Guild Wars 2

‘My’ BoonShare mesmer build! It’s reallly fricking strong (like most mesm builds post patch) and I really enjoy playing it. It has Permanent protection, regen, fury, 6+ might and vigor and a lot of access to retaliation, aegis and swiftness
You can then share these boons with your signet of inspiration or when you cast a phantasm! This build is great for tPvP or small group roaming, your teammates will luv you :p

• Keep in mind I am not the best mesmer… * This video serves more to show off the build than to display personal skill (well maybe a bit

CREDITS TO THE CREATORS OF THE BUILD:
Warlord of Chaos (Rylock in-game) – pro mesmer who gave me the build which I then made a slight variation of…
Chaos Archangel – Original build creator and very good lockdown mesmer

A BIG thanks to these mesmers for coming up with such an amazing build! The balance between sustain and damage is perfect, you can easily 2v1 or burst down a squishy :P

Video:

BUILDS used in the video:
1) ORIGINAL build I got from Rylock – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAscWlsnhC0YZawUNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLudZAW9vA-TpBFABiXGghDBAc7PswRAIhTAAAPAAA

2) My tPvP VARIATION – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YHawUNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLudZAW9vA-TpBFABCcBAEvMAc7PkwhAYhjAAAPAAA

3) My Roaming/WvW VERSION – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YHawMNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLudZAW9vA-T1CFwAl0FA4BAcVJogLAASlfoUTgmKIw3fIxhAYxRAQlqFBAQA4m38m38m3cAQL-w (use the food shown at the end of the video)

4) My SOLO/1v1 version – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YjawMNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLqdZAW9vA-T1CFwAl0FA4BAcVJogLAASlfoUTgmKIw3fIxhAYxRAQlqFBAQA4m38m38m3cAQL-w (use the food shown at the end of the video)

NOTES ON THE BUILDS:
1) ADD in as much Valkyrie gear as you want. You will have perma fury so don’t worry about your crit chance too much…
2) The second utility skill slot is whatever the situations need, I like to use decoy or signet of illusions but feel free to switch to something else.

Hope you enjoy(ed)! I’m always open to feedback, so feel free to leave any of your thoughts!
-Hollts

gg

i am trying the condi version with carrion – on theory produce more dmg (bit more)

Dope! Nice vid man, watched till about over 5 minutes in.

Recently I’ve been playing with Mercy Runes, got a vid here.

That greatsword man.. Deadly!

Finally gave this a go in sPvP tonight after watching this. Slight variations here and there, but same concept. Worked out really well, had a lot of fun. I was a lot weaker 1v1, but in duos & team fights I was plain evil.

Very nice team support and still decent damage output despite the lack of Dom.

I see you finally got around to the mesmer build. Nice vid! I am sure i could point out the small mistakes in your rotations (Stop dodging after mirror please <3) but theres no point since I remind you enough

Anyway, I think you should replace one of your staff sigils for hydromancy as most of your burst was in melee range of gs so when you swap to gs youll get an extra 2k damage. Just something to think about

Warlord of Chaos.7845:

I see you finally got around to the mesmer build. Nice vid! I am sure i could point out the small mistakes in your rotations (Stop dodging after mirror please <3) but theres no point since I remind you enough

Anyway, I think you should replace one of your staff sigils for hydromancy as most of your burst was in melee range of gs so when you swap to gs youll get an extra 2k damage. Just something to think about

Hehe thanks, nag me ingame plz :p

Hydromancy does seem like a good alternative but I want that poison for warriors/guardians/ele ;_;

Windwalker.7421:

Finally gave this a go in sPvP tonight after watching this. Slight variations here and there, but same concept. Worked out really well, had a lot of fun. I was a lot weaker 1v1, but in duos & team fights I was plain evil.

Very nice team support and still decent damage output despite the lack of Dom.

Glad it worked out for you

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Dope! Nice vid man, watched till about over 5 minutes in.

Recently I’ve been playing with Mercy Runes, got a vid here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984GiwZaEWk

That greatsword man.. Deadly!

Thanks! Mercy runes seem to do quite well too :o

messiah.1908:

gg

i am trying the condi version with carrion – on theory produce more dmg (bit more)

Ah yea because of staff /w clones

Nicely produced (and played!). I’m definitely going to give this boonshare build a try. Was there ever a time when the build considered foregoing the Dueling line and heading into Domination and Imagined Burden for even more might stacks?

Tealots.6095:

Nicely produced (and played!). I’m definitely going to give this boonshare build a try. Was there ever a time when the build considered foregoing the Dueling line and heading into Domination and Imagined Burden for even more might stacks?

Yeah, originally the build was Dom/Chaos/Inspiration, grabbing either phantasm traits or or confounding/signet or furious rupt (though shattconcentration works fine) / and Power Block. The only thing is that its pretty hard to pass up perma fury and blinding dissipation. I hadn’t actually tested Imagined Burden but once, but I shatter and attack too rapidly to make much use of it. I rarely use the auto attack for more than a few moments.

… Then again, GS and I don’t get along, and I only tested it for a few matches.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Tealots.6095:

Nicely produced (and played!). I’m definitely going to give this boonshare build a try. Was there ever a time when the build considered foregoing the Dueling line and heading into Domination and Imagined Burden for even more might stacks?

Yeah, originally the build was Dom/Chaos/Inspiration, grabbing either phantasm traits or or confounding/signet or furious rupt (though shattconcentration works fine) / and Power Block. The only thing is that its pretty hard to pass up perma fury and blinding dissipation. I hadn’t actually tested Imagined Burden but once, but I shatter and attack too rapidly to make much use of it. I rarely use the auto attack for more than a few moments.

… Then again, GS and I don’t get along, and I only tested it for a few matches.

Good thought tea, I remember suggesting this as well, but that was before I found out the might is given at the end of the AA chain.

Given the AA is the best way to stack might (I found the clone AA stacking not so great), it’s not good because it completely negates the ability to cancel cast AA. Sure, the cripple is nice as are the GS CD’s, but the dps loss is significant enough that the trait isn’t worth it IMO.

Ahhh got it. Very cool either way. I tried out IB for the cripple, and liked the cripple, but PB is just way better in Domination. Quickness would be cool to share. This was a fun video because you never expect the boonshare build from a GS user I feel.

Also, Chaos, I’ve never actually played with you while you were wielding one. This is something I need to see.

Yea this build went from being pretty good pre-patch to incredible. Playing it is like being an…“elemesmer”. You have so much sustain by way of Protection, Aegis, Regen, Healing, Blinds, etc that it makes stealh a lot less necessary which I really like. And all of this while still being able to dish out really good damage. It’s pretty much by favorite build on mesmer right now. Kudos to you Chaos for coming up with the original build.

Going to put that solo/1v1 through the ropes starting tonight thru the rest of the week when I get in. I’m going to make a few adjustments to the runes to possibly give myself perma swiftness roaming. Other than that I don’t think I’d change anything. Awesome build, thanks to all parties involved in its creation.

Holl.3109:

‘My’ BoonShare mesmer build! It’s reallly fricking strong (like most mesm builds post patch) and I really enjoy playing it. It has Permanent protection, regen, fury, 6+ might and vigor and a lot of access to retaliation, aegis and swiftness
You can then share these boons with your signet of inspiration or when you cast a phantasm! This build is great for tPvP or small group roaming, your teammates will luv you :p
…

4) My SOLO/1v1 version – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YjawMNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLqdZAW9vA-T1CFwAl0FA4BAcVJogLAASlfoUTgmKIw3fIxhAYxRAQlqFBAQA4m38m38m3cAQL-w (use the food shown at the end of the video)

Just teasing here, but how can you boonshare solo?

i really love the concept of boon sharing and took it to condition and turn up with carrion which can do nice direct dmg also with 2.2k power and 1.5k condi dmg

the perma protection, blind and 25k hp gives me time to stay alive even in 1v2 situation up to 1 min.

some ppl i fought with ask for the build and gave them this thread. so i will do video of condi builds variant for mesmer in tpvp
carrion boon share variant
rabid support glamour
rabid full condi

the boon share end up very strong

gg to you

Curious if anyone else seemed to notice this, but Runes of Altruism appear to be granting 6 stacks of might instead of the 3 listed. Just wondering if this is occurring for anyone else? Not a gamebreaking thing by any standard, but still makes them quite a bit better than I had originally planned.

Necrotize.2974:

Curious if anyone else seemed to notice this, but Runes of Altruism appear to be granting 6 stacks of might instead of the 3 listed. Just wondering if this is occurring for anyone else? Not a gamebreaking thing by any standard, but still makes them quite a bit better than I had originally planned.

I didnt want to say anything but Altruism with the inspiration line is bugged atm and gives double its benefits. When it gets fixed eventually (If ever) I will swap the rune to pack.

Morfedel.4165:

Holl.3109:

‘My’ BoonShare mesmer build! It’s reallly fricking strong (like most mesm builds post patch) and I really enjoy playing it. It has Permanent protection, regen, fury, 6+ might and vigor and a lot of access to retaliation, aegis and swiftness
You can then share these boons with your signet of inspiration or when you cast a phantasm! This build is great for tPvP or small group roaming, your teammates will luv you :p
…

4) My SOLO/1v1 version – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YjawMNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLqdZAW9vA-T1
Holl.3109
Hints: *bCFwAl0FA4BAcVJogLAASlfoUTgmKIw3fIxhAYxRAQlqFBAQA4m38m38m3cAQL-w (use the food shown at the end of the video)

Just teasing here, but how can you boonshare solo?

Hehe, just remove all ‘sharing’ skills and traits and become a selfish boon-o-mancer :p

Lovely video Holl, I have been enjoyng boon share builds a lot aswell!

Personal I’m testing a Chaos/Inspiration/Illusion these days, which is a lot of fun aswell

Warlord of Chaos.7845:

Necrotize.2974:

Curious if anyone else seemed to notice this, but Runes of Altruism appear to be granting 6 stacks of might instead of the 3 listed. Just wondering if this is occurring for anyone else? Not a gamebreaking thing by any standard, but still makes them quite a bit better than I had originally planned.

I didnt want to say anything but Altruism with the inspiration line is bugged atm and gives double its benefits. When it gets fixed eventually (If ever) I will swap the rune to pack.

I have silent been enjoying the 6 might stacks from Altruism now aswell! ^^
Tho, I have swapped for Centaur doing the stronghold weekend to share some lovely swiftness around for the NPC’s and found using Mirror I would often have 1 min + swiftness! Which where lovely to boonshare for the doorbreakers!

Amadeus.5687:

Lovely video Holl, I have been enjoyng boon share builds a lot aswell!

Personal I’m testing a Chaos/Inspiration/Illusion these days, which is a lot of fun aswell

Warlord of Chaos.7845:

Necrotize.2974:

Curious if anyone else seemed to notice this, but Runes of Altruism appear to be granting 6 stacks of might instead of the 3 listed. Just wondering if this is occurring for anyone else? Not a gamebreaking thing by any standard, but still makes them quite a bit better than I had originally planned.

I didnt want to say anything but Altruism with the inspiration line is bugged atm and gives double its benefits. When it gets fixed eventually (If ever) I will swap the rune to pack.

I have silent been enjoying the 6 might stacks from Altruism now aswell! ^^
Tho, I have swapped for Centaur doing the stronghold weekend to share some lovely swiftness around for the NPC’s and found using Mirror I would often have 1 min + swiftness! Which where lovely to boonshare for the doorbreakers!

Runes of the brawler, centaur, pack, lyssa, adventurer, balthazar, aristocrazy, scavenging, altruism, defender, flock, and dwayna all work so well with that 12 sec CD heal! Boon overload >:D

i play with this build with some power runes variation

against thief it so great and funny.

but against heavy class like warrior its hard and sometime unkillable. although they cant kill me. i got whisper for troll build user, idiot etc…
also i didnt manage to 100-0 kill a thief like you did (maybe cause of no food in pvp). but 10-25% hp yes

its was hard for me to contest a point but the might stacks rise up till help come and then boom sharing

the condi version cant burst like this but i hardly can burst in even match unless the enemy is already pressured or low in hp . so the condi version against some classes and build may seem better

I wanna see vids messiah!

funny thing i notice (noob me) i use my phantasm with 15 stack of might got signet activated with the trait and follow with another signet activation

25 stack of might on my 2 allies – was it really me?

also this build (and even condi) works really well with staff guardian (or bunker guard)
the 12 stacks might which turn on your group to 24 is really nice

I stumbled on this buried 3d and I realized I came up with the same traits spread except… I use mantras and mantra traits.

Has anyone tried Recovery heal? It heals a lot, especially thanks to the heal when charging mantras. I find it my preferred heal atm since I can remove conditions aoe and give some healing too. It gels well with the build concept.
With all those boons and stability it is very difficult to nail me down and thanks to traited blink and retreat I am slippery like an eel. I use GS and staff so damage is rather good, I’d say.

I am pretty sure the might stacks from Altruism are now 3 as tooltip. Nevertheless I still like the runes… what would you change it with for a support build anyway? I used centaur a little and it seems good…. what else?

My third utility, aside blink and decoy is MoD. I know, I do not have any interrupt traits, yet I find very nice to be able to interrupt ress and key skills. Also, I tried all other mantras: concentration is redundant because of Bountifull Disillusionment, recovery is redundant because of Mender’s purity and pain I do not dig it… an interrupt is always an interrupt, isn’ kitten

So far my preferred build :P Good job

Nice Video Props on playing what you want to play and making it work.

guys you have to play this build or its condi version with an ele or staff guard
preety much 25 might stacks on your group if you play it right
not to mention stability, vigot, fury, swiftness and sometimes aegis

i hope i save the video from yesterday 3v4 on mid versus 2 medgaurd, necor and thief
we nailed them so fast with me putting time warp on the point

Ive played with a guard, and an ele and an engi and it was glorious but so far the best combo has been… another boonshare mesmer.

Got vids of Tealots and I tearing it up on double boonshare. (Still gotta try the condi version)

The rezzes in those matches…

I use different sigils on my Greatsword. Strength/Rage. I keep an eye out for the quickness proc then I summon the Phantasm to spread the 3 seconds to anyone nearby. Chaos, I hope you caught that one moment where I spiked Icy down. It was a fluke, and yes, it was a 1v2, but I was proud.

@Trooper, Mantra heal is super powerful with the Inspiration line, yes. But, there’s one tactical advantage to running a traited mirror: Your character is “blurred” for a few seconds, which makes it difficult for the enemy to see what you’re doing. It’s like stealth, but you’re in plain sight.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Ive played with a guard, and an ele and an engi and it was glorious but so far the best combo has been… another boonshare mesmer.

Got vids of Tealots and I tearing it up on double boonshare. (Still gotta try the condi version)

oh hell yes two boonshare mesmer ftw but they need few seconds to build them up

i like ele the most cause of the longer might stacks and regen

i cant say which version i like the most
power is power best atm. but with condi i feel i can hold bit longer and stand on point
also with condi i feel i can take on any class and build while with power i may need to be more careful

maybe its just my game play

i will try load up some failed 1v2 i tried while on match (the point was to do 1v2 so my team can do 4v3)

here is some epic and failure moments. in the second fight i didnt fight with the group as i needed to rotate and cap/decap points so we could have 1v2 on far and 3v3 in mid as our pug warrior dc half of the fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrTg5q4S-NM&feature=youtu.be

Tealots.6095:

@Trooper, Mantra heal is super powerful with the Inspiration line, yes. But, there’s one tactical advantage to running a traited mirror: Your character is “blurred” for a few seconds, which makes it difficult for the enemy to see what you’re doing. It’s like stealth, but you’re in plain sight.

Please, don’t tell me this is the reason you are running Mirror instead of Recovery, especially now, when mantras have never been so good. You may be able to trick some fools but I doubt even the less experienced get confused by that.

You may not like the mantra mechanic, moreover on a key skill like healing, I accept that. You may not want to drop DE in favour of HM, I accept that. But if you go in Inspiration, Mantra heal is arguably on pair with Feast (becuase of the conditions removed and the healing bonus from trait) and superior to all the healing skills we’ve got if you take HM too. Period. I cannot count how many times it saved me, sometimes because it removed never-ending immobilizations sometimes because stacks of torments-bleedings-fire on crucial moments. Or when you are about to cast your phant and get blinded. One charge and the phant goes through despite the blind.

I am literally in love with and not looking back
And I think mantras make the whole boonsharing builds stronger, because you are not only sharing boons but heals and conditions removal (if you take MoR, ofc)

There’s no doubt the Mantra Heals are awesome, it’s just a mechanic that I don’t like (recharging in the middle of battle).

I’ve run nothing but mirror since 6/23 because, traited, you get 4 seconds of reflect every 10 seconds. I know mirror isn’t instant cast, but 12 second intervals for a 500 group heal and two condi cleanses isn’t bad, all while protecting myself from interrupts/damage from rangers, engineers, liches, warriors, some thieves, pistol/staff mesmers, certainly has its perks.

I’m sure if I gave the Mantra way some true game play, I’d get into the play style.

i inloved with mirror – so many times rangers and necro where hitting themself 50% hp its so funny

when i see leech i use it and run to him. the leech must thinking wth he is running to me and not from me so lets hit him

mantra is nice indeed but mirror is more the guardian heal which block while give you less healing but negate more potential dmg

If we are all here on this 3d is because we are trying the boonshare builds, I guess. If I am correct, than you both run bountifull disillusionmnet, which gives us the so-much-needed STABILITY.

Just time your recharge with a shatter and you are all set

For the reflect I used to use traited focus :P
Right now, I still use focus, but not traited, in favour of heal + condi remove on shatter + Staff

Holl.3109:

‘My’ BoonShare mesmer build! It’s reallly fricking strong (like most mesm builds post patch) and I really enjoy playing it. It has Permanent protection, regen, fury, 6+ might and vigor and a lot of access to retaliation, aegis and swiftness
You can then share these boons with your signet of inspiration or when you cast a phantasm! This build is great for tPvP or small group roaming, your teammates will luv you :p

• Keep in mind I am not the best mesmer… * This video serves more to show off the build than to display personal skill (well maybe a bit

CREDITS TO THE CREATORS OF THE BUILD:
Warlord of Chaos (Rylock in-game) – pro mesmer who gave me the build which I then made a slight variation of…
Chaos Archangel – Original build creator and very good lockdown mesmer

A BIG thanks to these mesmers for coming up with such an amazing build! The balance between sustain and damage is perfect, you can easily 2v1 or burst down a squishy :P

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAAGj-4cMkw

BUILDS used in the video:
1) ORIGINAL build I got from Rylock – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAscWlsnhC0YZawUNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLudZAW9vA-TpBFABiXGghDBAc7PswRAIhTAAAPAAA

2) My tPvP VARIATION – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YHawUNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLudZAW9vA-TpBFABCcBAEvMAc7PkwhAYhjAAAPAAA

3) My Roaming/WvW VERSION – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YHawMNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLudZAW9vA-T1CFwAl0FA4BAcVJogLAASlfoUTgmKIw3fIxhAYxRAQlqFBAQA4m38m38m3cAQL-w (use the food shown at the end of the video)

4) My SOLO/1v1 version – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQJARWlsnhC0YjawMNwtGL4GkZGCxIPnxLqdZAW9vA-T1CFwAl0FA4BAcVJogLAASlfoUTgmKIw3fIxhAYxRAQlqFBAQA4m38m38m3cAQL-w (use the food shown at the end of the video)

NOTES ON THE BUILDS:
1) ADD in as much Valkyrie gear as you want. You will have perma fury so don’t worry about your crit chance too much…
2) The second utility skill slot is whatever the situations need, I like to use decoy or signet of illusions but feel free to switch to something else.

Hope you enjoy(ed)! I’m always open to feedback, so feel free to leave any of your thoughts!
-Hollts

Hollts,

I’ve been using your #2 build variation, how is the MB nerf affecting you? Have you switched to a different weapon or build?