable past Silver 2/3.
I've been playing this during this 3v3 mini-season while overseas and dealing with a lot of lag. I've been able to effectively chain CCs on my enemies and load them up with conditions. The barrier generation doesn't feel all that impactful but every little bit helps. The condi cleanse on this build feels pretty sufficient. Sustain is actually pretty nice since you have adequate condi cleanse, healing, 2 projectile defenses, a block, and 2 stun breaks, one of which is a teleport. The build just synergizes with itself pretty well and can hold its own in a team fight while also supporting allies and dishing out decent damage. So far, just about every match I have ended up with top kills, top healing, and top damage, though maybe all my teammates are garbage I dunno.
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