Guild Wars 2

I’ve recently been leveling a mesmer ALT and looking for suggestions on a build for her.

I realize there are a lot of different builds posted here, so maybe someone can assist in narrowing down my search a little.

I’m nearly level 80, and so far I have really like using the staff as my main weapon, with the sword and focus (especially due to the mobility) as an alternate set.

I have been playing a style that likes to keep a lot of phantasms/clones up and using a mix of defensive/offensive skills to defeat the enemy while PVEing.

I have not been using shatter skills at all yet. I’ve leaned towards keeping the illusions up during the battle and honestly, do not know if this is the best approach or not.

Are there any builds out there that are similar to this playstyle? Are there some tweaks to the playstyle that I should be focusing on to make the mesmer more efficient/fun?

I want to get her skills/traits narrowed down now that she is reaching level 80 so I can gear her up with the appropriate gear for her build.

@Mad Rasputin, wc to the mesmer side of the game

Staff s/f is my personal favorite game setup fr mesmer and 2 of my builds use this setup. They gera a little different but the core is the same so if you not sure witch of them who apply most to you feel free to start get the gear who is used in most builds Chavaler accesorys.

The two builds I think you would like is :

Shatter Cat 3.0

Tanky dps build with massive preasure and wery hard to kill. High dmg direct and condi output.

Shatter Cat Mist 2.0

Bursty high shatter spec with strong survival abilitys 1600+ toughness but serious dmg dealer. The fastest roamer setup for mesmer.

Both can be found in my guide, top sticky on this forum.

/Osicat

I don’t shatter much either, it’s based on keeping illusions around, but I just shatter when necessary, when needing a final burst or after a full rotation, where my next weapon set will replace illusions with its own anyway, and of course to save your life! like distortion, daze

My build isn’t special but it works very well in pve and wvw, I find i can solo tons of group events and mobs like 20 risen?? NP! LOL cuz its defensive traited, with tons of protective boons and such, while delivering steady damage with offensive gear. Wvw is great for roaming 1vX and staying alive in sieges as well, pretty much staying well alive and pressuring with sustained dmg.

You can take a look at my signature, idk if the thread is a little out of date or not

And there is also a cumulative thread too with a bunch of builds: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/List-Find-your-Mesmer-Build-Guides/first

Thanks for the suggestions guys. This has been most helpful. Gives me a great starting point.