Ratmancer [aDPS]

This is a simple build which provides lots of damage, full range and a non-existent weapon DPS rotation. You entire attention span is focused only on engaging the class mechanic and using utilities with/without the stolen skills.

Time sensitive skills that disrupt the rotation or involve more button presses may be played situationally and adopted as deemed necessary. This build has intermediate difficulty and although the APM is relatively low, high ping, slow execution and fumbling with your skills can lead to a massive drop in DPS.

This build heavily relies on Skritt Scuffle for alacrity. Moving out of the scuffle radius (360) will result in missing alacrity for a significant amount of time but we found this less of a problem compared to the melee builds.

Gearing and Consumables

Equipment

• Full Viper's

• You may swap a few pieces for Ritualist's for a negligible DPS loss if you have problems maintaining Alacrity uptime.

Weapon Swap Options

Food

• Any standard condition food will work. Take note that you are already capped on poison duration.

Utility

•  Master Tuning Crystal(Condi)'

Build

Alac DPS

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Rotation

Precast - Thousand Needles

1. Use Skritt Swipe and Skritt Scuffle for Artifacts (Stolen Skill)
2. Use your Artifacts for alacrity
3. Try to catch different stolen skills, you may prioritise skills that provide DPS/Initiative:
   • Summon Kryptis Turret
   • Forged Surfer Dash
   • Chak Shield
   • Holo-Dancer Decoy (Use with Spider Venom)
4. If you catch Metal Legion Guitar, use Shadowsquall (Sc 1) to use your Stealth Attacks x 3.
5. Use all your initiative on Twilight Combo (Press & Hold Sc 3)

Utilties

1. Utilities to cast on cooldown
   • Spider Venom
   • Caltrops
   • Thousand Needles
   • Devourer Venom (viable on mobile fights)

CC options

• Head Shot (Pistol 4)
• Skritt Scuffle (Elite)
• Metal Legion Guitar (Artifact)
• Unstable Skritt Bomb (Artifact)