Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone,

After the unfortunate departure of power block, and the extreme amount of condis from necros and engis, I have been struggling to figure out a reliable condi clear. Before the patch I used lyssa, and since I have dropped those for strength.

This would be a build for Tpvp, and I wanted to get your collective mesmer thoughts on it.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQJARWlknpMtFpxWNcrNipxgy0qjkB0QpDZ8FA-TJxHwADOCAa2fAwDAQZZAA

My biggest concern is the loss of ip in illusions, but the potential removal of 6 condis and not having to stand in a field sounds really nice. What do yall think? So far it has worked well. If in a future patch the condi spam became less, I would def go back to normal shatter.

-Zhang He Dusk

the problem i see with this build is that its to far spread. you have damage on interrupt you have on clone death traits, shatter traits and a manipulation trait and one mantra trait. usually using one trait for one utility is not ideal. id narrow your focus more. if you want good condi clear, you might want to look in to a glamor build, esp since you want to pvp. id keep portal for mobility and then maybe get the other two glamorous, null field and reflective. id maybe go phanta glamor.

i put this toegther quick its a point holder. try to keep phanta/ illusions up for the ether sig, also stay near the warlock phanta for perma regen. also you can switch ut staff for s/p. the dueilst has good burst and so does sword.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQJARWnsISpa2qG2qB3aGp3QMZgLn+ToWoc2RA-TZxHwADOCAa2fQ8lAAwDAQZZAA

also note that all of the traits, even minors play a role in the build.. except illusions first minor. also lyssa is still viable for condi cleanse jst use it sparingly since it only grants boons based on the amt of condis

so re readig the title…. lol if u want a condi build with clear then 30 in to inspiration is great. maybe even 30 in to illusions but that means u cant get i.e…

I would go for 30 in inspiration, with null field :P

You would get the trait where it removes 2 condi with heal
Get shattered conditions, 1 condition removed per clone shattered.
null field stand in it, it’s like weaker version of berserker stance, but it also removes enemy boons.

Personally you should probably remove 2 from dueling and put it into inspiration, this way you remove 2 conditions every 20 seconds. Due to the cast time with the mantras, it’s simply better to just have it with your heal.

I’ve been running this shatter and phantasm hybrid spec http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vgAQNAR8dlknpRtlpxDNcrNic6B0tcTHJFqGrVSBudhA-TsAg0CnISSlkLJTSyksJN+YVw+DA it has great condi removal with both mender’s purity and shattered conditions as well as strong sustained damage with phantasms. iZerker hits for like 8k+ on light armor classes.

To the OP – if you’re going to drop IP for the sake of 3 mantra charges, you may as well take more than one mantra. I can’t see you gaining much out of it in any case.

Better to sink some into inspiration for either mender’s purity or restorative mantras as well in that case.

How about something like this:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor?fhAQJARWlknpMttpxWNcrRipxcqqQda1NHpCokhMOA-TJxHwADeCAa2fAwlAQZZAA
You keep Illusionary Persona and Shattered Strength and instead swap Shattered Concentration for Mender’s Purity. To compensate for the loss of boon removal you take Arcane Thievery, which you can also use as condition removal depending on the class you fight.

I have been looking for a shatter build with better condi clear than standard shatter for a while now. This is what I am currently testing:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQRArf8dl0npEtNqxMNcrNyqxcqlIZBDU6LyOAA-TJhFwAAOJAz2fIxTAYaZAA
The idea is that you burst roughly every 10 seconds with either
Diversion (mainly for vulnerability) and Mantra of Pain while channeling Confusing Images
or
Mind Wrack and Mantra of Pain while channeling Blurred Frenzy.
After each burst, you either stealth, shatter Distortion or blink away and recharge Mantra of Pain for the next burst.
You should also get a Flame Blast proc with every burst and remove tons of boons.
Not to mention that your heals and condi removals are instant (castable during Blurred Frenzy for example) and uninterruptible.

What do you think?