So I’m pretty new to forums in general, especially this one, and I thought this would be as good a place as any to ask for some help in deciding between 2 builds for dungeon runs.
The first one is by someone in another thread somewhere else on here (if he/she finds their build up here then let me know and I’ll give credit for their work)
So again I just need some help in order to figure out which one of these builds will work better in Dungeons, no I’m not running Arah, I’ll mostly be running Honor of The Waves until I get that whole set of armor, then I’ll run Fractals for ascended stuff, then I’ll work towards ascended weps, and then, only then will I even attempt Arah. I love having plans
I appreciate anyone willing to help me through this debate, and I apologize in advance if I do not respond quickly, I have lectures all day today and I’m studying my kitten for my Chemistry final tomorrow
You can use Scholar Runes instead of Ruby Orbs
I sometimes will swap out the off-hand sword for pistol (and swap out the sword trait for pistol trait in dueling)
For Arah I run a Mantra/Reflection build.
I don’t understand some of the choices in the builds you linked.
If it were between the two, I’d personally choose the 30 in Inspiration. The extra phantasm damage and the flexibility of another Inspiration trait to swap out based on the situation feels worth significantly more than anything the first tier of Illusions has to offer for a phantasm build in a dungeon environment.
My laptop is terrible and can’t access intothemists, so i’ll just say this:
Run 10/30/0/30/0, 0/20/0/25/25 or 10/30/0/20/10 phantasm for dungeons.
If it were between the two, I’d personally choose the 30 in Inspiration. The extra phantasm damage and the flexibility of another Inspiration trait to swap out based on the situation feels worth significantly more than anything the first tier of Illusions has to offer for a phantasm build in a dungeon environment.
Compounding Power for 9%+ damage?
Sanctum of Rall (NA) – [LOD] – PvE/Dungeon Phantasm Mesmer build
Morrï (Mesmer) | Serah Mahariel (Guardian) | Morrï Mahariel (Warrior)
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Aye, that’s what the decision was between. The two links were 10/30/0/30/0 and 10/30/0/20/10, with Compounding Power in the Ill10 slot.
I don’t feel Compounding Power is at all bad, and certainly works just fine in that scenario. I just feel that in that environment, if I’m getting my full 9% bonus, it often means my phantasms are out (not always, but that is the goal). I haven’t done the math or looked up the theorycrafting to see how three iDuelists/iWardens/iSwordsmen at +15% would stack up to a sword at +9%. I’m sure someone has though, and wouldn’t mind seeing those numbers.
I also didn’t take into account that both builds have Deceptive Evasion. So a full constant 3 phantasms may be a loftier goal for a melee build.
In the end, it’s that extra Inspiration trait that sways me. It’s a nice toolbox for some added condition removal or the like.
Those intothemists links are misleading. You should never take persisting images. Always take glamour mastery and warden’s feedback. If you go 30 into inspiration you take temporal enchanter.
Thank you everyone for all the suggestions and helpful feedback, I am looking forward to set up this build, that is, once I am done studying for my Chemistry final
, I’ll mostly be running Honor of The Waves until I get that whole set of armor, then I’ll run Fractals for ascended stuff, then I’ll work towards ascended weps, and then, only then will I even attempt Arah. I love having plans