Torchlight II

Torchlight II

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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:
http://tidbi.ru/eng/engineer.php?lvl=100&fm=32&skill=0F0500F0F0F0000000F10F0000F101&stat=apafafapaaaaaaaa

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

https://youtu.be/mWeC6jgCf80
13 - OTHER GUIDES
READ MY OTHER GUIDES:

Two Handed Engineer for Elite
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1723060215

Summoner Cannoner Engineer for HC Elite
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2082100269

Berseker build for elite with one hand weapon + shield - by Imada
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1644968997

MY DUAL CLAW AUTO-ATTACKER BERSEKER BUILD
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1622730074

MY SHOTGONNER OUTLANDER BUILD FOR ELITE - by Imada
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1545812329

GUIDE for playing elite with embermage at torchlight 2
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1500763033




THANKS FOR THE ATTENTION AND SORY FOR MY ENGLISH FLUENCY
22 Comments
Imada  [author] 12 Oct, 2023 @ 9:34am 
@Fenix
There is a way to Gamble that is guaranteed to give you a legendary, but I don't know the details of the how to do It, I Just know It is possible
Fenix 7 Feb, 2023 @ 8:43pm 
another question! on the outercore set. anyway to gamble them? or its going to be purely from farming and drops?
Imada  [author] 17 Dec, 2022 @ 8:11am 
The section 6 - stats teaches how to distribute your stats points for this specific build
Fenix 5 Dec, 2022 @ 4:50am 
Hi! newbie here! i'm very confused now. so for emberquake engineers. do we go for str or vit for stats?
Imada  [author] 30 Jul, 2020 @ 10:44am 
Not here in this coments section
Drank.Caster 30 Jul, 2020 @ 9:32am 
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] 30 Jul, 2020 @ 9:18am 
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.
Drank.Caster 30 Jul, 2020 @ 7:19am 
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] 29 Jul, 2020 @ 11:20am 
I never used mods
haze 29 Jul, 2020 @ 11:13am 
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.