Guild Wars 2

I know mesmers defense usually relies on active defenses such as blurred frenzy and phase retreat as well as being tricky with illusions over straight up tanking damage. But what if you did both, combining the active defense with the passive tanky stats? Combined with the sustained damage phantasms can bring. iSwordsman hits 2.5k, and the heal allows you good passive regen, which with 15 inspiration and such high active and passive defense is really strong at keeping you topped off. The active synergies extremely well, putting off CD 2 of the utilities and a weapon phantasm, allowing for an almost complete reset.

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Phase retreat only has a 6 SECOND CD!!! Thats so awesome for such a great escape tool, and stun breaker. No one can come even close to that in terms of active defense. Ideally youd have up iDefender, and either iDisenchanter and iSwordsman, or 2 iSwordsman. (Hell, even 2 iDefenders and an iDisenchanter for full on defense). Its designed to whittle people down through sustained phantasm damage while you sit back and use all your defenses as needed, and straight up tanking hits if you have to.

Now my question is, is this viable? Not PVE at all, but spvp and WvW, would this be at least decent there?

Anyone please share your opinion

Interesting. I’d have to try it. I try seemingly a new build every day on my mes.

Have you played with it in PvP yet yourself?

My immediate reaction though is that on a defensive build I’d have a hard time putting 20 into Chaos and not finding 10 more for PU. It’s a strong trait. Would cost you some damage to steal 10 points from elsewhere, but might be worth a try as well.

Everything is viable, don’t be a lemming like most kids now days, just think for yourself and try it out.

Qaelyn.7612:

Interesting. I’d have to try it. I try seemingly a new build every day on my mes.

Have you played with it in PvP yet yourself?

My immediate reaction though is that on a defensive build I’d have a hard time putting 20 into Chaos and not finding 10 more for PU. It’s a strong trait. Would cost you some damage to steal 10 points from elsewhere, but might be worth a try as well.

I havent tried it yet, and that is what i was originally thinking, 30 in chaos and inspiration. But then id have to trade all my utilities and offhand Sw for torch, which would kitten the damage to insanely low levels, and i wouldnt get either iDefender or iDisenchanter

You could just take the 10 out of Domination.

What trinket would you use for this in PvP?