MY ENGINEER BUILD FOR ELITE with one hand weapon + shield - by Imada

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TABLE OF CONTENT: 

1 - INTRODUCTION 

2 - SKILLS: 

3 - LEVELING: 

4 - ROTATION: 

5 - HOTKEYS: 

6 - STATS: 

7 - ENCHANTING: 

8 - SPELLS: 

9 - PET SPELLS: 

10 - HINTS: 

11 - BEST SOCKETS: 

12 - VIDEO 

13 - OTHER GUIDES 

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MY ENGINEER BUILD FOR ELITE with one hand weapon + shield - by Imada

By Imada

After some critics, I re-elaborated my engineer build, and now it's even better! Take a look if you're looking for an engineer build viable in elite.

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENT:

1 - INTRODUCTION

2 - SKILLS

3 - LEVELING

4 - ROTATION

5 - HOTKEYS

6 - STATS

7 - ENCHANTING

8 - SPELLS

9 - PET SPELLS

10- HINTS

11- BEST SOCKETS

12 - VIDEO

13 - OTHER GUIDES

1 - INTRODUCTION

My first engineer build used a two handed weapon. It was a nice build, but after I posted about it, I received some critics that made the build even better. Thanks to these critics, now I'm playing an engineer with an one hand weapon and a shield. It's really better.

This build is completly viable for elite and fun to play. Consider playing it in the internet, once you'll be a great tank for embermages, outlanders and bersekers.

2 - SKILLS:

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BLITZ

Seismic Slam 15

Onslaught 5

Emberquake 15

Supercharge 15

CONSTRUCTION

Healing Bot 15

Fire and Spark 15

Charge Domination 1

AEGIS

Forcefield 15

Immobilization Copter 15

Sword and Board 1

Charge Reconstitution 1

There's 19 skill points left. Where to spend them?

Personally I like to put this points at Bulwark 15 and Aegis of Fate 4, even knowing that at late game in elite, armor is not very important and most protection comes from damage reduction from skulls of limoany, and also knowing that aegis of fate doesn't proc while the forcefield is up. But I belive that the main objective of an engineer in a group is to tank, and these skills helps a little.

Some people likes to spend 15 skill points in dynamo field for the charge generation.

You may also consider investing some more points in Onslaught and charge reconstitution.

Sledgebot and gun bot are also good options.

3 - LEVELING:

As soon as possible, take the skill point from flame hammer and put it at Healing Bot.

Priorities to spend skill points:

1 - getting the first level of any skill

2 - getting the level 5 of active skills

3 - getting level 15 of healing bot and forcefield

4 - for the fourth priority, spend points as you wish

You'll have a hard time until you get your first level of emberquake. Until then, try to play in groups at the internet.

Do NOT spare health and mana potions and always have a stock of them.

When at new game +, you'll really need to farm 10 riechliu and 6 to 9 limoany before going to new game ++. The precise amount depends if you have or not bulwark (see "best sockets" section). Research the metods to farm the phase beast challenge "avoid the lava" for riechliu and "protect the crystals" for limoany.

4 - ROTATION:

1 - When entering a new area, cast healing bot and immobilization copter

2 - Forcefield if the shield is down.

3 - Onslaught to aproach enemies

4 - Seismic Slam

5 - Emberquake until you have 25% or less mana

6 - Auto-attack for 5 seconds, then return to 2

While you don't have emberquake, you'll basically onslaught to aproach enemies, seismic slam to aply the damage over time effect, and then run like a chicken till you have to aply the dot again.

5 - HOTKEYS:

I like to put the healing bot and immobilization copter at the bar and at the right click I rotate between skills using the hotkeys F1 (forcefield), F2 (onslaught), F3 (seismic slam) and F4 (emberquake). The left click is only for auto-attack, movimentation and picking up itens.

6 - STATS:

Every level, put 1 stat point in DEX, 2 points in FOCUS and 2 points in VIT. After DEX reaches 53, start spending every level 3 points in FOCUS and 2 points in VIT.

Why so much points in focus?

Seismic slam and emberquake are the main source of damage. Seismic slam deals fire damage, which means STR does not increase it's elemental damage, but focus does. And besides emberquake deal 67% of you weapon DPS, it also deals 1528 fire damage. It means that your weapon DPS multiplied by 0,67 should be bigger than 1528 to STR be more effective than FOCUS for your emberquake damage. It only would happen with a weapon with 2400 or more DPS, and no weapon has that much DPS.

Why DEX 53?

DEX 53 gives 10% dodge and 10% critical chance.

7 - ENCHANTING:

When enchanting your items at end game, you'll need to enchant your mondon's trinckets with a total +200 STR to be able to use some Outcore set itens. When you have all BIS itens, search for Boris the stout and enchant two trinckets with at least +100 STR each. Then enchant each of your other items with 3 enchantments of +FOCUS.

Then search for Mooritz of the Desert and enchant your weapon with 3 enchantmens of +fire damage (NOT fire damage per second).

After that search for Karzoki the All-Powerful and give each of your itens any random fourth enchantment. You'll need at least 10 million gold to get all enchantments you need.

8 - SPELLS:

Blocking VI

Weapon Expertise VI

Concentration VI

Haste VI or Adrenaline Rush III, but I personally like Armor Expertise VI although is not very effective

9 - PET SPELLS:

Heal All VI

Summon Nether Imp V

Summon Skeleton VI

Summon Zombies VI

10 - HINTS:

1 - Keep any VENDOR BOON SCROLL to use it only when you have a lot of money (at least 700000 gold) and at an area level 100 or more (like Tarroch's Tomb at new game +). Then you may have the chance to buy many best-in-slot itens.

2 - Use a town portal at the beginning of each dungeon before adventuring in it.

3 - Don't be surprised if you die a lot of times. It's ELITE difficulty.

If you're dying to much on a boss, grind before facing him again. Explore all the map, do other dungeons, so you can gain some levels and find some items. If it was not enough, re-roll your map starting a lan or internet game with this option active, and grind some more.

11 - BEST SOCKETS:

Weapon sockets:

4x Vellinque Skulls (increasing your weapond damage increases your skills damage)

or 1x rambren and 3x vellinque

Armor/Trincket sockets:

adding extra sockets to items with less than 2 sockets and with a shield, we'll have 22-24 armor sockets. The amount of limoanys and riechlius depends if you spent or not 15 skill points in bulwark. The BIS itens will give 4% DR.

Also, I just learned that engineers have a natural 25% damage reduction.

If you have bulwark level 15:

Use 10 skulls of Riechliu and 6 skulls of limoany and 6 wfuntir

If you don't have bulwark:

Use 10 skulls of Riechliu and 9 skulls of limoany and 3 wfuntir

12 - VIDEO

Farming the phase beast challenge protect the crystals

YouTube™ Video: Torchlight II: farming protect the crystals 

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How to farm the phase beast challenge protect the crystals

13 - OTHER GUIDES

READ MY OTHER GUIDES:

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THANKS FOR THE ATTENTION AND SORY FOR MY ENGLISH FLUENCY

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Imada [author] 31 Jul, 2020 @ 2:44am 

Not here in this coments section

Ɱεℓøɗү Ɱ✰ɾкş 31 Jul, 2020 @ 1:32am 

honestly, I'm newbie of this game so I don't know any mod, and my DEX is showing white color (its mean nothing bonus from my items).

I think better I do as your advice, but is there any way to upload my screen cap. to comment post?

Imada [author] 31 Jul, 2020 @ 1:18am 

Are you using mods or items that gives dodge or crit chance? I don't know why there's this diff.

If I were you, I would still go for DEX 53. More Dodge and crit chance is not bad.

Ɱεℓøɗү Ɱ✰ɾкş 30 Jul, 2020 @ 11:19pm 

Hello Imada, I'm following your build but I have wonder 1 thing please help me to explain my issue.

My char now Lvl 42 (just reach the power Lvl) with 46 DEX attribute (without bonus) and the panel show that I got 17%, 11% for crit and dodge chance respectively, it has a little bit diff from your post (53 DEX with 10% for each). Why it has this diff? And should I continue for DEX until getting 53 DEX or spend it on other's attributes?

I cannot attach my pic into comment. Anyway, thank you for your post and detailed description.

Imada [author] 30 Jul, 2020 @ 3:20am 

I never used mods

haze 30 Jul, 2020 @ 3:13am 

Imada its me again, thanks for your time, would you recommend some mods? are you using mods? if so which one?

Cause i tried the Synergie+essential plus a mod that it is called (synergie+essential compatibility) and went to elite mode and idk was so weird for me the difficulty

so for this reason, i wanted to know if you are playing with some mods? and which one? thanks.

Imada [author] 29 Jul, 2020 @ 10:26pm 

Legendary items are great, you can use the one you find. You may also use a netherrealm weapon with the right sockets, specially skulls of vellinque. The Parma`s Coal-Burner is a nice shield for reaching the block cap.

STEWIE 29 Jul, 2020 @ 6:23am 

Can anyone tell me "best options" for 1h Weapon and Shield? im trying to find information but having a hard time... i have characters level 100 and a few weapons, would like to know if theres one that stands out from all the rest, like any Legendary weapon is good for this build?

Imada [author] 26 Jul, 2020 @ 5:25am 

It depends.

If you want to play online with your char with other people, do the mapworks and don't advance to newgame+

If you want to complete the game, get all best in slot itens and gems, advance fast to level 100, go to newgame+ and beyond (until New game +++++). Read my short guide to reach very late game

haze 25 Jul, 2020 @ 10:46pm 

By the way Imada, after I finished the game reaching to lvl 52, should I do the MapWorks, or go straight to the Newgame+ ?

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