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Pit Mechanic
Vexie and the Geargrinders - Liberation of Undermine
Pit Mechanic is a boss of the Vexie and the Geargrinders encounter in Liberation of Undermine.
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Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Undermine
Liberation of Undermine entranceThe Liberation of Undermine entrance is in Undermine, at 42.1, 50.4 on the Undermine map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Geargrinder begins the encounter encased in Protective Plating, slowly generating energy in preparation for Unrelenting CAR-nage. While atop her war-tank, Vexie calls in Geargrinder Bikers to assist her. When a biker is defeated they surrender their ride, allowing players to unleash a Blaze of Glory and removing an application of Protective Plating. Once all Protective Plating is removed, the Geargrinder suffers a Mechanical Breakdown. While broken down, Vexie begins to Tune-Up the war-tank and calls Pit Mechanics to Repair the Geargrinder. Once fully repaired Vexie commands the Geargrinder to continue its assault!
Tanks
- Defeated Geargrinder Bikers surrender their bikes, allowing for Blaze of Glory.
- Vexie's Tune-Up and Pit Mechanics' Repair the Geargrinder's Protective Plating.
- Tank Buster leaves an Oil Slick at the caster's location.
Damage Dealers
- Defeated Geargrinder Bikers surrender their bikes, allowing for Blaze of Glory.
- Vexie's Tune-Up and Pit Mechanics' Repair the Geargrinder's Protective Plating.
- Mechanical Breakdown causes the Geargrinder to take increased damage.
Healers
- Defeated Geargrinder Bikers surrender their bikes, allowing for Blaze of Glory.
- Spew Oil inflicts moderate damage to afflicted players.
- While the Geargrinder suffers from a Mechanical Breakdown all players take damage from Backfire.
- Mechanical Breakdown causes the Geargrinder to take increased damage.
Stage One: Fury Road
The Geargrinder
Protective Plating
Spell details
Unrelenting CAR-nage
Spell details
Call Bikers
Spell details
Spew Oil
Spell detailsIn Heroic and Mythic difficulties, Spew Oil leaves behind an Oil Slick.
Incendiary Fire
Spell details
Bomb Voyage!
Spell details
Tank Buster
Spell detailsIn Heroic and Mythic difficulties, Tank Buster leaves behind an Oil Slick.
Stage Two: Pit Stop
The Geargrinder
Mechanical Breakdown
Spell details
Tune-Up
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Durability
Physical · Instant
Durable plating protects the Geargrinder, allowing it to slowly gain energy.
Unrelenting CAR-nage
Physical · 5 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Upon reaching 100 energy, The Geargrinder's engine goes into overdrive for 30 sec launching shrapnel at all players every 2 sec inflicting Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 8 sec. This effect stacks.
Oil Canister
Physical · Instant
Upon defeat, the bike explodes and sends canisters of oil flying through the air. A player can catch the oil canister, suffering Nature damage and becoming for 1 min. Each canister that fails to hit a player explodes, leaving an behind.
Soaked in Oil
Nature · Instant · Lasts 1 min
The player who catches an becomes soaked in oil, increasing damage taken from for 1 min.
Oil Slick
Nature · Instant · Lasts 5 min
The Geargrinder creates a pool of noxious oil that lasts for up to 5 min. Players within the pool suffer Nature damage every 1 sec and have their movement speed reduced by 30%. Additionally, players within the effect slip and slide along the ground. Geargrinder Bikes passing over the spin out, stunning the rider for 5 sec.
Blaze of Glory
Physical · Instant
If the bike hits the Geargrinder, the war-tank suffers 1% of its maximum health and loses 1 application of as the bike explodes, inflicting Fire damage to all players and triggering a shower.
Burning Shrapnel
Fire · Instant
The Geargrinder's protective plating shatters into multiple burning pieces of shrapnel, each inflicting Fire damage to players of the impact.
Hot Wheels
Fire · Instant
The Geargrinder Biker charges towards a player's location, inflicting Fire damage to players in their path and knocking them back.
Spew Oil
Physical · Instant
The Geargrinder launches oil at targeted players, forming an at their location and dousing players of the impact with oil, inflicting Nature damage every 1.5 sec for 12 sec.
Incendiary Fire
Physical · Instant
The Geargrinder focuses fire at several players, launching blazing shells at their location. Each shell inflicts Fire damage to players and burns away any s in the area.
Bomb Voyage!
Fire · 2 sec cast
Geargrinder bombers lob bombs at players, inflicting Fire damage on impact and causing the target to burn for Fire damage every 1.5 sec for 9 sec.
Tank Buster
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
The Geargrinder slams into its current target, inflicting Physical damage, knocking them back and causing them to bleed for Physical damage every 1.5 sec for 25 sec. In addition, the target suffers 200% increased damage taken for 25 sec.
Exhaust Fumes
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
The Geargrinder releases smog that suffocates all players for 6 sec, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec. This increases in intensity by 25% with every cast.
Mechanical Breakdown
Physical · 4 sec cast · Lasts 45 sec
With its removed, the Geargrinder breaks down causing it to suffer 100% increased damage taken until is restored. In addition, the engine periodically s sending into the arena.
Backfire
Physical · Instant · Lasts 50 sec
The Geargrinder's engine backfires, inflicting Fire damage every 2 sec to all players.
High Maintenance
Physical · Instant
The Support Rig inspires efficiency in nearby pit crew members, making Pit Mechanics within 15 yards immune to crowd control effects.
Repair
Physical · Instant
The Pit Mechanic repairs 2% of the Geargrinder's every 2 sec until the plating is restored.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Liberation of Undermine.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Vexie and the Geargrinders encounter in Liberation of Undermine.
Vexie Fullthrottle has been paving a path of terror through the hearts of anyone her gang encounters. Answering Gallywix's call for aid, she and her crew are here to repay an old favor, and add a few new grease stains to Undermine's streets.
What Each Drop Is
The Vexie and the Geargrinders encounter lists 14 items in the dungeon journal, item level 623. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Chest, Feet, Head, Trinket, Two-Hand, Legs, Wrist, Waist, Back and Shoulder. 1 of them can be traded and 13 bind when picked up.
- Blastfurious Machete One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Tooltip: “The word 'Family' is etched into its hilt.” A vendor pays 137 gold98 silver for it.
- Blazer of Glory Chest (Mail), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 102 gold94 silver for it.
- Dragster's Last Stride Feet (Leather), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. Tooltip: “One last stride.” A vendor pays 72 gold59 silver for it.
- Fullthrottle Facerig Head (Plate), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 78 gold72 silver for it.
- Geargrinder's Spare Keys Trinket, item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect. Tooltip: “I'm gonna step on the gas!” A vendor pays 84 gold74 silver for it. Use: Geargrinder's Remote. Equip: Geargrinder's Remote.
- Greasemonkey's Shift-Stick Two-Hand (Staff), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 188 gold56 silver for it.
- Pit Doctor's Petticoat Legs (Cloth), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 100 gold33 silver for it.
- Revved-Up Vambraces Wrist (Plate), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 51 gold1 silver for it.
- Shrapnel-Ridden Sabatons Feet (Mail), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 74 gold27 silver for it.
- Tune-Up Toolbelt Waist (Cloth), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 49 gold70 silver for it.
- Undercircuit Racing Flag Back (Cloth), item level 623, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 79 gold1 silver for it.
- Vandal's Skullplating Shoulder (Leather), item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 77 gold88 silver for it.
- Vexie's Pit Whistle Trinket, item level 623, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 89 gold55 silver for it. Use: Pitbot Geardo.
- Plans: Siphoning Stiletto Recipe, item level 1. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to craft Siphoning Stiletto.” A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Lowest listed price right now: 600 gold across 51 US realms. Use: Learning. Effect: Siphoning Stiletto.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
Achievements for Defeating It
7 achievements list a victory over Pit Mechanic among their criteria.
