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 January 19, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

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

Equipment

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

Head
Soldier

Shoulders
Soldier

Chest
Soldier

Hands
Soldier

Legs
Soldier

Feet
Soldier

Backpiece
Soldier

Accessory
Soldier

Accessory
Soldier

Amulet
Soldier

Ring
Soldier

Ring
Soldier

Rifle
Soldier

Sigil

Sigil

Pistol
Soldier

Shield
Soldier

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Consumables

Food

• Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
• - farming
• , - DPS
• - defense

Utility

• (and variants) - farming
• , - dps

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:Scrapper_-_Flamethrower_Scrapper, Build:Engineer_-_Basic_Engineer, Build:Scrapper_-_Barrier_Bruiser, or Build:Holosmith_-_Sword_Holo