The Mechanic is a playable class for the Horde and Escape modes in Gears 5.
Mechanic Overview
The Mechanic is an engineer class that can construct a solid defense with speed and efficiency.
Starting Loadout
Primary: Enforcer Submachine Gun
Secondary: Overkill Shotgun
Sidearm: Repair Tool
Grenade: N/A
Ultimate Ability - Turret
Ability: Summon a powerful mounted turret.
Duration: 20 seconds
Cooldown: 200 seconds
Passive Ability
Build new fortifications at a discount, and carry fortifications faster.
Skill Card Table
| Card Name | Card Effect | Level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Armor Plating (LVL 5) |
Fortifications over 50% health take X% less damage | 20% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 30% | 32% |
| Best Friends (LVL 14) |
When within 10m from Jack, repair speed is increased by X% while repair cost is reduced by Y% | 20% spd, 10% cost | 30% spd, 15% cost | 40% spd, 20% cost | 50% spd, 25% cost | 55% spd, 27% cost | 60% spd, 30% cost |
| Custom Robotics (LVL 11) |
Increases damage by X% and active effects by 5% with all DeeBee weapons | 10% dmg, 5% act | 20% dmg, 10% act | 30% dmg, 15% act | 40% dmg, 20% act | 50% dmg, 25% act | 60% dmg, 30% act |
| Efficient Fabrication (LVL 10) |
Initial fortification construction cost reduced by X% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 28% | 30% | 32% |
| Efficient Sentry (LVL 9) |
The cost to refill sentry ammo is reduced by X% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 45% | 50% | 55% |
| Epic Score Boost (LVL 15) |
Horde team score and Escape time bonus increased by X% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| Flow (LVL 8) |
All damage reduced by X% while repairing | 20% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 30% | 32% |
| Healing Repair (LVL 16) |
Repairing provides X% Stim | 2% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3% | 3.4% |
| Ingenuity (LVL 2) |
Repair speed increased by X% while repair cost is reduced by Y% | 20% spd, 10% cost | 30% spd, 15% cost | 40% spd, 20% cost | 50% spd, 25% cost | 55% spd, 27% cost | 60% spd, 30% cost |
| Long Range Resistance (LVL 13) |
Take X% less damage from precision weapons | 20% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 30% | 32% |
| Overclocked Locker (LVL 7) |
Weapon Lockers you build reload X% faster | 10% | 15% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| Overload (LVL 12) |
Fortifications over 50% health do X% more damage | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% |
| Personal Defense (LVL 18) |
Consecutive hits with the Enforcer increase damage X% up to 100% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Reinforced Fabrication (LVL 4) |
X% increased health on fortifications you build | 50% | 75% | 100% | 125% | 150% | 175% |
| Robotic Porting (LVL 6) |
X% reduced recoil on the Enforcer, Overkill, Tri-Shot, Salvo and EMBAR | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 95% |
| Rootkit (LVL 3) |
Repairing fortifications speeds up the Ultimate cooldown by Xs for each second of repair | 1s | 1.25s | 1.5s | 1.75s | 2s | 2.25s |
| Score Boost (LVL 1) |
Horde team score and Escape time bonus increased by X% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Shredder Rounds (LVL 19) |
Anyone using the turret deals X% bleeding damage | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% |
Perk Table
| Perk Name | Descripton | Rank 1: | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1. Repair Cost | -X% Repair Cost | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 30% |
| 2. Fortification Health | +X% Fortification Health | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
| 3. Repair Speed | +X% Repair Speed | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50% |
| 4. Fortification Damage | +X% Fortification Damage | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50% |