Heal Alacrity Mechanist

August 2023

Introduction

Heal Alacrity Mechanist is a defensive support that provides permanent Alacrity, Regeneration, Protection, Fury, Vigor, and 25 stacks of Might to a subgroup. This build provides sustained Barrier generation and good healing output.

Build Fundamentals

Use Energizing Slam off-cooldown to generate Barrier, Alacrity, Vigor and Regeneration for your group. Use Elixir Gun's Acid Bomb and Super Elixir, and Elite Mortar Kit's Elixir Shell off-cooldown to provide Might and healing.

The Mech applies boons around itself: Control its positioning to be near the group at all times.

Mech Boon Application:

• Use Barrier Burst off-cooldown for Might, Fury, Barrier and Alacrity.
• Use Barrier Signet off-cooldown to provide Barrier and Alacrity.
  • Make sure not to overlap Barrier Signet and Barrier Burst, or you will waste some alacrity application.
• Crisis Zone provides Aegis, Stability, Protection, Alacrity.
  • Unless you need it for extra Alacrity, save this ability for certain situations when you need on-demand Stun Break, Stability, or Aegis access.
• Additionally, your Mech generates extra Might with its auto-attacks because of Mech Arms: High-Impact Drivers.

Build Specifics

This build has a lot of useful trait interactions, such as:

• Over Shield makes Magnetic Shield and Static Shield apply Protection
• HGH makes Elixir skills grant Might.

Use Energizing Slam and Infusion Bomb off-cooldown for permanent Vigor and Regeneration.

Cancel the backward leap animation of Acid Bomb by pressing Weapon Swap.

If your Mech is disobedient, use Explosive Knuckle or Shift Signet to quickly reposition it to the target or group.

Crowd Control

• Rocket Fist Prototype
• Static ShieldThrow Shield
• Magnetic Inversion
• Elite Mortar Kit
  • Endothermic Shell
  • Flash Shell
• Crash Down (dismiss the Mech and then resummon for extra CC)

Alternatives

Utility Skills

• Swap out Elixir Gun or Barrier Signet for:
  • Personal Battering Ram when more break-bar damage is required.
  • Throw Mine for boon strip access.

Gear

This build can also tank. To have an easier time surviving, run the following defensive gear setup:

• Giver’s Trinkets and Weapons
• Minstrel’s Armor
• Replace Superior Sigil of Paralyzation with Superior Sigil of Concentration.