Build:Scrapper - Med Kit Scrapper

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: Healing, Condition cleanse and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on May 18, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

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

Skill Bar

Shortbow

Utility

Med Kit

Elixir Gun

Variants

Utilities

• Utility Goggles for an AoE Revealed from its toolbelt skill (Detection Pulse), swap back before combat
• Bomb Kit used out of combat for smoke fields, swap back before combat

Elite

• Supply Crate
• Sneak Gyro
• Elite Mortar Kit - for Elixir Shell

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Specializations

Variants

• Anticorrosion Plating - if you're fighting significant condition pressure this is much better than Medical Dispersion Field

Variants

• Mass Momentum
• Ex Machina

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

Shortbow
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Shortbow
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Equipment Variants

Relics

• Relic of the Flock

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

General

• As soon as you get the 25 stacks of Sigil of Superior Sigil of Life and get out of combat, swap back to the weapon without it

Overall Priorities

High

• Stability
• Condition clear
• Healing

Moderate

• Superspeed
• Supporting isolated allies

Low

• Poisoning downs

Surviving

• This build has high passive defense
• This build has high mobility skill access
  • An About Face keybind can be useful for quickly using Acid Bomb for mobility
• This build has moderate active defenses
  • Healing Mist is your only stunbreak, try to be conservative with it
  • Only use Sneak Gyro to survive if desperate, it is much better saved for your group

Active defense priority

• Healing Mist - for stunbreaking
• Purge Gyro - for Immobilize
• Cleansing Field - for Immobilize
• Dodge
• Bandage Self
• Vital Burst
• Bulwark Gyro
• Sneak Gyro

Detailed Explanations

Stability

• Use Defense Field for ranged engages as the first applied Stability source
• After ranged engages are done, use it to cover downtime from the firebrand's "Stand Your Ground!"

Condition clear

• Fumigate and Cleansing Field are much more situational compared to Purge Gyro, deprioritize them in situations where Purge Gyro would be more effective
• Move slightly behind your group when casting Fumigate to maximize hits
• Be aware that Fumigate does not cleanse yourself
• Cleansing Field should be dropped when clashing with the opponent or preemptively before an enemy spike
• Use your Weapon Swap key immediately after casting Acid Bomb to cancel the leap backwards
• Your own fields have priority for combo finishers, Super Elixir and Purge Gyro can provide a light field for combo interactions
• Make sure to combo Essence of Living Shadows with any other shortbow 2-4 skill.
  • Ideally combo with Essence of Liquid Wrath so you can save your blasts for light/water field interactions

Condition clear priority

• Fumigate
• Essence of Living Shadows
• Cleansing Field
• Purge Gyro
• Super Elixir
• Acid Bomb/Infusion Bomb/Essence of Animated Sand/Essence of Borrowed Time/Function Gyro - (light field, blast finisher)
• Bandage Self - Cleansing Synergy

Healing

• Vital Burst and Bandage Self both proc Medical Dispersion Field even if you are at full HP
• Move slightly behind your group when casting Med Blaster to maximize hits
  • The range on Med Blaster is much higher than the animation indicates
• Your own fields have priority for combo finishers, Cleansing Field can provide a water field for combo interactions
• Use your barrier skills Bulwark Gyro and Essence of Animated Sand as often as possible when engaging the enemy
  • Make sure to blast a field with Essence of Animated Sand

Healing priority

• Bulwark Gyro
• Essence of Animated Sand
• Bandage Blast
• Vital Burst
• Acid Bomb/Infusion Bomb/Essence of Borrowed Time/Function Gyro - Relic of Karakosa
• Med Blaster
• Bandage Self - Medical Dispersion Field
• Super Elixir
• Energizing Slam

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 Bandage Self is the most effective way to apply it
• Make sure to blast a field with Essence of Borrowed Time when using it for Superspeed

Superspeed priority

• Bandage Self - Speed of Synergy
• Function Gyro - Gyroscopic Acceleration
• Bulwark Gyro
• Purge Gyro
• Sneak Gyro
• Essence of Borrowed Time

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 Function Gyro if available to apply it from range
  • If Function Gyro is unavailable, move to the isolated player(s) and using Bandage Self is the other viable option
• Move to isolated player(s) and use Sneak Gyro to give Stealth

Poisoning downs

• Use Chemical Field when you can safely approach melee range with downs
• Use Fumigate 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.