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PvE Mesmer
Full assassin, full berserker, assassin mixed with berserker, all should work.
Assassin’s + scholar is generally the best setup as we are often times placed on reflect duty. With max’d buffs, that stat combination is comparable in damage to Berserker’s when reflects are not involved as well.
Though with Druids and Revenants appearing more readily in parties we may shift back to Berserker’s.
No one bothers with reflects on mesmer anymore now that Chronomancer is a thing. Taking Feedback/Wardens is a waste of space that could be going to alacrity/quickness spam.
No one bothers with reflects on mesmer anymore now that Chronomancer is a thing.
That’s quite a bold statement. Why throw away a niche playstyle at which mesmer can actually be VERY good at?
No one bothers with reflects on mesmer anymore now that Chronomancer is a thing.
That’s quite a bold statement. Why throw away a niche playstyle at which mesmer can actually be VERY good at?
Completely agree with Frifox on this one. Mesmers/Chrono’s have dangerously high reflect potential that make us an excellent candidate for Reflect duty. We’re also not giving up that much in order to accomplish this task. Alacrity and Quickness uptime is managed through maximizing multiple casts of Well of Recall, Tides of Time, and Time Warp through F5 and Mimicking. Simultaneously, we can counter projectile pressure through Feedback (mimicked/F5’d if needed), Temporal Curtain, and iWarden.
Being on Reflect duty doesn’t mean we 100% revert back to base Mesmer. Instead, we incorporate our niche skills and enhance them with out Elite Class.
(edited by savacli.8172)
I keep the Warden, but I don’t trait it unless the fight specifically calls for it. I can also slot in Feedback, but again, don’t unless a fight specifically calls for it.
This is not different than the previous Mesmer meta, with the major change being that Feedback is not necessarily always on our bar.
You should be used to changing your utilities and traits between boss fights in most team oriented playstyles as a Mesmer. Although in Fractals as a Chrono it’s entirely possible to play with the only changes being optional weapon swaps.