Since the expansion I experimented a bit with a very tanky build I wanted to use for commanding in WvW.
It’s very similar to what many have been running in PvP, with a few obvious tweaks since WvW offers a wider variety of Sigils and some things work differently or not at all (illusion survival is basically zero).
Build: Chrono Commander
Video: Chrono Commander in big fights
Video: Chrono Commander (variation of the build) in small scale (sorry, audio is in italian)
I’m not suggesting in any way that this is better than Guardian/Dragonhunter for commanding. And, sadly, with the incoming wave of nerfs it will be even harder to play this.
But it is possible, you can be very tanky and survive in the frontline on a mesmer (well… Chronomancer).
I hope you’ll enjoy the fights
Make WvW Eventful! – WvW, 4 years in
Yes, I have 5 lv 80 mesmers – Funny Puns