Guild Wars 2

Hey all,

Thought I’d post my WvW roaming build for some feedback/tips and as an alternative for anyone who wants to roam WvW without using PU. (For whatever reason that may be)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAR8clknpRtlpxDNcrRiqxcqmQZXpRqAKdHlsNA-TFSEAB1t/AAHBAEV/ZJlfAqEMiHAAb6Gc4iAQKAmUGB-w

It’s essentially a pure direct damage phantasm build, focusing on active defence and kiting. Lots of dodges, blink, decoy, blurred frenzy, illusionary wave etc are all used to keep enemies away from you, whilst your phantasms hit for 4-6k. Signet of Illusions was chosen to try and keep them alive, even so they are squishy, but iSwordsman can be summoned every 12s, iBerserker every 16s.

Condition clear is limited, but I tend to have an ok time against condition specs as they are under constant phantasm pressure and I am able to kite any attacks. Very low armor stat, but as a mesmer I feel like If someone manages to chain-cc me after I’ve blown all my stunbreakers Im probably dead regardless of toughness. (And I probably deserved to lose :P)

Any and all feedback is welcome, Im always trying to improve the build I’m using. Thanks!

I think you’ll be much too squishy as a roaming build. You will have all the squishy-ness of the standard sw/t & gs shatter builds, but with less mobility (untraited blink), less stealth, less condi cleanse (from traited torch and mantra cleanse) and more ramp-up time since you’ll be relying on phants for damage instead of shatter bursts.

Also, why DE? And I thought stacking over 50% crit was a waste, so I would remove the sigil of perception for something else. Another battle maybe?

Thanks for replying
Personally I’m not too worried about the squishyness aspect, doing ok so far. (Though i will admit a surprise thief burst hits HARD)

I think the difference is how the damage is dealt. With the shatter builds you have to be close to the enemy to deal serious damage, whereas with this most damage is done at range, kiting attacks. So i’m constantly looking for attacks to dodge whilst phantasms do the work for me. Mobility wise I seem to have plenty, only the most determined zergs/groups can chase me down.

DE is for a few things: Guaranteed ether feast max heal, projectile blocking, procs confusion on death and general confusion in battle. Dont mind it occasionally killing a phant, having 3 phantasms up stresses me out, cant handle not being able to use half my skills o.0

Interesting point on the precision though, why is it that over 50% chance is a waste?

Edit: Also I just fell in love with portal while roaming. Signet of illusions might get dropped xD

Well if it works, then go for it! Oh, have you considered mantra heal to take full advantage of mender’s purity?

As for the precision thing, I’ve only heard it mentioned in passing. Usually it’s comparing might/bloodlust sigils and their total dps vs crit percentage dps and it is, from what i understand, better to go into power once you get past 50% crit chance. I was hoping some of the more knowledgeable people in the forum would come along and correct me, haha.

For portal, I can never roam with it. That 90s cooldown is killer.

Haha I’ll have to look up the math for the precision thing, never been much of a min-maxer but would be good to have a better build (Hopefully someone comes along with the numbers)

And I have tried the mantra. And i tried my best to love it, really I did. But having to recharge it in the middle of a fight against a thief or something… far too much hassle. Traiting harmonious mantras would definitely make this build stronger I think, you just have to be able to bear the mantras!

Yeah CD is a little much, but its lots of fun