Guild Wars 2

I reached level 80 somewhat recently and am currently working on getting two full exotic gear sets. The question I have today is simple: does the build I am currently using benefit a mesmer who wishes to PvE, Dungeon and WvW?

My build is currently at 5/0/30/25/10, and to me feels very much like a hybrid build. I am most comfortable with GS/ Staff weps, also incorporating Staff and S / P weps when necessary. Current runes are Krait runes, though I am switching to centaur runes once I have full exotic sets.

Overall, my question is whether I should look into other builds such as a legion or mantra build. My play style is focused on survivability (due to the fps I have on the machine I play on) and on teamwork, so I could see myself benefiting from the Bunker or Mantra builds since those seem to focus on groupwork.

I currently enjoy dungeons the most in this game, so I would ask that suggestions on builds be focused on dungeon-based styles. Thanks in advance for any help and guidance.

Health is currently at 22k and armor is at 2100, so survivability is already something I have been aiming for. Crit chance is extremely low at 7%, and attack is relatively low as well at 2400.

HI.

You partly aswered some important questions but might want to look futher into them.

-What will I do with my build? (WvWvW, PvE / dungeons ?)

-If wvwvw will I play in smal group or big zerg?

-If smal group what role do I want to fill?

-This role I want to fill, can any other class do this better and would it help my team more If I went for another build/gearing?

-How do i want to deeal dmg

Ths look on paper like a tanky phantasm build, am I correct?

You mention dungeons, What a team need of its mesmer is ofc utilitys but more is a surviving and dmg dealing Mesmer. Centaur runes dont help in any way in a dungeon(tbh I not a fan of those runes at al for wvwv eather, alot more benefits form other runes imo, if you have a good team you dont need em for tema runs and for smal group/solo you get alot more out from other runes aswell), neather do to high survival, it would benefit the team more with some more dmg, still as you say your FPS set a limit. For this passie survival and phantasm dmg dealing work better idd.

I do thu think the dmg output is a bit low compared to other dungeon builds, have you looked into Lazy,s build/guide?.

For wvwvw setup and low FPS I would recomend a Glamour condition build if group support and passive survival is what you faster. Most valuable support mesmer setup for roaming or big fights. It blind enemys and help team, godd survival and do good dmg. If you have the gear and run smla group you easy change some traits for bounce on staff and you suddenly a strong solo/duo player.

Here is a vid of the glamour spec in acction:

/Osicat

Thanks for the feedback osicat. With my build I want to mainly do dungeons, wvwvw when possible. In WvWvW I typically stick to supply running, yak protection or small attack/defense groups. I would like to play the role of utility and damage dealing within this small wvwvw group. I prefer dealing damage ranged, which is why I have been so obsessed with the GS.

On the subject of the runes, I agree that centaur would not benefit me the most in those situations. It is just one set of runes I have seen recommended alot. What rune set would you suggest? I have considered Divinity, Lyssa, Krait, Mad King.

If I would to go glamour condition build, is there a link for a model of the build?

I just took a look at Lazy’s guide, and funnily enough that is mostly how I had been playing before this post due to my fps. A few things from that guide are going to help me out in the future, thanks for the reference!