Mechanist - Alacrity Support Power DPS

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

This build was last updated on May 20, 2022 and is up to date for the May 02, 2023 game patch.

Overview

A power boon support build for Mechanist. Provides permanent Alacrity and high Fury uptimes.

Skill Bar

Mace/Shield

Utility

Weapon Variants

• If no CC is required, offhand Pistol will offer a small amount of extra damage.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

• If you have two or more condi DPS players in your subgroup, should be a group DPS increase.
• It would be a minor DPS loss to take , and you would generate a decent amount of Might for doing so.

Equipment

Head
Diviner

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Diviner

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Diviner

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Diviner

Accessory
Assassin

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Mace
Diviner

Shield
Diviner

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

• If you also want to be your subgroup's primary Might source, you can run . Ensure you are running in this case.

Boon duration variants

The equipment above provides a generous amount of boon duration for two reasons:

• The internal cooldown on can lead to lost Alacrity if your syncs up with .
• is needed at the start of an encounter to provide a buffer of Alacrity, but it's useful to be able to keep it for negating certain attacks afterwards.

Consumables

Food:

• or ascended versions

Utility:

Usage

Rotation

The rotation below assumes you are using offhand Pistol.

Opener

8. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
10. → →
14. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)

Rest of the Rotation
After the opener, your basic loop is as follows:

1. Autoattack and use on Mace until either Blowtorch or Rocket Fist Prototype are available - make sure to finish your auto chains!
2. or - these should alternate between loops
4. , and (if available)
5. Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
6. Repeat

General Tips

• You will need to use to maintain Alacrity, but it can be delayed slightly if the Aegis is needed.
• Use off cooldown. You can delay it by a second if it will coincide with , as the internal cooldown of would prevent the first tick from applying Alacrity in this case.
• If you are using , use it instead of in the opener, then use one second after the final pulse of . Make sure never to have these two skills overlap - this is to avoid the internal cooldown from .
• Try to keep an eye on your mech, as it is a major source of Alacrity thanks to . If it ends up more than 600 units from the stack, don't hesitate to use to force it to the correct location.