Difference between revisions of "Mechanist - Celestial Alacrity Support"
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===== Alac ===== | ===== Alac ===== | ||
| − | Both versions can produce a lot of alacrity via barrier generation {{Trait|Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits}}, | + | Both versions can produce a lot of alacrity via barrier generation using {{Trait|Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits}}, which also gives you access to {{Skill|Crisis Zone}} for a large amount of Alac at once. Keeping alac uptime via barrier comes from using these skills regularly: |
* Mace auto chain | * Mace auto chain | ||
* Mech auto chain with {{Trait|Mech Core: Barrier Engine}} | * Mech auto chain with {{Trait|Mech Core: Barrier Engine}} | ||
| − | * Barrier Signet | + | * {{Skill|Barrier Signet}} |
| − | * | + | * {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} |
| − | + | ||
===== Defiance Bar ===== | ===== Defiance Bar ===== | ||
Whether you're playing heal or dps you should know which skills will hurt the blue bar: | Whether you're playing heal or dps you should know which skills will hurt the blue bar: | ||
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===== DPS Skill Usage ===== | ===== DPS Skill Usage ===== | ||
| − | For alac-dps, run the Sinister weapons and first set of skills shown. | + | For alac-dps, run the Sinister weapons and first set of skills shown. |
{{Skill bar | {{Skill bar | ||
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Defense/Zergs: For crowds, you can camp Flamethrower to tag. If {{Skill|Barrier Signet}} and mace autos aren't enough defense, swap to flamethrower for {{Skill|Smoke Vent}} (aoe blind) or {{Skill|Air Blast}} (aoe knockback). {{Skill|Rectifier Signet}} is a strong personal heal, and {{Skill|Overclock Signet}} can be used to re-summon the mech if something goes wrong, as it has a tendency to get instagibbed in some scenarios. | Defense/Zergs: For crowds, you can camp Flamethrower to tag. If {{Skill|Barrier Signet}} and mace autos aren't enough defense, swap to flamethrower for {{Skill|Smoke Vent}} (aoe blind) or {{Skill|Air Blast}} (aoe knockback). {{Skill|Rectifier Signet}} is a strong personal heal, and {{Skill|Overclock Signet}} can be used to re-summon the mech if something goes wrong, as it has a tendency to get instagibbed in some scenarios. | ||
| + | Solo/open world: For more damage you can use {{Trait|Mech Frame: Conductive Alloys}} to pump up the mech's condi damage and add another damage skill - at the cost of generating alacrity. Only advised in solo scenarios. | ||
===== Heal Skill Usage ===== | ===== Heal Skill Usage ===== | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 23 April 2022
Overview
A flexible 'do it all' build for Mechanist that's easy to use and can perform multiple roles. Good for open world, story, fractals, strikes. Bring either alac+solid dps (~15K) with 100% burn/bleed duration, or alac+healing with 80% boon duration, all in the same gear via skill swaps. Extra tanky due to celestial stats so great for beginners. Jack of all trades, master of none.
The draw of this build is it's easy to do 'well' while filling a group's need for Alac in either dps or support with minimal tweaks in one set of gear. As an added benefit, Celestial gear is what you're given on boost and Traveler runes are very cheap, making the build very accessible to players new to engineer that have a boost available.
Quick overview:
- Celestial armor, trinkets, mace & shield (concentration & paralyzation)
- Sinister mace & pistol (malice & bursting)
- Sinister weapons + first loadout = solid DPS and alacrity
- Celestial weapons + second loadout = solid Healer and alacrity
Enjoy!
Alac DPS Loadout
Specializations
Equipment
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Sinister
Sinister
Celestial
Celestial
x6
Hybrid DPS or Hybrid Heal
The draw of this build is it's easy to do 'well' while filling a group's need for Alac in either dps or support with minimal tweaks in one set of gear. As an added benefit, Celestial gear is what you're given on boost and Traveler runes are very cheap, making the build very accessible to players new to engineer that have a boost available.
Alac
Both versions can produce a lot of alacrity via barrier generation using , which also gives you access to for a large amount of Alac at once. Keeping alac uptime via barrier comes from using these skills regularly:
- Mace auto chain
- Mech auto chain with
Defiance Bar
Whether you're playing heal or dps you should know which skills will hurt the blue bar:
- DPS: , as well as and
- Heal: , , ,
DPS Skill Usage
For alac-dps, run the Sinister weapons and first set of skills shown.
DPS Priority:
- Swap to Flamethrower to drop and when Napalm is up
- Use and off cooldown (they have the same cooldown)
- and off cooldown when available (make sure the mech is in position to hit)
- Mace auto chain (you have +67% condi duration so you'll be providing alac&barrier while also dropping confusion stacks on the target)
Defense/Zergs: For crowds, you can camp Flamethrower to tag. If and mace autos aren't enough defense, swap to flamethrower for (aoe blind) or (aoe knockback). is a strong personal heal, and can be used to re-summon the mech if something goes wrong, as it has a tendency to get instagibbed in some scenarios.
Solo/open world: For more damage you can use to pump up the mech's condi damage and add another damage skill - at the cost of generating alacrity. Only advised in solo scenarios.
Heal Skill Usage
For alac-heal, weapon-swap to Celestial mace/shield, slot in , replace Flamethrower with , and slot as shown below. You can also replace Superconducting Signet with an elixir or turret of choice.
Heal Priority:
- Mace auto chain constantly pulses barrier&alac to your group - if not doing something else, do Mace auto!
- Barrier Signet & Mech abilities as you deem appropriate
- Big heals: Elixir Gun 5, Mortar Kit 5, Med Kit 4
- Useful: Med Kit 5 (regen), Med Kit 2 (regen), Med Kit 1 (top-off aoe)
For even more healing, replace the Firearms traitline with Alchemy:
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