Guild Wars 2

So a few days ago i got some really good help with my mesmer, i really like the class and it’s leaps and bounds more fun than my necro or warrior.

But i always felt that the damage just isn’t there, whenever i meet someone i survive okay-ish (Unless a thief gets me in 1-2 seconds.. yeah that does happen but rarely)
What i’m going for is the shatter build, and there are some questions as to why my damage isn’t in par with what it should be (according to many videos, posts, helpful tips)

Is it my rotation? Is it my gear? Runes? Sigil? etc etc.

First thing first. My rotation.

1. mirror blade
2. double tap
3. – So now i have 2 illusions and i use diversion (Cause i wanna stack vuln?)
4. phantasmal berserker & decoy (So they are targeting me so decoy comes in handy at this stage)
5. double tap
6. Mind wrack

But… I do almost no dmg, now i don’t have ascended or a legendary, all exotics except amulet/rings/backpack that are rare. Focusing on berserker (Power, fer, pre) with runes of the traveler and sigils of air + fire on my GS.
I have used http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Mesmer_-_Burst_Shatter_ as help.

Indeed i have gotten my damage up since i got help. But i feel it just isn’t there, so it has to be how i play it, and i agree i’m not good, but i wanna learn!

I haven’t played since the mirror blade Nerf so don’t know if that is contributing to damage loss.

Try not to get stuck in the mindset of “rotations”. There are short combos (like mirror blade + mindwrack), so being fluent in using any set of skills back to back is necessary, but you need to be flexible and adapt all the time. There are no fixed rotations for Mesmer.

I sincerely recommend binding a single button for dodge.

Don’t waste decoy in such a way, and you don’t need to use F3 either which is better saved for other purposes. But if you want to stack a ton of vuln, then you can use it situationally when you happen to have 3 illusions up and cooldowns are ready for an F1 burst.

The easiest combo here is (out of context) mirror blade -> dodge -> F1 in melee range. That is a 3 illusion (including yourself) shatter, will have stacked vuln and might and will deal a good chunk of damage. If you need to blink into melee range, or use say ileap/swap before swapping weapon to greatsword for the burst, then go ahead. But as stated above, positional shatters and smart use of skills responding to enemy skill usage is preferred, not simply learning rotations.

Don’t use F3 just for the vuln, it’s worth much more as an interupt.

Try swapping confounding suggestions for empowering illusions and desperate decoy for phantasmal fury that way phantasmal berserker hits like a truck,
and i wouldnt have dodge roll on double tap swap to a key bind.
When shattering try and make a triangle around you opponents with the illusions you will get better shatters because there harder to dodge like that and also don’t use decoy to make a clone thats a waste, use it to position around your target or disengage.
Also when dodging to shatter remember to dodge into your opponent since you also count as a shatter.
and goodluck I’m sure the guys of the forums have plenty of shatter combos for you