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|title=Power Mechanist
 
|description=A strike-based build for Mechanist in open world.
 
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{{Build
 
{{Build
 
| profession = engineer
 
| profession = engineer
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| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| focus = strike damage
 
| focus = strike damage
| rating = draft
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| rating = Great
 
| xpac = eod
 
| xpac = eod
 
}}
 
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__TOC__
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==Overview==
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Power Mechanist is a power build with great damage and is very easy to play. Even with low access to boons, this build will delete most enemies with the combined force of the Mechanist rifle and their Mech's cannons. The build also has a lot of CC.
  
==Overview==
 
Power Mechanist is a simple build that offers very high damage. It is exceptionally easy to play and is one of the best generalist options for open world farming currently.
 
  
 
==Template Code==
 
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==Skill Bar==
 
==Skill Bar==
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|profession = engineer
 
|profession = engineer
 
|specialization = mechanist
 
|specialization = mechanist
|weapon1 = Mace
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|weapon1 = Rifle
|weapon2 = Shield
 
|weapon3 = Rifle
 
|weapon4 =
 
 
|healing = Rectifier Signet
 
|healing = Rectifier Signet
|utility1 = Bomb Kit
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|utility1 = Grenade Kit
|utility2 = Superconducting Signet
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|utility2 = Shift Signet
 
|utility3 = Force Signet
 
|utility3 = Force Signet
 
|elite = Overclock Signet
 
|elite = Overclock Signet
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==Skill Variants==
 
==Skill Variants==
* {{Skill|Elixir U}} - {{tooltip|quickness}}
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The suggested skills are optimized for dps, but feel free to use other utilities such as:
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* {{Skill|Bomb Kit}} - AoE damage in melee and some utility.
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* {{Skill|Elixir U}} - {{tooltip|quickness}}, combine with {{Trait|Mech Core: Jade Dynamo}} and {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Rage}} for good quickness uptime.
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* {{Skill|Barrier Signet}} - for a full signet build.
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* {{Skill|Rocket Boots}} - mobility.
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==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
{{Specialization|Explosives|mid|mid|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Explosives|mid|top|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Firearms|bot|bot|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Firearms|bot|bot|mid}}
{{Specialization|Untamed|top|top|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Mechanist|bot|bot|bot}}
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* {{Trait|Mech Core: Jade Dynamo}} - personal quickness, great pick when you're comfortable pressing all your buttons. Whereas J-Drive works best with a simpler playstyle.
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* {{Trait|Glass Cannon}} - DPS increase for group bosses if other players are providing fury.
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==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
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| weight = Medium
 
| weight = Medium
 
| stats = Berserker
 
| stats = Berserker
| rune = Superior Rune of Scholar
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
| weapon1 = Mace
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| weapon1 = Rifle
| weapon2 = Shield
 
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Air
| weapon3 = Rifle
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| weapon3 =  
 
| weapon4 =  
 
| weapon4 =  
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
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| sigil3 =  
| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| sigil4 =  
 
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* {{Tooltip|Knight}} - defensive trinkets
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* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} - defensive gear
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==Equipment Variants==
* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Strength}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Infiltration}} - budget DPS
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Durability}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - defense
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'''Gear'''
* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Air}}, {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Impact}} - alt DPS
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - defensive
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With {{Tooltip|Fury}}, {{Trait|High Caliber}}, and {{Trait|Hematic Focus}} you have 100% critical chance when using {{Tooltip|Berserker_stats}}.
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* {{Tooltip|Knight}} - defensive gear at the expense of dps
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* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} and/or {{Tooltip|Dragon_stats}} - Luxury defensive open world stats that provide extra health at the cost of some damage
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** Note that these stats change your critical chance so be aware of crit cap. 
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** Also be aware of the effects of stat choices on the mech's critical chance (75% without fury is ideal as the mech does not inherit flat critical chance from traits)
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'''Runes'''
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Golemancer}} - slightly better than Scholar because of how Mech scaling works, but then this gear set wouldn't work too well for power holosmith or scrapper.
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Strength}} budget DPS
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Durability}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - defense at the expense of dps
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'''Sigils'''
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Strength}} - great when soloing, replaces Air
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - General defensive sigil
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Rage}} - good quickness uptime when combined with {{Trait|Mech Core: Jade Dynamo}} and {{Skill|Elixir U}}
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==Consumables==
 
==Consumables==
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* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
 
* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - dps
 
* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - dps
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
Use {{Skill|Bomb}} and spam your Mech skills off cooldown. Use {{Skill|Energizing Slam}} and {{Skill|Rocket Fist Prototype}} off cooldown, or {{Skill|Blunderbuss}}, {{Skill|Overcharged Shot}}, and {{Skill|Jump Shot}} if using rifle.
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* Spam {{Skill|Blunderbuss}} and {{Skill|Jump Shot}} off cooldown. The auto attack, {{Skill|Rifle Burst}}, is also great and fires {{Skill|Rifle Burst Grenade}} which is an Explosion.
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* Spam your Mech skills off cooldown. Remember using your third weapon skill causes the Mech to fire {{Skill|Rocket Punch (Mechanist)}}, this doesn't interrupt any action the Mech is doing.
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* You can put the Mech's F1 ability on auto-cast if you want by pressing control+mouse 2 on the skill. Don't use autocast on F2 and F3 because these skills inflict crowd control, and you want to be able to decide when and when not to use crowd control.
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* {{Trait|Aim-Assisted Rocket}} only fires the rocket if the projectile strikes the enemy. This means that when using AoE projectiles like {{Skill|Grenade Kit}} or {{Skill|Elite Mortar Kit}}, you must hit the enemy with the projectile and not just the explosion in order to fire an Aim-Assisted Rocket.
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===Crowd control===
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* {{Skill|Overcharged Shot}}
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* {{Skill|Net Shot}} {{to}} {{Skill|Rocket Punch (Mechanist)}}
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* {{Skill|Core Reactor Shot}}
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* {{Skill|Sky Circus}}
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* {{Skill|Force Signet}}

Revision as of 08:29, 11 September 2022

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on September 11, 2022 and is up to date for the November 28, 2023 patch.

Overview

Power Mechanist is a power build with great damage and is very easy to play. Even with low access to boons, this build will delete most enemies with the combined force of the Mechanist rifle and their Mech's cannons. The build also has a lot of CC.


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Skill Bar

Rifle
Utility

Skill Variants

The suggested skills are optimized for dps, but feel free to use other utilities such as:

  • - AoE damage in melee and some utility.
  • - quickness quickness, combine with and for good quickness uptime.
  • - for a full signet build.
  • - mobility.


Specializations

  • - personal quickness, great pick when you're comfortable pressing all your buttons. Whereas J-Drive works best with a simpler playstyle.
  • - DPS increase for group bosses if other players are providing fury.


Equipment

Ascended gear is not required.

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


Equipment Variants

Gear

With Fury Fury, , and you have 100% critical chance when using Berserker_stats Berserker_stats.

  • Knight Knight - defensive gear at the expense of dps
  • Marauder Marauder and/or Dragon_stats Dragon_stats - Luxury defensive open world stats that provide extra health at the cost of some damage
    • Note that these stats change your critical chance so be aware of crit cap.
    • Also be aware of the effects of stat choices on the mech's critical chance (75% without fury is ideal as the mech does not inherit flat critical chance from traits)

Runes

  • - slightly better than Scholar because of how Mech scaling works, but then this gear set wouldn't work too well for power holosmith or scrapper.
  • budget DPS
  • , - defense at the expense of dps

Sigils

  • - great when soloing, replaces Air
  • - General defensive sigil
  • - good quickness uptime when combined with and


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

  • Spam and off cooldown. The auto attack, , is also great and fires which is an Explosion.
  • Spam your Mech skills off cooldown. Remember using your third weapon skill causes the Mech to fire , this doesn't interrupt any action the Mech is doing.
  • You can put the Mech's F1 ability on auto-cast if you want by pressing control+mouse 2 on the skill. Don't use autocast on F2 and F3 because these skills inflict crowd control, and you want to be able to decide when and when not to use crowd control.
  • only fires the rocket if the projectile strikes the enemy. This means that when using AoE projectiles like or , you must hit the enemy with the projectile and not just the explosion in order to fire an Aim-Assisted Rocket.

Crowd control


Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 4 votes.
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5 stars
Devinci gave this build 5 stars • January 2024
Hammer is the perfect weapon for this build. Tons of cc, ridiculous burst, and a significant amount of defense are available with just a few key presses. With mech skills on full auto, just drop hammer 5, then inside the electric field do some or all of Throw Mine, hammer 2, and hammer 3, then add a couple of auto attacks if needed and anything less than the hardest hero points will be dead, usually without you taking damage due to the built in defense, heavy cc, and mech tanking. Kills most open world stuff faster and with less effort than anything else I've tried. Biggest downside is that, due to long weapon skill cooldowns and lack of an engineer kit to swap into, for anything that survives your burst you'll spend a lot of time with nothing to do except dodge and auto attack. Also it's a melee build, which isn't great for those who strongly prefer ranged attacks.
5 stars
Zilhn.7961 gave this build 5 stars • November 2023
love this build it gives my mechanic a power of dps
4 stars
Starlitjupiter gave this build 4 stars • September 2023
With Weaponmaster, Mechanist has gained a significant boost in its power and overall feeling for general open world play. PMech has gone from a build I'd never recommend to one I think is fantastic for people that are new to engineer or just want a laid back, easy farming build to play.
5 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 5 stars • September 2023
Stupidly easy to play, great damage, great crowd control, super tanky pet. All in all a great build. The only thing that sucks is the cooldown penalty from being away from your mech, hopefully Anet finds a better way to incentivise controlling the mech.

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