Guild Wars 2

I experiment with Mesmer in PvP and 1 have 2 problems:

1. Slowness in combat:
Eles are unbelievable fast – I’m unbelievable slow.
Is there anything besides a focus that would give mw access to swiftness?

2. I constantly get immobilized – seems everyone except me can immobilize.
How do I get rid of this?

Steinpilz.5078:

2. I constantly get immobilized – seems everyone except me can immobilize.
How do I get rid of this?

Mesmer has immobilize on sword 3. There’s also a grandmaster interrupt trait that can apply immobilize.

Immobilize is a condition. You get rid of it just like any other condition in the game. Alternatively, you could avoid having it applied by dodging the skills that put it on you.

Staff can give you swiftness, but it’s RNG. Signet of Inspiration can also give swiftness, but it’s also RNG. PU can give you swiftness in stealth, but also a bit RNG. With double-traited Blink, it might help you feel a bit faster.

Mesmers can keep people permanently immobilized with the right builds[CI]. iLeap+Swap immobilizes in a small AoE. And, just as Fay said, use condition cleanse to get rid of it. Arcane Thievery, Null Field, Cleansing Mantra, iDisenchanter, and Mender’s Purity are the main forms of cleansing. There’s traited torch, which is alright, or a GM in inspiration which just isn’t worth it that gives cleansing on shatters.

Blink. Your blink is amazing, and it can frustrate people so much. Use it whenever it’s off cooldown, make some clones and then blink around, blink then decoy, dance around your opponent. A good Mesmer makes the opponent fight on your terms. Far Reaching Manipulations is well worth the investment too.

Stormbolt.7293:

Blink. Your blink is amazing, and it can frustrate people so much. Use it whenever it’s off cooldown, make some clones and then blink around, blink then decoy, dance around your opponent. A good Mesmer makes the opponent fight on your terms. Far Reaching Manipulations is well worth the investment too.

Oh this so much. I run a double-traited blink now and it has changed the way I play, I’m on a 1200 range distance so much more often now because of it, and so when you’re out of reach of a Necromancer’s scepter, a theif’s steal (I mean who traits for a long range steal anway), and a Guardian’s leaps, life gets a whole lot easier. Works great in reverse too, to gap close on a power-ranger instantly is something that literally swings skirmishes.