Guild Wars 2

I am a returning player who has been away from the game for awhile. Can anyone recommend a condi Mesmer PU build for roaming in wvw? I used to run the build from blackwater and but it doesn’t feel so optimal anymore. I would like to be able to continue with most of the same dire gear that I already have if possible.

Dire gear was never optimal for PU condie, rabid has always been far better. PU condie 4/4/6/0/0 is still just as good as it was before, it’s still (in my opinion) the best solo roaming build mesmer has. Maim shatter/other shatter/lockdown is stronger in small groups.

@ Fay, mathematically it is not as good as it was before, look at your protection uptime… but it does still work, you’re are right about that.

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The only thing that’s really changed now is the buff to Illusionary Elasticity allowing an extra bounce on staff clones. So going 0/4/6/0/4 is possibly a better option these days. Running 6 points in Chaos with PU still provides powerful survivability.

Sadrien.3470:

@ Fay, mathematically it is not as good as it was before, look at your protection uptime… but it does still work, you’re are right about that.

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Prot uptime is a bit lower but you get swiftness (and might, but meh) as a trade. I actually prefer the new version of PU vs the old one. I very very much like having swiftness all the time during fights.