Anyone have a GS shatter build ?
Well, I’m by no means an expert or anything; but this is basically what I currently use:
Next to my Greatsword I’m using Sword+Pistol as secondary set.
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Highly Over Powered Explorers [HOPE] – Desolation EU
Fojja – Vyxxi – Nymmra – Mymmra – Champion of Dwayna .. and more
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I ran with a GS+staff shatter build for a bit but I went back to sword/pistol+staff.
I feel that for my in and out “ninja” playstyle it works well to run in do a 4 clone shatter blast them with blade flurry while your iDuelist is pelting from a distance. I did like the safety the GS provides by staying ranged but I found myself getting lazy and less reactive. IMO shatter builds are all about sticking and moving..and if you are at range when you shatter then you are missing out on 25% extra damage by not shattering on yourself at point blank (wow that sounds terrible when you read it aloud).
Although keep both weapons in your bag because they both are situationally useful. But I would more than likely suggest running around a sword/pistol focused build.
But if you really wanna roll GS try this : http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/mesmer#7|0|2681|4088|4090|4089|4514|20|1764|1744|0|20|2209|1815|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|30|2227|2311|1775|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
It eliminates the self shatter and focuses on 9% dmg when you have 3 clones up..sounds crazy but you will have so many clones up in a shatter build you will almost always have at least 6% extra damage and too often you will be too far away to make use of the self shatter.
L80 Mesmer (Darkhaven)-Commander Piccolo Sama
“Even with the energy you took from me, my power is still far greater than your own. "
“Even with the energy you took from me, my power is still far greater than your own. "
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yea i know but my problem is S/P its a little bit harder for me because my computer isnt as fast as everyone elses so its a tad bit slow so it seems like when i do the combo to set up for sword #2 skill it seems extremely slow x.x lol i just cant bare to use it at all x.x
Yea Mesmer might be the most latency/fps dependent profession in the game. Not impossible to be good with a “bad” computer but certainly a bigger challenge than some of the more direct professions.
L80 Mesmer (Darkhaven)-Commander Piccolo Sama
“Even with the energy you took from me, my power is still far greater than your own. "
“Even with the energy you took from me, my power is still far greater than your own. "
yea i completely try and avoid alot of hand to hand combat if i could while making a new character xD thats just me i play a D/D staff ele so im used to it but i prefer not to get in that close with mes because on my ele i dnt have to worry at all i can heal myself to full without no problems mes if i make a mistake that kind of tears down the house right thier and aswell i play well bombing necro with staff and my thief is P/D so :p lol
I run a GS shatter build and it’s really enjoyable. I also like a tanky staff condition build too. Here’s the jist of GS shatter for me:
20/30/0/0/20 — GS trait for reduced c/d, dodge clones, mantra 4% dmg, elasticity for extra mirror blade bounce. Valkyrie armor with ruby orbs. Knights jewelry. Mystic Claymore with sigil of fire (although I’m not real fond of the sigil atm).
Crit chance is 47% with damage +64%.
Lots of dodge clones because GS-1 crits like crazy with it’s fast pulse count. The crits give vigor so lots of energy to dodge.
Part of me thinks that someone in ANet was thinking “hey, wanna see something funny? Watch this…”
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Lazy-Kai-s-guide-to-PvE/first#post850116
Look here, should answer all your questions.
Mesmer PvE Guide
The Leveling & Open World Compendium
The Leveling & Open World Compendium