GW2. WvW Build. Celestial Scrapper Roaming Build. Celestial Scrapper WvW. Engineer World vs World.
Last Update: October 2024
Role: Medic 
The Celestial Scrapper is a WvW roaming engineer build that has hybrid damage from the grenades which can apply conditions as well as power burst damage while also supporting allies from range. With Shortbow you can provide a wide array of boons, cleanses, barrier, and utility to your team. The healing to others mostly comes from Medic Gyro, and blasting it with Shortbow 2.
While it is versatile with a built-in revive on Function Gyro and access to stability, the focus of this build is not so much healing as it is protecting. Proactive skill usage on allies to keep their boons and barrier up is more effective than waiting to heal allies who are already pressured.
Situationally you’ll want to use the Bulwark Gyro’s tool belt skill Defense Field to block projectiles and grant stability to those in the area when it is placed. This is great for holding choke points or stomping downed enemies. The Utility Googles tool belt is also a reveal to help your allies catch stealthy opponents.
Stability: Defense Field Tool Belt (+Projectile Block), Function Gyro F5
Protection: F1, Function Gyro F5, Shortbow 4
Cleansing: Shortbow 3, or applying Protection
Barrier: Shortbow 2, Function Gyro F5, Bulwark Gyro
Always use the Shortbow 2 inside your water fields from the Medic Gyro and its tool belt skill to create blast healing finishers.
Your rotation will depend on the situation of whether your team needs stability to push in, cleanses to get out of a bad spot, or barrier before an enemy engages.
Shortbow Skill Priority
- Shortbow 5 > 4 > 2 > 3
While Shortbow is on cooldown, spam grenades. Use Grenade 2 off cooldown but Grenade 5 is the most powerful and unblockable.
Grenade Tips:
Setup your Ground Targeting option as “Instant” as well as enabling “Skill Retargeting” and practice aiming with your Grenade Kit while moving for better accuracy. This improves your damage output while under pressure or kiting drastically. If you still have issues to land grenades you can try using the option “Snap Ground Target to Current Target” and the grenades will go to your target as long you are in range, just make sure to detarget before using any other AoE like if you want to throw an elixir at your location. You can see a tutorial on this at the start of this video: Click!
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Celestial | ||
| Shoulders Celestial | ||
| Coat Celestial | ||
| Gloves Celestial | ||
| Leggings Celestial | ||
| Boots Celestial |
Primary Weapon Set
| Shortbow Celestial |
|
Skills
| Shortbow | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Grenade Kit | |
Alternatives
- Elite: for more conditions and fields
Traits
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
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12 Comments
how would the firearms variant work as a power build (marauder)?
yes but you going to die way more, it already feel very glassy with cele
Cele mech vs cele scrapper? Which u prefer
Hi – what abilities do you use to stealth?
tell me is this build still relevant ? Is it possible to run in small groups in it ? Can I use condi runes or it doesn’t make sense. What do you say for the runes of the traveler ?
Yes this build is good and even better in small groups, you can take traveler runes for sure
Jen thanks for the answer and for your builds
Hi. Its still viable the celestial scrapper rifle variant in 2023 after feb patch??
Thanks!!!!!
Yes it is updated
Why Kinetic Accelerators in this? There are only one or two combos – would Adaptive Armor be better?
Dear Jen, will Rune of the Pack be good in this build as well?
Sure, but if you going for a power rune, then better take Fireworks rune.