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Power Mechanist

Guild Wars 2 Power Mechanist - Sword & Shield / Pistol Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Power Mechanist is a simple Open World build that combines the burst from Sword and defense from Shield, making it beginner-friendly and efficient with plenty of Crowd Control.

Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Good mobility
  • Easy to learn
  • Simple rotation
  • Underperforms on long fights
  • Requires accurate positioning
  • Lacks burst damage
  • Relies on enemy conditions
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

整流纹章 图标整流纹章 can be replaced when needed:

  • 治疗炮台 图标治疗炮台 provides a moderate Heal, Regeneration and Condition Removal
  • 医疗包 图标医疗包 provides a large amount of utility through Healing, Condition Removal, Swiftness, Vigor and Regeneration.

斥力纹章 图标斥力纹章 can be replaced when needed:

速燃引线 图标速燃引线 can be taken if you are lacking Fury.

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Power Mechanist and the following traits if you already have Alacrity covered.

超级冲击法印 图标超级冲击法印 can be taken instead of 超级嗜血法印 图标超级嗜血法印 if needed.

Rifle can be taken to provide more Ranged Damage.

Hammer can be taken instead of Pistol off hand if you have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Hammer offers slightly lower Damage and reduce utility. You provide similar levels of Defiance Break as with the other set.

海盗女王古物 图标海盗女王古物 can be replaced when needed:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 雄鹰古物 图标雄鹰古物 flat 10% Damage to enemies under 50% Health
  • 潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 is an easy to maintain Damage buff.
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 骑兵古物 图标骑兵古物 grants you Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill. (Hint: the Skyscale engage skill will leave a pulsing field that will give boons on every strike!).

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Your Mech is a tank and you should use it as such. Hide behind it and nuke down mobs.

Make sure to use Attack My Target / Return to Me to help position your Mech better.

Stay close to your Mech to not suffer the Cooldown from 机械天才 图标机械天才.

Dealing Damge

Make sure to use the following big Damage skills off Cooldown:

Your Auto Chain, due to 闪光马刀 图标闪光马刀, reduces the Cooldown of your other Sword skills.

If you can, pair 破片手雷 图标破片手雷 with 毒气手雷 图标毒气手雷冰冻手雷 图标冰冻手雷

Use 手雷包 图标手雷包 to tag mobs to make sure you steal all the precious loot.

There are a few traits you need to know about to maximise your Damage:

  • 钢片炸药 图标钢片炸药 causes your 手雷包 图标手雷包 skills to inflict Vulnerability.
  • 优质枪械 图标优质枪械 provides you with 15% additional Critical Chance if you are within the Range threshold. Pay attention!
  • 流血追击 图标流血追击 provides you with 15% additional Critical Chance against Bleeding enemies.
  • 弹药改装 图标弹药改装 increases Damage based on the number of conditions on your target. 手雷包 图标手雷包 has many useful conditions tucked away insided

超频纹章 图标超频纹章 can be used for Damage or to immediately summon your Mech, whether it is alive or not..

Burst Rotation

  1. 闪耀弧光 图标闪耀弧光
  2. 折射切割刀 图标折射切割刀
  3. 粘胶射击 图标粘胶射击
  4. 火焰喷射 图标火焰喷射
  5. 试剂枪 图标试剂枪强酸炸弹 图标强酸炸弹

Defense

危机区域 图标危机区域 gives you and your Mech defensive boons:

  • Aegis
  • Alacrity
  • Protection
  • Stability.

危机区域 图标危机区域 also functions as a Condition Removal.

屏障爆发 图标屏障爆发 pulses Barrier while providing offensive boons:

  • Fury
  • Might.

整流纹章 图标整流纹章 can be used for the active skill and supplies a decent burst Heal.

位移纹章 图标位移纹章 can be used to teleport yourself to safety.

斥力纹章 图标斥力纹章 can be used as a panic button to Knockback enemies from you and your Mech.

Your Shield has great defensive capabilities:

闪光手雷 图标闪光手雷 can be used to Blind foes.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
地磁护盾 图标地磁护盾磁力反转 图标磁力反转150Shield
静电护盾 图标静电护盾投掷盾牌 图标投掷盾牌100 per hit → 100Shield
闪耀弧光 图标闪耀弧光火箭拳 图标火箭拳100机甲斗士 图标机甲斗士
斥力纹章 图标斥力纹章150Utility
投掷地雷 图标投掷地雷引爆地雷 图标引爆地雷200Alternate Utility
小型冲锤 图标小型冲锤232Alternate Utility
发射冲锤 图标发射冲锤100Alternate Utility Toolbelt