Heal Alacrity Mechanist (Shortbow)

Fight alongside your mechanical companion with our Guild Wars 2 Heal Alacrity Mechanist (Shortbow) build.
Raids - April 2025 Balance
Darshie meta team
Versatile Power, Stalwart Focus
Heal Alacrity Mechanist (Shortbow) Gameplay Guide
Skills Gearset Build Template
Engineer Builds

Heal Alacrity Mechanist commands a Jade Mech with supportive skills. It grants Alacrity to allies with Barrier application, and must be steered well to ensure good support coverage. This setup runs a Short Bow for more Protection output to freely delay , to apply Aegis, and for improved ranged support.
Pros +
Good mobility Capable kite Tanking build
Cons -
High mastery curve Requires accurate positioning
Attributes
Power 1974
Toughness 1408
Vitality 1297
Precision 1000
Critical Chance 5%
Ferocity 0
Critical Damage 150%
Condition Damage 0
Healing Power 1445
Expertise 0
Condition Duration 0%
Concentration 1275
Boon Duration 100%
Gear
Item Stat

Harrier'sHelm

Giver'sShoulders

Harrier'sCoat

Harrier'sGloves

Harrier'sLeggings

Harrier'sBoots
Item Stat

Harrier'sBackpiece

Giver'sAccessory

Harrier'sAccessory

Harrier'sAmulet

Harrier'sRing

Harrier'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Giver's ShortbowMain Hand
Other Items

Infusionx17

Infusionx1

Food

Utility
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

Select utility skills depending on the encounter:

  • provides extra Barrier, Blocks Missiles, and can grant an extra ~6s of Alacrity.
  • , for Defiance Break, Pull, and a Block.
  • for Boon Removal, a Blast Finisher, and Defiance Break.
  • for access to a Knockback, Blast Finisher, and a Fire Field.
  • Find other options in the gameplay guide.

Switch to Mace / Shield on fights where more Defiance Break is needed, where there is no reason to hold , or for other tradeoffs listed in the gameplay guide.
Gear Notes

can be used to generate extra Fury overcap, at the cost of . This will cost some Healing output.

More Giver's or Harrier's pieces may be taken to adjust for toughness for tanking purposes or for survivability.

This build has a variant using Mace/Shield, which can be used for increased Defiance Break, and other tradeoffs listed in the gameplay guide.
Skill Reference Guide
Shortbow Default Keybind
2
3
4
5
Kit Skills Kit Default Keybind
1
2
3
4
5
3
4
5
5
Rotation & Extras
Boons

Heal Alacrity Mechanist must cast certain skills frequently to maintain its squad boon output. It focuses on a Jade Mech, which generates Alacrity and other useful boons for their subgroup.

  • covers Swiftness, Vigor, and Regeneration as long as it's used off-Cooldown. Enter regularly to monitor it.
  • provides all of your Fury, and 10 Might.
  • causes Mech attacks to grant 1 Might every interval.
  • All skills with the Elixir tag provide 2 Might through .
  • grants Stability, Aegis, Protection, Alacrity, as well as other supportive effects.
  • grants near-permanent Protection and Aegis (And allows the build to delay casting ).
Jade Mech, Barrier, and Alacrity

Using Mech skills while too far away from your Mech will lengthen their Cooldowns, due to .

applies Alacrity. Delay it to provide Aegis, Stability, Stun Break, or Cleanse Conditions on demand.

grants Alacrity every interval when you grant Barrier to an ally. Barrier sources include:

is a valuable skill for Defiance Break, so whenever you know a foe's Defiance Bar is coming up soon, you should cast a few seconds ahead of time.

The Jade Mech will need to be positioned carefully, or risk dropping boon uptime. Attack My Target, Return to Me, and the Guard/Avoid Combat toggle are all helpful to move the Jade Mech.

More notes on Jade Mech usage can be found in the gameplay guide.
Healing and Cleanse

Healing

  • , , and
  • Self healing, through .
  • Mech Commands, through .
  • Blast Finishers inside a Water Field.
  • , , and grant Barrier.

Cleanse

  • removes one condition for each of four pulses.
  • removes five conditions from allies; removes one condition and creates a Light Field.
  • Blast Finishers inside a Light Field.
  • cleanses two conditions, and two more upon Chain Reaction.
  • removes 3 conditions.
Shortbow Opener

Start in :

  • , then during the cast.

performs a 550 range backward leap after casting. This movement can be avoided by using Weapon Swap immediately after the cast has finished. A demonstration of this technique can be seen here.
Skill Defiance Break Source
232 Jade Mech
150 Short Bow
150 Short Bow Chain Reaction
100 Short Bow
150 + 200
200 Utility
150

will increase the duration of Stuns and Dazes you apply. This will help further contribute to Defiance Break.

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