Mesmer high level Fractals build?

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Posted by: SallyStitches.4096

SallyStitches.4096

What are some of you in the 20+ Fractals using as your build? I am bored with shatter, but is that the only real viable build for Fractals? My Mesmer is on Fractals 21 currently, and I want a change of pace, but I want to be viable to my group.

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Posted by: MLieBennett.9031

MLieBennett.9031

Domination: 0
::I make up for the lack of Domination with Gear and not being a complete and true Glass Cannon.
Duelist: 20
:: Blade Training and Deceptive Evasion are my standards. Blade Training is swapped to Far-Reaching Manipulations for when I slot Blink for certain Fractals (Jade Maw boss fight specifically), or for Phantasmal Fury when I know I won’t be using the MH-Sword in a fight much. Deceptive Evasion is swapped out on Ascalon Fractals, as it doesn’t work there, for Phantasmal Fury or Mantra Mastery depending on what I’m feeling like.
Chaos: 0
:: As useful as Chaos is, I went with Inspiration for survival traits.
Inspiration: 20
:: Mender’s Purity and Restorative Mantras for my default choices, for use with Mantra of Recovery (and no other Mantras slotted normally). Restorative Mantras is swapped for Warden’s Feedback where Reflect is a must, like Harpy parts of Untyped (and only the Harpy JP part too). Mender’s Purity is swapped for Dredge Mining Suit boss in Underground Fractal, or during the Harpy parts of Untyped again. Medic’s Feedback is slotted during the same Ranged-happy fractal fights, and in a group that quite often has shown to have repeatedly downed-prone allies.
Illusion: 30
:: Compounding Power, Phantasmal Haste, and Illusionary Persona as defaults. Compounding Power is basically never swapped. Phantasmal Haste is swapped for Illusionary Elasticity when I know I’ll be using the Staff for most of a fight. Illusionary Persona is basically never swapped.

Armor is all Rampager’s with Scholar’s Runes.
Weapons are all Rampager’s. Carrying one of every weapon, and swapping them as which I feel is best for a certain fight in a certain fractal.
Jewelery is a mix of Celestial, Zerker’s, Rabid, and Rampagers to leave me with…
+45% Crit Dmg Bonus (Just shy of making a Crit deal 2x the regular damage instead of 1.5x with +0% Crit Dmg Bonus).
+55% Crit Chance
~1700 Power
~950 Condition Dmg (Enough to more then double the Condition Dmg of Bleeds/Burns/Confusion then if it was 0).

Sits between a Condition Dmg build and a Power build, and trying to make up for the lack of proficiency in either by doing both at the same time. Basically, I’m never going to get the same results as a Mesmer dedicated to Dmg, but I like my varying playstyle depending on the situation.

YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?
- (Death, Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)

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Posted by: Trickstick.7523

Trickstick.7523

They fixed deceptive evasion in the ascalon fractal, which I was pleased to discover.

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Posted by: Thermkin.7143

Thermkin.7143