Mechanist - Condition Mechanist
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Condition damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: 
Overview
Condition Mechanistis a very simple build that applies lots of 
Burning, 
Confusion and 
Bleeding. It is very easy to play, especially since the mech will tank most enemies for you. The only downside is its lack of boon generation.
Template Code
Skill Bar
Weapon variants
Pistol + Pistol - for players without access to Janthir Wilds and land spear. Deals slightly less damage but has more range.
Skill Variants
Heal skill
is great because it also heals your mech and is improved by . Other alternatives can be considered:
- provides very high healing and cleanses 2 conditions when first deployed while creating a water field where you can detonate the turret to provide even more healing (See: Guide:What are Combo Fields). Always pick up the turret or detonate it, as it will provide more healing over time than the super weak regeneration that leaving the turret deployed provides.
Utility skills
provides great damage and is improved by . Never replace it.
provides great damage but can be replaced if you hate kits, though that is a noticeable damage loss.
is great for utility, stun break, condition removal. Shouldn't be replaced.
- -
quickness and stunbreak. - - if you need to block dangerous projectiles.
Elite skills
is the best elite for this build. It can be used for damage, or to resummon your mech if it dies. It also improves your other signets. Never replace it.
Specializations
Variants
- - trades damage for defense.
Equipment
Ascended gear is not required.
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Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
- /
- /
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
- /
- (and variants)
Usage
Damage
Due to , your signets will keep their passive effects while on cooldown, so you can use them freely without any downside.
Spam all your damage skills:
- Priority
- + / together because they come off cooldown at the same time.
- Remember to always use before all other spear skills to "focus" your target, increasing the effectiveness of all other spear skills against that target. Save for crowd control, it's not a damage skill. will always come offcooldown at the same time as /, so use them together.
- Enter every 5 seconds to use ; also use and whenever they are available.
- You want to spam and so you can place them in auto cast by pressing control + mouse 2 over the skill icons. can be used for damage or saved for crowd control.
- When everything is on cooldown, use spear auto attacks.
- You can use for damage, or save it if you think the Mech will die during the fight.
- Using will cause the Mech to fire . This is automatic and does not interrupt whatever the Mech is doing.
Defense
- Your mech will tank most enemies for you.
- provides you and the mech with a good amount of passive healing as well as a strong, short-cooldown active heal.
- You're a fully ranged build except for , so you can kite damage easily.
- is a short-cooldown teleport, stun break and condi cleanse without a cast time, so you can use it at any time.
Crowd control
- ⇒
- ⇒
- , - soft cc
Ratings
Comments
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