Guild Wars 2

It’s a beautiful Legendary. Even though I’ve played from launch, no Legendary really ever caught my fancy. Sunrise looks amazing, but I feel it’s a bit of a waste on a Mesmer. The Minstrel has an off-putting colour scheme. Not feeling the Pikachu with Bolt.

But Astralaria is gorgeous, and I finally have a reason to go for it.

What legendaries do you feel are worthwhile on Mesmers? Have you or are you currently actively working on acquiring any?

I have Hope on my mesmer even though it doesn’t get much use as an off-hand. I really like its looks though.

Astralaria is by far my favourite legendary, but I don’t play ranger and it’s not that good on warrior and rev. But now that Guardians and Mesmers get it, I’m totally crafting one.

Sunrise looks amazing if you get a bunch of GS clones up, I imagine Astralaria would too.

I for one look forward to get my hands on the chaos axe <3 Have been using those skins exclusively for my main class and axe wont be an exception.

Unlike other people that see those skins as just white textured minor glowing skins, i have a different approach. Mesmer is creating clones, and in the art style also illusionairy weapons. I like to take that idea, and basically see the chaos skins as a form of “energy” of which the mesmer can manipulate and disposal as how he/she pleases

Of course, there’s always Reaver of the Mists.

Malice.8439:

But Astralaria is gorgeous, and I finally have a reason to go for it.

This.

Now if only dual wielding for mesmer was confirmed…

I really hope the new elite has the same effect in it like the chrono: time marches on….since i can´t think of my mesmer without the Speed boost (that some other classes can get with their signet…i dont think we can equip both elite at the same time…why? well when you are without elite your class Symbol is a mask…when you have the elite your class Symbol is a clock….so the new elite will probaly give us a new class Symbol…and since you then can not equip 2 new symbols, you can not equip 2 elite i think…or they have symbols for mixed elites (wich would be awesome)…
(also i am waiting for the Chance that since you can have 2 weapon sets equipped, maybe you can have 2 trait lines that swap automatic when you Change your weapons…so 3 traits in tab one for weapon-set 1 and 3 traits in tab two for weaon-set 2….but this is just wishful thinking by myself…….hope never dies XD..since you know have 6 trait lines and with the new elite would be 7… )

I’m hoping that they use it the way Necro does where it is a ranged direct damage attack. Doesn’t have to be a GS laser nor a channeled skill but a homed lock on like the necro axe or scepter earth for ele.

Eh I’d rather have it either be melee or mid range like scepter. We don’t have any power mid range weapons, all we have is scepter. If it is midrange though, I’d prefer it be condi based, since we have power melee weapon with sword.

Hibiskus.8294:

I really hope the new elite has the same effect in it like the chrono: time marches on….since i can´t think of my mesmer without the Speed boost (that some other classes can get with their signet…i dont think we can equip both elite at the same time…why? well when you are without elite your class Symbol is a mask…when you have the elite your class Symbol is a clock….so the new elite will probaly give us a new class Symbol…and since you then can not equip 2 new symbols, you can not equip 2 elite i think…or they have symbols for mixed elites (wich would be awesome)…
(also i am waiting for the Chance that since you can have 2 weapon sets equipped, maybe you can have 2 trait lines that swap automatic when you Change your weapons…so 3 traits in tab one for weapon-set 1 and 3 traits in tab two for weaon-set 2….but this is just wishful thinking by myself…….hope never dies XD..since you know have 6 trait lines and with the new elite would be 7… )

We already have signet of inspiration that provides 50 percent uptime of swiftness.

We still have weapons like focus that gives swiftness and staff that gives some mobility. In addition to blink utility, I don’t think we will suffer that much in mobility w/o time marches on.

I personally hate having SoI equipped outside of fractals.

Having dialogue interupted by “Eat my dust!” every 10 seconds just isn’t okay.

Hibiskus.8294:

I really hope the new elite has the same effect in it like the chrono: time marches on….since i can´t think of my mesmer without the Speed boost (that some other classes can get with their signet…i dont think we can equip both elite at the same time…why? well when you are without elite your class Symbol is a mask…when you have the elite your class Symbol is a clock….so the new elite will probaly give us a new class Symbol…and since you then can not equip 2 new symbols, you can not equip 2 elite i think…or they have symbols for mixed elites (wich would be awesome)…
(also i am waiting for the Chance that since you can have 2 weapon sets equipped, maybe you can have 2 trait lines that swap automatic when you Change your weapons…so 3 traits in tab one for weapon-set 1 and 3 traits in tab two for weaon-set 2….but this is just wishful thinking by myself…….hope never dies XD..since you know have 6 trait lines and with the new elite would be 7… )

It’s already been confirmed that you can only have 1 elite specialisation at a time. This was way back when they introduced the idea of elite specialisations. So yes, it will be an either/or scenario for all classes between their current elite specialisation and the new one.

Exciton.8942:

Hibiskus.8294:

I really hope the new elite has the same effect in it like the chrono: time marches on….since i can´t think of my mesmer without the Speed boost (that some other classes can get with their signet…i dont think we can equip both elite at the same time…why? well when you are without elite your class Symbol is a mask…when you have the elite your class Symbol is a clock….so the new elite will probaly give us a new class Symbol…and since you then can not equip 2 new symbols, you can not equip 2 elite i think…or they have symbols for mixed elites (wich would be awesome)…
(also i am waiting for the Chance that since you can have 2 weapon sets equipped, maybe you can have 2 trait lines that swap automatic when you Change your weapons…so 3 traits in tab one for weapon-set 1 and 3 traits in tab two for weaon-set 2….but this is just wishful thinking by myself…….hope never dies XD..since you know have 6 trait lines and with the new elite would be 7… )

We already have signet of inspiration that provides 50 percent uptime of swiftness.

We still have weapons like focus that gives swiftness and staff that gives some mobility. In addition to blink utility, I don’t think we will suffer that much in mobility w/o time marches on.

Yea, we have the tools to get swiftness uptime, but I’m gonna miss how easy it was with chrono.

If the new spec is dps focused, why would we be expected to give quickness? Tempests or condi rangers nowadays provide little to none support. Chronos will still have a place, but for a different role .

Swiftness is about moving faster, it doesn’t affect your attack speed like quickness does.

My bad, happens when you read so fast you’re not paying attention.

Seems like you got a little too quick hehe (I’ll see myself out)

Quip will always be my beloved weapon, but I’ve never managed to justify making it for my Mesmer because it’s only used on a single skill… if only my phantasms played the song of Quip…

I never understood why the pistol phantasm didn’t use the skin of quip/hope if you were using those. The phantasm has the same weapon as the one you used, unlike some of them, so it should be easy to give it quip/hope.

Very glad Axe is next because I already have everything but the precursor ready to craft Astralaria.

Will now start working on the precursor so I can craft it immediately when the next elite spec is released.

OriOri.8724:

I never understood why the pistol phantasm didn’t use the skin of quip/hope if you were using those. The phantasm has the same weapon as the one you used, unlike some of them, so it should be easy to give it quip/hope.

Pretty sure the phantasm uses the pistol skins Ilya and Lyss

But there’s no reason it can’t reskin if you are using a legendary. Well I mean I’m sure theres a technical reason, but I wish they would fix it so it reskins if you use a legendary

OriOri.8724:

But there’s no reason it can’t reskin if you are using a legendary. Well I mean I’m sure theres a technical reason, but I wish they would fix it so it reskins if you use a legendary

Oh don’t get me wrong, if they made our phantasms wield the legendary we’re using instead of the normal phantasm weapon i’d be overwhelmed with joy and would drop everything to get Quip lol

I can go full cosmic with Sunrise/Twilight/Eternity and Astralaria.

Titus.2085:

I can go full cosmic with Sunrise/Twilight/Eternity and Astralaria.

Tbh Bifrost and Astalaria also go nicely together thematically. Staff + Axe/x hopefully will be a nice combination.

Curunen.8729:

Titus.2085:

I can go full cosmic with Sunrise/Twilight/Eternity and Astralaria.

Tbh Bifrost and Astalaria also go nicely together thematically. Staff + Axe/x hopefully will be a nice combination.

If only I had the money for the Bifrost.

But I might stick with Eternity since I don’t have a Bifrost and I can go full cosmic with stars and stuff. My kind of thing. ^^

I don’t want Druid to be the “cosmic” specialization. My mesmer deserves to have cosmic powers!

I really hope there will be dual axe! ;w; That would look neat af!!

I have Bifrost and Quip while working on underwater legends

I think the Minstrel looks nice too however..

Elites kinda lock their weapons to themselves so if we got the axe you could only pair it with either a torch, focus, or pistol and all of those just sound weird. An axe + shield mesmer would look really nice but you loose your shield the second you turn your elite off. Its for that reason I never thought about making a legendary shield and won’t make any legendary that’s locked behind an elite.

Axe/Torch and Axe/Focus should be awesome though because the former should play very well into the theme of a mirage given the stealth and the latter has iWarden which wields dual axes.

I’m pretty stoked to use either combination.

Cyninja.2954:

Hibiskus.8294:

I really hope the new elite has the same effect in it like the chrono: time marches on….since i can´t think of my mesmer without the Speed boost (that some other classes can get with their signet…i dont think we can equip both elite at the same time…why? well when you are without elite your class Symbol is a mask…when you have the elite your class Symbol is a clock….so the new elite will probaly give us a new class Symbol…and since you then can not equip 2 new symbols, you can not equip 2 elite i think…or they have symbols for mixed elites (wich would be awesome)…
(also i am waiting for the Chance that since you can have 2 weapon sets equipped, maybe you can have 2 trait lines that swap automatic when you Change your weapons…so 3 traits in tab one for weapon-set 1 and 3 traits in tab two for weaon-set 2….but this is just wishful thinking by myself…….hope never dies XD..since you know have 6 trait lines and with the new elite would be 7… )

It’s already been confirmed that you can only have 1 elite specialisation at a time. This was way back when they introduced the idea of elite specialisations. So yes, it will be an either/or scenario for all classes between their current elite specialisation and the new one.

Honestly I was kinda disappointed about this when I heard it when they released the first ones. I can understand the one elite spec, but I wish they’d allow you to use the weapons/utility skills outside of it. Have the elite spec basically only be the changes to class mechanics with their spec trees. Seems kinda silly that you “learn” how to use certain weapons, and then somehow you magically forget how to use it if you arn’t in a specific spec.

Doam.8305:

Elites kinda lock their weapons to themselves so if we got the axe you could only pair it with either a torch, focus, or pistol and all of those just sound weird. An axe + shield mesmer would look really nice but you loose your shield the second you turn your elite off. Its for that reason I never thought about making a legendary shield and won’t make any legendary that’s locked behind an elite.

Don’t forget that mesmers also get a sword offhand, although it might not combo well with axe if axe is condi-based. Furthermore, axe/torch is already possible on rangers and berserkers, and if the leaks are correct, will become possible for guardians and necromancers as well as mesmers.

It’s entirely possible that Mesmer will get Main and OH Axes – but we already have a lot of OHs so at the very least a new MH will be welcome to mix things up between Sword or Scepter.

Though, I’ll point out that last xpac when leaks hinted at Elementalists getting swords there were a lot of miffed Eles who farmed Bolt only to end up with Warhorn. So hold off until you’re certain unless you just know you want it.