Difference between revisions of "Mechanist - LI Flamethrower"

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Focused on: Defense and Low intensity

Designed for: Open World and [[|]]

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

Low-Intensity Flamethrower is one of the easiest builds to play in the game, which features permanent Stability granting near immunity to CC passively

What Is LI?

LI stands for "Low-Intensity". LI builds are a class of builds that work to slow the game down drastically by using passive defense and builds that require very low input to function. These builds are designed primarily for players that have disabilities that may prevent them from playing higher intensity builds, though they are here for any player who wishes to play them.

LI builds function quite well on their own and are created to be equivalent to our General or Roaming build section. They typically do not output especially high DPS and focus on gear with passive defense

Skill Bar

Pistol/Pistol

Utility

Template Code

[&DQMmGR09Rj8NGxQBkwFfARobXgEQGwAACRsAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]

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Specializations

Core

If using Core Engineer, replace Mechanist with Inventions and take two turrets.

Tier 2

If comfortable with the above, consider swapping Alchemy for Explosives.

Note that with Explosives traited, you generate an Explosion on your next attack after each dodge roll. If you are uncomfortable with dodging, this trait line is not recommended.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; exotic gear with the same stats is fine.

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Pistol
Celestial

Sigil

Pistol
Celestial

Shield
Celestial

Sigil

Rune
x6

For budget prefixes, consider Rabid, Carrion, or even Soldier. The damage of this build does not scale off of Condition Damage nor Power very efficiently - what matters the most will be Quickness uptime alongside some sort of damaging stats and defensive stats.
Rune of Vampirism can be used to provide extremely high sustain in certain situations.

Consumables

You should consider consumables that increase your defense, such as , or use consumables that increase your damage, such as and . When farming for profit, use and . In general, you should always use Ascended Food over non-ascended consumables when it is available.

Usage

This build features tiers of usage in ascending complexity. Find a comfortable tier.

Tier 1

Auto-attack with Flamethrower

Tier 2

In addition to previous tiers:

Use Napalm off cooldown
Use Air Blast to proc Sigil of Superior Sigil of Celerity

Tier 3

In addition to previous tiers:

Use Flame Blast off cooldown

Tier 4

In addition to previous tiers:

Use F-Skills off cooldown.

Tier 5

If comfortable with previous tiers, consider Build:Engineer_-_Basic_Engineer, Build:Scrapper_-_Power_Scrapper, or Build:Holosmith_-_Sword_Holo

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-{{#seo:
-|title=LI Flamethrower
-|description=A low-intensity flamethrower engineer build for open world.
-}}
 {{Build
 | profession = engineer
-| specialization =
+| specialization = mechanist
 | designed for = open world, open world li
-| focus = strike damage, defense, low-intensity
+| focus = defense, low intensity
-| rating = good
+| rating = archived
-| xpac =
+| xpac = eod
 }}
-__TOC__
 ==Overview==
 Low-Intensity Flamethrower is one of the easiest builds to play in the game, which features permanent {{Tooltip|Stability}} granting near immunity to CC passively
 ===What Is LI?===
@@ Line 21: / Line 16: @@
 LI builds function quite well on their own and are created to be equivalent to our General or Roaming build section. They typically do not output especially high DPS and focus on gear with passive defense
 ==Skill Bar==
 {{Skill bar
 |profession = engineer
-|specialization = weaver
+|specialization = mechanist
-|weapon1 = Rifle
+|weapon1 = pistol
-|weapon2 =
+|weapon2 = pistol
 |weapon3 =
 |weapon4 =
-|healing = Elixir H
+|healing = Rectifier Signet
 |utility1 = Flamethrower
-|utility2 = Rocket Turret
+|utility2 = Force Signet
-|utility3 = Thumper Turret
+|utility3 = Shift Signet
-|elite = Supply Crate
+|elite = Overclock Signet
 }}
-<br>
+==Template Code==
+{{TemplateCode|
+code = [&DQMmGR09Rj8NGxQBkwFfARobXgEQGwAACRsAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]
+}}
 ==Specializations==
 {{Specialization|Firearms|top|mid|top}}
 {{Specialization|Alchemy|top|bot|bot}}
-{{Specialization|Inventions|mid|top|mid}}
+{{Specialization|Mechanist|bot|bot|bot}}
+===Core===
+If using Core Engineer, replace Mechanist with Inventions and take two turrets.
+{{Specialization|Inventions|mid|top|mid|variant=y}}
 ===Tier 2===
-If comfortable with the above, consider swapping Inventions for Explosives.
+If comfortable with the above, consider swapping Alchemy for Explosives.
 {{Specialization|Explosives|mid|bot|mid|variant=y}}
 * Note that with Explosives traited, you generate an Explosion on your next attack after each dodge roll. If you are uncomfortable with dodging, this trait line is not recommended.
 ==Equipment==
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 * For budget prefixes, consider {{Tooltip|Rabid}}, {{Tooltip|Carrion}}, or even {{Tooltip|Soldier}}. The damage of this build does not scale off of Condition Damage nor Power very efficiently - what matters the most will be {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime alongside some sort of damaging stats and defensive stats.
 * {{Rune|Vampirism}} can be used to provide extremely high sustain in certain situations.
 ==Consumables==
 You should consider consumables that increase your defense, such as {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}, or use consumables that increase your damage, such as {{Food|Plate of Truffle Steak}} and {{Food|Koi Cake}}. When farming for profit, use {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} and {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}}. In general, you should always use Ascended Food over non-ascended consumables when it is available.
 ==Usage==
 This build features tiers of usage in ascending complexity. Find a comfortable tier.
 ===Tier 1===
-* Drop turrets
 * Auto-attack with Flamethrower
 ===Tier 2===
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 * Use {{Skill|Napalm}} off cooldown
 * Use {{Skill|Air Blast}} to proc {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Celerity}}
 ===Tier 3===
 In addition to previous tiers:
-* Use {{Skill|Incendiary Ammo}} and {{Skill|Rocket}} off cooldown
+* Use {{Skill|Flame Blast}} off cooldown
 ===Tier 4===
 In addition to previous tiers:
-* Replace {{Skill|Rocket Turret}} with {{Skill|Elixir U}}. Use it off cooldown for quickness.
+* Use F-Skills off cooldown.
 ===Tier 5===
 If comfortable with previous tiers, consider [[Build:Engineer_-_Basic_Engineer]], [[Build:Scrapper_-_Power_Scrapper]], or [[Build:Holosmith_-_Sword_Holo]]

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