Guild Wars 2

As it says. I am sorta new.. I actually got this game the night it came out but took a break. Well now I am back. So I want to talk about my builds PVE & PVP. Go over it and ask for suggestions and comments. Thanks..

First PVE

I run a 10-20-20-0-20
It is a Clone Build. I like to get the clones out and do the DPS. The Weapons I run with are Sword/Pistol & Staff. I stack Power,Vitality,Toughness. I use “Superior Rune of Vampirism”. It stacks power and lots of self heals.. It procs a lot!

In Domination 10 points. I have III “Empowered illusions” selected. Illusions deal 15% more damage.
In Dueling 20 points. I have “Blade Training” and “Duelist Discipline”. That is for My sword and Pistol.
In Chaos 20 points. I have “illusionary Defense” & “Chaotic Dampening”. This is for when I have staff out. For more D and the ID is to reduce damage as well.
In Illusions 20 points. I have “Compounding Power” and “illusionary Elasticity”. CP is for more Dmg per illusion and IE was to help my DPS when the staff is out..

I like the build. I feel my DPS is strong and I do not feel too squishy. This Mesmar is a fun class to play and I am glad to call her my main. How ever I am well aware that I am no expert so this is why I am asking for help.

In PVP

I am 20,20,10,10,10

Again I get the clones out and dodge and try to hide mesmerize as much as possible.
Weapons I use are Sword/pistol & Greatsword and sometimes staff. Runes I just go with the “Superior rune of the Mesmer.”

In Domination 20 points. I have III “Empowered illusions” & “Greatsword Training”.
In Dueling 20 points. I have “Blade Training” and “Duelist Discipline”.
In Chaos 10 points. I have “illusionary Defense”
In Inspiration 10 points. I have “Compounding Celerity”
In Illusions 10 points. I have “Compounding Power”

Again I feel that the DPS is lacking but it is good. I seem to stay alive. I don’t die often if at all. But I don’t tank damage. I avoid it. I do a lot of solo stuff. I will avoid some of the big battles to run and cap a unguarded node. Or DPS down a enemy trebuchet. Still I feel Like I contribute..

Anyhow. Any advice if any would be great. I would love to hear anything constructive! Thanks in Advance..

I can speak to the PvE end of things. I used 10-20-20-0-20 clone cripple spam as a leveling build, with sword/sword + staff, so I know where you’re coming from. It was a lot of fun, but it is ~super defensive~, especially if you’re packing PTV. Your DPS is really, really, really low. If you want to raise your DPS, you’re going to need to pack more zerker gear (it’s fine to have helm/chest/legs in PTV, but everything else should really be zerker) and switch to a build without the 20 points in chaos. If you’re just doing open world stuff, consider using the greatsword instead of the staff, as it almost always is going to be more effective. If you’re in dungeons, you’ll want to switch to full melee (sword/sword and sword/focus, for example).

The folks on the forums have already put together a really wonderful guide (which I link to 3 times a day I think): https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-Lyssa-s-Grimoire-The-Mesmer-Handbook/first This should give you all the information you need on builds for open world and builds for dungeons.

Hey thanks a lot..

Ok.. where does one get Bizerker gear? All my gear I got from exploring dungeons..

Zerker gear comes from CoE, CoF, and Arah. See: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats#Dungeons

Out of these, CoF (p1 and p2 in particular) are going to be your easiest bet.

For trinkets, ideally you go for ascended stuff, but even just rares from the TP are effective, and fairly cheap.

While I’m no expert mesmer player, it is my main from launch. Mostly PVE/Dungeon The only main weapon you need is sword. Pistol/focus/other sword offhand, swap offhand, main weapon same in both sets. If you know you need range (like in open world) then either staff or GS works, but its open world so its not like it matters, you are just tagging/killing stuff.

As for gear, full zerk, you have so much avoid/invul/reflect available its not like you actually are threatened if you know enough to dodge the big stuff. Don’t even need heals or runes of vamp, just put in ruby orbs or scholar runes.

As for traits, lots of builds, but honestly choose the ones that give you reflects on focus and a bunch of direct damage support. Conditions are worthless in dungeons, fights are too short for the condition damage to matter, and the stacks cap out so you lose even more effectiveness.

Might be a bit hard to learn, but its better to learn how to play the best way rather than get bad habits from tanky builds.