Guild Wars 2

Any good underwater guides out there for PvP? Right now I’m a condition build and loooove it. :

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Just wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks they could share. I usually try to avoid underwater combat just because there’s so much going on from all different directions, but I’d like to find ways to improve if I can.

BTW the utility skills I chose were for underwater. When I’m on land I use: decoy, blink, & mirror images.

Id have to argue the only thing more powerful than a mesmer underwater, is a ranger. Use a trident and keep up as many clones as you can. Each of their attack stacks a condition, along with the bounce.

I use the same underwater. I usually have on decoy, mirror images, then I keep my 3rd utility open for feedback, portal, etc.

Both of our weapons are extremely strong underwater. I generally use the Trident from range while closing, spawning 2 Clones and the Whaler, then anchoring them, switch to Spear and go in.

Now it depends on circumstances. If it’s open, do the Vortex, add a Slipstream behind them, then Surge back and swap to Trident again.
If they’re near a wall, try to Surge towards the wall into them. Surge hits twice a second as long as the target is nearby, you can easily score 10+ hits rapidly this way.

If you’re running a condition build as you say, you basically just pop out a few clones and autoattack them to death. If they try to get away, you anchor them. That’s it.

With a power build, you have to do a bit more manouvering. Try using the vortex and then summoning the phantasm to ensure that it gets all the hits.

I find that mesmers are almost better underwater than they are on land, and one of the few classes that are actually fun to play underwater.

For general travelling there’s spear 2 and 4, so most of the time I have that equipped when not in combat.

Depending on how combat starts, I’d either open with spear 2 (if moving out of the way is necessary), or vortex followed by a few auto attacks (this can be devastating if you grab a few enemies in the vortex) and release the iMariner.

If engaging from range, I’d switch to trident, open with 2 or 5, followed by a few auto attacks, get the iWhaler out and switch to the spear.

I need to make better use of spear 4 in combat; at the moment I mainly use it to flee or reposition rather than trying to trap enemies.
For spear 2, sometimes you want to blink back to the initial position, and sometimes it’s best to stay where you finish – completely situational.

I’ve always got decoy underwater for repositioning and the extra clone, feedback is sometimes useful (especially if you’re a glamour/confusion build). But utilities are up to you.

The others have covered it pretty well, just thought if pop in and say I love underwater combat as a Mesmer, trident clones are awesome especially if you run condition. I have a couple totally random weapons, my trident is exotic but it’s main stat is like healing or something, my spear is just a rare but I still do really well underwater. I generally run feedback, decoy, arcane thievery.

IMO it’s hard to lose as Mesmer underwater…..

Here is a 6v1 clip where I win…..build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=mGCbKVRhQBs