Guild Wars 2

Without going into much detail, I have a lvl 80 Mesmer. I am a return player and have not played him in a long time and would like to get involved in some dungeons(never actually ran one single dungeon).

Having said that, would anyone care to share or link some information on Mesmer roles in dungeons? Please take into account all information would help me as I have no experience in dungeons whatsoever and basically don’t want to be “that guy”. I have experience in other games and understand what it’s like to be teamed up with someone like me I also realize that everyone has to start somewhere.

I’d like to work on dungeon runs for improving my character without bringing down any team that I am put on. I see many people discussing running in zerker gear and/or using specific team utility abilities but outside of that, I am feeling a little lost.

Thanks in advance!

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-Lyssa-s-Grimoire-The-Mesmer-Handbook/first#post2916477

Basically do 10/30/0/30/0 or 10/30/0/20/10 and use sword main hand, and two off hands depending on the situation. Zerk gear with ruby orbs. Melee all the things.

Oh and learn to reflect!

Thank you very much Max! I will read over this guide tonight and work on applying some of it to my game as I begin to work on improving my character. Seriously, much appreciated!

No problem two other tips:

1) Read the dungeon forum. People can be a little acerbic there, but they know what they’re talking about (and people saying wrong things are immediately called out most times).

2) Consider watching a video of a path before running it. The dungeon forum has Strife’s old ones listed, which are outdated in terms of builds, but still accurate on dungeon mechanics and knowing what to do. This is particularly relevant for mesmers, as there are a few places where pulls from focus 4 and your feedbacks can really help fights out.

maxinion.8396:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-Lyssa-s-Grimoire-The-Mesmer-Handbook/first#post2916477

Basically do 10/30/0/30/0 or 10/30/0/20/10 and use sword main hand, and two off hands depending on the situation. Zerk gear with ruby orbs. Melee all the things.

Pretty much this. 10/30/0/20/10

Chaos Archangel also started a dungeon reflection guide about a month ago that one of my guild mates passed along to me. Some dungeons you absolutely need to bring a traited focus. Other dungeons have a little more wiggle room.

Check it out: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-Where-and-When-to-Reflect/first#post2998054

Awesome replies, thanks for all the help. Last night was first night back so I just did the new event and entered some WvWvW and realized how truly lost I felt after months of not playing. Will take me a little to get comfortable again and these guides definitely help.

Nice on the specific reflect guide, that’s worth a bookmark as well. Thanks~