Mechanist - Rifle Mecha Roamer

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

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: WvW Roaming

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on August 11, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A high damage Mechanist WvW roaming build made possible by the buffed and reworked Rifle autoattack.

Skill Bar

Rifle

Utility

Skill Variants

Utility

For the optional slot:

• Tool Kit - a versatile kit which has ranged CC, a block, and even some melee burst. Adding a kit to the build also lets you pick some great on-swap sigils like Sigil of Superior Sigil of Cleansing.

• Force Signet - passive damage and a CC.

• Rocket Boots - escape/mobility tool.

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Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Knight

Accessory
Knight

Accessory
Knight

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Rifle
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Stats

• If you're okay with being less tanky in favor of having slightly better damage, consider replacing Knight pieces with Marauder ones.

Sigils

Air can be replaced by:

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Cleansing - adds much needed condition cleansing but only when running Tool Kit otherwise you won't be able to proc it.

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Generosity - passive condition cleansing.

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Might - every boon you gain is also shared with your Mech so you get double value from this sigil, making it quite a strong option.

Consumables

Food

• - passive damage mitigation and great offensive stats.

• - defensive option with Explosive Entrance synergy due to more frequent dodging.

Utility

• or , whichever is cheaper at the moment.

Usage

General

• Rune of Superior Rune of Sanctuary gives you barrier equal to 10% of the healing you receive, which means the passive of Rectifier Signet is enough to proc Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits on CD for permanent Alacrity uptime.

• Condition cleansing is on the lower end, limited to the Mech's Crisis Zone and your Shift Signet.

• Signets maintain their passives even when they are on CD, so don't hesitate to use Rectifier Signet whenever you're missing a larger chunk of HP.

• Most of the damage comes from spamming your autoattack Rifle Burst.

• Overcharged Shot is great at creating a window where you can freely pressure targets and procs Quickness from Sigil of Superior Sigil of Celerity for even more auto spam.

• Use Net Shot pretty much on CD to stop enemies from reaching you or running away. The Immob is also a good setup for stonger CC skills as it prevents enemies from dodging them.

• Jump Shot is as much of a burst skills as it so a mobility one. Sometimes you might want to hold onto this in case you'll have to chase or disengage.

Mech

• Crisis Zone is not only an excellent source of boons but also a stun break. It's one of the best defensive skills in the build.

• Use Explosive Knuckle on CD. This one maintains a good amount of Weakness on your opponent, and it's a 600 range gapcloser in case they are kiting your Mech.

• Try to keep your Mech alive by sharing skills like Super Elixir or Elixir Shell with them. Fumigate is also great - while this doesn't cleanse conditions from you, it does from your mech.

• Sky Circus can pin enemies into your AoE skills such as Acid Bomb or Poison Gas Shell.

• Some enemies might try killing your Mech to render you less effective. Try to keep an eye on your Mech's HP and conditions, cleanse them with Elixir Gun's Fumigate if needed. You could even consider using the active of Rectifier Signet (amongst other things) to keep the Mech going even if your HP is fine.