Scrapper - Med Kit Scrapper

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

Focused on: Healing, Condition cleanse and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

This build was last updated on February 22, 2023 and is up to date for the February 14, 2023 game patch.

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Overview

A build designed for constant healing and mitigation of all condition pressure. Provides the invaluable Superspeed buff nearly constantly.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Utility

Med Kit

Elixir Gun

Variants

Utilities

• AoE boon removal and CC with a low cool boon removal toolbelt skill, use over
• for an AoE Revealed from its toolbelt skill (), swap back before combat
• used out of combat for smoke fields, swap back before combat

Elite

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Equipment

Head
Minstrel

Shoulders
Minstrel

Chest
Minstrel

Hands
Minstrel

Legs
Minstrel

Feet
Minstrel

Backpiece
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Amulet
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Hammer
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Hammer
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

General

• As soon as you get the 25 stacks of and get out of combat, swap back to the Hammer without it

Overall Priorities

High

• Stability
• Condition clear
• Healing

Moderate

• Superspeed
• Supporting isolated allies
• CC with

Low

• Poisoning downs

Surviving

• This build has high passive defense
• This build has high mobility skill access
  • will leap towards your target if you have one, make sure to drop your target when using it for mobility
  • An About Face keybind can be useful for quickly using for mobility
• This builds has high active defenses
  • is your only stunbreak, try to be conservative with it
  • If an ally in your party is downed, do not cast
    • To a lesser extent, be careful casting if your party is stuck in a spike or generally taking heavy damage
  • Only use to survive if desperate, it is much better saved for your group

Active defense priority - for stunbreaking - for Immobilize - for Immobilize Dodge

Detailed Explanations

Stability

• Use for ranged engages as the first applied Stability source
• After ranged engages are done, use it to cover downtime from the firebrand's

Condition clear

• and are much more situational compared to , deprioritize them in situations where would be more effective
• Move slightly behind your group when casting to maximize hits
• Be aware that does not cleanse yourself
• should be dropped when clashing with the opponent or preemptively before an enemy spike
• Use your Weapon Swap key immediately after casting to cancel the leap backwards
• Your own fields have priority for combo finishers, and can provide a light field for combo interactions

Condition clear priority / - (light field, blast finisher) - - (light field, whirl finisher)

Healing

• and both proc even if you are at full HP
• Move slightly behind your group when casting to maximize hits
  • The range on is much higher than the animation indicates
• Use next to downed allies when safe, hitting with all projectiles provides a lot of rez
• Your own fields have priority for combo finishers, can provide a water field for combo interactions

Healing priority - in melee range, hard to use - / - (water field, blast finisher)

Superspeed

• Most of your Superspeed will be generated passively while using your skills for healing and cleansing
• If your group is lacking Superspeed before a push is the most effective way to apply it

Superspeed priority - - - only when safe

Supporting isolated allies

• Do not try to support isolated players if your group is under pressure or it would get you killed
• Superspeed is your first priority for getting players back to your group
  • Use if available to apply it from range
  • If is unavailable, move to the isolated player(s) and using is the other viable option
• Move to isolated player(s) and use to give Stealth

Thunderclap

• Use your CC when:
  • Your group calls a spike:
    • Winds -
    • Wells - +
    • Shades -
    • Traps - +
  • On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
  • Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing

Poisoning downs

• Use when you can safely approach melee range with downs
• Use only if your group is taking no pressure and you have other cleanse cooldowns avalible

Settings

• Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
• Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
  • Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
• Under Squad Options uncheck View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' boons, conditions and health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.