Torchlight 2 Engineer builds move away from the conventional dogma that surrounds the profession in most games, and instead gives the class some neat twists and a bit of flavor to make them effective in just about every situation.
With a powerful set of tanking, damage, and crowd control abilities at hand, the Engineer has the luxury to take up the role of just about any kind of character in co-op, and also has enough in him to combine these attributes and venture forth all alone.
This guide will provide you with a few Engineer builds. Note that the Stats of the builds are not hard-and-fast, and are meant only to give you an idea of the point distribution.
For more help on Torchlight 2, read our Embermage, Outlander and Berserker Builds.
Torchlight 2 Engineer Flamer Hammer Build
Stats
- Strength 260
- Dexterity 85
- Focus 30
- Vitality 160
Skills
Blitz
- Flamer Hammer (15/15)
- Onslaught (15/15)
- Storm Burst (5/15)
- Heavy Lifting (15/15)
- Supercharge (10/15)
- Coup de Grace (15/15)
Construction
- Healing Bot (15/15)
- Gun Bot (15/15)
- Bulwark (15/15)
- Fire and Spark (15/15)
Aegis
- Charge Reconstruction (15/15)
With a focus primarily on the Blitz and Construction trees, this build attempts to make the most out of the Engineer’s damage capabilities, with a primary focus on the Hammer-related skills.
You might be surprised at the 5 passive skills used, but a good Hammer build utilizes the strong damage-increasing passives of the Engineer, which are overall extremely reliable.
When you combine the effects of Flame Hammer, Onslaught, Heavy Lifting, Supercharge, and Coup de Grace and destroy your target, provided the on-hit effects of Heavy Lifting triggers.
The 5 points in Storm Burst are mainly for added mobility, and unless you feel you can afford to sacrifice something from other regions to invest in it, there is no need to.
The Construction tree is more utility-based in this build, with a focus on getting some healing with the Healing Bot, and a bit of added fire support from the passives and the Gun Bot.
Aegis has the lone Charge Reconstruction maxed out for obvious purposes. This is a great little passive that scales with player level, and remains overall very useful throughout.
Torchlight 2 Engineer Cannon Build
Stats
- Strength 225
- Dexterity 157
- Focus 35
- Vitality 116
Skills
Blitz
- Heavy Lifting (15/15)
- Coup de Grace (15/15)
Construction
- Healing Bot (15/15)
- Blast Cannon (15/15)
- Gun Bot (15/15)
- Sledge Bot (15/15)
- Bulwark (15/15)
- Fire and Spark (15/15)
Aegis
- Aegis of Fate (15/15)
Your main skill for this cannon-based build is Blast Cannon. Apart from that, the main objective should be to use your bots, of which there are 3.
Fire & Spark and Bulwark are a must-have for any Construction and Cannon-based build, and Heavy Lifting along with Coup de Grace allows you to do great with your standard hits when you run out of mana.
For stats, make sure to go for Strength and Dexterity – there is no real reason to invest in Focus here, because Heavy Lifting is more than enough to give you good damage with standard abilities, and the Healing Bot along with mana potions should be sufficient enough.
Vitality is important, but it gets the third priority since this is not a tank build, and the Engineer is equipped well with defensive abilities to keep him alive for a long time.
Torchlight 2 Engineer Tank Build
Stats
- Strength 265
- Dexterity 0
- Focus 5
- Vitality 265
Skills
Blitz
- Seismic Slam (10/15)
- Onslaught (5/15)
- Supercharge (15/15)
Construction
- Healing Bot (15/15)
- Spider Mines (15/15)
- Bulwark (15/15)
- Fire and Spark (15/15)
Aegis
- Sword and Board (15/15)
- Aegis of Fate (15/15)
This is an all-out tanking built, suited well if you are looking to take on difficult situations in solo and co-op sessions. This is the safest way to play the Engineer without compromising too much on damage.
At first glance, it may seem like this build lacks power, but with the huge stat investment in Strength, along with the ridiculously large amount of crowd control; you get a super-effective build that requires no more than just a lot of armor, some decent items, and a wise mind.
Your bread-and-butter damage skills here are Seismic Slam and Onslaught, along with the brilliant passive Super Charge. Though not much has been invested in these Active Skills, they are more than viable for their status effects and general output.
For defenses, your primary healing and mana regen source is the Healing Bot. The Spider Bots are fantastic because each one has a chance for an upgraded explosion, which can do plenty of damage.
The other armor defenses come mainly from Bulwark, Sword and Board, and Aegis of Fate. Shield Bash and Forcefield are very useful defensive-offensive abilities and overall should give you enough to survive the most gruesome of foes.
Torchlight 2 Engineer Solo Build
Stats
- Strength 237
- Dexterity 110
- Focus 0
- Vitality 158
Skills
Blitz
- Seismic Slam (15/15)
- Onslaught (15/15)
- Supercharge (15/15)
Construction
- Healing Bot (15/15)
- Bulwark (15/15)
- Fire and Spark (15/15)
Aegis
- Shield Bash (15/15)
- Sword and Board (15/15)
- Aegis of Fate
This hybrid build is a mix of aggression, tanking, and passive damaging-dealing making it perfect if you plan on playing the game solo.
Aggression comes from the 45 points in Blitz, which are distributed in Seismic Slam, Onslaught, and the passive Supercharge. This combination will give you a good mix of damage with your sword and shield combination.
Of course, the Strength and Dexterity combo also gives you a large amount of damage boost, with both flat damage increase and Critical Hit Chance also increased.
For tanking, you have a lot of defensive passive and active options at hand. Healing Bot again acts as the main source of healing and mana generation, thus not requiring much investment in Focus.
Vitality is an essential factor, and will hence get the second-highest amount of stat points, second only to Strength.
For passive damage-dealing, you have your long-ranged Blast Cannon, which will require some witty positioning, and also the crowd control from Shield Bash, which is more of a tanking skill, but is very good if you mix it up with Supercharge.
Torchlight 2 Summoner / Pet Build
Stats
- Dexterity: 32
- Vitality: 79
- Strength: 96
- Focus: 103
Skills
Blitz
- Ember Reach: 15
- Seismic Slam: 15
- Fire and Spark: 15
- Onslaught: 5
- Emberquake: 15
Construction
- Healing Bot: (15/15)
- Gun Bot: (15/15)
- Spider Mines (10/15)
- Sledgebot (15/15)
Aegis
- Forcefield: 15/15
- Immobilization Copter: 15/15
- Tremor: 15/15
Spell Tomes
- Animal Handling
- Blocking Concentration
- Heal All
This Summoner / Pet build is all about maximizing the potential of your summons and bots. The spell tomes, aid in doing just that. Animal Handling permanently increases the power of both your pets and your bots. While blocking concentration allows you to summon additional bots. Heal All on the other hand heals your companions and pets, keeping them on the battlefield for much longer.
Forcefield provides great damage resistance to you, your pets, and your minions. Since your summons do most of the heavy lifting, this Aegis skill is pivotal to keeping yourself safe from oncoming damage. Tremor on the other hand debuffs and weakens all the enemies in your immediate vicinity, allowing your summons and pets to deal more damage.
Gun Bot, Sledge Bot, and Spider Mines are your main sources of damage along with your chosen pets while Healing Bot will be your primary source of health. Seismic Slam is an excellent AOE attack and provides a quick defensive manoeuvre should you find yourself overwhelmed. While Onslaught works similarly to Tremor, allowing you to weaken your enemies.
Torchlight 2 Engineer Emberquake Build
Stats
- Dexterity: 60
- Vitality: 100
- Strength: 70
- Focus: 110
Skills
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
As an entry-level you need to put 1 star in dexterity and 2 in focus and vitality. You need to get dexterity to 53 points and then start spending 3 points on focus and 2 points on vitality.
You should keep dexterity 53 as it will give a 10% dodge and 10% critical hit chance. Keep focus on seismic slams and emberquakes as they are the main source of damage in this build.
It will be a powerful build having a blocking spell at level 4 and weapon expertise, concentration, and haste spells as well.
Torchlight 2 Engineer 2H Melee Build
Stats
- Dexterity: 75
- Vitality: 75
- Strength: 145
- Focus: 50
Skills
Blitz
- Seismic Slam: 15
- Onslaught: 1
- Heavy Lifting: 15
- Coup De Grace: 15
- Supercharge: 15
Construction
- Healing Bot: 15
- Fire and Spark: 15
- Charge Domination: 1
Aegis
- Forcefield: 15
- Immobilization Copter: 15
- Aegis of Fate: 15
This Engineer build is all about two handed melee damage. This also works as the best Engineer beginner class in Torchlight 2. You want to focus on mainly strength and dexterity to maximize your 2 handed melee damage output. Heavy Lifting works in tandem with this build’s intent which is to maximize damage output.
Supercharge works in much the same way while Coup De Grace allows you to stun your enemies, allowing you to dish out damage without taking damage yourself. Healing Bot will be your primary source of healing while Fire and Spark will allow you to increase your weapon damage if you wield a fire or electric melee weapon (which we recommend)
Forcefield works in tandem with the healing bot to maximize your health and defense while the immobilization copter allows you to debuff your enemies which opens you up to deal additional damage.
