Guild Wars 2

Based on my playstyle, does anyone have suggestions for a mesmer build that doesn’t rely on lots of stealth or interrupts (basically no CS or PU or CI), since I don’t want to use the repeated stun thing. After the patch, I haven’t really been able to find a competitive build that avoids both of these..

Edit: Oh, and I also don’t want to go glass cannon, so the berserker and marauder ammys are out…

Power Shatter. Just follow Chaos’ MirrorBlink build.

tobascodagama.2961:

Power Shatter. Just follow Chaos’ MirrorBlink build.

Thanks. Just updated the post. Forgot to mention that I don’t want to be glass with marauder or berserker amulet…

I also checked out the build you mentioned. It uses CS and MoD…something I want to avoid.

Try a condi build then.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNArfWlsnhy0YjawINwtGLvGk5KmRNRDQObSZC6d0A-TZRHABws/QSlBE4UAAwDAI4jAAA

Is what I’m using in WvW but with perplexity runes as you get a lot of confusion but undead and nightmare runes are good choices. Switch between either feast and mirror depending on what you like.

Oh and I run PU for the extra stealth in running away when a 30 man zerg comes to kill 10 of us -.- but I adjusted that for you.

apharma.3741:

Try a condi build then.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNArfWlsnhy0YjawINwtGLvGk5KmRNRDQObSZC6d0A-TZRHABws/QSlBE4UAAwDAI4jAAA

Is what I’m using in WvW but with perplexity runes as you get a lot of confusion but undead and nightmare runes are good choices. Switch between either feast and mirror depending on what you like.

Oh and I run PU for the extra stealth in running away when a 30 man zerg comes to kill 10 of us -.- but I adjusted that for you.

Hmm….how important is the torch in your build? I’d like to avoid it because stealth allows decapping in PvP. Maybe replace with a pistol? That way I could also take phantasmal fury since the “Desperate decoy” trait again puts one in stealth.

Try dueling/inspiration/chaos. De temporal enchanter and bountiful disillusionment. The idea is still shatter do damage but all your shatters will give stability plus other boon. Heal and remove a condition. Trait master of manipulations for reflects. Run decoy blink null field. If you don’t like that then drop temp enchanter and take illusionary inspiration and share all the boons you receive after shattering.

Yeah switch it out with what you like, as I said it’s a WvW build where stealth helps a lot. if they fixed the pistol trait you could even pick that up with a pistol for bleeding fun and have krait runes.

denis.9487:

Try dueling/inspiration/chaos. De temporal enchanter and bountiful disillusionment. The idea is still shatter do damage but all your shatters will give stability plus other boon. Heal and remove a condition. Trait master of manipulations for reflects. Run decoy blink null field. If you don’t like that then drop temp enchanter and take illusionary inspiration and share all the boons you receive after shattering.

Thanks for the idea! Will have to see whether or not I can make it competitive in PvP.

I wouldn’t automatically assume Marauders means glass. You can essentially have perma-protection in addition to your usual distorts, heals, blinds, ECT. When you take the proper traits. Check out Holl’s boonshare thread:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Vid-BoonShare-Mesmer-Post-Patch-WvW-PvP

I run a similar build to that (also in that link) with mercy runes. Even with Mirror granting a small heal, restorative illusions mixed with perms regen-protection and more blinds than I know what to do with (not to mention stability) gives me plenty of sustain.

In any given fight I hold on to perma: fury, swiftness, protection, regeneration, might while still holding decent uptimes of retaliation & aegis. Its one of the strongest builds I’ve played since the patch behind shatter/lockdown

Chaos Archangel.5071:

I wouldn’t automatically assume Marauders means glass. You can essentially have perma-protection in addition to your usual distorts, heals, blinds, ECT. When you take the proper traits. Check out Holl’s boonshare thread:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Vid-BoonShare-Mesmer-Post-Patch-WvW-PvP

I run a similar build to that (also in that link) with mercy runes. Even with Mirror granting a small heal, restorative illusions mixed with perms regen-protection and more blinds than I know what to do with (not to mention stability) gives me plenty of sustain.

In any given fight I hold on to perma: fury, swiftness, protection, regeneration, might while still holding decent uptimes of retaliation & aegis. Its one of the strongest builds I’ve played since the patch behind shatter/lockdown

I’ll check this out and see how it plays. Thanks!

Great thread – I know a lot of mesmers are running the same FOTM builds, but there is definitely a lot of experimentation going on though you may not hear about it.

I personally run a chaos/inspiration/illusions build in celestial, updated from the pre-patch build I ran. It’s an on point bruiser/support build that performs well.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/PvP-Vid-Utility-Wizard-build-testing

Before it was nerfed, maim was mandatory but since then I’ve played around with slight variants using bountiful dissipation/shattered strength, illusionary defense/manipulation and persistence of memory/compounding power. I’m currently working on more match footage.

Incidentally, the build chaos was talking about is the build I mostly duel in my video (duels were pre-nerfs).

EDIT: There are many combos I’ve detailed (and some old ToL3 footage) in the original pre-patch thread here (Utility Wizard combos) if you want to reference play style. Even with the new patch, all combos are still valid and the play hasn’t changed much except for more shattering.