Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone,
I’ve decided to now “main” Mesmer, and have been able to become knowledgeable on the basic combos etc. However my question is, as a power shatter Mesmer (GS, SW,SH) how the fracking Jesus do I fight a DH? Also how do I kite enemies after a failed attempt at my initial burst. I need some pro LCS tips due to the fact that IMO Metabattle is trash and only got me as far as the build. I also watched some YouTube videos on Mesmer guides and gameplay however; I cannot find one that covers this topic efficiently.

8======}) Ty for help

Fighting them leaves small windows of opportunities. First question where are you fighting then? On or off point?
Off point: kite them
On point: is it yours or the enemies?
You will not be able to hold the point. And standing in traps isn’t something I would recommend.
If it is a enemy controlled point and the dh is already on it then use GS 2 to activate the traps. Beware as the traps might be of cool down. Always try to trigger traps with your illusions.
Burst the dh until it drops traps/heals and blocks. Basically it’s a killing or be killed and you have to always to burst him several times due to blocks and heals.
Interrupts work well.
Try to kite them and get a feel for when to engage in close combat (traps on cd)
Beware for the throwing animation, that is it’s F3 pull. Dodge or sw2 it. If you fail then watch out for it laying traps, get illusions out and f4/f5 or los behind something to avoid dieing.
Beware the channelled bow shot as well as the knock back shot (you can not block this one…) all forms of cc is as deadly for you as for them.
As for blink: if you are caught in it’s bow 5 and you blink away you will be knocked down at your target position. If you use blink over the crossing-trap (forgot the name) then you will get dmg!
Once in close combat stun and burst it. Give it your all, but remember it might not die due to blocks invul or traps cc.
If you can’t win run and +1 somewhere else.

All from above also try to make hem waste he’s stunbreaks with mantra daze + mirror blade u sealy works by he w8 for burst after mirror blade when he has used I think he’s 2 stunbreaks try catching hem into well of gravity and burst if you do it with continuum split also use shield 5

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Build I use in pvp atm when enemy has slow and you get fury pop you pretty much crit all attacks

I’m guessing you’re not playing PvP
power mesmer should not be played in pvp
How to fight dh in wvw: find your opportunity to burst, and hit him hard.
He’s not tanky at all.
If he’s not bad, he’ll know you’re about to burst, so you wait out his dodge or invuln.
If he is bad, where’s the problem?
If he’s using block heal, you can safely mirror blade him, and shatter later. Just make sure to remove his aegis. You’ll know when he uses it by sound.
As against any class, it’s about keeping up the aggression even when you’re forced to play passive. Like how you win against warriors. If you lose to warriors, you’ll probably lose to dh’s too.
Missing your burst should be fine. If done correctly, you have only lost mirror blade and a daze. See what he does, and probably use zerker.
You should only hit mindwrack if mirrorblade actually lands, and when you have 6 stacks of might.
If you don’t wanna miss your burst in the first place, don’t be too obvious about it. Don’t give them a fuse to smell.
Oh and don’t get hit by the trap. If you do get hit by the trap, don’t blink out of it.

Mesmer is a horrible class to main though. I know the struggle all too well. No matter what class you play vs, you always have to work hard for the win. 1 mistake is enough to get you killed. And no matter what you do, you will lose to decent thieves, and horrible condi thieves. If i could get my 2k hours back, i’d main something else.