Guild Wars 2

Hello guys, I’m currently working on my Mesmer’s map completion and I thought I should review my build (still running with some leveling traits).

Here’s the deal: I like the GS, and even though I know it doesn’t get much love, I would like to use it as my main weapon.

Could you please suggest a decent / viable build?

This is what I’m currently running: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQFARnsISpa2hGmpB1aIJ1QO1QU+dNJHEokn+A

So far it’s working, but I believe that it could be improved at all. I’m a returning player and still learning about the new content / changes.

Thanks!

GS + Sw/F?

GS + Staff?

- 1200 blink
- PU is actually useful for stealth capping skill points in annoying locations.

I’d go 4/4/6, GS cooldown, Phantasm buffing traits, bountiful interruption and PU. Should be easy to map complete with that.

Edit:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAR8dlknpMtFpxRNcrNSqRY671XSOEUytPA-w

Can swap MoR for veil, portal, mimic or whatever you need at the time.

Both, Lazy Kai and Go Go Power Ranger are absolutely viable in open world.
You can pick a shatter or a phantasm variant.

You will find them in my signature.

Open world PvE makes anything “viable”

you can run around with just a scepter, naked, with no traits and still get through the majority of Orr just fine.

As far as your build right now. I personally would suggest you drop the 2 in Inspiration for something else. Medic’s Feedback is a cool gimmick but there are better and more useful traits out there.. like IP or that Mantra dmg % increase one.. or .. uhm.. uh.. idk..

If you want most optimal without personal flavor look at those builds posted above.

Xour.5732:

Here’s the deal: I like the GS, and even though I know it doesn’t get much love, I would like to use it as my main weapon.

Majority of mesmers in PvE open world use GS and Sword. GS haters and min-maxers are just too vocal and it makes new people confused.

Just change your Medic’s Feedback to Mender’s Purity and it’s a good build. Also, maybe Mantra of Resolve instead of Null Field. Have fun !

Krispera.5087:

Xour.5732:

Here’s the deal: I like the GS, and even though I know it doesn’t get much love, I would like to use it as my main weapon.

Majority of mesmers in PvE open world use GS and Sword. GS haters and min-maxers are just too vocal and it makes new people confused.

Just change your Medic’s Feedback to Mender’s Purity and it’s a good build. Also, maybe Mantra of Resolve instead of Null Field. Have fun !

Allow me to add some clarity to this, since the “makes new people confused” is just outright deceptive.

Here’s the fact of the matter – anything works in open world. Literally use whatever you want in open world. Scepter, sword, GS, staff, anything.

But the thing is, relative to sword, greatsword DPS is bad. This is why you don’t want to be using greatsword in instances, because it’s a low DPS weapon despite the amount of white knights who will jump in saying that it isn’t. Though like I said, for open world, use whatever you want, trait how you want.

There’s also no point swapping out mantra of resolve for null field when mantra is instant cast and has a shorter cooldown, I don’t even know the rationale behind you suggesting that.

maha.7902:

There’s also no point swapping out mantra of resolve for null field when mantra is instant cast and has a shorter cooldown, I don’t even know the rationale behind you suggesting that.

Pretty sure they suggested swapping out null field for mantra of resolve.

As far as GS in open world goes, mobs have so little hp that you can generally kill groups of them before they reach you just with iZerker, mirror blade, and a shatter. This makes GS pretty smooth and effective for open world, because it means you don’t really have to ever engage, just sorta instakill from 1200 range and keep moving.

Thank you everyone for your replies! Got some interesting ideas already

Fay.2357:

As far as GS in open world goes, mobs have so little hp that you can generally kill groups of them before they reach you just with iZerker, mirror blade, and a shatter. This makes GS pretty smooth and effective for open world, because it means you don’t really have to ever engage, just sorta instakill from 1200 range and keep moving.

This is something I noticed, that’s why I like the GS: usually I can kill most mobs before they even reach me, which is quite convenient while exploring.

In open world, running anything but GS and S/F will just slow you down.

Fay.2357:

maha.7902:

There’s also no point swapping out mantra of resolve for null field when mantra is instant cast and has a shorter cooldown, I don’t even know the rationale behind you suggesting that.

Pretty sure they suggested swapping out null field for mantra of resolve.

As far as GS in open world goes, mobs have so little hp that you can generally kill groups of them before they reach you just with iZerker, mirror blade, and a shatter. This makes GS pretty smooth and effective for open world, because it means you don’t really have to ever engage, just sorta instakill from 1200 range and keep moving.

Kinda like players in WWW.