This is Taiver’s favorite build, doing moderate-high DPS with ability to swap in passives/actives to do purges, off-healing and hinders.
Actives
Safety Off
Three Round Burst
Blaze
Lightning Manifestation
Short Fuse
Suppressing Fire
Do or Die
Death from Above
Passives
Iron Maiden
Lethality
Ferocity
Twist the Knife
Eagle Eye
Elemental Force
Probability
Rocket Science
Swaps: Magnetic Wipe for Blaze or Lightning in a Bottle for Iron Maiden in fights that need a purge; specifically on DW5 Magnetic Wipe works better because the boss teleports all over, and in DW6 Lightning in a Bottle is better to purge the adds’ buffs. Do or Die can be swapped for Reap and Sew when a healing boost is needed, or for Slow the Advance if a hinder is needed. Lightning Manifestation can be swapped for Fire Manifestation in fights without adds. Iron Maiden could also be swapped for Brawler/Closer so your forced crits do more damage. – edit Update: I now use Brawler pretty consistently.
Rotation can be a little tricky, especially if you want to hit Elemental Force every time and cast Lightning Manifestation whenever you can. [Edit: These days, I do builder x 6, TRB, Blaze, or builder x 6, Lightning mani, TRB, Blaze] Ideally: when Lightning Manifestation is up, Builder x 3, Lightning Manifestation, Builder x 3, [Short Fuse or Do or Die if up], Three Round Burst, Blaze; then Builder x 3, [Do or Die if up and SF is down], Blaze, Builder x 3 Blaze. You could also do Builderx6, TRB, Blaze, if that’s easier, when Lightning Manifestation isn’t up; I seem to get very similar numbers when I parse. I’ve never gotten Pistol/Shotgun level numbers but it’s more about your ability to offer Short Fuse, and purges, off-heals and hinders if necessary, than the big deeps. Gear is typical recommended DPS gear, all attack, 800+ Pen, 650+ Hit, the rest Crit/Crit Power.
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