Engineer - Core Power Engineer

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World, Open World General and Open World Core

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on April 14, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A very basic power based Engineer build which can be a great starting point for those that do not have any of the expansions. This build can hold its own in most open world situations and is very easy to play.

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Skill Bar

Rifle

Utility

Skill Variants

Healing Skills

• Elixir H - lateral alternative
• A.E.D. - strong heal with CC

Utility Skills

• Grenade Kit - ranged alternative to Bomb Kit.
• Rocket Boots - for getting around faster.
• Flamethrower - for tagging mobs in group events with Flame Jet.

Elite Skills

• Elixir X - if you need stability or heavy crowd control.

Specializations

• Blast Shield - defense at the cost of damage
• Streamlined Kits - swiftness at the cost of damage

Alchemy

Alchemy can replace Tools for a bit more defense at the cost of damage

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats. This set uses gear similar to Build:Holosmith_-_Power_Rifle_DPS, making it a good choice for general PvE.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Rifle
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Eagle - budget DPS for when solo
• Rune of Superior Rune of Strength - budget DPS
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy - extra defense
• Knight - can be mixed in for extra defense

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

Damage

• Most of the time you should be in Bomb Kit using Fire Bomb and Bomb.
• Jump Shot and Blunderbuss deal very high damage. You should use them at the start of each fight before going into Bomb Kit.
  • You can precast Orbital Strike for more burst damage.
  • If you're comfortable with a more difficult rotation, you can dip out of Bomb Kit every 9 seconds to use Blunderbuss (and Jump Shot if available) before returning to Bomb Kit.
• Big Ol' Bomb is worth using for damage. However, be aware that Big Ol' Bomb will launch enemies in all directions, making them more difficult for yourself and nearby players to cleave.
• Use Elixir B and Elixir U for boons whenever available. You can Toss Elixir B at your feet for more boons.
• If you can't stay in melee, you can use Elite Mortar Kit. If you plan to stay ranged for the whole fight consider slotting Grenade Kit for higher damage.

Defense

• Smoke Bomb (engineer) and Flash Shell can be used to continuously blind enemies.
• Jump Shot can be used to get out of trouble.
• Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of.

Sustain

• Use Healing Turret to cleanse conditions and top yourself off. You can pick it up for a cooldown reduction, or detonate it to blast the water field for more healing. Big Ol' Bomb is another blast finisher you can use.
  • Never leave your Healing Turret out: the healing you get from the passive regeneration is worse than if you pick it up and put it down again.
• Regenerating Mist and Elixir Shell provide a small amount of healing.
• Flash Shell provides a light field that you can blast to cleanse conditions.

Crowd Control

• Overcharged Shot
• Big Ol' Bomb
• Glue Bomb
• Net Shot