Guild Wars 2

I have played with a lot of builds for the mesmer and try to working out a different way to play the mesmer. Always trying to keep the class fresh and new. I have created something of a WvW power/condition build where you do Good direct damage and Good condition damage while still have a decent amount of survivability. the basic idea is that your phantasms do strong power damage and your shatters will do some power damage but also add a lot of conditions often and in sizable amounts to your opponent. It seems to work well for roaming and I have used it in a few zerg fights with very good results.

Check out the Build Video I created the Build Link is here and in the description of the youtube video.

I am new to making build videos so and suggestions to make quality better please let me know.

I did something similar though I went with Chaos instead of Illusions, and focused on bleeds from the staff and the crits from my phantasms. admittedly this was a more general build not specific to WvW. I used Rampager armor with Krait runes, and dish out conditions with interrupts, crits (bleeding on crits for illusions), and staff1, pistol 5, sword 1, mantra of distraction, etc.

Never played condi mesmer builds before, but decided to try hybrid too for fun in WvW.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAR7flknhy0YjawGNwtGLvGk5KG+IQDQObSZC6dwB-TFCEABg/EASW53w6A2SJ4xq/Y8+DAcQAc+CAEAABwQH6QH6QHa7co7co78mlCAilVA-w
Not optimal, just testing. Squishy as hell if not able to manage defensive CDs. If feel uncomfortable could change to some celestial/toughness, sigil of energy and DE.
Berserker back because of laziness to craft another one.

it build for pvp but you can mix the armor bit higher for wvw
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAraWl0nhi0YjawMNwsGL5G05KaxsR/RJzRZASdvA-TJhHABot/AAHBgjKDA8hAAA

if you dont got good crit dmg than scepter and pistol is better (and even more when they fixed the bug on pistol)

with gs and staff with no high pressure any thief will kite you fast. this is the problem with mesmer as its hard for them to go hybrid. so the blind, block, cleanse, heal along side higher hp will give you time to react

try and tell me

Mak – I did try something like your build with a PU aspect but I found that though the invis was nice and released any and all pressure from you it did the same thing your opponent. So if I fought a theif they go invis when I did and when they do all condis would just release per thier traits. That is actually the reason I don’t stealth I want them to attack me with the confusion and the torment.

Messiah – If you look at the build I created it is definitely meant for a PVE, PVP standpoint as you will get around 50 – 60 percent crit chance. its not extremely high but in WvW it is optimal IMO. You will hit your opponent often enough tat results are quite nice. Also I have no issue with theifs as they need to backstab for any results and all you need to do it drop AOEs at you feet. Your shatters are base line on you at all times so if you shatter just before they hit you they are blinded and wracked with confusion. Only class I have fought that was an issue is a high condi engi.

Have to say all those fights didn’t prove the build is good.
In a lot of fights you’re outnumbering enemies and all of the enemies were bad as hell:
- 3 guys taking a camp and nearly got rekt by npcs.
- 2 guys downed and couldn’t kill a mesmer with just 1000 health.
- Guard that did nothing when focused.
- Another guard that burned all the skills, still got at 50% with the heal used while doing 0 damage to you, and running to the wall to see if it can enter the tower and save his kitten
- A mesmer with a weird lockdown build spamming randomly the interrupts (1 out of 4 succeed) and only being able to apply you 4 stacks of confusion in the whole fight. Not even had the idea to use scepter block.
- None of them were taking condi cleansing and didn’t pay attention to what they had, so merely 4-5 stacks of confusion were enough to rekt them.

You are right Ansau but thats what I get for collect all mine in one day I guess. Still I will say against an ele with condi cleanse it still beats out as you are able to apply every in burst or much slower if you choose. Also that’s the reason for power if condi isn’t working the normal damage will.

I kinda feel this is a mix&match sort of build. It’s not great in power (direct dmg) nor is it great in condi. You don’t make full use of clones or phantasms so you can’t keep constant pressure up from phantasms or clones.

You say if condi doesn’t work, power will, but i’d rather doubt that, seeing your direct dmg being lower. Against those that know how to cleanse condi’s you’ll have a hard time, and against pure condi mesmers, well, i think you’ll be sheer out of luck there.

But who knows, it might work somehow, but it’s not a build i would have chosen.

I actually have full condi damage, using Rabid and Carrion both main stat condi. But I also have power as said in the video it is lower but goes over 2000 with full stacks. The clone are used quite a bit as your shatters are extremely important to add the conditions and Also the phantasms do another 4K with their first attack.