Power (Alac) Mechanist - GW2

The Power Mechanist build is great for new players. It is very easy to play and deals a reasonable amount of damage, partly even at a range. It has a simple rotation, with a good amount of CC, which alongside its high self boon generation or Fury and Quickness, makes it very easy to play while dealing with mechanics. It also can help generate some Might for your party through Blunderbuss and if required, Pinpoint Distribution .

The Power Alacrity Mechanist build is the boon support counterpart. It generates 100% Alacrity, a large amount of offensive boons (25 Might and 100% Fury) and the same benefits of an easy, ranged rotation as seen with Power Mechanist. Alongside the offensive boons it also provides some Protection and Barrier, with 1 stack of Stability and Aegis on a fairly long cooldown. While the build has fantastic offensive support, it is lacking in defensive support and CC compared to Power Alac Renegade 🡢 Go to build , so it is important to make sure other members of you party can help to cover the gaps.

Equipment

Pick a gear variant

Berserker
Scholar
Berserker
Scholar
Berserker
Scholar
Berserker
Scholar
Berserker
Scholar
Berserker
Scholar

Berserker
Force
Impact

Heal

Utilities

Elite

Berserker

Food

Utility

Create your own build in case you already own different gear.

1. Select template

2. Select gear you already own

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arrow_drop_downRing 1

arrow_drop_downRing 2

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Due to being a power build, it massively benefits from slaying sigils and potions. Check out the Cheat Sheet to see all the combinations.

If you are struggling to maintain boons, consider replacing Berserker gear with Diviner to increase your Boon Duration,

This build uses 162 Agony Resistance, if you have more feel free to use our Gear Optimizer to adjust your gear (Currently Mechanist damage calculations are not accurate, however it can still be used for Precision and Concentration calculations).

Build

Firearms

Explosives

Mechanist

Situational Traits

Can be used to help generate some Might for your party if uptime is low.

Alac Mechanist

When playing Power Alacrity Mechanist, your other traitlines remain the same as Power Mechanist. By swapping Mechanist traits, you gain access to new jade bot skills, most importantly Crisis Zone and Barrier Burst , which are a large source of your boon generation.

Scrapper

For many skips in Tier 4 fractals, you can swap to Scrapper for more Stealth and Superspeed. Stealth can be provided through Sneak Gyro . Superspeed is provided through Gyros with a delay due to Gyroscopic Acceleration . Medic Gyro also provides some instant Superspeed on top. Bulwark Gyro and Purge Gyro can be used without drawing aggro from enemies. Bypass Coating can provide some instant Superspeed as well.

Rotation / Skill Usage

General Rotation

As previously mentioned, Power Mechanist has an extremely simple rotation, that consists of pressing certain skills pretty much off cooldown past your opener.

Opener

Your general opener is as follows, this applies to most encounters and phases that start with a CC bar:

Jade Mech Priority

Your Jade Mech skills should be pressed in most stuations off cooldown with the priority below. However, these should be delayed in needed, for example saving Core Reactor Shot to CC with.

Core Reactor Shot (Jade mech F2)
Jade Mortar (Jade mech F3)
Spark Revolver (Jade mech F1)
Overclock Signet (Elite Skill)

General Rotation

On Rifle

Use Blunderbuss (Rifle 2) into Shrapnel Grenade ( Grenade Kit 2)
Press your other rifle skills off cooldown
In low gravity, skip Jump Shot (Rifle 5)

In Grenade Kit

Use Freeze Grenade (Skill 4) and Poison Grenade (Skill 5) when off cooldown
Use Shrapnel Grenade (Skill 2) after using Blunderbuss (Rifle 2)

Alacrity Mechanist

As a Power Alacrity Mechanist your general weapon rotation does not change. However, you do gain a new set of Jade Mech skills. These should be used with the following priority in mind:

Crisis Zone (Jade mech F2)
Barrier Burst (Jade mech F3)
Explosive Knuckle (Jade mech F1)
Overclock Signet (Elite Skill)

Your boon generation is mostly passive and will be maintained by attacking and pressing your Jade Bot skills off cooldown. However, if you are starting from zero stacks of Might, you can instantly ramp to 25 stacks by using Barrier Burst and Blunderbuss .

If you are on movement heavy fights, traveling through portals or using forced movement mechanics like the updrafts on Skorvald, you mech may get left behind. Remember to let it catch up, resummon it or use Shift Signet to port it before sharing boons.

Core Reactor Shot	232 damage
Jade Mortar	100 damage
Overcharged Shot	232 damage
Force Signet	150 damage
Personal Battering Ram	232 damage
Net Shot	Immobile 50/s damage
Flash Grenade	Blinded 20/s damage
Freeze Grenade	Chilled 33/s damage
Explosive Knuckle	Weakness 20/s damage

	An alternative heal skill if condition cleanse is needed and a small amount of group healing. Its flip skill, Detonate Healing Turret can be used to blast combo fields.
	Can be taken if extra CC is required
	Has access to a block with Gear Shield and a pull with Magnet
	A Scrapper skill, used for group Stealth in T4 fractals.
	Can be used for mobility and some skips in T4s