Need some Mesmer advice now that I'm 80..
I would go for a shatter build first. Look at osicat’s shatter build.
The shatter builds are good general utility builds. If you want to do some PvE, it’s a good setup. The only thing that I think it’s not optimal for is WvW with a zerg (but it’s good in WvW generally)
It’s described here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-WvWvW-Pve-Shatter-Cat/page/19#post1822666
Your armor is not great for a shatter build. But you can reuse the chest piece.
For Shatter cat, I would get Berzerker’s shoulders, gloves, and boots. Keep the armageddon chest piece. For the legs and shoulders, I don’t know. Legs are the worst for critical damage, so I would get knights for the legs and mask, but others may disagree.
However, your armor is good for a confusion / glamour spec. It uses a lot of rabid armor, so you’re half way there. (Balthazar has three rabid pieces, out of four available from temples.) Kylia has a good build. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/external?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DN736Yg57RcQ
If you want to live forever, you get try this one. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-The-Immortal-Mesmer-Build/page/1
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Thank you for the info, I’ll take a look at those links and figure out what I think suits me the best.
When people talk about Beserker’s, Knights, ect.. is that the armor you buy with badges of honor inside wvwvw?
Different prefixes have different attribute bonuses.
Berserker’s armor is Power, Precision, and Critical Damage, which is purely offensive.
Knights armor is Toughness, Power, and Precision, which is more balanced.
You can buy any of the armor from WvW for badges and some money (I think 1 gold per piece).
You can buy Soldier’s gear (Power Vitality Toughness) for just badges.
You chest piece from Balthazar should be Power Vitality and Toughness (same as Soldiers).
You can also craft the gear using Tailoring and it can be obtained from dungeons.
Crafting – http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Exalted_armor
Dungeons are listed here – http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/List_of_armor_sets
For example, Citadel of Flame allows you to exchange dungeon tokens for Beserker armor.
I apologize if you already know then but if you don’t you should check out the wiki on different armor stats before you buy anything more.
The stats you select dictate your effectiveness more than anything else (except maybe traits)
Edit: I just checked, it’s badges plus slightly less than 1 gold per peice.
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