Engineer PvE | Dungeon Pistol/Shield | Damage Liadri Gauntlet build
Table of Contents
Summary
The aim of this build is to get you comfortably to Phase 2 of the Liadri fight, whereupon you'll Survive while she kills herself on Confusion and Retaliation.
Fight description and playstyle below.
I. Weapons and Skills
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- Magnetic InversionRelease the magnetic field to push back nearby foes.Damage: 76Knockback: 300Combo Finisher: Blast
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- Throw Shield¾Throw your charged shield. Dazes foes it hits on the way out and back.Daze: 1 sDamage: 151Combo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 900
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- Overcharge Supply CrateOvercharge supply crate's turrets.
Weapon and Skill Details
Ok. So the breakdown of the important skills.
Shield #5 = block/invulnerability.
Shield #4 = double tap - push away.
(Note - since the Whirlpool locations were changed, I've been using Pistol/Pistol for my 8-orb attempts, but it's a matter of preference).
Med kit = emergency heals + swiftness.
Elixir B = retaliation/protection/swiftness
Tool kit = #2 - cripple / #4 - block / #5 - pull(magnet).
Grenade kit = #4 - make sure you land the chill! / #2 - your best damage source
F1 = Quick heal.
F2 = RNG but static discharge
F3 = Static discharge!
F4 = Make sure you hit!
II. Traits
Explosives
Firearms
Inventions
Alchemy
Tools
Trait Details
Perma Swiftness + Vigor from the classic combo of Speedy Kits + Invigorating speed
Remember that you can't go over 100% endurance regen so buff foods or Adrenal Implants trait is useless.
I picked up both Fast Acting Elixirs and Cleansing on toss/use since that one Elixir B lets me kite forever - I rarely get crippled.
Heal when using a kit is also an option.
The 30 points in explosives are for grenades, since that'll be your main DPS and the condition duration.
Exploit Weakness trait (Explosives VI) is useful if attempting the 8 orbs achievement or have trouble kiting her.
III. Stat Specifics & Effects
Primary Stats
- Health 23482 (+7560)
- Vitality 1672 (+756)
- Armor 2306 (+326)
- Toughness 1242 (+326)
- Attack 2471 (+586)
- Power 1502 (+586)
- Critical Hit 24% (+24%)
- Precision 1412 (+496)
Secondary Stats
- Boon Duration 45% (+45%)
- Condition Damage 561 (+561)
- Condition Duration 310% (+310%)
- Critical Damage 25% (+25%)
- Damage 969 (+0%)
- Defense 1064 (+0)
- Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
- Ferocity 386 (+386)
- Healing Power 386 (+386)
- Tool Belt Recharge Rate 10% (+10%)
Boons
Conditions
Control
Fields & Finishers
Stat and Effect Details
As mentioned before, the important boons are:
- Vigor
- Swiftness
As for conditions:
- The most important bit is to hit her with either the chill grenade or the immobilize (while she is doing her spin attack and if you're running pistol/pistol) and to avoid her Lunge attack at the start of Phase 2.
Also enter Phase 2 on full HP. If you do these things, you'll find it easy to go on.
IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items
Food Nourishment
Condition Duration: 40%
Condition Damage: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Condition Duration: 40%
- Condition Damage: 70
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Utility Nourishment
Gain Condition damage equal to 6% of your toughness
Gain Condition damage equal to 4% of your vitality
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Gain Condition damage equal to 6% of your toughness
- Gain Condition damage equal to 4% of your vitality
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Armor & Runes
- Defense: 97
- Healing Power: 25
- When using a heal skill, grant 3 stacks of might to nearby allies for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Healing Power: 50
- Boon Duration: 10%
- Healing Power: 100
- When you use a heal skill, grant fury to nearby allies for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Defense: 97
- Healing Power: 25
- When using a heal skill, grant 3 stacks of might to nearby allies for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Healing Power: 50
- Boon Duration: 10%
- Healing Power: 100
- When you use a heal skill, grant fury to nearby allies for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Defense: 338
- Healing Power: 25
- When using a heal skill, grant 3 stacks of might to nearby allies for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Healing Power: 50
- Boon Duration: 10%
- Healing Power: 100
- When you use a heal skill, grant fury to nearby allies for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Defense: 157
- Healing Power: 25
- When using a heal skill, grant 3 stacks of might to nearby allies for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Healing Power: 50
- Boon Duration: 10%
- Healing Power: 100
- When you use a heal skill, grant fury to nearby allies for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Defense: 218
- Healing Power: 25
- Boon Duration: 5%
- Healing Power: 50
- +10% Boon Duration; 25% chance when struck to heal for a small amount. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Healing Power: 100
- +10% outgoing heal effectiveness to allies.
- Defense: 157
- Healing Power: 25
- Boon Duration: 5%
- Healing Power: 50
- +10% Boon Duration; 25% chance when struck to heal for a small amount. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Healing Power: 100
- +10% outgoing heal effectiveness to allies.
Armor Stat Totals
- Defense 1064
- Healing Power 100
- Boon Duration 15%
Rune Bonuses
Superior Rune of Altruism- Healing Power: 25
- When using a heal skill, grant 3 stacks of might to nearby allies for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
- Healing Power: 50
- Boon Duration: 10%
- Healing Power: 25
- Boon Duration: 5%
Accessories & Jewels
Accessory Totals
- Power:286
- Precision:326
- Toughness:326
- Vitality:286
- Condition Damage:349
- Healing Power:286
- Ferocity:286
Weapon Set Sigils
- Weapon Strength: 876-1029
- Condition Duration: 120%
- Precision: 85
- Vitality: 85
- Weapon Strength: 806-909
- Condition Duration: 120%
- Precision: 85
- Vitality: 85
Weapon Defense: 61
Weapon Set I
Sigil of Superior Blood50% chance to life steal on critical.
Sigil of Superior EnergyYou gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
- Weapon Strength: 905-1000
- Condition Damage: 120
- Power: 85
- Vitality: 85
Water Weapon I
Upgrade Item Details
Condition duration and Boon duration sigils and weapons because.. well, that's what you're going for.
Altruism is there because that's what I'm running right at this moment, but a better effect might be:
2x Rune of Monk 2x Rune of Water 2x Rune of Lyssa/Mad King (for 10% extra Condition Duration).
Sigil of Superior Energy is supposed to save your life.
The other Sigil is up to you. I chose Blood as 500 heal = 500 damage /shrug.
Jewels - I use celestial ascended items but you can go with Rampager or Rabid or anything similar.
V. Basic Gameplay
Some notes:
In phase 2 you will want to be very calm and either block (tool kit #4, shield #5) the aoes or count to 3 and dodge. Make sure you upkeep your vigor. Also, this is important, run/kite not along the edge of the room but in a smaller circle, half the diameter of the room. Use Tool kit #2 and Frost Grenade to slow her, don't get crippled and you'll be able to WALK out of any of the aoes.
Try to use confusion off cooldown; Grenades on her when you can.As for Phase 1, it is very important to streamline it.
Here's how it works:
1. Spawn - kill orb. 2. Move onto whirlpool - face the spawn of the Vision of Mortality 3. Pull her with Magnet immediately 4. Pick up orb, move out of aoe, #1 on Liandri 5. Move towards next Whirlpool then a bit to the right - when VoMs get close, get on whirlpool. 6. One despawns, Get orb, throw at Liadri 7. Move onto last whirlpool - the last VoM walks into it - a Rift (Orb) spawns also at that time, so watch for that.
And there - you're in Phase 2, hopefully on full HP! (you should've healed twice and used some medkit drops)
Another tip for Phase 1 is that since Necrotic Grasp is a slow projectile you can stutter step, so to speak (strafe left, then stop or switch direction to right when she fires).
The fight description:
PHASE 1
Liadre
- invulnerable to damage buff (3 stacks).
- rooted in the middle
- uses necrotic grasp (necro #1 staff spam)
- summons cone/triangle ground targeted aoe that covers 1/4th(5th) of the area between her and the edge of the arena - these are red circles that you have to run out of, dodge or block or they will kill you 4 seconds after they appear.
Cosmic Rift
This is a summoned orb that periodically pulls you to it. It takes only 1 hit to kill, so you can use it to rez off of if you get downed. While it can save you, it can also kill you as it often pulls you into an aoe, knocked down. To remove it as RNG mechanic, kill on sight. If you have a guildie spectating on you from the top, he can call when orbs spawn, so you're not surprised. Present throughout the whole fight.
Vision of Mortality [VoM]
These are slow moving clones of Liadre, who aggro on you and explode when close, downing you or, if downed, finish you off. Present throughout the whole fight.
Orb of Blazing Light / White Whirlpool
Whirlpools spawn periodically. Kiting a VoM into one will spawn a orb of blazing light and despawn the VoM. Pick up the orb and throw it at Liadri using #1 (large ground targeted aoe). Be careful, as it has a short 1 sec wind up animation. Note that if you take your time picking up the Orb of Blazing Light, it'll despawn when the next whirlpool appears.
Mechanic/Tactic for phase 1
1. Approach this very calmly until you learn it.
2. Kill the orb.
3. Aggro a VoM and kite it towards a Whirpool. Here, a pull is a great way to speed up the process. For example, Scorpion Wire on thief or, for engineers, Tool kit is great as it gives you both a pull (magnet) and a block.
4. Pick up the light and throw it at Liadri.
5. Rinse and repeat 3 times.
PHASE 2
Liadre
- no longer stationary, she goes melee and attacks insanely fast
- the aoes she summons now look like a butterfly or an X, with the safe spots alternating north/south and then east/west, and some other much smaller areas.
- VoMs are still chasing you.
- Orbs still spawn.
- She cripples you with Whip attacks.
Mechanic/Tactic for phase 2
For defence:
Your utility/skills must contain:
Invulnerability. Block. Vigor (if possible) or endurance regen traits. Stun breaker.
For offence:
While DPS builds have success, I find that if you're running a pure condition, including + high duration, you have to land much fewer attacks and have an easier time kiting her.
Any Confusion or Torment (or Retaliation) works well, but with the first (and last) you have to actually get hit 