Guild Wars 2

DH is pretty much the entire pub meta atm. You get two in the average match and 3 occasionally. I can’t do anything to them as condi mes solo q, what build should I swap too?

You have to deal damage. You can’t out last them. The goal is kill them as fast as possible when they least expect it. You can technically 1 vs 1 them if your good but that would take way too long and you would be +1ed. Try to set up ports that bring your team with you. There really is no 1 vs 1 option in tpvp I can give a whole load for 1 vs 1 outside the arena though since fight duration doesn’t matter.

power shatter is more effective than condi mes vs block spamming guards but a power shatter is not necessarily good vs other meta classes.

Kuya.6495:

power shatter is more effective than condi mes vs block spamming guards but a power shatter is not necessarily good vs other meta classes.

Yeah agreed. Need to choose which classes/builds you want to have an easier time against and which ones you need to compromise and accept being worse off against.

DH is very weak against unblockable power based bursts.
Condi pressure has always been a thing which guards usually struggle against although team based condi removal usually solves that.

The most effective counter i’ve seen so far was a well played power warrior with signet of might. Can’t say for sure about mesmers though.

Conditions used to be a thing guards had a problem with but ever since guards started running hunters fort over heavy light and, mace got two blocks, F2 got innate condi cleanse and smite condition got upgraded, guards have an easy time shrugging off condis.

Do not swap build. Condition mesmer is the best build for mesmer in PvP.

You can still beat a DH if you play perfectly(you need perfect Moa burst) or the DH is complete noob. But it is very unlikely to happen. So instead of fighting them, you need to learn to outrotate them. DH does not have great mobility. They are not particular good when they are transitioning between nodes.

As a mesmer, you have a portal and good mobility through blink/phase retreat. Utilize those tools to your max advantage.

I am switched from meta to this build .
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNArfWnknBlphNqBGqBEgilXjqeYP2l9sICijDNAypjA-TJRFABAcKAEe/hoKDgwRAAA
I find it quite strong against dh obviously you have to kyte their traps or block and blink or move . It is something similar to what i use in wvw , i used it only for giving it a try and it seems to work well. if I need portal i trade .

This build works well for me… http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAR7flknhG1YZawNNwtGLvGV9wesLLaAkTPn5KMcjAA-TpRBABYcEAA4CAsxBBQ69He4BAYfZAA

Ranged dps normaly works. Their ranged damage isn’t as good as other classes. Personaly venom p/d DrD with viper amulet or rifle warrior with might signet and mastery works is my best counter build.

depends on the level, I guess. I am mostly casual and only at the end of sapphire but DHs in this range are pretty easy with the standard condi mesmer build. I probably kill them 9 out of 10 times (in 1v1)

I usualy beat DH with my ele. I can play warr and thief a bit. I got surprised how effective i could bring down a traper DH with a p/p thief even when not being good a thief…. It needed a bit of time but i kited him to death in about 30 seconds. Dodge as soon as a trarp pops below you and circle him to avoid too much contact :-). And if he manages to pull you dodge again as thief you have lots of endurance just dont waste it totally random. It felt he has no chance unless i make a serious mistake.