Advanced Prototype Powertech 5.x DPS Class Guide

Details: Category: Discipline Guides; Last Updated: Friday, June 9th, 2017; Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2017; Written by Bant & Hayward

SWTOR Advanced Prototype Powertech 5.x DPS SWTOR class guide.

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Gearing & Stats

The tables on this page were generated using optimizer scripts created by Bant aka Goblin_Lackey. The stats were calculated to give the maximum theoretical DPS/HPS/DTPS for each discipline, however you may wish to alter the builds depending on your play style or what content you are facing in SWTOR. Each table assumes you have a full set of the specified gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Stats

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
Mastery	6884	6662 (1xC)	6536 (1xC)	6579 (2xC)	6342 (1xA)	6259 (1xA, 1xC)
Power	3964	3776	3694	3694	3506	3424
Critical	1831 (2xE, 11xA, 2xC)	1760 (2xE, 11xA, 1xC)	1742 (6xE, 2xA, 1xC)	1724 (7xE)	1678 (3xE, 8xA, 2xC)	1626 (4xE, 6xA, 1xC)
Alacrity	1617 (7xE)	1540 (7xE)	1509 (3xE, 9xA)	1486 (2xE, 11xA)	1422 (6xE, 2xA)	1376 (4xE, 6xA)
Accuracy	759 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	748 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	743 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	743 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	733 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	736 (2xE, 1xA, Stim)
Absorb	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defense	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shield	0	0	0	0	0	0

"E" = Enhancement or Implant or Earpiece
"A" = Advanced _ Augment 45
"C" = Advanced _ _ Color Crystal (+41 ones)

Discipline Statistics

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
DPS	9,679 +/- 505	9,306 +/- 477	9,080 +/- 460	9,013 +/- 455	8,654 +/- 429	8,383 +/- 409
APM	51.7	51.4	51.4	51.3	51.1	51

DPS Rankings

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Rank Change	DPS	Standard Error	vs Average DPS (9,991)	Imperial Class	Republic Class
5	5	-	10,336	+/- 284	+3.46%	Annihilation Marauder	Watchman Sentinel
8	8	-	10,150	+/- 299	+1.6%	Carnage Marauder	Combat Sentinel
12	8	4	9,828	+/- 351	-1.63%	Fury Marauder	Concentration Sentinel
10	10	-	10,027	+/- 372	+0.36%	Vengeance Juggernaut	Vigilance Guardian
11	15	4	9,857	+/- 488	-1.34%	Rage Juggernaut	Focus Guardian
7	7	-	10,157	+/- 582	+1.67%	Deception Assassin	Infiltration Shadow
14	13	1	9,640	+/- 346	-3.51%	Hatred Assassin	Serenity Shadow
18	18	-	9,327	+/- 304	-6.64%	Lightning Sorcerer	Telekinetics Sage
16	16	-	9,520	+/- 268	-4.71%	Madness Sorcerer	Balance Sage
9	9	-	10,054	+/- 516	+0.64%	Arsenal Mercenary	Gunnery Commando
4	4	-	10,432	+/- 414	+4.42%	Innovative Ordnance Mercenary	Assault Specialist Commando
13	12	1	9,679	+/- 505	-3.12%	Advanced Prototype Powertech	Tactics Vanguard
15	14	1	9,556	+/- 383	-4.35%	Pyrotech Powertech	Plasmatech Vanguard
17	17	-	9,448	+/- 461	-5.43%	Marksmanship Sniper	Sharpshooter Gunslinger
3	3	-	10,441	+/- 270	+4.51%	Engineering Sniper	Saboteur Gunslinger
2	2	-	10,467	+/- 161	+4.77%	Virulence Sniper	Dirty Fighting Gunslinger
6	6	-	10,157	+/- 526	+1.67%	Concealment Operative	Scrapper Scoundrel
1	1	-	10,754	+/- 322	+7.64%	Lethality Operative	Ruffian Scoundrel

Note: DPS rankings assume best-in-slot 248-rating gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Gear & Items

Type	Quantity	Name
Augment	11	Advanced Critical Augment 45 (228)
Augment	3	Advanced Accuracy Augment 45 (228)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	7	Quick Savant Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Quick Savant Device or GEMINI MK-5 Quick Savant Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	2	Adept Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Adept Device or GEMINI MK-5 Adept Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	1	Initiative Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Initiative Device or GEMINI MK-5 Initiative Package (248)
Color Crystal	2	Advanced _ Eviscerating Crystal (136)
Mod	9	Lethal Mod 52 (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Focused Retribution (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Serendipitous Assault (248)
Armoring	8	Versatile Armoring 52 (248)
Barrel	1	Versatile Barrel 52 (248)
Stim	1	Advanced Polybiotic Proficient Stim
Medpac	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Medpac
Adrenals	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Efficacy Adrenal or Advanced Polybiotic Critical Adrenal or Advanced Polybiotic Attack Adrenal

Set Bonuses

Pieces	Set Bonus
2	Flaming Fist and Magnetic Blast or Shockstrike and Tactical Surge increase damage dealt by 2% for 15 seconds. Cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.
4	Flaming Fist and Rocket Punch's heat is reduced by 2 or Shockstrike and Stockstrike energy cells is reduced by 2.
6	Activating Flame Burst and Magnetic Blast or Ion Pulse and Tactical Surge will grant Combat Tech's Critical Bonus making one of your next Energy Burst and Immolate or Cell Burst and Plasma Flare critically hit. This effect can't occur more than once every minute.

Suggested Utility Skills

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Abilities

Advanced Prototype Discipline Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Thermal Detonator	Hurls a thermal detonator that adheres to the target and detonates after several seconds, exploding for <<1>> kinetic damage. Standard and weak enemies enter a state of panic when the explosive attaches and are knocked down when it detonates.	Instant
Energy Burst	Unleashes your High Energy Gas Cylinder's stored energy to decimate the target, dealing <<1>> energy damage. This damage increases based on your current number of Energy Lodes. Energy Lodes build when Rail Shot is used, and up to 4 charges may be stored at once.	Instant
Retractable Blade	Plunges a retractable blade into the target that deals <<1>> kinetic damage and causes the target to bleed for <<2>> internal damage over 18 seconds.	Instant
Magnetic Blast	Fires a blast of electromagnetized energy at the target, dealing <<1>> energy damage. Replaces Flame Burst.	Instant

Powertech Advanced Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Sonic Missile	Fires a sonic missile that taunts your target and all nearby enemies, forcing them to attack you for 6 seconds, if Ion Gas Cylinder is active. If Ion Gas Cylinder is not active, threat towards all current enemies is immediately reduced. Enemy players have their damage reduced by 30% for 6 seconds unless they attack you.	Instant
Explosive Fuel	Increases ranged and tech critical hit chance by 25% for 15 seconds.	Instant
Deadly Onslaught	Unloads all of your ordnances in rapid succession dealing <<1>> kinetic damage and <<1>> elemental damage over the duration to up to 8 enemies. Standard and weak targets are knocked down by the blasts. Can be used while moving.	Passive
Shatter Slug	Fires a high impact slug that instantly explodes on contact with the target, spraying the area with shrapnel shards that deal <<1>> kinetic damage to up to 8 enemies within 8 meters of the initial target.	Instant
Carbonize	Encases up to 8 enemies within 8 meters in carbonite, dealing <<2>> internal damage and stunning them for 2.5 seconds.	Instant
Jet Charge	Jet to a distant target, dealing <<1>> kinetic damage, interrupting the target's current action and immobilizing the target for 2 seconds. Cannot be used against targets in cover.	Instant
Guard	While active, the guarded player takes 5% less damage and generates 25% less threat. In addition, so long as you remain within 15 meters of the guarded player, 50% of all incoming damage from enemy players is transferred back to you.	Instant
Searing Wave	Torches everything in a 10-meter cone with a flamethrower, dealing <<1>> elemental damage to up to 8 targets.	Instant
Close and Personal	Increases the duration of Energy Shield by 3 seconds. In addition, suffering direct damage from area attacks vents 2 heat and heals you for 2.5% of your total health. This effect cannot occur more than once every 3 seconds.	Passive
Grapple	Fires a grapple line that pulls the target to the Bounty Hunter and generates a high amount of threat. Cannot be used on targets in cover.	Instant
Rocket Punch	Engages the jetpack, allowing you to strike the target with a heavy punch that deals <<1>> kinetic damage.	Instant
Flame Sweep	Torches up to 8 targets within 5 meters for <<1>> elemental damage.	Instant
Shoulder Cannon	Deploys a shoulder cannon that gradually loads 4 missiles over time. Once loaded, the shoulder cannon can be triggered again to fire against an enemy target within 10 meters, launching 1 missile that deals <<1>> kinetic damage. A missile can be launched up to once per 1.5 seconds. Loading and launching the shoulder cannon does not respect the global cooldown and can be done while controlled. Once all missiles have been loaded, depleting all missiles puts the shoulder cannon on cooldown for 1.5 minutes.	Instant
Quell	Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for the next 4 seconds.	Instant
Neural Dart	Fires a neural dart that taunts the target, forcing it to attack you. Player targets deal 30% less damage when attacking anyone other than you. Effect lasts 6 seconds.	Instant
Flame Burst	Fires a burst of flame at the target that deals <<1>> elemental damage.	Instant

Bounty Hunter Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Vent Heat	Rapidly vents 50 heat over 3 seconds.	Instant
Hunter's Boon	Increases the target's Endurance by 5% for 60 minutes. If the target is a group member, all other group members are also affected.	Instant
Combustible Gas Cylinder	Loads your blaster with combustible gas, giving all of your blaster attacks a 25% chance to deal <<1>> additional elemental damage over 6 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once per second.	Passive
Hydraulic Overrides	Grants 6 seconds of immunity from movement-impairing effects, knockdowns and physics and increases movement speed by 30%.	Instant
Thermal Sensor Override	Your next ability generates no heat. Effect lasts 15 seconds.	Instant
Rapid Shots	Fires a quick stream of bolts, causing <<1>> weapon damage.	Instant
Kolto Overload	Activating this ability applies a Health Monitor that lasts up to 60 seconds, which triggers a Kolto Overload when your health is reduced to 35% or less. If your health is already 35% or less, Kolto Overload triggers immediately. Once triggered, Kolto Overload goes on cooldown for 3 minutes and rapidly heals you up to 35% of your max health for 8 seconds but will not exceed 35% of your max health.	Instant
Rail Shot	Fires a very powerful shot at the target that deals <<1>> weapon damage. Only usable against incapacitated targets or targets suffering from periodic damage. Deals additional damage if dual wielding.	Instant
Electro Dart	Fires an electro dart, dealing <<2>> energy damage and stunning the target for 4 seconds.	Instant
Energy Shield	Increases damage reduction by 25% for 12 seconds.	Instant
Determination	Purges all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.	Instant
Stealth Scan	Fires off probes that scan the area for stealthed opponents. Probes last for 10 seconds.	Instant
Heroic Moment	Seize the moment, restoring 2% of your maximum health every 3 seconds. Requires an active companion. Lasts 60 seconds.	Instant

Rotation

Rocket Punch > Magnetic Blast
Thermal Detonator > Energy Burst > Rail Shot > Magnetic Blast > Rapid Shots
Rocket Punch > Energy Burst > Rail Shot > Magnetic Blast > Rapid Shots
Rail Shot > Thermal Detonator > Energy Burst > Magnetic Blast > Rapid Shots

Filler: Rocket Punch (17%) / Rail Shot (25%) / Thermal Detonator (10%) / Energy Burst (6%) / Magnetic Blast (30%) / Rapid Shots (12%)

Minor Rotation:
Major Rotation: 4 GCDs

Comments:

References: TACeMossie

About the Author

Author: Hayward

Hayward founded TORCommunity in 2008 the day after SWTOR was announced. Engineer by day, software dev by night, he does his best to keep the site up to date.

Advanced Prototype Powertech 5.x DPS Class Guide

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