Engineer sPvP | Tournament Rifle | Roamer Super Mobile SD Roamer

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Summary

This engi build focuses on maximum mobility and very high burst. The high survivability of this buils is based on the high potential to disengage any situation and with nearly no downtime to reengage again.


I. Weapons and Skills

PvP Rifle
  • Weapon Strength: 1085-1326
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP Harpoon gun
  • Weapon Strength: 996-1100
  • Bandage Self1 13
    Tool belt. Bandage your wounds and heal yourself.
    Healing: 4,920
    • 0
  • Surprise Shot6¼
    Tool belt. Fire a bullet out of your belt.
    Damage: 202Combo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,000
    • Detonate Rifle Turret
      Detonate your rifle turret.
      Combo Finisher: Blast
  • Rocket Kick½ 13
    Tool belt. Use your rocket boots to do an explosive kick that burns foes.
    Damage: 183Burning: 5 s (1640 damage)Range: 300
    • 0
  • Super Speed19¼
    Tool belt. Run at double speed.
    Duration: 5Breaks stun
    • 0
  • Med Pack Drop
    Tool belt. Call down a supply drop of med packs into the target area.
    • 0
  • Hip Shot¾
    Deliver a quick rifle shot from the hip that pierces targets.
    Damage: 251Range: 1,400
    • 0
    • 0
  • Net Shot10
    Immobilize foes with a net shot.
    Immobilized: 2Range: 1,400
    • 0
    • 0
  • 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: 800
    • 0
    • 0
  • 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: 700
    • 0
    • 0
  • Jump Shot¼ 20
    Blast the ground, damaging nearby foes and leaping to your target.
    Leap damage: 348Landing damage: 696x3Vulnerability: 7 sRadius: 240Combo Finisher: LeapRange: 900
    • 0
    • 0
  • Med Kit
    Device kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with healing skills.
    • 0
  • Rifle Turret½ 20
    Turret. Build a rifle turret that shoots at foes.
    Damage: 477Maximum range: 1,000Rate of fire: 2 s
    • Automatic Fire30
      Overcharge your rifle turret to fire a burst of bleeding shots.
      Rate of fire increase: 50%Bleeding: 3 s (128 damage)Duration: 5
  • Rocket Boots20
    Gadget. Fly backward, damaging foes with your rocket exhaust. Cures immobilized, crippled, and chilled.
    Damage: 244Rocket Distance: 900Radius: 120
    • 0
  • Slick Shoes60
    Gadget. Spray oil behind you, knocking down foes. If underwater, foes entering the field are blinded.
    Knockdown: 2 sDuration: 1Blind: 5 s
    • 0
  • Supply Crate1 180
    Request a massive supply drop, complete with turrets and bandages.
    Damage: 244Stun: 2 sRadius: 240Combo Finisher: BlastRange: 1,200
    • Overcharge Supply Crate
      Overcharge supply crate's turrets.

Weapon and Skill Details

The rifle is the direct damage weapon of engi and with SD it gets the option to magnify DPS by a large amount. With 30% reduced toolbelt recharge you can theoretically proc a static discharge every 3-4 seconds. You don't have the flexibiliy of toolkit or grenadekit for more utility or AoE condi spam but your damage comes very fast and bursty.

 

In the end rocket boots + super speed offer the best disengage in the game next to stealthing and propably the fastest way to travel between points next to a mesmer portal. Slick shoes is a nice CC for 1on1 situation or also to knock down a whole team if you need the CC.


II. Traits

Adept Master Grandmaster

Trait Details

With traits we maximize damage going for all the damage stats and traits + low toolbelt recharge for a potent heal and more SD damage.


III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 16702 (+780)
  • Vitality 994 (+78)
  • Armor 2058 (+78)
  • Toughness 994 (+78)
  • Attack 3620 (+1499)
  • Power 2294 (+1378)
  • Critical Hit 61% (+61%)
  • Precision 2194 (+1278)

Secondary Stats

  • Condition Damage 378 (+378)
  • Condition Duration 10% (+10%)
  • Critical Damage 85% (+85%)
  • Damage 1326 (+10%)
  • Defense 1064 (+0)
  • Endurance Regeneration 50% (+50%)
  • Ferocity 1278 (+1278)
  • Healing Power 78 (+78)
  • Tool Belt Recharge Rate 30% (+30%)

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

The build obviously relies on direct damage but Incendiary ammo is too good of a trait to ignore it. It just adds up even more DPS. Your toughness level is low but with 19k hp you can eat just enough damage to pull off your disengages and not get poked too hard by ranged condis of pistol engineers for example. Your control abilities with rifle are decent and slick shoes rounds it up.


IV. Runes, Sigils, Accessories & Jewels

Armor & Runes

PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats
PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats
PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats
PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats
PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats
PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats

Rune Stat Totals

  • Power 78
  • Precision 78
  • Toughness 78
  • Vitality 78
  • Condition Damage 78
  • Healing Power 78
  • Ferocity 78

Rune Bonuses

PvP Rune of Divinity
  1. +8 to all stats
  2. +10 to all stats
  3. +12 to all stats
  4. +14 to all stats
  5. +16 to all stats
  6. +18 to all stats

Accessories & Jewels

Berserker's Amulet
  • Power: 1200
  • Precision: 900
  • Ferocity: 900
delete
  • Power: 0
  • Precision: 0
  • Ferocity: 0
  • Vitality: 0

Accessory Totals

  • Power:1200
  • Precision:900
  • Ferocity:900
  • Vitality:0

Weapon Set Sigils

PvP Rifle
  • Weapon Strength: 1085-1326
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Air
50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Air

50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)
PvP Harpoon gun
  • Weapon Strength: 996-1100
Sigil of Superior Accuracy
+7% crit chance.

Water Weapon I

Sigil of Superior Accuracy

+7% crit chance.

Upgrade Item Details

Divinity runes just give the most stats and are nearly on par with max DPS runesets. Superior Sigil of Air adds to your ridiculous burst.


V. Basic Gameplay

Fast engaging, fast disengaging. Pick your fights. Try to create x+1 vs x situations with your superior mobility and focus squishy key targets. Don't hestitate to backcap when needed. Your speed is stellar.


Main Skill Rotation

Med Kit
Device kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with healing skills.
Throw Antidote½ 20
Throw out an antidote vial that heals, cures a condition, and applies resistance.
Healing: 514Resistance (2s): Conditions currently on you are ineffective; stacks duration.Duration: 12Range: 600
Surprise Shot6¼
Tool belt. Fire a bullet out of your belt.
Damage: 202Combo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,000
Hip Shot¾
Deliver a quick rifle shot from the hip that pierces targets.
Damage: 251Range: 1,400
Net Shot10
Immobilize foes with a net shot.
Immobilized: 2Range: 1,400
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: 800
Rocket Kick½ 13
Tool belt. Use your rocket boots to do an explosive kick that burns foes.
Damage: 183Burning: 5 s (1640 damage)Range: 300
Jump Shot¼ 20
Blast the ground, damaging nearby foes and leaping to your target.
Leap damage: 348Landing damage: 696x3Vulnerability: 7 sRadius: 240Combo Finisher: LeapRange: 900
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: 700
Super Speed19¼
Tool belt. Run at double speed.
Duration: 5Breaks stun
Rocket Boots20
Gadget. Fly backward, damaging foes with your rocket exhaust. Cures immobilized, crippled, and chilled.
Damage: 244Rocket Distance: 900Radius: 120

This is how a standard engagement could look like. Try to have fury up when dealing damage. Supriseshot whenevery possible to proc SD. Approach into nearly melle range to land your close range rifle skills and Rocket Kick. Continue hitting them with these rotations until they are dead or disengage with Rocket Boots and Super Speed when needed.

 

Panic button as usual is Supply Crate but you can also kind of open your combo with it if you want to secure a kill.


Comments

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Android @ 02:32 AM, Thu July 18 2013 Reply
Great guide! I really wish SD got a little more love. I really hate how good Surprise Shot is, since Rifle turret is such a waste.
@ 04:39 AM, Thu July 18 2013 Reply
Yep it feels kind of stupid to take an utility just to click the toolbelt skill every 7 seconds and completly ignore the utility skill itself. Well what you can do is drop the turret to then destroy it before using surprise shot which gives you another SD. Since this isn't a targeted skill it will be one of those crappy SD that go into the ground if you don't manually look at the target though (like bandage self or super speed as well).
@ 04:42 AM, Thu July 18 2013 Reply
Btw usually unloading your full rotation on a downed target will kill him just as fast as stomping him so I only stomp on rare occasions when everything is on cooldown it vs tanky players that already burned their downed CC.