Engineer PVE levelling build 30/0/0/30/10

Engineer PVE levelling build 30/0/0/30/10

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Posted by: thomson.6405

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Build concept: Most builds I see posted are for pvp or wvw this build is intended as a PVE starting or levelling build for new players. it is a Rifle Grenade build with alchemy support and permanent swiftness.

Features:
Good single target damage & AOE damage
Elixirs with might stacking and condition removal.

Traits in the order you should buy them
Explosives Adept Incendiary Powder33% chance to burn for 2 seconds on critical hits.
Tools Adept Speedy Kits Gain swiftness for 5 seconds whenever you equip a kit. Basically flip between your rifle and your grenade kit and gain a 33% percent speed buff which helps a lot getting around the map.
Alchemy Adept Fast-Acting Elixirs Elixir skills recharge 20% faster.
Alchemy Master Potent Elixirs Increases elixir durations by 20%
Explosives Master Explosive Powder Improves damage from explosions by 10%
Alchemy Grandmaster HGH all Elixirs give 20 seconds of Might. This the core of the build basically is might stacking (Might is a boon which increases power and condition damage and can stack in intensity up to 25 times) by throwing elixir tool belt skills and popping your elixir’s when they are off cool down.
Explosives Grandmaster Grenadier You throws grenades 25% further, and you throw an extra grenade with each grenade kit skill.

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Engineer PVE levelling build 30/0/0/30/10

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Weapons berserkers (pwr prc crtdmg) rifle with sigil of fire and grenade kit.
Rifle is the best weapon in a pve setting it offers control and damage and with a major sigil of fire bought at 39 you have a 20% chance to gain a flame burst on crit which will also happen when you’re using grenade kit as weapon sigils now effect kits.

Utility’s Elixir H Grenade kit Elixir B Elixir C Supply Crate.
Drink Elixir H to heal yourself and randomly gain protection, regeneration, or swiftness.
Drink Elixir B to gain fury, might, retaliation, and swiftness.
Elixir C Drink Elixir C, converting all conditions into random boons. Late game mobs especially the undead stack a lot of conditions
For this build you’re going to throwing all of your Elixir’s as they come off cool down might stacking.
Grenade kit is your main weapon to for aoe it’s also going to be your go to button for perma swiftness the tool belt grenade barrage does fantastic burst damage this should be the kit your first skill point is spent on. On land Grenades are ground targeting bellow water they are mob targeting and far soupier to your harpoon gun skills so use them instead
Supply Crate drops a 3 turrets net turret, healing turret and flame turret none of which you have any control over you also get 4 bandage packs. Dropping Supply Crate gives you a 2 second aoe stun and a blast finisher. TBH Supply Crate is the best of a bad lot none of the engi ultimate skills are much good it can save your life but more often you just bought yourself an extra couple of seconds to run.

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Engineer PVE levelling build 30/0/0/30/10

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Posted by: thomson.6405

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Gear
Start with basic power gear your stat priority is power precision crit damage followed by toughness vitality build for balance. Runes of divinity are a big help here.
Tips:
Go to the char starting area early (Plains of Ashford) and do the heart for Kyra Sharptracker to get the Ash Legion spy kit Camouflage(10s): Become invisible, as long as you remain in place. On demand stealth will save your life as it drops agro instantly allowing you to escape.
For consumables buy food with precision and crit damage and maintenance oil’s