Power Holosmith

Overview

Equipment

You can play this build with hammer and/or rifle. Play the secondary weapon set of your choice with Superior Sigil of Force instead of Superior Sigil of Bloodlust

Traits

Skills

• a.e.d.
• elixir gun
• flamethrower
• laserdisk
• primelightbeam

Build Links

• Hammer / Rifle

Guide

Overview

Power Holo is a high-impact melee power DPS build that excels in zerg fights. It revolves around managing your Engagephotonforge heat mechanic, swapping between Flamethrower and Elixir Gun kits, and delivering strong burst damage with skills like Primelightbeam and Acidbomb.

Core Synergies & Damage modifiers

• Glasscannon increases your damage while above 75% health.
• Explosiveentrance triggers on dodging, giving your next attack bonus damage.
• Modifiedammunition increases your strike damage for each condition on the enemy.
• Explosivetemper grants you stacks of "Explosive Temper" which increases your ferocity when an Explosion effect hits an enemy. Multiple engineer skills have the Explosion effect.
• Bigboomer increases your strike damage to foes which have a lower health percentage then you have.

Tips & Notes

• Cancel the leap back from Acidbomb by weapon swapping or pressing ESC.
• A.E.D. can save you from downstate, even after effects like Illusionoflife.
• Flamethrower provides steady AoE pressure with Flamejet and Stoketheflames
• Elixir Gun is mainly used for Acidbomb, which is a strong AoE burst and blast finisher.
• While in Photon Forge, using skills generates heat. If your heat bar maxes out, you overheat, taking damage and losing access to Photon Forge for a short time. Good play means keeping your heat high for bonuses, but not overheating.

How to Play

Before Engage

• Preheat your Photon Forge to about 100-110 heat (roughly 2/3 of the bar) before the fight starts.

Engage/Burst Combo

• If using hammer: open with Engineer Hammer 5 for AoE CC.
• Drop Primelightbeam for unblockable AoE damage.
• Use Laserdisk for extra pressure.
• Follow up with Jumpshot (rifle) or Engineer Hammer 4 + Engineer Hammer 2 (hammer) for more burst.
• Combo Acidbomb for a blast finisher and AoE damage.
• Enter Engagephotonforge and follow the Photon Forge rotation.
• After exiting, rotate through weapon and kit skills while waiting for heat to drop.

Photon Forge Rotation

• Start with Coronaburst for AoE damage and boons.
• Spam Lightstrike until Coronaburst is ready again.
• Use Coronaburst again.
• Exit Photon Forge (Deactivatephotonforge) before overheating.

Weapon & Kit Rotation

After leaving Photon Forge, use your strongest weapon and kit skills while waiting for your heat to drop. Focus on burst skills for maximum impact.

• Blunderbuss (rifle) or Engineer Hammer 2 + Engineer Hammer 4 (hammer) for burst.
• Acidbomb for AoE and blast finisher. In Flamethrower kit, prioritize:
• Stoketheflames for boons and damage.
• Napalm for fast AoE pressure.
• Flamejet for sustained damage.