Guild Wars 2

What is best gear wise for sword Mesmer mainly shatter but wanting raw damage is it assassin’s or beserker’s? just about to spend a lot on a ascened armor set so don’t want to make a massive mistake as cant get 2 sets

thank you for any help

The difference in direct damage between the two is very very small. Less than 1% to be precise (with zerk having the upper hand most of the time, but not all the time). Personally I prefer Assassins for its more reliable crit pressure. More crit chance means less rng when it comes to bursts. It’s the worst when you go burst and all your hits are tiny non-critical hits…

Now, when it comes down to reflects then assassins is clear winner.

Bezerker for raw burst pressure.

Assassins if you want to factor in better crits on bleed.