Guild Wars 2

I just recently rolled a hybrid power/condition Mesmer with decent toughness and vit and nice survivability off of stealths using a sword/pistol and scepter/torch with a 0/20/30/0/20 build for making the most of my condition burst anyways. My utilities are Ether Renewal, Veil, Decoy, Blink, Mass Invis for WvW roaming, but I noticed my build had NO condition removal whatsoever, so I’m considering replacing Veil with a condition removal utility. There’s either Illusionary Disenchanter, Null Field, or Mantra of Resolve. Which is the best condition removal of the 3?

I’m assuming by Ether Renewal you mean Ether Feast, the heal?

Regardless, here’s how I brake down condition removal utilites:

Disenchanter – Most effective 1v1, but is a little less reliable than the other skills because it relies on bounce.

Null Field – Far and away the best for AoE removal, and it strips boons, and provides an ethereal field. Love this skill.

Arcane Thievery – I use this a lot solo, swapping condis and boons can make a huge difference, but again only effective if solo.

Mantra of Resolve – I honestly hate this skill. It seems so underwhelming consider the utility and effect our other removal brings us. That said, it is instant cast, which can be nice in a pinch (and it also means you can cast it while channeling something else).

So it largely depends on what you plan on doing (zerging/groups/solo roaming etc) but that should give you a good idea as to what works best.

I’m assuming that you are runing PU since you are 30 into chaos. For wvw roaming your best bet is to run lemongrass poultry soup and iDisenchanter. For small battles he is the most reliable. After that most reliable is mantra of resolve.

Roaming groups are a bit like tPvP groups. If you’re in a coordinated group, don’t be afraid to ask your party-mates what builds they are running and let them know where you are lacking. Coordinated builds are very effective, and those in your group may be able to cover for you. If you’re solo-roaming, there is a bit of give and take for what you can be effective at versus what you’re willing to sacrifice.

No matter the outcome, relying too much on stealth while roaming means that you are worried about the possibility of getting away instead of going all in. We’ve got plenty of damage mitigation skills, but condition removal is not our forte. Considering what you’ve said, I would suggest Mender’s Purity (Inspiration IV) + Mirror for a heal skill (15 sec CD is the lowest CDs for heal skills, shared by thieves and eles). It’s a lower heal skill, but you get some reflection and one condition cleanse out of it. Paired with the lemongrass soup, which knocks out short-duration conditions, you’ll be good to go.

I find Mender’s Purity less valuable now due to the Inspiration tree being so weak. It used to be one of my favorite traits though. One alternative is the purity or (expensive) generosity sigil if you have crit chance. If not, another alternative is to use the Focus weapon’s iWarden + Temporal Curtain whirl finisher to produce cleansing bolts.

The problem I have with arcane thievery is that you have to micromanage it. First, it will not work unless you are targeting another player that’s in range. Second, you don’t want to waste it on insignificant conditions due to the high CD. Granted, it’s nearly a must in pvp. The problem I have with null field is that it confines you to an obvious area you have to stand in. It removes one condition per tick so if a necro or engineer just condition bursted you then you’ll be standing there for a while.

Leek soup (lemongrass is expensive) is your best first option paired a more passive regen like purity sigil or mender’s purity is probably best. Runes of Melandru are very good too if your build isn’t dependent on another rune. Since you are running blink and decoy you shouldn’t be attracting too many conditions as is (unless necro facerolls his torment… sigh).