Guild Wars 2

Hello fellow mesmers! I’ve been testing several interruption builds in tpvp the past few weeks, and have assembled both a condition spec interrupter (found here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Post-6-25-Interrupt-build-help/first#post2368006) and a DPS specced interrupter. Though I like condition damage builds more, I think this DPS spec works better in tPvP at least, or has been for me against whoever I’ve been paired up against. Give it a try, tell me what you think!

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAraRlwzyoHTzoGb9IipHBnvJckUYapWJF42FC-TsAg0CnIkSJlTKjUSpsSN+YJysCA

The Adept major slot in Dueling can be swapped for far-range manipulations as well. The runes and sigils aren’t set in stone, though The combination in the build editor seems to be the most efficient, or has been so far for me. You can also take 10 out of Chaos and put it into Domination, and then grab Confounding Suggestions. I’ll sometimes run this if I think the extra 100 power is worth it (though I usually don’t see a difference), but mainly this change can be made if you aren’t as comfortable with INTERRUPTING and are doing a better job just shutting down/blacking out opponents. This trait will make your mantra VERY deadly, as 50% of the time, both interrupting and stunning them, giving you free roam to burst the kitten out of your enemy. The condition damage build I have posted above uses this trait, but has a lot more accessibility to dazes, making the trait more viable, as this build only has the mantra. I wouldn’t suggest running with any other weapon – although OH sword would give you another daze for Confounding Suggestions, and I looooove the iSwordsman – this build does really well focusing on interrupts as opposed to blackouts. (Although, running with 30/20/20/0/0 and picking up CS then an OH sword would make for a good blackout build.)

Let me know what you think, thanks!

I also like tinkering with interrupt builds, as I posted one here recently:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Build-ChillRuption

Some feedback on your build -

• I like the Chaotic Interruption choice as I think that’s a highly underrated trait post 6/25 patch.
• I’m not sure how much Bountiful Interruption is helping you since 1) this isn’t a condition damage build and 2) you already have pretty decent power and precision. I would maybe try switching that out for Mirror of Anguish, which is another underrated source of a nice CC I think many overlook (likely due to the insane internal cool down).
• I would drop DE for duelist’s discipline due to your apparent focus to on-demand interrupts (versus AoE like in the build I linked above).
• Another reason to drop DE is that this doesn’t appear to be a shatter build. Not saying shatter builds are the only time you should ever take DE as there are condi-damage builds using clone on death traits where that’s great. But in your DPS build you have debilitating dissipation which doesn’t make much sense. So I would change Dueling master to Duelists Discipline and Chaos adept to either Master of Manipulation or Illusionary Defense. Or another option …
• Due to your on-demand interrupt focus, maybe try going 30 into dueling, taking Furious Interruption in grandmaster. There is discussion on that strategy in the build I linked above. The points would have to come from domination though. In that example, I would go Sw/Sw – Sc/P, something like this:
  http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQRAra8clwzyoHTzoGb9IipH9GFKckKYalewb5GtB-TkAg0CnIkSJlTKjUSpsSNrA

Going Sw/Sw gives you another access to daze as well, which has better synergy with your expensive 6 slots of runes of the mesmer to make full use of the daze duration. Not sure how much you’re attached to GS but that might be something to play with.

All in all, this is just my 2 cents and I’m glad to see more folks playing with interrupt builds like this. Thanks for sharing!

EDIT: To include the correct Sw/Sw – Sc/P build link I recommended trying.