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    Heal Alacrity Mechanist
    February 2025

    Group PvE
    Defensive Support
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    Traits

    Armor

     Helm
     Shoulders
     Chest
     Gloves
     Legs
     Boots

    Weapons & Sigils

     Mace
     Shield

    Trinkets

     Backpiece
     Accessory
     Accessory
     Amulet
     Ring
     Ring

    Food

    Infusions

    18 x

    Weapon Skills

    Utility Skills

    copied

    Sustain

    1.  
    2. Blast Finishers inside Water Fields

    Condition Cleanse

    1. Blast Finishers inside Light Fields

    Core Loop

      1. Cancel with Weapon Swap

    Videos

    Heal Alacrity Mechanist video

    Target Stats

    10001000100010000000
    1000159225%150%00%0%

    Introduction

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

    Build Fundamentals

    Use off-cooldown to generate , , and for your group. Use and , and off-cooldown to provide and healing.

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

    Mech Boon Application:

    • Use  off-cooldown for , , and .
    • Use off-cooldown to provide and .
      • Make sure not to overlap  and , or you will waste some alacrity application.
    • provides , , , .
      • Unless you need it for extra , save this ability for certain situations when you need on-demand , , or access.
    • Additionally, your Mech generates extra with its auto-attacks because of .

    Build Specifics

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

    • makes and apply
    • makes Elixir skills grant .

    Use and  off-cooldown for permanent and .

    Cancel the backward leap animation of by pressing Weapon Swap.

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

    Use Blast Finishers inside Water Fields for extra Area Healing. Blast Finishers inside Light Fields can be used to cleanse conditions.

    Here is a non-exhaustive list of useful Blast Finishers:

    • Weapon Swap

    Crowd Control

    • (dismiss the Mech and then resummon for extra CC)

    Alternatives

    Utility Skills

    • Swap out or for:
      • when more break-bar damage is required.
      • 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 with .

    Relic

    • can be replaced with .

    Traits

    Armor

     Helm
     Shoulders
     Chest
     Gloves
     Legs
     Boots

    Weapons & Sigils

     Mace
     Shield

    Trinkets

     Backpiece
     Accessory
     Accessory
     Amulet
     Ring
     Ring

    Food

    Infusions

    18 x

    Weapon Skills

    Utility Skills

    copied

    Sustain

    1.  
    2. Blast Finishers inside Water Fields

    Condition Cleanse

    1. Blast Finishers inside Light Fields

    Core Loop

      1. Cancel with Weapon Swap

    Videos

    Heal Alacrity Mechanist video

    Target Stats

    10001000100010000000
    1000159225%150%00%0%

    Introduction

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

    Build Fundamentals

    Use off-cooldown to generate , , and for your group. Use and , and off-cooldown to provide and healing.

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

    Mech Boon Application:

    • Use  off-cooldown for , , and .
    • Use off-cooldown to provide and .
      • Make sure not to overlap  and , or you will waste some alacrity application.
    • provides , , , .
      • Unless you need it for extra , save this ability for certain situations when you need on-demand , , or access.
    • Additionally, your Mech generates extra with its auto-attacks because of .

    Build Specifics

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

    • makes and apply
    • makes Elixir skills grant .

    Use and  off-cooldown for permanent and .

    Cancel the backward leap animation of by pressing Weapon Swap.

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

    Use Blast Finishers inside Water Fields for extra Area Healing. Blast Finishers inside Light Fields can be used to cleanse conditions.

    Here is a non-exhaustive list of useful Blast Finishers:

    • Weapon Swap

    Crowd Control

    • (dismiss the Mech and then resummon for extra CC)

    Alternatives

    Utility Skills

    • Swap out or for:
      • when more break-bar damage is required.
      • 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 with .

    Relic

    • can be replaced with .

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