GW2. WvW Build. Tools Holosmith Roaming Build. Power Tools Holosmith WvW. Engineer World vs World.
Last Update: November 2024
Role: Assassin 
The Tools Holosmith is an Engineer build that uses the low cooldown of specific Tool Belt skills to constantly trigger the Static Discharge trait, which when combined with other traits that trigger on-hit like Explosive Entrance, it can be hard for enemies to react to the quick bursts.
You want to be going in and out of the Photon Forge a lot, so Vent Exhaust will manage your heat when you dodge. Using dodges even when you have nothing to dodge can be useful because it will cause your next attack to trigger an Explosive Entrance for even more damage, but be careful not to waste all of them. The strongest damaging skills in Photon Forge are the 3 and 4, but use the 2 constantly to leap and remove movement inhibiting conditions and gain superspeed. When you gain quickness from the Kinetic Battery or Elixir U, you can use the Forge auto attack chain very fast.
Make sure to use the Particle Accelerator Tool Belt skill when using your burst combos to enable the damage modifier from Vigor which you gain on using tool belt skills.
Basic Combo: Forge > 2 > 3 > 4 > 111 > Dodge > 2 > 3 > Leave Forge > Shield 4 (Knock Back) > Particle Accelerator > Sword 3 > 2
In between your bursts you can kite with Superspeed from Holo Forge 2 or manage your heat by using Mortar abilities while the heat cools off.
Heal Combo: Mortar 5 > Coolant Blast > Forge 5 > 2 (or Shield 4 > Sword 3)
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Marauder | ||
| Shoulders Marauder | ||
| Coat Marauder | ||
| Gloves Marauder | ||
| Leggings Marauder | ||
| Boots Marauder |
Primary Weapon Set
| Sword Berserker | ||
| Shield Berserker |
Alternative Weapon Set
| Rifle Berserker |
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Alternatives
- Sigil: in optional weapon set
- Relic: for more sustain against conditions
Skills
| Sword / Shield | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Photon Forge | Mortar Kit |
Traits
Alternatives
- Tools: for more damage if you don’t need the reveal
- Holosmith: for more damage at the cost of condition cleanse
Build Template
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