Inventions

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"Just a couple more twists here and...done!"

Specializing in inventions grants access to protective boons and several defensive gadgets that'll help you out of...sticky situations. From smoke bombs to proximity mines and turrets, this specialization offers a plethora of creative options for dominating the battlefield.

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Inventions is a core specialization line for the engineer that focuses on healing, protection and improving turrets.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Cleansing Synergy	10	Using a heal skill triggers a cleansing pulse around you.
Major Adept	Over Shield		Shield skills grant protection to nearby allies. Protection on you gains increased damage reduction.
Major Adept	Automated Medical Response		Grant regeneration to nearby allies when you use a healing skill's associated tool belt skill.
Major Adept	Autodefense Bomb Dispenser		Drop a smoke bomb when you are disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Minor Master	Reconstruction Enclosure		Grant protection to nearby allies when you use a heal skill.
Major Master	Experimental Turrets		Turrets. Turrets create a reflective barrier when built and grant boons to allies around them on a regular interval.
Major Master	Soothing Detonation		Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.
Major Master	Mecha Legs		Gain resistance when you dodge.
Minor Grandmaster	Energy Amplifier		Your healing power is increased while you have regeneration.
Major Grandmaster	Anticorrosion Plating		When you grant protection to an ally, cleanse conditions from them.
Major Grandmaster	Bunker Down	1	Create a proximity mine at your target's location and a med kit at your location when you disable an enemy.
Major Grandmaster	Medical Dispersion Field		While in combat, a percentage of healing you apply to yourself is stored by your Medical Dispersion Field. Each interval, stored healing is spent to heal nearby allies.

See also: List of engineer traits

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