Guild Wars 2

Hi,i recently created my mesmer and i would like to know what kind of build this class has for pve and wvw!Also,power or condi?Some tips and tricks for the class is greatly appreciated!(combos,e.t.c)

welcome to the brotherhood/sisterhood. you’ll have to do some digging in the mesmer forums for tips and tricks. we can’t tell you how to play the profession, only you can decide that. there are some wonderful builds posted in the sticky and in the forum from various members of the community. try them all to get a feel of how you want to play…later on you’ll find a build and make adjustments to traits that you feel fits your playstyle. to start, i recommend you reading Lyssa-s-Grimoire-The-Ultimate-Mesmer-Guide…you’ll build a good foundation of understanding just from reading that…after that try a shatter build like osicat’s shattercat for hands on training…then test out a condi build like the infamous blackwater or the clone factory. i do not recommend using blackwater or clone factory as a first builds because i believe you will not truely understand the core mechanics of mesmers and you will not use those build to it’s full potential…maybe except clone factory cause it’s very mindless…although it is an easy build to play…you’ll will not get the chance to understand mesmer’s profession skills, the F1-F4 skills. after that…the lockdown builds to help you better understand the importance of timing and reading your opponent…and finally…maybe if you still like playing mesmer and have not gone crazy…you’ll have come up with your own build…maybe the invincible build. so think of it like this…the archtypes…F1-mindwrack-shatterbuilds-power….F2-confusion-P/U or clone factory builds-condition…F3-diversion-lockdown builds-crowd control…F4-distortion-your future build-invincible…yes they are out there…never die cause attacks don’t hurt them…except from retaliation nowdays since they change distortion from being invuln from damage to just evading attacks…isn’t evade like a thief thing? *sigh @ anet…i’m going to lay down again. GL and welcome again

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Chaos Archangel.5071:

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I think your definition of short must be different than mine.

Regardless, top notch guide.

Regarding combos, mesmers have access to the unique Ethereal field, as well as a few Light curtains, usually found on guardians. Ethereal fields give either Chaos Armor or Confusion, depending on the type of finisher used. Light fields give Retaliation or condition removal.

Speaking of finishers, mesmers also have good access to finishers, but because many of them are activated by clones and not yourself, they can be a bit tricky to pull off.

Typical combos include iDuelist (pistol) in an ethereal field to stack confusion several times, iWarden (focus) on a light curtain to spam condition removal and iLeap (Sword) on a curtain to give retaliation to yourself as well as the clone.

Since you have to time the field to an illusion, the order of skill use is often reversed compared to other classes. You put down the clone first, then dump the field on top of it instead of dropping a field, then leaping through it or blasting inside it like most other classes do.

Torch is a very popular offhand and has a blast finisher, but it’s kinda buggy and hard to work with because it’s delayed.