hey guys, been playing shatter zerker and shatter condi lately and was wondering if interupt builds are still viable if so what traits, runes etc are used.
Thankyou !
Is pvp mesmer interupt still viable?
Yes, interrupt builds are not only fun, but interrupting should be a integral part to any Mesmer build, in my opinion anyways. Interrupting does take practice though, and is one of the harder things to master in the game. We’re talking about interrupting some split second skills here after all. Over time that becomes a bit more of a second nature however, and you start interrupting preemptively, without really thinking about it.
Traits; CI and PL are staple choices for a interrupt build. Myself, I run Staff and Sword/Pistol with MoD on my Utility bar—these days anyways, but I’m also a fan of /Sword, or even /Focus—giving me 5 sources of interrupts, with one being more up to RNGaben (Chaos Storm). Personally, for now, I run Traveler Runes, as I hate being slow. Perplexity would be another choice of course and I might swap to that once HoT comes and I’m hopping more on to Chronomancer for that sweet 25% Movement Speed trait (and other things, such as the shield skills (love them!) and a few other interrupt-, as well as illusion related traits). Or you could use anything else you might fancy. Another trait to keep in mind is CS. That 100% stun can be great when people want to try run away, unless you do catch one of their escape skills of course, which is preferable for the Immobilize out of CI. I’m also a fan of CD for that 100% Protection on Chaos Armor (plus reducing Staff timers).
But yeah, you can run interrupts with your shatters. Why limit yourself? My playstyle is in ways like that. I won’t necessarily shatter my Phantasms and clones right away, but I will shatter and burst. I use Celestial to bring both condition and physical damage to the table, combined, as we do that in abundance with some of our weapons and traits. I play defensively, but also offensively (e.g., I try to upkeep Chaos Armor a whole lot and carry Null Field so that I have 3 sources). And I interrupt. Which applies one of the greatest conditions in the game, opponent rage and frustration. Nothing wins a fight faster than opponents that gets frustrated and start raging because you keep interrupting what they want to do, forcing them to do more and more mistakes. I guess I’ve trained myself to play in a “diverse” way though. It works for me.
PS: I run no stealth at all. There’s no real need for it when you’ve learned how to cope without it. Chaos Armor (Protection, Regen, Blind), Distortion, Immobilize, Cripple, Weakness, Confusion, (interrupts) and spacing is plenty of defense. Celestial helps on that front as well. I recommend trying it, I find it more rewarding.
Vella Absconditus | Human Mesmer
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Yes, but they still require that level of practice to make them truly shine. Very rewarding though.
Not only are they viable, they’re better than ever with the specialization update. Now it’s possible to take Confounding Suggestions, Power Block, and Chaotic Interruption in one build. Mistrust means that condition interrupt is a thing too. Chronomancer brings even more exciting things for interrupt/lockdown with slow phantasms and slow on interrupt.