Cyto

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Focused on: Burst damage and Condition damage

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Hard

Overview

Hybrid Burn Holo is a Hybrid based PvP build for Engineers. The build makes use of Spear's synergy with Engage Photon Forge & Flamethrower to create a strong mixed Power & Condi duelist. The build has high base damage on a couple of it's skills while also having access to dozens of sources of Burn, this gives it the ability to use both condi & power damage bursts for good effectivness. While there are other power Spear options none have been as effective as this hybrid damage option.

Skill Bar

Spear

Utility

Elixir Gun

Flamethrower

Variants

Utility While Elixir Gun is a strong option, it can be replaced to simplify the build.

• Photon Wall - Improves defensive ability.
• Elixir B & Toss Elixir B - Grants Stability and much more Might generation which improves hybrid damage output.
• Elixir U & Toss Elixir U - Grants Quickness & extra Superspeed.

Elite While Elixir X Is good for it's stablity uptime & high damage there are multiple alternatives.

• Prime Light Beam - Greatly increases Burn output. Sets up nicely into burst combos.
• Supply Crate - Similar to Prime Light Beam but will instead greatly improve sustain as apposed to damage.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

• Pinpoint Distribution - Increased power damage, good synergy with Boiling Point.
• Modified Ammunition - Increased power damage.

Equipment

Spear

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Relic

Equipment Variants

Rune

• Rune of Nightmare - Maximum condition damage.
• Rune of Adventure - Maxmimum Hybrid damage.
• Rune of Divinity - Good condition, power and sustain increase.
• Rune of Dragonhunter - Maximum power damage.

Sigil

• Sigil of Cleansing
• Sigil of Venom

Usage

• This build is for taking 1v1s and bursting.

How to Play

Close the gap with your target using Conduit Surge, Devastator, Acid Bomb & Holo Leap. Get big damage using a mix of high power and Burn options. Once closing the gap isn't necessary or possible use Elixir Gun to keep applying pressure from range. Keep yourself alive using the same mobility skills you used to close the gap to widen it.

Try not to use the attack on Overclock Signet and save it for when Crash Down has been put on cooldown. Do this to instantly respawn your mech.

To simplify when using Glob Shot next to your mech with no other enemy/ally targets around, Glob Shot will bounce between you two then return to your target, doing double the damage total. Situational but very strong extra option in 1v1s.

Use the Tool Kit autoattack Smack since it's much stronger than the Spear autoattack Puncturing Jab.

Acid Bomb makes for a strong unblockable melee range option. While Overclock Signet can occasionally make for a good unblockable ranged option. Only use if you're confident in the mech survival without the respawn on Overclock Signet.

Explosive Knuckle & Crisis Zone: Make use of these mech skills to improve self sustain by applying Weakness, Protection Aegis & Stability

Burst

Since it is an instant cast you can start any burst with Crash Down. Does more damage when using Overclock Signet.

Full burst

• Explosive Entrance + Electric Artillery > Devastator > Explosive Knuckle > Conduit Surge > Pry Bar

Alternative

• Explosive Entrance + Electric Artillery > Conduit Surge > Explosive Knuckle > Devastator > Pry Bar

Once low on cooldowns use the toolkit auto attack Smack to maintain high damage output.

Moblity

• Conduit Surge - Your basic short CD leap option.
• Devastator - Can canceled the aftercast early by using Elixir Gun/Tool Kit and Weapon Swap canceling.
• Shift Signet - Use this to instantly escape dangerous situtations.
• Acid Bomb - Unblockable serves as a "Get-Off-Me" and a mobility option.
• Box of Nails - Applying pulsing Cripple can make a huge difference. Always cover your tracks with these skills to maintain distance when chased. Very effective while kiting.

Defense

This build is low on cleanse but has alternative options to make up for that.

• Shift Signet - Use this to instantly escape dangerous situtations.
• Super Elixir - Can be used for minor healing throughout the fight. A way to resustain before re-entering fights.
• Gear Shield
• Explosive Knuckle - Weakness application on a low CD. Easy to use to reduce enemy bursts.
• Crisis Zone - Stability & Protection, can be used before bursts.

Extra Techniques

• Fumigate - Hits through walls and projectile blocks while triggering Explosive Entrance
• Overclock Signet has a few very fun quirks when using it to cast Crash Down: It will interrupt any move you're casting. This includes stuns/CC making it an effective 3rd stunbreak. On top of that the Crash Down will cast on any random target ~600 radius around you. If you manage to cast this in a 1v1 situation with no other NPCs around it will hit for PvE scaling, this hits for ~Pry Bar damage. Very fun and strong way to start a burst if you use a CC to confirm the hit. Alot more fair for damage on a 90 second CD elite at least compared to Jade Buster Cannon damage.
• Conduit Surge/Devastator - Can jump-cast this skill while kiting to make long jumps. Jumps that dodge jumping can't.

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