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Beginner Power Scrapper

Published Jan 8, 2024 Updated Aug 30, 2024
Raids - Secrets of the Obscure
RacoonStylePlay meta team
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Beginner Power Scrapper
Pros +
High damage Good mobility Easy to learn Defensive options Lots of cleave
Cons -
High mastery curve Relies on enemy conditions
Attributes
Power 2730
Toughness 1000
Vitality 1540
Precision 1841
Critical Chance 45.05%
Ferocity 1416
Critical Damage 244.4%
Condition Damage 0
Healing Power 0
Expertise 0
Condition Duration 0%
Concentration 0
Boon Duration 0%
Gear
Item Stat

Berserker'sHelm

Berserker'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Dragon'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots
Item Stat

Dragon'sBackpiece

Dragon'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAmulet

Dragon'sRing

Dragon'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's HammerMain Hand
Other Items

Infusionx18

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Reference Guide
Hammer Default Keybind
2
3
5
Grenade Kit Default Keybind
2
4
5
Elite Mortar Kit Default Keybind
2
3
4
5
Toolbelt Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
F4 F4
F5
Help! My damage is low!

If your performance is not as good as expected, there are a few things to consider:

  • Keep your health above 75% Health to maintain the bonus from .
  • Maximizing the bonus from requires Swiftness and Stability uptime. You will generate some Stability from and can generate Swiftness from using Blast Finishers in Lightning Fields, but will mostly rely on your boon providers for these boons. If you aren't receiving either this will result in a damage loss.
  • gain 2% increased damage for every unique Condition on the enemy. The DPS strongly depends on the amount of unique Condition on the enemy, so group composition could significantly impact your damage output.
Rotation & Extras
Step 1: Traits and basic Rotation

The core rotation concept of Scrapper is very simple:

  2. Filler

Use during to smoothly queue . While casting any Kit skills you can use Stow Kit to queue non-kit skills. Do not use Weapon Swap or you will interrupt your casts.

For now, use all skills except , , , or as Filler Skills, making sure to never delay your next .
Step 2: Improve DPS

To ratchet up the damage, allign your Filler Skills to maintain uptime on and .

gives 5% increased damage for each of the following boons you have: Stability, Swiftness and Superspeed. You can maintain permanent Superspeed uptime by spacing out the use of:

  • and thanks to .
  • thanks to
  • can be used to fix Superspeed uptime or provide a buffer as needed.

Many of your skills trigger . Make sure to use at least one of the following during each Filler: , , , , or .
Step 3: The Rule of 8 Actions

Between each , you have time for 8 actions. Every skill counts as 1 action, with a full Auto Attack chain counting as 3 actions. Remember to always finish Auto Attack chains.

Although these 8 actions can be fairly freeform, some skill Cooldowns line up very well and should be used in sequence:

  • (4 actions)
  • (3 actions)
Step 4: Burst Opener

The opener provides big burst damage and some extra Superspeed uptime:

  6. filler

Remember to use the opener at the start of combat and at the start of any phase.
Breakbar, Tips & Tricks

Most of your CC is used as Filler-Skills so there is constant Breakbar Damage dealt. If some extra CC is needed can be used inside the Lightning Combo Field of , or for a 2x 1 second Daze on demand.

can be used to Block attacks and deal some Damage instead of Dodge to stay in place.
Transitioning to the Full Build

To improve further, visit the Power Scrapper page for the full opener and more loop examples.

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