Mech Fighter

New combat subroutines enable your mech to use Rocket Punch when you activate Skill 3 on your equipped weapon. Your mech gains a greater percentage of your own toughness and vitality stats. — In-game description

Mech Fighter

Specialization

Mechanist (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Mech Fighter

New combat subroutines enable your mech to use Rocket Punch when you activate Skill 3 on your equipped weapon. Your mech gains a greater percentage of your own toughness and vitality stats.

 Toughness and Vitality Inherited by Mech: 100%

 Toughness and Vitality Inherited by Mech: 50%

— In-game description

Trait skills

Skill			Description
Rocket Punch (PvE)	0.5½	5	Your mech launches an explosive fist that detonates on hit, dealing defiance damage to enemies with active defiance bars. This skill is only used when you activate Skill 3 on your weapon.
Rocket Punch (WvW, PvP)	0.5½	5	Your mech launches an explosive fist that detonates on hit, dealing defiance damage to enemies with active defiance bars. This skill is only used when you activate Skill 3 on your weapon.

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Static Shot — Pistol
•   Net Shot — Rifle
•   Essence of Living Shadows — Short bow
•   Electric Artillery — Spear
•   Electro-whirl — Hammer
•   Radiant Arc — Sword
•   Rocket Fist Prototype — Mace

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 28, 2022	The mech's Rocket Punch is now triggered whenever Skill 3 is used on an equipped engineer weapon. Rocket Punch is now instant and no longer interrupts other skills the mech is performing. Rocket Punch no longer stuns and instead deals 100 defiance damage to enemies with an active defiance bar.
March 29, 2022	Reduced jade mech stat inheritance by 20% for all stats in PvP only.
March 15, 2022	Reduced toughness and vitality inheritance from 100% to 70% in PvP only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Mech Fighter has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Mech Fighter was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. This minor trait now causes your Mech to inherit 100% of your Vitality and Toughness by itself, rather than this effect being split between this trait and the third minor trait.
October 26, 2021	Mech Fighter was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.