Guild Wars 2

I’m currently in the works of making a Sword/Torch + Greatsword build for WvW/Possible Fractals and i’m looking for a bit of advice. The trait setup is made from Entropy’s “Hidden Fire” Mesmer which you should really take a look at if you’ve looking for a WvW-Centric build using Burns and Invis! https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Hidden-Fire-New-Mesmer-Build-WvW/first

The general idea for what I want to do is to have Burns, Invis, and enough survivability/damage for Fractals 30-40 or Dungeons on EXP mode such as COE and the likes off.

The weapon set up would be Sword/Torch and Greatsword. The traitline for Domination contains both Torch and Greatsword efficiency traits so I can swap them for WvW/PvE purposes on the fly.

The trait set up (Hidden Fire https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Hidden-Fire-New-Mesmer-Build-WvW/first)

Domination 20 (III/IX)
+200 power, +20% condition duration
- Illusion of Vulnerability Inflict 5 seconds of vulnerability when you interrupt a foe
- Dazzling Dazing a foe also applies 5 stacks of vulnerability (8 seconds)
(III) – Empowered Illusions Illusions inflict 15% more damage
(IX) – Cleansing Conflagration Torch skills remove conditions. Reduces cooldowns of torch skills by 20%

Dueling 20 (II/X)
+200 precision, +20% critical damage
- Critical Infusion Gain 5 seconds of vigor on delivering a critical hit. This effect can only trigger once every 5 seconds
- Sharper Images Illusions inflict bleeding on critical hits
(II) – Phantasmal Fury Your phantasms have fury
(X) – Deceptive Evasion Create a clone at your current position when you dodge

Chaos 30 (IX/V/XII)
+300 toughness, +30% boon duration
- Metaphysical Rejuvenation Gain 10 seconds of regeneration when your health reaches 75% (30-second cooldown)
- Illusionary Membrane Gain protection for 3 seconds when you gain regeneration. This effect can only occur once every 15 seconds
- Chaotic Transference 5% of your toughness is given as a bonus to condition damage
(IX) – Illusionary Defense 3% reduced damage for each illusion you have in the world
(V) – Debilitating Dissipation Clones apply a random condition to nearby foes when they are killed
(XII) – Prismatic Understanding Cloaking skills last 1 second longer and you gain a random boon when you are cloaked (protection, regeneration, or aegis)
(According to the leaked traits, this trait is meant to; This trait now pulses once every second while stealthed. ) Source; http://pastebin.com/2rrFg9pS

Now the fun bit, i’m not too sure what to do for gear, which is where i’m needing help. I want to be able to have longer burns whilst still surviving and being able to deal some nice damage, what are your thoughts? Also give me some advice if you think some traits should be changed up a bit.

since its more or less the original build, just look into yout linked thread Hidden fire. We are discussing the possibilities and traits there.