Guild Wars 2

For those who are venturing into zergs and looking for a solid damage build (with some added support), I give you this 30/20/10/10/0 utility dps build.

I play it GS/Staff, but you can swap out the staff for any other combination that you prefer. But I stay mostly in GS for ranged dps, and I like staff for chaos storm, defense, and mobility. Mantras of Recovery (x3 + mender’s purity) and Concentration, Blink, and then one glamour depending on situation (null field for open field, veil/portal if needed, feedback for chokes).

Simply apply ranged dps with GS and spam the crap out of clones, which will pop aoe cripple + one other condi on death. Granted these often get cleansed quickly, but since mesmer aoe is limited, it never hurts to spread some aoe condis throughout the zerg. Your dps is insanely high as build is quite glassy, but with high condi removal (mantra + mender’s + lemongrass poultry) and 4 stun breaks (3x mantra of concentration + blink) plus the defense of staff, you have enough damage avoidance to be able to reposition, charge mantras, and then apply more damage. I like sigil of fire for GS for aoe damage and stamina for staff (for nonstop clone production). Will likely add battle or hyrdromancy when dual sigils opens up.

Domination: 30 (V, X, XI; Crippling Dissipation, Greatsword Training; Harmonious Mantras)

Dueling: 20 (II, X; Phantasmal Fury, Deceptive Evasion)

Chaos: 10 (V; Debilitating Dissipation) (note that you can switch to Master of Manipulation or Decent into Madness when traveling, both very situationally useful in WvW)

Inspiration: 10 (IV; Mender’s Purity)

Anyway, this is just what I’ve been using. Between the stunbreaks and high mobility, I find I rarely die in large fights, and I’m pretty good at focusing down squishies & downs while applying as much aoe as mesmer can pull off.

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