Mechanist - LI Flamethrower

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

Focused on: Strike damage, Defense and Low-intensity

Designed for: Open World and [[|]]

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on February 19, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

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

Rifle

Utility

Specializations

Tier 2

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

If using the Celestial equipment below, consider Shrapnel instead.
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.

Tier 1: Soldier

This Tier of equipment uses armor with extremely high defense and low damage. It is the easiest tier to use, but its lack of DPS can cause problems in certain aspects of the game.
Soldier is used here because Engineer's Flamethrower does not have much scaling, so we choose gear with relatively high defense and use sigils that grant Quickness as our primary damage modifier. Our runes provide us with much-needed precision and boon duration.

Head
Soldier

Shoulders
Soldier

Chest
Soldier

Hands
Soldier

Legs
Soldier

Feet
Soldier

Backpiece
Soldier

Accessory
Soldier

Amulet
Soldier

Ring
Soldier

Rifle
Soldier

Sigil

Pistol
Soldier

Shield
Soldier

Sigil

Rune
x6

Wanderer can be used for a very slight damage boost, though it is not recommended due to cost.
Knight and Commander can offer slightly higher damage at the cost of defense.
Berserker with Knight trinkets offers much higher DPS but much lower defense.

Tier 2: Celestial

This tier of equipment offers a moderate balance of DPS and defense. It can be harder to obtain than the Tier 1 gear, however, but is well worth the investment.

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

If using this tier, it is recommended to take Chemical Rounds and Thermal Vision in Firearms.

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

Drop turrets
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 Incendiary Ammo and Rocket off cooldown

Tier 4

In addition to previous tiers:

Replace Rocket Turret with Elixir U. Use it off cooldown for quickness.

Tier 5

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

Mechanist - LI Flamethrower

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