Engineer PvE | Open World Rifle | Damage Sinister Alchemical Grenadier Engineer

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Summary

Sinister Alchemical Grenadier Engineer

 

Build Philosophy
I love the mortar kit and grenade kit. Honestly, I didn't always like grenades very much, because they can be a pain in the ass to aim. Still, grenades are just fun, provide a ton of conditions for you to apply to targets; and using them keeps the game challenging. So, too, with the mortar kit. I also like the elixir gun and other elixirs, because they do some really neat things.

 

Ultimately, I believe you should play a class (and a build) you enjoy. If it's not fun, you're doing it wrong--even if your stats are as good as they can be, you have the best gear, and you're running a so-called "Meta" build. This is a game. If it's not fun, there is no point. Mortars, grenades, the elixir gun, and elixirs are fun for me. If they're not fun for you, you'll hate this build, and you should just move on, now, and save yourself some time.

 

Build Goals

  • Prioritize high condition damage;
  • Maintain respectable Power (regular damage) and Precision (critical hit chance) stats;
  • Stay nimble, using traits to improve mobility and survivability; and
  • Showcase the Mad Scientist / Mad Bomber side of the Engineer profession.

 

Author Info
This is the build I am using for my Level 80 Asura Engineer, Johwa. I play on the Ferguson's Crossing server. My guild is Quadriplegic Dodgeball League [QDL]. So, feel free to say hello in-game. I made this build, and shared it here, because I would like to get some constructive feedback from the community about how to improve my build, while remaining true to the playstyle I enjoy.


I. Weapons and Skills

Verata's Musket
  • Weapon Strength: 1035-1265
  • Condition Damage: 251
  • Power: 179
  • Precision: 179
  • Weapon Strength: -
Verata's Harpoon Gun
  • Weapon Strength: 950-1050
  • Condition Damage: 125
  • Power: 90
  • Precision: 90
  • Toss Elixir H½ 21¼
    Tool belt. Toss Elixir H to randomly grant protection, regeneration, or swiftness to allies.
    Protection: 5 sVigor: 10 sRegeneration: 10 s (1300 health)Radius: 240Range: 900Vigor: 2 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Toss Elixir B½ 21¼
    Tool belt. Toss Elixir B to grant fury, might, retaliation, and swiftness to allies.
    x3Stability: 4 sFury: 10 sSwiftness: 10 sRetaliation: 10 sRadius: 180Range: 900Vigor: 2 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Healing Mist29¾
    Tool belt. Vent a healing mist, granting regeneration to yourself and allies.
    Regeneration: 10 s (1300 health)Radius: 240Break StunVigor: 2 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Grenade Barrage½ 21¼
    Tool belt. Throw several grenades at once.
    Damage: 122Explosion radius: 150Number of grenades: 6Range: 900Vigor: 2 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Orbital Strike
    Tool belt. Call down energy from the sky to blast an area.
    Vigor: 2 s
    • 0
  • Hip Shot¾
    Deliver a quick rifle shot from the hip that pierces targets.
    Damage: 251Range: 1,200
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Net Shot10
    Immobilize foes with a net shot.
    Immobilized: 2Range: 1,200
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Blunderbuss½ 10
    Fire a cloud of shrapnel that causes more damage the closer you are to foes.
    Damage at 100 distance: 618Damage at 400 distance: 386x4Bleeding at 100 distance: 680 damage (4s)Bleeding at 400 distance: 170 dmg (4s)Range: 700
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Overcharged Shot15
    Fire a blast so strong it launches your foe as you fall backward and cures immobilized, crippled, and chilled.
    Damage: 579Foe launch distance: 450Self knockback distance: 300Range: 600
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Jump Shot¼ 20
    Blast the ground, damaging nearby foes and leaping to your target.
    Leap damage: 348Landing damage: 696x3Vulnerability: 7 sRadius: 240Combo Finisher: LeapRange: 800
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Elixir H1 20
    Elixir. Drink Elixir H to heal yourself and randomly gain protection, regeneration, or swiftness.
    Healing: 5,560Regeneration: 10 s (1300 Health)Protection: 5 sSwiftness: 10 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Elixir B½ 32
    Elixir. Drink Elixir B to gain fury, might, retaliation, and swiftness.
    Might: 30 sFury: 10 sSwiftness: 10 sRetaliation: 10 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Elixir Gun
    Weapon kit. Arm yourself with an elixir gun that replaces your weapon skills.
    Swiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Grenade Kit
    Device kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with grenade skills.
    Swiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s
  • Mortar ½ 120
    Device kit. Build a stationary mortar that you or your allies can fire.
    Duration: 120Range: 1,400Swiftness: 20 s
    • 0
      Vigor: 2 sSwiftness: 20 s

Weapon and Skill Details

I will add this in the future. This build is still a work in progress.


Traits

Explosives

  • Evasive Powder Keg
    Create a bomb when you dodge.
    • Grenadier
      Increases your throw velocity of grenades by 100%. Increases the blast radius of grenades by 60.
    • Explosive Descent
      You take 50% decreased damage from falling. When you take fall damage release a barrage of grenades.
    • Glass Cannon
      Deal 5% increased damage while above 90% health
  • Steel-Packed Powder
    Your explosions cause 5s of vulnerability.
    • Aim-assisted Rocket
      You have a 33% chance when striking a foe to target them for a seeker rocket. This trait has a 10 second internal cooldown.
    • Shaped Charge
      You deal 5% increased damage to foes affected by vulnerability.
    • Short Fuse
      Your bombs explode faster and bomb skills recharge 20% faster.
  • Explosive Powder
    Explosions deal 10% more damage. Your turrets explode, dealing damage and knocking back nearby foes when destroyed.
    • Siege Rounds
      Orbital Strike comes down an additional time one second after the first strike. Mortar Kit ability effects last 40% longer.
    • Shrapnel
      Your explosions have a 15% chance to cause 12s of bleeding and 2s of cripple.
    • Thermobaric Detonation
      Evasive Powder Keg is now a blast finisher.

Alchemy

  • Hidden Flask
    Drink an elixir B when struck while below 75% health.
    • Invigorating Speed
      When you gain swiftness you also gain 6s of vigor. This trait has a 5 second internal cooldown.
    • Protection Injection
      Gain 3s of protection when you are disabled. This trait has a 5 second internal cooldown.
    • Health Insurance
      While using Med Kit your outgoing healing to others is increased by 15%.
  • Transmute
    Incoming conditions have a 100% chance of being converted into a boon. This trait has a 15 second internal cooldown.
    • Inversion Enzyme
      Elixir Gun abilities which remove conditions now convert them into boons instead.
    • Self-regulating Defenses
      When struck below 25% health you consume an Elixir S.
    • Backpack Regenerator
      While using a kit you passively recover health.
  • Alchemical Tinctures
    Elixirs remove a condition from affected allies. Boons you apply last 20% longer.
    • HGH
      Elixirs grant 2 stacks of might for 20s, have 20% reduced recharge, and have 20% increased duration.
    • Stimulant Supplier
      Drop a stim pack when you use a heal skill. This trait has a 10 second internal cooldown.
    • Iron Blooded
      Incoming damage is reduced by 2% for every boon on you.

Tools

  • Optimized Activation
    Using a toolbelt skill grants 2s of vigor.
    • Static Discharge
      Discharge a bolt of lightning when you activate a toolbelt skill.
    • Reactive Lenses
      When blinded or disabled you activate utility goggles.
    • Power Wrench
      Tool kit skills recharge 20% faster and deal 10% more damage. Turret repairing abilities are 100% more effective.
  • Mechanized Deployment
    Your toolbelt skills recharge 15% faster.
    • Steamlined Kits
      Equipping a kit creates and attack or spell and grants you 20s of swiftness. This trait has a 20 second internal cooldown.
    • Lock On
      Striking a foe in stealth analyzes them, revealing them and inflicting them with 10 stacks of vulnerability for 8 seconds. This trait has a 20 second internal cooldown.
    • Takedown Round
      Striking a foe above 50% health places a delayed explosive at their location. This trait has a 10 second internal cooldown.
  • Excessive Energy
    Deal 10% more damage while your endurance is above 90%.
    • Kinetic Charge
      After evading a strike the next toolbelt skill you use is recharged instantly. This trait has a 20 second internal cooldown.
    • Adrenal Implant
      Endurance regeneration is increased by 50%.
    • Gadgeteer
      Gain static charges when struck. At 5 charge levels your next gadget skill use is overcharged and recharges 50% faster.

Trait Details

Explosives

  • I. Grenadier
  • V. Shaped Charge
  • VII. Siege Rounds
Alchemy
  • II. Protection Injection
  • IV. Inversion Enzyme
  • VII. HGH
Tools
  • I. Static Discharge
  • IV. Streamlined Kits
  • VII. Kinetic Charge

 

I will add expand this in the future. This build is still a work in progress.


III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 15922 (+0)
  • Vitality 1000 (+0)
  • Armor 2258 (+140)
  • Toughness 1140 (+140)
  • Attack 3185 (+920)
  • Power 1920 (+920)
  • Critical Hit 53% (+53%)
  • Precision 2030 (+1030)

Secondary Stats

  • Agony Resistance 75 (+75)
  • Boon Duration 20% (+20%)
  • Condition Damage 1986 (+1986)
  • Condition Duration 20% (+20%)
  • Damage 1265 (+0%)
  • Defense 1118 (+0)
  • Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)

Boons

  • Aegis
    Block the next attack.
  • Distortion
    Allows mesmers to evade attacks for some time.
  • Frenzy
    Increases damage taken by 25%. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Frosty Armor
    Chills foes that hit you.
  • Fury
    20% critical chance increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Haste
    Regenerate endurance at 50% effectiveness when under the effects of this skill. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Invulnerability
    Prevents the target from taking damage or receiving conditions. It is also placed on rallied players for one second.
  • Might
    X damage per attack increase. Stacks intensity.
  • Protection
    33% damage reduction. Stacks in duration.
  • Quickening Zephyr
    Prevents healing. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Quickness
    Makes all skills and actions 50% faster.
  • Regeneration
    Regenerates X health per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Rejuvenation
    Regenerates health. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve.
  • Resistance
    Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions.
  • Retaliation
    Does X damage to an opponent each time they hit you. Stacks in duration.
  • Smiting
    Causes every fifth attack to apply burning. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession.
  • Stability
    Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.
  • Stealth
    Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs.
  • Swiftness
    33% movement speed increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Vigor
    Faster endurance regeneration. Stacks in duration.

Conditions

  • Agony
    Agony is an effect unique to Fractals of the Mists that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces received healing by ~50%.
  • Bleeding
    Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time.
  • Blind
    Causes the target's next hit to miss instead.
  • Burning
    Inflicts X damage per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Chilled
    Reduces movement speed and skill recharge by 66%. Stacks in duration.
  • Confusion
    Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Stacks in intensity.
  • Crippled
    Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Stacks in duration.
  • Fear
    Causes the target to run directly away from the caster.
  • Immobilized
    Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. Victims also can't turn. Stacks in duration.
  • Poison
    Inflicts X damage per second. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Stacks in duration.
  • Slow
    Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities.
  • Taunt
    Taunt is a control effect that forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breakers disabled while using their auto-attack skill.
  • Torment
    Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity.
  • Vulnerability
    Increases damage the target takes by 1%. Stacks in intensity.
  • Weakness
    Causes 50% of attacks to be glancing and reduces endurance regeneration by 50%. Stacks in duration.

Control

  • Break Stun
    Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character.
  • Daze
    Interrupts and prevents the target from using skills for a period of time.
  • Float
    Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface.
  • Knockdown
    Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.
  • Launch
    Interrupts and tosses a character into the air.
  • Pull
    Shortens the distance between the user and the foe by drawing one of them to another. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt.
  • Push
    Physically pushes foes away from the player and interrupts them.
  • Sink
    Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface.
  • Stun
    Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration.
  • Teleport
    Teleport to target location.
  • Teleport
    Teleport (alternatively, flash) is a mechanic that causes the user or target(s) to instantly move from one location to another.

Fields & Finishers

  • Dark Field
    Dark Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Blindness
    Leap Finisher: Blindness
    Projectile Finisher: Life stealing
    Whirl Finsher: Leeching Bolts
  • Ethereal Field
    Ethereal Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Chaos Armor
    Leap Finisher: Chaos Armor
    Projectile Finisher: Confusion
    Whirl Finsher: Confounding Bolts
  • Fire Field
    Fire Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Might
    Leap Finisher: Fire Shield
    Projectile Finisher: Burning
    Whirl Finsher: Burning Bolts
  • Ice Field
    Ice Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Frost Aura
    Leap Finisher: Frost Aura
    Projectile Finisher: Chilled
    Whirl Finsher: Chilling Bolts
  • Light Field
    Light Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Retaliation
    Leap Finisher: Retaliation
    Projectile Finisher: Remove Condition
    Whirl Finsher: Cleansing Bolts
  • Lightning Field
    Lightning Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Swiftness
    Leap Finisher: Dazing Strike
    Projectile Finisher: Vulnerability
    Whirl Finsher: Brutal Bolts
  • Poison Field
    Poison Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Weakness
    Leap Finisher: Weakness
    Projectile Finisher: Poison
    Whirl Finsher: Poison Bolts
  • Revealed
    Revealed is an effect applied when stealth is broken, for example by entering combat or exiting a Shadow Refuge circle prematurely.
  • Smoke Field
    Smoke Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Stealth
    Leap Finisher: Stealth
    Projectile Finisher: Blindness
    Whirl Finsher: Blinding Bolts
  • Super Speed
    Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds.
  • Water Field
    Water Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Healing
    Leap Finisher: Healing
    Projectile Finisher: Regeneration
    Whirl Finsher: Healing Bolts
Combo
  • Blast Finisher
    Blast Combo Effects

    Dark: Area Blindness
    Ethereal: Area Chaos Armor
    Fire: Area Might
    Ice: Area Frost Aura
    Light: Area Retaliation
    Lightning: Area Swiftness
    Poison: Area Weakness
    Smoke: Area Stealth
    Water: Area Healing
  • Leap Finisher
    Leap Combo Effects

    Dark: Blindness
    Ethereal: Chaos Armor
    Fire: Fire Shield
    Ice: Frost Aura
    Light: Retaliation
    Lightning: Dazing Strike
    Poison: Weakness
    Smoke: Stealth
    Water: Healing
  • Projectile Finisher
    Projectile Combo Effects

    Dark: Life stealing
    Ethereal: Confusion
    Fire: Burning
    Ice: Chilled
    Light: Remove Condition
    Lightning: Vulnerability
    Poison: Poison
    Smoke: Blindness
    Water: Regeneration
  • Whirl Finisher
    Whirl Combo Effects

    Dark: Leeching Bolts
    Ethereal: Confounding Bolts
    Fire: Burning Bolts
    Ice: Chilling Bolts
    Light: Cleansing Bolts
    Lightning: Brutal Bolts
    Poison: Poison Bolts
    Smoke: Blinding Bolts
    Water: Healing Bolts

Stat and Effect Details

I will expand this in the future. This build is still a work in progress.


IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items

Food Nourishment

Bowl of Truffle Risotto
Duration: 30min
Condition Damage: 100
Precision: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Condition Damage: 100
  • Precision: 70
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Utility Nourishment

Toxic Focusing Crystal
Duration: 30min
Condition Damage: 100
Condition Duration: 10%
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Condition Damage: 100
  • Condition Duration: 10%
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Armor & Runes

Verata's Visage
  • Defense: 102
  • Condition Damage: 63
  • Power: 45
  • Precision: 45
Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Verata's Shoulderguard
  • Defense: 102
  • Condition Damage: 47
  • Power: 34
  • Precision: 34
Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Verata's Guise
  • Defense: 355
  • Condition Damage: 141
  • Power: 101
  • Precision: 101
Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Verata's Grips
  • Defense: 165
  • Condition Damage: 47
  • Power: 34
  • Precision: 34
Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Verata's Leggings
  • Defense: 229
  • Condition Damage: 94
  • Power: 67
  • Precision: 67
Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Verata's Striders
  • Defense: 165
  • Condition Damage: 47
  • Power: 34
  • Precision: 34
Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5

Armor Stat Totals

  • Defense 1118
  • Condition Damage 644
  • Toughness 100
  • Power 315
  • Precision 315
  • Agony Resistance 30

Rune Bonuses

Superior Rune of the Undead
  1. Condition Damage: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Condition Damage: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Condition Damage: 100
  6. 7% of toughness is converted to condition damage.

Accessories & Jewels

Wynne's LocketDefensive Slot
  • Condition Damage: 157
  • Power: 108
  • Precision: 108
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Rabid Back (Infused)Offensive Slot
  • Condition Damage: 63
  • Precision: 40
  • Toughness: 40
  • Agony Resistance: 5
(Infused)
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Verata's Seared Ring (Infused)Defensive Slot
  • Condition Damage: 126
  • Power: 85
  • Precision: 85
  • Agony Resistance: 5
(Infused)
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Plague Signet (Infused)Offensive Slot
  • Condition Damage: 126
  • Power: 85
  • Precision: 85
  • Agony Resistance: 5
(Infused)
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Caithe's RemorseDefensive Slot
  • Condition Damage: 110
  • Power: 74
  • Precision: 74
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Caithe's BlossomOffensive Slot
  • Condition Damage: 110
  • Power: 74
  • Precision: 74
Versatile Malign InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Condition Damage: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5

Accessory Totals

  • Power:426
  • Precision:466
  • Condition Damage:722
  • Toughness:40
  • Agony Resistance:45

Weapon Set Sigils

Verata's Musket
  • Weapon Strength: 1035-1265
  • Condition Damage: 251
  • Power: 179
  • Precision: 179
  • Weapon Strength: -
Superior Sigil of Bursting
+6% Condition Damage
Superior Sigil of Malice
+10% Condition Duration

Weapon Set I

Superior Sigil of Bursting

+6% Condition Damage

Verata's Harpoon Gun
  • Weapon Strength: 950-1050
  • Condition Damage: 125
  • Power: 90
  • Precision: 90
Sigil of Superior Force
+5% damage.

Water Weapon I

Sigil of Superior Force

+5% damage.

Upgrade Item Details

I will add this in the future. This build is still a work in progress.


V. Basic Gameplay

I will add this in the future. This build is still a work in progress.


Main Skill Rotation

I will add this in the future. This build is still a work in progress.


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