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==Usage==
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==Usage== 
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* Maintain {{Tooltip|Superspeed}} by using your gyros frequently to keep the damage bonus, {{Tooltip|Swiftness}} and {{Tooltip|stability}} should mostly be supplied by your group.
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===General===
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* Provide the Smoke Field and Stealth from {{Skill|Sneak Gyro}} when your commander calls it.
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* As soon as you get the 25 stacks of {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Bloodlust}} and get out of combat, swap back to the Hammer without it
  
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'''Offensive'''
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* '''Flamethrower''' is used entirely for the #1 skill, {{Skill|Flame Jet}}, which does massive AoE damage.
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===Overall Priorities===
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** Maintain as much uptime on autoattacks as possible
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;High
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* {{Tooltip|Superspeed}}
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* CC/{{Skill|Thunderclap}}
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;Moderate
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* Damage
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* Condition clear
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;Low
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* Poisoning downs
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====Surviving====
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* This build has moderate passive defense
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* This build has moderate mobility skill access
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** {{Skill|Rocket Charge}} will leap towards your target if you have one, make sure to drop your target when using it for mobility
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** An '''About Face''' keybind can be useful for quickly using {{Skill|Acid Bomb}} for mobility
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* This builds has moderate active defenses
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** {{Skill|Sneak Gyro}} would ideally be saved for your group, but almost garuntees surviving if used
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* {{Skill|Purge Gyro}} - for {{Tooltip|Immobilize}}
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* '''Dodge'''
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* {{Skill|Shock Shield}}
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* {{Skill|Rocket Jump}}
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* {{Skill|Sneak Gyro}}
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===Detailed Explanations===
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====Superspeed====
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* A lot of your {{Tooltip|Superspeed}} will be generated passively while using your skills for damage and cleansing, use the following when you have downtime or are lacking superspeed:
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** {{Skill|Reconstruction Field}}
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** {{Skill|Function Gyro}}
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** {{Skill|Medic Gyro}}
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====Thunderclap====
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* Use {{Skill|Thunderclap}} when:
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** Your group calls a spike:
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*** Winds - {{Skill|Winds of Disenchantment}}
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*** Wells - {{Skill|Well of Corruption}}+{{Skill|Well of Suffering}}
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*** Shades - {{Skill|Desert Shroud}}
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*** Traps - {{Skill|Procession of Blades}}+{{Skill|Test of Faith}}
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** On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
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** Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing
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====Damage====
 
* {{Skill|Electro-whirl}} has more damage than {{Skill|Flame Jet}}, so use it whenever the melee range is appropriate
 
* {{Skill|Electro-whirl}} has more damage than {{Skill|Flame Jet}}, so use it whenever the melee range is appropriate
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* {{Skill|Shredder Gyro}} is an exceptionally direct damage spike that is very potent during the first engage but also during the encounter. But don't waste it for cleaving downed players.
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* The animation of {{Skill|Flame Jet}} can be decieving, it hits in a 425 range cone regardless of what the animation looks like
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* {{Skill|Thunderclap}} is a stun and particularly useful on range in a shadespike or in a bubble.
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* {{Skill|Incendiary Ammo}} - no cast time, free damage
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* {{Skill|Thunderclap}}
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* {{Skill|Shredder Gyro}}
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* {{Skill|Electro-whirl}}
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* {{Skill|Flame Jet}}
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====Condition clear====
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* Try to save {{Skill|Purge Gyro}} for {{Tooltip|Immobilize}}, but its a short cooldown and needed for {{Tooltip|Superspeed}}, so use it on any clash if your {{Tooltip|Superspeed}} uptime is in danger
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====Poisoning downs====
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* Use {{Skill|Chemical Field}} when you can safely approach melee range with downs

Revision as of 16:04, 12 March 2022

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damage and Utility

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on March 12, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

An east to play power damage Scrapper WvW build retaining the utility of Scrapper while filling a DPS slot. Greatly profits from the large damage modifier of Object in Motion and the high damage of Flame Jet.


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Skillbar

Hammer
Utility


Variants

Utility

  • Ideally a stunbreak would be unnecessary, but there are two possible options to swap Purge Gyro for if one is needed
    • Elixir S defensive stunbreak
    • Elixir U offensive stunbreak

Elite

  • Elite Mortar Kit when stealth is not needed


Specializations

  • Blast Shield higher defensive value if necessary


Equipment

Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Hammer
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Hammer
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6



Consumables

    • feast option with additional power and ferocity.


Usage

General

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


Overall Priorities

High
Moderate
  • Damage
  • Condition clear
Low
  • Poisoning downs


Surviving

  • This build has moderate passive defense
  • This build has moderate mobility skill access
    • Rocket Charge 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 Acid Bomb for mobility
  • This builds has moderate active defenses
    • Sneak Gyro would ideally be saved for your group, but almost garuntees surviving if used
Active defense priority
  • Purge Gyro - for Immobilize Immobilize
  • Dodge
  • Shock Shield
  • Rocket Jump
  • Sneak Gyro


Detailed Explanations

Superspeed

  • A lot of your Superspeed Superspeed will be generated passively while using your skills for damage and cleansing, use the following when you have downtime or are lacking superspeed:
    • Reconstruction Field
    • Function Gyro
    • Medic Gyro


Thunderclap

  • Use Thunderclap when:
    • Your group calls a spike:
      • Winds - Winds of Disenchantment
      • Wells - Well of Corruption+Well of Suffering
      • Shades - Desert Shroud
      • Traps - Procession of Blades+Test of Faith
    • On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
    • Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing


Damage

  • Electro-whirl has more damage than Flame Jet, so use it whenever the melee range is appropriate
  • The animation of Flame Jet can be decieving, it hits in a 425 range cone regardless of what the animation looks like
Skill priority
  • Incendiary Ammo - no cast time, free damage
  • Thunderclap
  • Shredder Gyro
  • Electro-whirl
  • Flame Jet


Condition clear

  • Try to save Purge Gyro for Immobilize Immobilize, but its a short cooldown and needed for Superspeed Superspeed, so use it on any clash if your Superspeed Superspeed uptime is in danger


Poisoning downs

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

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 5 votes.
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2 stars
Goon gave this build 2 stars • March 2023
I get that people find this build to be fun and while i sympathise with that it is quite a terrible build. All the damage it does is meter padding and you have zero spike making you essentially useless at creating downs. A berserker fulfills the same damage role while doing way more damage. While the utility it provides is nice you can get similar utility from running tactics banner on a berserker or using support scrappers.
5 stars
Tao1013 gave this build 5 stars • February 2023
A good solid zerg build for scapper. Decent mix of damage and utility. Best in small to mid-sized zergs, but still okay in a large one. Good fun to play (otherwise, what's the point). If you're having any issues staying alive, you could try running rocket boots, it's saved my life countless times, a great panic button. Final point just remember to make use of the damage modifiers via, Object in Motion, when you need to ram up your DPS.
5 stars
Moist von gave this build 5 stars • November 2022
Verry good and funny build for pugs. Sneak gyro is usseless Mortar Kit is better for long range. Riffle also good as alternative weapon.
2 stars
Azalea gave this build 2 stars • April 2022
The high damage of this build is a huge red herring. Your average damage hangs around 400 with 900 crits. Which sounds good at first but any subpar healer can easily negate the low damage output per hit that this build brings. For it to be effective in your average WvW squad, you wouldn't run this in the same subgroup as a Heal Scrapper, so you're forced to change your squad composition to fit in a Heal Tempest so this build has a place in the squad. If you decide to run the Quickness variant of this build by running Kinetic Accelerators, it's a double-sided sword because of the quickness you apply. The build has the potential to negatively affect your subgroup because the Quickness applied will be corrupted by Scourges and converted to Slow. Until the Slow condition is cleansed, your allies will have issues in their damage or support rotations. This build does not warrant swapping out a Power Guardian/Dragonhunter or even a Spellbreaker/Chrono in some guilds to run it because it has too many downsides that end up ruining squad cohesion. The damage looks good on meters due to damage padding, but the simple fact that this build has no real burst is what makes it a bad DPS pick. Also you must change your squad composition to fit this build in, which is another issue altogether because Heal Tempests are not considered meta by most commanders, and you lose out on the amazing constant heals that a Heal Scrapper brings.
4 stars
Arete gave this build 4 stars • February 2022
Very easy to play, high damage build with strong utility. Not ideal at large numbers but brings competitive damage at low and mid sized scales. Utility contributions are overshadowed by the overwhelming support scrapper and the lack of unique utility significantly reduces viability.

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