User:Masel/Builds/Scrapper

Sword + Pistol Power Scrapper

Build Rating (Subjective)

Criterion	Rating
Burst Damage	4/5
Sustained Damage	3/5
Utility Options	5/5
Survivability	5/5
Difficulty	2/5

Power  Scrapper is a very sturdy elite specialization with a solid damage output. It's an amazing pick for all aspects of PvE and it's one of the builds for open world that natively fits into the "bruiser" category. Due to  Impact Savant, it provides itself with a constant inflow of Barrier based on its damage output, rewarding an offensive playstyle. It further is the only build that provides permanent  Superspeed around it and can be adjusted to supply  Quickness without changing gear at all, which is very convenient. The combination of  Superspeed,  Quickness and Gyros feels great to play in any game mode, as you become a moving powerhouse.

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Playstyle & Skills

Skill Type	Skills
Toolbelt
Sword + Pistol
Utility

Gyros

• Aside from the   Function Gyro, all Gyros create AoEs that move with you and provide benefits or deal damage inside of the respective aoe. They are all Combo fields, which is particularly relevant when using  Kinetic Accelerators to supply  Quickness.
• With the trait synergies on scrapper, the gyros and Tool belt skills will grant a subgroup permanent  Superspeed, which is one of the main advantages of having a scrapper in a group. On many fights, fast movement is very helpful to do mechanics.
• The last Tool belt skill is always replaced by the   Function Gyro, while the others are utility skills that you can freely swap in and out.

 Impact Savant

• Impact savant deserves its own section, as it is one of the unique aspects of  Scrapper.
• It converts 5% of your outgoing Strike damage into Barrier. The more damage you deal, the more survivable you become. Because of this, it is not beneficial to increase survivability if it comes at a large portion of your damage (then it does not increase your survivability).

Rotation Guidance & Video Showcase

You can find my most recent rotation showcase here.
Rotation log

Section	Notes
General Stuff	Careful:This build scales with the number of conditions on the enemy and having  Stability. For guidance on setting up the training area, see my guide for it Whenever you cannot be in melee range, go into   Elite Mortar Kit for that time. This iteration of scrapper does not run any Engineering kits to simplify the rotation. Try to use CC skills to maintain Relic of the Claw.   Throw Mine already provides a ~70% uptime on Relic of the Claw, so fill the downtime with the other CC skills described below. Having  Superspeed increases your damage, so you can spread out your Gyros and   Bypass Coating to maintain it.
Opener	Open with   Blast Gyro, it will deal damage ~3 seconds later so you can precast it. You can also precast   Mine Field underneath where the enemy spawns, but it's often not doable anyway.
General Rotation	Your auto attack chain recharges your other two sword skills on the final hit. Try to complete the chains while casting all skills aside from the following on cooldown:   A.E.D. can be saved for emergencies.   Static Shock can be saved for CC   Bypass Coating can be saved for an area Stun break.
CC Skills for Breakbar Damage	Spare Capacitor   Blast Gyro   Throw Mine   Static Shock Using   Radiant Arc inside the Lightning field of   Spare Capacitor or   Function Gyro.

Utility Skills

Default Skill	Tool Belt Skill	Notes
Medic Gyro	Reconstruction Field	Heals yourself and allies over time. Both skills are great sources of  Superspeed and Water fields that can be used to heal allies.
Throw Mine	Mine Field	Both high damage skills, use them on cooldown. The mines from   Mine Field are randomly planted in a larger radius, so that it does more damage against larger Hitboxes.
Shredder Gyro	Spare Capacitor	Great for damage and a moving Whirl finisher.   Spare Capacitor applies a Daze and is a Lightning Field that will apply additional Dazes when you use   Rocket Charge inside.
Blast Gyro	Bypass Coating	This is the designated flex spot, I personally prefer to use either   Blast Gyro for area  Might,  Superspeed and  Stun or   Grenade Kit for ranged damage on demand.
Elite Mortar Kit	Function Gyro	The kit can be used to supply additional Combo fields and deal damage from range.   Function Gyro is a Lightning field and revives downed allies, so you can save this for iffy situations.

Gear & Traits

Important Stats in Hero Panel (descending in Importance):

1. At least 45% Critical Chance:  Fury gives 25% ,  High Caliber adds another 15% against enemies within close range and  Hematic Focus adds another 15% against foes affected by  Bleeding.
2. Maximize Power
3. Maximize Ferocity

Gear

Armor	Prefix	Rune
Head	Berserker's	Superior Rune of the Scholar
Shoulders	Berserker's	Superior Rune of the Scholar
Chest	Berserker's	Superior Rune of the Scholar
Gloves	Berserker's	Superior Rune of the Scholar
Legs	Berserker's	Superior Rune of the Scholar
Boots	Berserker's	Superior Rune of the Scholar
Trinket	Prefix
Amulet	Berserker's
Ring 1	Berserker's
Ring 2	Berserker's
Accessory 1	Berserker's
Accessory 2	Berserker's
Backpack	Berserker's
Weapon	Prefix	Sigil
Sword (Main Hand)	Berserker's	Superior Sigil of Force
Pistol (Off Hand)	Berserker's	Superior Sigil of Impact
Purpose	Item Type	Source
Damage	Ascended Food	Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak
Damage	Non-Ascended Food	Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Survivability	Ascended Food	Peppercorn-Crusted Sous-Vide Steak
Survivability	Non-Ascended Food	Oysters with Zesty Sauce
Damage	Utility	Potent Superior Sharpening Stone
Survivability	Utility	Potion Of Karka Toughness
Damage	Relic	Relic of the Claw
Survivability	Relic	Relic of Zakiros

Traits

Explosives
Firearms
Scrapper

• For a budget variant, simply replace all ascended armor pieces of Berserker's with rare/exotic Berserker's.
• Superior Sigil of Air is cheaper than Superior Sigil of Impact and yields similar results on the golem, but it is only single-target and lower damage against bosses with frequent breakbar phases.
• Ascended gear is always ideal, but exotic gear is fine for everything aside from higher-tier fractals.
• Ascended Food is always ideal, but never required.

Open World Build

You can find my most recent open world build showcase here.

Link to the Build on the Editor

For OW, it can make sense to make a build more forgiving, so that you can sustain on your own.

• Hammer is a great option for open world, as it comes with more CC, self- Might,  Vulnerability, an Evade skill, a Block skill and more Barrier while retaining high enough damage.
• A first step to increase survivability is to use  Kinetic Accelerators instead of  Applied Force . This is a massive boost to survivability when playing alone, as having  Quickness drastically increases the damage you deal. Remember, on Scrapper: more damage means more Barrier through  Impact Savant.
• This is convenient, since it is equivalent to the Quickness Scrapper build for instanced content, so that you can take it into raids, strikes etc. too.
• Use Relic of Zakiros instead of Relic of the Claw for a large gain to survivability, at the cost of 7% damage. This will provide passive sustain and heal you underneath your Barrier generation.
• To trigger  Kinetic Accelerators, you need to use Blast finishers and Leap finishers inside any Combo field. The following sources of blasts and leaps are readily available:

1.   Rocket Charge - 2 Leap finishers
2.   Function Gyro - 1 Blast finisher + 1 Lightning Field
3.   Throw Mine - 1 Blast finisher
4.   Blast Gyro - 1 Blast finisher + 1 Fire Field
5.   Supply Crate - 1 Blast finisher
6.   Jump Shot - 1 Leap finisher when using rifle

• Use   Jade Tech Offensive Overcharge and   Jade Tech Defensive Overcharge.
• These give for 150 additional Toughness, Vitality, Condition Damage and Power as well as all boons aside from  Stability,  Resistance and  Resolution on entering combat. The  Protection from this is another free massive gain to survivability!
• Use  Short Fuse to cover  Fury on yourself.
• Via Hammer, you have nice defensive tools readily available:

1. Make use of   Shock Shield to Block attacks and generate more barrier.
2. Evade attacks with   Rocket Charge, but don't yeet yourself into danger! Try to use this inside your combo fields to apply quickness around you!

• Use Relic of Durability for  Protection and  Regeneration on every cast of   Medic Gyro. Combined with   Reconstruction Field, this will cover agood uptime on  Protection, especially when combined with the additional Boon duration from  Alchemy.
• Use Relic of the Chronomancer for easier  Quickness uptime on yourself if you don't want to watch combo finishers as much.
• Finally, you can use Rifle instead of Hammer for fights where being in melee is too dangerous. That provides very high range gameplay aside from   Jump Shot and is also great for tagging mobs in events.
• If those changes are not comfortable enough for you, you can use the survivability food and utlity item listed above for another -10% damage taken and 150 Toughness!

Utility Skill Options (Open World)

Skill Choice	Notes
Purge Gyro	Pulsing condition removal for cases where you might need it. Also comes with a Light field that provides additional cleanses and Poison field via   Chemical Field.
Blast Gyro	Might application as well as both a Fire field and a Blast finisher. Comes with   Bypass Coating, which is a stun-break and another source of  Superspeed.
Supply Crate	Long cooldown, but another source of Stun and a Blast Finisher