Guild Wars 2

Overview
I called my build Mahou Senshi Shoujo/MSS. It comes from Japanese which means Magical Warrior Girl.
Magical = Mesmer has Phantasms to help in battle and Clones to confuse enemies
Warrior = I don’t like squishy coz “Dead DPS = No DPS” Therefore i add some DEF for my build. And Wielding a GreatSword somehow feels “Warrior like”
Girl = Well.. My Char is a girl… Hahaha…

I’m using GreatSword + Dual Sword since most Anime/ Console Games Protagonist use these. Like Kirito from SAO, Zack/Cloud from FF VII, Saber from Fate Zero/ Fate Stay Night, Claire from Claymore and many more. Previously i was using Sword + Pistol but i changed to Dual Sword for better spike damage. Being a GS Mesmer we have very limited Blink skill. Well Only 1… From Our utility. Therefore i give some def to solve this problem. This build is hybrid. About 80atk 20def. But i sacrifice my special trait line to do this. Therefore my role is just like normal Soldier Class in any RPG. High atk, Moderate DEF, has no spesial move, Rely more to Weapons SKills not F1.

Pros=
- Not Squisy
- Good Harrasser on mass PVP/ Good Shooter
- Vul Stacker (Vulnerability)
- Can do Jump Finisher coz have Blink
- Can do Stealth Finisher coz have Decoy
- Rely more on Skills Rotation
- Have Condition Removal

Cons=
- Only have 1 Blink. It’s hard when being hammered by 2or more Enemies
- Not really high spike damage(Illusionary Persona)

Core
There are some Core of this build.
1. Must using a Greatsword [I Luv GS hihihi]
2. Main Role is a Shooter (Medium Range Shooter)
3. Not squishy
These 3 were on my mind when creating this build(After a lot of confusion thou). So the compensation for not having a Illu Persona is I have 20 free Traits and i put those 20points for more atk and some DEF. On DEF Side. I Picked 10Toughness Trait and take Manipulation -20% coz that’s the only Blink GS Mesmer has and i also use the Arcaney Thivery too. So that’s major trait will help me well on survival + Condi removal. For other 10point traits i choose 30Crit traits rather than 30atk traits. It’s just personal taste and playstyle. Both are good but depend on what type of Weapons you are using.

Conclusion: MSS Build is not a squishy. It can deal damage nearly as Glass Cannon when in Shooting Mode. MSS Build is kinda like Jack of All Trades. It only has 1condi removal (Arcane Thivery), 1Blink, and 1 Decoy. Will discuss about Utility later. When in Melee Combat. MSS Build is not very spike coz not equiped with Mirror Images(Summon 2clones at once). The sacrifice for not having Illu Persona makes this Build really shines on 15++ fight as a Shooter coz very high damage, and moderate def.

Video
Mostly about WVW Vid.

Mesmer – Wvw Try
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmwSl-G9gx8
My very 1st vid after hit lv 80. Still newbie. About 2month after OBT since i played GW2 kinda late coz Anet ran out of ID.

WvW – Mahou Senshi Shoujo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJBKNPRDieM
Already got a feeling for my playstyle here. I did my 1st jump finisher in this Vid.

WvW – MSS V2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXylOXiesEg
Probably my worst Vid due busy with commanding. Very short duration. My 1st win against Staff Mesmer.

WvW – MSS The Hard Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szVN3E2ClT4
Finally i’m using Dual Swords here after a lot of practice. What can i say? Nice Spike.

MSS – Full Arsenal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWyhu45hdX8
Didn’t know Food buff stack with sharpening stones =="

MSS – Maverick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9sc5XxgqrE
Until Early Feb 2013, All Offense Enabled!

Tips and trick
- Jump Finisher
Jump to ur enemy while casting finisher. Require a Blink. Very Good vs Downed Thief/ Mesmer(Situational)
- Stealth Finisher
Casting finisher while in Stealth. Require a Decoy. Good vs downed class with single target stun/ interupt like Ranger, Warrior, Necro and Mesmer since they can’t do Downed #2 if they have no Target
- Distortion Finisher
Cast F4/ Distortion depending ur # of Clones while casting a Finisher. Good vs downed class with AOE stun like Guardian.
- Lv 15 ++ Vul
Using F3 with 3clones will give Lv15 Vul. Lv 18 if get 1interupt.
- Sword #4 + Sword #5 currently the best Spike for this Build and F1 Shatter of course…
- iSwordman atk every 4sec, iBerserker every 7sec, iGunner every 7sec. Not to mention iSwordman only single hit.

Will update this later… Anyway thx for reading and watching. Hope u enjoy it

At first I wasn’t sure if this was going to be about Nanoha, Sakura or some other magical girl. Swords were quite a surprise.

Nice videos mate, you handle multiple opponents with good timing.

Btw, auto-loot can be really helpful in WvW.

can you put ur build and weapon/equip plz

Role
Medium Range Shooter

Sigils
Dual Swords = Sigil of Perception and Sigil of Battle
Gain 3stack of might when swap to Dual Sword. For more power esp when doing Sword #2. Since the might dura is 20sec. It will strengthen GS damage as well when switching back to GS again

GreatSword = Sigil of Force
Since i already have high Crit rate. 51% without Food so i choose this for more damage. Another reason is i can;t use trigger type Sigil since it’s share cooldown with Sigil of Battle on Dual Swords

GreatSword on Night = Sigil of The Night
For more damage when on Night. I use AC GS to check if it’s already night or not. Since its glow in the dark

Runes
6x Rune of Centaur (Give Swiftness when Heal)
GS Mesmer only have 1Blink, and no Swiftness. So with Centa Runes we will get 12-13sec swiftness when we heal. Not to mention our Role is Medium Range SHooter. Probably there will some Melee Classes Allies near us so our Swiftness to them will help them either to charge in or to run out

Or

6x Rune of Air (Give swiftness on heal + 20% Lightning Strike when hit)
Only give 6sec Swiftness compared Centa rune and only apply to ourself. Can’t give Swiftness to Allies. But the lightning strike can crit for devastating damage

Food
Shooting Mode=
Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup(100Prec, 10% Crit damage)
All Rounder=
Bowl of Truffle Ravioli(70Prec, 100toughness)
Sharpening Stones(6% atk from tough and 4% atk from Vit)

Traits
20 Atk Traits (Mind Wrack damage +20% and GS Training)
“Even thou MSS Build is a SHOOTER. Still need 20% damage from Mind Wrack. Because GS #4 + GS #2 + F1 Mind Wrack is our “Long range Spike damage” Normaly these combo can kill lowbies on WVW. Esp with 10k hp below"

OR
Mind Wrack damage +20% -> Illusions damage +15%
“Since we use Double Phantasm a lot this trait will boost our DPS”

30 Precision Traits (Phantasms have Fury, Sword Mastery, Clone when dodge)
“Most of these choices help for Melee Combat. Phantasms have fury for more damage with iBerserker and iSwordman, Sword Mastery coz we are using Dual Swords, Clone when dodge, Well nice trait. All Mesmer must be love it”

OR
Phantasm Fury -> Far-Reaching Manipulations
“The range of your manipulation skills is increased! That means 1,2k range Blink and STeal Boons! Very good for better movement. Not to mention Arcana Thievery become 32 CD”

10 Toughness Traits (Manipulation -20%)
“MSS using Arcaney Thivery for Condi Removal and Blink. Both of them are Manipulation”

10 Spesial Traits (9% damage with 3Illusions)
“This is just leftover trait.. I only need lv 5Spesial which is -20% for illusion summoning but still… 9% more damage is nice and also i;m not really Shatter that often”

Or

25Atk, 30Prec, 10Def, 5Spec
Trait options are same. The diff is just i want to take 5% more damage from inactive enemy. Inactive = Not using skill. Well hope that;s right

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzqpXUTmGbNJipCEHaBkZ0apWpH82FibA-jkzAYLioZSEMVIQJPssHUCcIsVsioxqrxUuCRaXUVMs9WQ1gjZyTsQAj2CA-w

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/mesmer/?4.0|1.1g.h2|c.1g.h2.c.1g.h1h|1n.71a.1n.71a.1c.71a.1g.71a.1n.71a.1n.71a|2s.d13.3s.d16.2v.d13.2s.d14.3t.d16.2s.d14|p1a.u4a2.a3.0.5|0.0|0.0.0.0.0|e

Stats
Normaly i have 2,3k def unbuffed(Core). After that pump all Crit damage all the way~
Mostly Knight Armors and all Berserker Trinkets and Backpack

Utility
Arcane Thievery
Steal 3enemy boon and give up to 3of ur condition
“This is the only Condi Removal on this Build. Except if u put Lv30atk Trait and using a Torch with “Torch Skills remove COndition”. But i;m using dual Sword so i will need this. Normally this Utility to remove our condition. But mostly i use it to take Either Fury/ Protection Boon from enemies since kinda rare to see Condition Build on WvW. MSS build when get either 1 of those buff will become Beast. Having 70% crit rate with 93% Crit damage? Or with 2,2k def with Protection buff? It’s really neat! And when chasing an running enemy this trait can Steal his/her Swiftness! Making more easy to get him/her.
Fury = Warrior/ Ranger
Protection = Guardian/ EL

Blink
“Ok.. Do i need to explain? This is the only Blink in this Build.”

Decoy
Stealth for 3sec and make a Clone
“Decoy and 2x dodge saves me a lot. Esp when being targeted by 3or more enemies. And with this Utility enable me to do “Stealth Finisher” like Thief do

Mirror Image(Optional)
Summon 2 Clones at once
“If u want to do some spike damage when in melee range this trait is good. Only good for Camp Roaming thou for me. I still prefer Arcane Thievery for balancing”

Mimic (Optional)
Absorb a Projectile then reflect all remaining projectile and block all Melee atk. Good vs Ranged classes. The reflected damage to ur enemy is based on ur stats like power, prec and crit damage. But keep in mind no damage CC Like fear or Stun Static Field from EL ignore mimic

Bump for New Vid. MSS – Limiter Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ye8RTdy2JA

Finally got an Ascen Amu from 30x Laurels. And also i use Rune of Air in this Vid for more challange. Makes me more sluggish compared to Centa Rune but gained more firepower from the 20% Lightning Strike. The Title Limiter Off came from some safety Device. Every Device has a Limiter to ensure the safe of the Costumers. Limiter Off Literally turn the Limiter to off to gain more power/result although harmful to the Pilot Body.

Content=
- 23mins Vid.
Yeah got accident on WVW so the duration is kinda… Too long
- Vs Confuse Mesmer
I ran and wait until the 8x confuse worn off and counter attack
- Downed Battle
Downed doesn;t mean losing!
- Terrain Abuse
With Mesmer Blink. It’s possible LoL
- Shooter on Big fight
Stay behind and making Damage.
- Funny Fruits on WVW
With this Fruit u can ensure 3sec perma stun!
- Less vs Many
For maximum watching experience!
- And many more~~

You appear to do about 50% of glass cannon mesmer dmg, maybe a little more. Are you running PVT armor? You let us know your runes but not your armor.

While your dmg isn’t through the roof you do have a nice HP pool.

Yeah Mixed PVT, Knight, Berserk.. Thx for the comment hehe

Bump again for new Vid!! MSS – T1 Medium Scale Fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7J7JOqbylc

Content=
- 20 Mins Vid
I.. Wvw too much…
- Mostly Duo with my friend, a Guardian
For more challenge as a Single Hitter
- Power of Rune of Air
To make Double KO
- Competent and Rapid Switch
Tp unleash full potential from Both Weapons even the enemy keep coming
- Less vs Many
For maximum watching experience and keep making points on WvW
- Invisible Shooter
A Class who can atk from 1,2k range and can go stealth and suddenly come out with Dual Swords or on other side of Battle Field
- 3 Way fight with 2x POV from Flimp
Copyright by Flimp. Permission already granted.

Next project = Messing Around with Mimic if possible (Somehow it’s hard to replace Arcana Thivery)

Awesome video, thanks mate. There are not many mesmers who post videos of WvW GS/S-S based builds that don’t rely on shattering, so these are always good to watch.

There is an option to turn on autoloot that may save you a lot of time.

Looks like a really nice build you have there, was thinking about going for a staff/sword-pistol shatter build.. but i love the GS too much!
will be giving MSS a try when I hit 80 ty.

Thx for the comments and watching!!

For some people. Shooter Mesmer is lame. They think Other classes fit more well to become a Shooter. I met so many Shooter on WVW but still i love the Mesmer. Being a Mesmer is easy to make a good positioning from Stealth. Stealth is strong point for GS MEsmer Shooter, that what makes Gs Mes different.

Some MEME about my Build on attachment. Just for laugh

New Vid is up!!
True MSS

Finally finished all Ascen Acc. Another long Vid. Same as usual. Solo fight and medium scale fight with my friends. But more action IMO. Well this new WVW Patch is so so. WVW Rank and GS Laser hit up to 3targets is nice but not really critical on vs Players. Since moving around it’s not really my style. It’s like telling to the enemy “Hey i;m the real Mesmer Yo!”

Awesome build, I love it, I’ve been trying to find a build that wasn’t pure shatter or phantasm or condition – this is awesome

Thx Mice and glad u like it

This build offers a “Liquid Playstyle” U can do well and fit on every situation but u never be best of it. Like jack of all trade. So i never get boring and always contribute well on my P even i;m a Single Hiter. Well my friend said i have good sustain damage. Small damage like 2k every sec but continuous. It’s the opposite of Spike damage.

Updated some Sigils on my 2nd Post on this Thread.

I’ve just started playing a similar build, same traits possibly different armor stats. I haven’t got all exotics yet but I love it! currently getting highest crits of 3-4k and thats more then spike enough for me

Thanks for sharing!

I am currently experimenting with taking this and running it a tiny bit more group centric with a heavy focus on stealth effects (no Torch, though I have been considering it), using 30 in Chaos to get the +1 to stealth.

Not sure whether I like it yet. It’s a bit whacky, especially when doing PvE since the only viable setup would be taking interrupt traits in Chaos, then using Sword #4 and GS #5 and utilities to interrupt as much as possible.

Well 3% damage reduction on chaos looks good. I’m trying with Interupt gain 4sec fury(Lv 30 Crit trait) since our boons affect to our Phantasm too. I like the idea Phantasm and the Master must be equally strong enough for offense stat. Rather than Phantasm Fury only for Phantasm. I tried Fury on myself. It’s harder but possible.

Been away for 5days from civilization… Added some Patch note for 30th and my thought for it.

Special Notes – 30th April
- RIP Confuse Mesmer
Was a Good Comrade. Good teamplay for “Controling” The enemies. My Group was helped a lot by this COnfuse Mesmer. Since the Confusion cut enemy damage. If the enemy keep attacking simply they die, If the do nothing it’s another breath for my Group

- Confounding Suggestions trait: Now functions with the Chaos Storm and Counter Blade skills.
Another buff for Dual Swords. Since Dual Swords lack of CC. With this Trait DUal Swords now have Good damage and Good CC. Not to mention to make F3 become more beast. 1sec stun seems “Meh” But not many classes have 2sec stun. So it’s fine.

- Mirror Blade skill: Added an unblockable skill fact.
Clearly ANET expectation for GS Mesmer is “Weakest Shooter but with unblockable Attack” and i’m 100% fine with it.

-Arcane Thievery skill: Now correctly transfers the boons removed from enemies and the conditions removed from the mesmer.
I don’t feel any diff for this skill… Still failed if i;m blinded.

For my next build probably will use Confounding Suggestions. It’s weaker than my prev build since trade 5Prec Trait into 5power trait. Losing 50prec, 5crit damage into 50power and 5% condi dura for better CC on Dual Swords. The trait is 30atk 25prec 10def 5Spec. Hope i have appatite to make the vid for it. WVW kinda boring nowdays. Thx for reading

New Vid for 30th April Patch~
Advance of MSS

Content =
- 14mins Vid
Don’t really want WVW too much. lol
- Mimic GamePlay
Not really good coz basically it’s not my role on teamplay to become appealing. I purely add Mimic Gameplay just for fun and trolling. Mimic Util is just really depend on enemies formation.
- Fight under Arrow Cart Rain
30th April Arrow Cart… Is just… Simply hurt…. But we tried~
- Change Coat part from Soldier to Sentinel
Trade 30atk into 30vit.
- And many More…
1v1 with Various classes and WVW Rank, Teamplay, etc

Sorry for Confounding Suggestions Trait. I still can’t bring that trait for my gameplay. Somehow losing 50prec and 5% crit damage is just pain for me as a Hitter. But clearly that trait is good for Dual Swords.

is this built up to date? from what i see you’re never change your equipment spec.. did this built open for innovation?

Could you please create your build on this site and provide a link in this thread?

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/

@Panda
It.s done. Added to main article now.
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzqpXUTmGbNJipCEHaBkZ0apWpH82FibA-TYAiYUx4ixEjMGbMA

Thx!

@Book
If the meaning of Up 2 date is this build can do well with current patch. Yes it is. Anet gave this build a buff past 2month.

For innovation. Well yeah i must admit i rarely change the trait or equip for past… 3month? Probably the prob lies from my WVW Party since they expect me to Shoot coz i;m the only Hitter in the P. Well it’s normal since GS Is sniping weapon anyway.

Some innovation i gave For MSS Build..

MSS – Type Red

Traits
30Atk, 25Prec, 10Def, 5Spec
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzqpXUTmGbNJipCEHaBke0ap2pVmBvdhA-jkzAYLBZSEMVIQJPssHUCcIsVsioxqrxUuCRaXUVMs9OQG8sayTMA-w

Most of the options are same with previous build except…
Confounding Suggestions
50% chance to cause a 1-second stun whenever you daze a target.
“It synergies well with Sword #4. Since Sword lacks of CC. Well not to mention too.. That’s Sword #4 is piercing?”

Pros=
- Better CC when using Dual Swords
- F3 become beast

Cons =
- Losing 50Prec and 5% crit damage
- Losing Phantasm fury Trait.

Basically this Type Red Offers Good Phantasm damage from iSwordman since its atk every 4sec. Around 2sec faster from standard Phantasm and with 50% to stun trait Off Hand Sword offers good CC Also. Normally Using Pistol off hands give Mesmer insane CC from Pistol #5/ Magic Bullet, 2sec stun but the Phantasm atk every 6sec it’s kinda slow and it’s projectile. Can be blocked by anti Projectile. In conclusion using lv 30Power Trait, 50% to stun when Daze, hoping Dual Swords can provide good CC compared Pistol Off Hand while keeping insane Melee iSwordman damage and insane damage from Block Sword #4.

@Nevhie
Thx so much for doing that so quickly

If I may make a suggestion though, could you create you build with the editor under WvW mode (instead of PvP mode) so that we can see your traits and your weapon/armor/trinket combination? That way we’d be able to see what your complete stats are and what gear we’d need to get.

Yupz it’s done. On main article. Hehehe. Plz take a look. Dozo~

Thanks! That helps a lot.

Nevhie.6079:

@Panda
It.s done. Added to main article now.
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzqpXUTmGbNJipCEHaBkZ0apWpH82FibA-TYAiYUx4ixEjMGbMA

Thx!

@Book
If the meaning of Up 2 date is this build can do well with current patch. Yes it is. Anet gave this build a buff past 2month.

For innovation. Well yeah i must admit i rarely change the trait or equip for past… 3month? Probably the prob lies from my WVW Party since they expect me to Shoot coz i;m the only Hitter in the P. Well it’s normal since GS Is sniping weapon anyway.

Some innovation i gave For MSS Build..

MSS – Type Red

Traits
30Atk, 25Prec, 10Def, 5Spec
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzqpXUTmGbNJipCEHaBke0ap2pVmBvdhA-jkzAYLBZSEMVIQJPssHUCcIsVsioxqrxUuCRaXUVMs9OQG8sayTMA-w

Most of the options are same with previous build except…
Confounding Suggestions
50% chance to cause a 1-second stun whenever you daze a target.
“It synergies well with Sword #4. Since Sword lacks of CC. Well not to mention too.. That’s Sword #4 is piercing?”

Pros=
- Better CC when using Dual Swords
- F3 become beast

Cons =
- Losing 50Prec and 5% crit damage
- Losing Phantasm fury Trait.

Basically this Type Red Offers Good Phantasm damage from iSwordman since its atk every 4sec. Around 2sec faster from standard Phantasm and with 50% to stun trait Off Hand Sword offers good CC Also. Normally Using Pistol off hands give Mesmer insane CC from Pistol #5/ Magic Bullet, 2sec stun but the Phantasm atk every 6sec it’s kinda slow and it’s projectile. Can be blocked by anti Projectile. In conclusion using lv 30Power Trait, 50% to stun when Daze, hoping Dual Swords can provide good CC compared Pistol Off Hand while keeping insane Melee iSwordman damage and insane damage from Block Sword #4.

That is a great looking build, would love to see it in action against roamers.

Like Cempa said, I would really like to see you play against some roamers as I have a Mesmer with a similar build but I’m not certain if I want to make her or my Teef my main. The Mesmer just has so much versatility that it’s hard NOT to play it.

New Vid on 6th June 2013
Advance of MSS V2

Advance of MSS V2:
Bring Special Gameplay for every Advance of MSS Series. For V2 Special is A POV From my Guardian Teammate, Puku!! The other one is some commentary from me on some fights. Sorry for not really good fight this Vid purpose mainly is to test my editing skills to mix 2POV at once. Enjoy~

@Final
Losing 50prec and 5% Crit damage somehow really pain for me since i’m Single Hitter on my Group

New Vid on 16th June 2013
Advance of MSS V3

Advance of MSS V3:
Bring Special Gameplay for every Advance of MSS Series. For this last series of Advance of MSS bring behind the scene of this MSS Build Ver 3.0. After 9month Playing with this Original MSS Build somehow i think i need to improve so i created this Ver 3.0 Build. This build is more for teamplay and maximizing Condi Dura coz GS Mesmer have Power and Condi Dura Trait to take GreatSword Training and i don’t want Condi Dura stat become a waste. Most of This Vid is all about teamplay since i got my 5th Member for my Group. A DD EL Who provide combo Field, AOE damage and “Flying” around the Battlefield. This Vid Created on Random new Match up so we are kinda happy to see new enemies.

Overview Ver 3.0
After 9month using Original MSS Build somehow i think i need to upgrade it and keep with my old rules “All stat must be used and not wasted” Ver 1.0 was using Centa RUne, Ver 2.0 was Rune of Air and now i’m creating Ver 3.0. I realized as GS Mesmer we always pick GS Training for our GS. That’s mean we have 20% Condi dura which somehow… We not use it. Well ok. We used it a little for our Sword #3 immobilize dura. But Mass Product Shatter Mesmer 20atk 20prec 30spec has 20% condi dura too that’s make our condi dura somehow not “Unique” so with traits and Equipment i managed to gain 35% Condi Dura and create 2,75s Immobilize and i use Sigil of Hydromancy for AOE damage and Chill.

What makes Condi dura kinda special in this Build? It’s based on a data a friend gave me about condi dura. 1,75sec Burn will give 2tick of Burn. Burn only tick on 1 solid sec. But somehow 0,75sec is considered a solid 1sec aka rounded up. Yes i did a test for this 1,75sec Burning on PVP Map. It’s tick twice. After that i wonder if that can be applied for Immobilize dura? Did a test and somehow i felt my Immobilize dura last 0,5sec longer. To improve this condi dura stat i use sigil of hydromancy also for 4sec AOE Chill. The AOE damage is not bad either. Slightly above our Sword #1 1st and 2nd chain

New Features Ver 3.0
1. 2,75sec Immobilize Dura from 35% Condi Dura
But from base 2s Immobilize 35% is just 2,7. Not 2,75! Well on my tooltip it’s 2,75. Probably the break point is .66 since Lv 30 trait is still 2,5sec Immobilize

2. 4sec Chill and damage AOE when Weapon Swap
The purpose of this Sigil is for teamplay and to not waste the 35% condi dura. The AOE damage is slightly higher than Sword #1 1st and 2nd chain. The Chill is around 4sec. Basicaly this sigil will protect when a Thief hit me unprepared and leaving me no option other than to weapon swap.

3. Far-Reaching Manipulations
1,2k Blink is just… Addictive. Well i removed my Phantasm Fury Trait to this one for better mobility and Condi removal since i panic a lot. It’s still fine coz i have 51% Crit rate with Food.

4. 15% More Phantasm Damage
I removed Mind Wrack damage +20% since i just realized i use Double Phantasms more Often than Mind Wrack.

Traits Ver 3.0
25 Power/ 30Prec/ 10 Def/ 5Special

25 Atk Traits (Phantasm Damage+15% and GS Training)
“III.Phantasm damage +15% = because this build do “Double Phantasm” more often than Mind Wrack, X.GreatSword Training = Faster GS rotation"

30 Precision Traits (Sword Mastery, Clone When Dodge)
“IV.Sword Mastery = Faster Sword rotation, X.Clone when dodge = Best skill without doubt”
For the last choice. Depend on ur taste..
“II.Phantasm Has Fury = Moar damage for Phantasm”
“I. Manipulation Range increase = It will turn ur arcana thievery became 32s Delay with Manipulation delay -20%. Faster Boon stealer and Condi removal. 1,2k range simply make all manipulation become really easy to use”
“IX. Pistol Mastery = Faster Cooldown for iGunner and Stun Shot. Very good on teamplay esp if u have Warriors in ur P. "
“XII.Furious Interruption(Old) = Gain 4sec Fury when interupt a foe. Making ur Weapon skills become really high damage”
“XII.Furious Interruption (New and untested) = Gain 3sec Quickness when interupt a Foe with 15s CD. GS and Dual Swords have nice CD for Interupt. Esp when on stomping and ressing. Very good for teamplay. I;m thinking to give this trait a try on 25th June 2013

10 Toughness Trait (Manipulation Delay -20%)
“III.Master of Manipulation = Manipulation Delay -20%. Faster Blink and condi removal/ Boon STealer”

5 Special Trait
“llusionists Celerity = Faster Phantasm SUmmoning for more DPS!!”

Weapons Ver 3.0
Dual Swords = This is all round set. So so CC, Good Damage from Phantasm and Block. The Block will be very helpful when vs a Thief since thief will come at us we can use block to block Backstab damage and counter with huge damage to put early pressure. iSwordman Atk every 4s.

Sword Pistol = Use this if u already trait with Pistol Mastery. Very strong CC, High damage but slow atk rate Phantasm, iGunner atk every 6sec. Useful when on teamplay for focus fire to keep ur enemy stunned.

GreatSword = Our Shooting Weapons. All skills are unblockable by anti Projectile. iBerserker provide good AOE damage and atk every 6s

One of the Sword must use Giver’s Prefix. Prec Vit and Condi Dura +10% to get Condi Dura +35% in total.

Sigils Ver 3.0
GreatSword = Sigil of Battle. To raise Phantasm damage
Dual Swords/ Sword Pistol = Sigil of Force (Damage +5%) and Sigil of Hydromancy (Aoe damage and chill nearby foes on weapon swap). 4sec Chills is very good and the aoe damage is good also. The damage Slightly above Sword #1 1st and 2nd chain and can crit.

Food and Stacks Ver 3.0
Food = Precision +80/100 and Crit damage +10%
“For more damage akittenter role”
Stack = Bloodlust, Power +10/ kill max 25stack
“My crit rate already on 50/51%. It’s enough so i can go for another damage”

Runes Ver 3.0
Rune of Air
“5sec base swiftness when heal, Lightining Strike when hit. This build still have big raw stat so the damage from lightning Strike will good”

what about the rotation of skills ?

stalker.8437:

what about the rotation of skills ?

GS Mesmer is DPS based class. GS’s weapon skills mostly have short CD and unblockable, but not really high damage (Except iBerserker), so i dont have an absolute rotation except a habbit called “Double Phantasm” Always summon a Phantasm before swap weapon except in emergency.

On Off Hand Weapons my rotations maybe like other Mes. Sword #3 → Sword #2. But on Ver 3.0 I like to dodge into enemy then swap to unleash AOE 4sec Chill then Sword #3 → Sword #2 Kinda risky. But well.. It’s teamplay. My friend got my kitten covered. Depend on situation i bring Off Hand Swords or Pistol. Both of them synergies well for “Double Phantasm” But Pistol is better if my friend Warrior on my Team since Warrior’s Skills need the enemy to be stationary.

New vid For 25th Patch is Up! Fresh from Oven~

MSS – New Beginning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1okBWqNpOc

The traits are still in research phase. But so far give good result. Will give the details later if u guys need it.

With this Vid i declare that All my MSS Build in this topic are DEAD coz 25th June Patch. Thx for tuning in and thx also for watching this new 25th June Build Vid. Cheers~

Looking forward to your conclusions from the June 25th update, your build is one of the ones I drew from when I started getting more into WvW.

Im worried that youve come to the conclusion that survivability means defence,
evasion is also a key part of survivability, i mean it with the utmost respect, but you are crippling your dps with defence not only that when you die you reflect on what the cause was, if you address why your skill will improve, increasing your defence only stunts your skill growth, albeit this build is very good to introduce someone to the GS mesmer but it isnt the best by far :C please dont be angry

@RedCob
Def gives me a time to “React” if i’m not prepared. In Less vs many Theme Teamplay battle having moderate def will help a lot. Not to mention in teamplay always aim the easiest target 1st so u need def to cover ur stun break timing before the real damage come, enemy frontliner like to force Hitter to waste their stun break. Pure Glass Classes never been a problem for teamplay or even 1v1 (As long u know their rotations). Even my Guard can kill Pure glakittenter in teamplay ~__~ Most people in Tier 1 NA have decent knowledge for WVW so don’t expect u can OHKO them in just 1rotation except if they are Glass. Even they don;t know about their enemies at least they know how to handle their class well. It’s so rare to see Pure Glass except for solo roaming. Another reason coz GS Mesmer only have 1blink. Catching up with 1Blink is not hard and remember our decoy is 40s now. 8sec diff means a lot

@Kilo
Well Hitter philosophy, There are 2, High damage with long CD(Spike) or Low damage with fast CD(DPS). Before this 25th patch i choose “Low damage with fast CD” Phantasm every 12s is already enough for me. Then 25th Patch come I can;t use that low damage with fast CD coz 16s Phantasm, 40s decoy resulting a HUGE DPS Loss. To compensate that i change my trait and raise more Crit damage. From 105% to 110% while keeping same DEF. So this new Build have Big raw base stat to begin with and makes weapon skills more realiable. Below are what i did while in testing phase:

1. Halting Strike (Interupt = Damage) → Accepted
Since we have good raw stat i choose this trait and it’s really good. Seeing 3k damage if ur enemy DEF is below 2,4k damage is just nice. The main purpose is to punish anyone who want to stomp my Ally or Revive my enemy. But the sad fact of this trait. It’s GS Mesmer weakness since GS #1 is channeling for 1,5s. Not to mention in this meta DD EL got nerfed and Scepter Dagger EL become mass producted. They use Channeling Thunder for 3s and it’s so nice to Interupt it. This trait not really good in teamplay assume enemy has guard but still a nice choice overall

2. Furious interuption(Interupt = Haste 3s/ 15s) → Rejected
At 1st if i interupt someone who reviving their ally and then i get Haste it will make me easier to stomp but i think there’s a bug if u lost ur haste in ur channeling skills it will revert back to normal duration. The aspd bonus 50% well it’s fast but it just there’s another trait better than this to pick

3. Far Reaching Manipulation → Accepted
After i rejected the Furious interuption trait i chose this one. This meta Conditions are everywhere. It’s very hard if u don;t have condi removal and enemy has necro. U can;t rely on ur guardian too coz the conditions are simply too many. 32s Arcana thievery with 1,2k range is so nice esp if i’m panic and 1,2k Blink is… Addictive

4. Bountiful Interruption(Interupt → Gain Boon) → Rejected
5stack of might… Not to mention power is just… Not really vital. I mean i already have high power and to gain 5stack of might i must interupt my enemy and waste 1x major trait from def? The might dura is not that long either…

TL;DR Version:
This Build has raw stat and it’s like 1/3 Interupt Build 1/3 Phantasm Build and 1/3 Shatter build. Greedy build? Maybe. Reason is simple. Phantasm damage comes from our stat, Shatter damage comes from our stat too, and Interupt damage from Halting strike come from our stat too. With one primary goal is to shoot enemy from far range if ur phantasm is dead, keeping Group Contribution high coz always hiting the enemy and it can’t be blocked

Regarding burn ticks, it seems that all conditions share a tick timer that starts when the first condition is applied and ends when all conditions are cleared.

When I try Virtue of Justice on the dummies with +40% con duration +50% burn duration I never get a 2nd tick.

With WoC however, there’s random bleeds and vulns on the target. If you apply a burn while these are already ticking you’ll get a 2nd tick with <100% burn duration depending on luck.

For practical purposes, since you can’t control what conditions are going to be on your target, I’d say that every percentage of duration is useful and that there isn’t a breakpoint at 75%. You can get a 2nd tick even with 1%, though it’d be rare.

As for immobilise, it doesn’t use ticks at all so again, every percentage counts.

Hi Nevhie, are you still using Knights/Berserk/Soldiers gear for your Mesmer?
I was playing a similar build before changing to staff/sword+sword but couldn’t get my crit damage anywhere near yours :o

@Baa
Hmm i think u are right about burning. Tried with +80% Burning Dura (30 trait, 15% x2 Rune, 10% Rune of Lyssa, 10% weapon) didn’t get a Burning trick for Guardian burn every 5th Atk. But on Mes with WoC i see 2 tick. Thx for the correction.

Well based on my test i found 2,75s slightly Longer than 2,5s and also i use AOE Damage + Chill Sigil on weapon swap. To gain 4s Chill. What i found on that test is if ur condi dura is a solid number Like just 2. Without any additional “Less than 1sec like 0,25 0,5 0,75” U won;t see the number. Example, 2sec immobile when it’s land u only already see 1sec. U didn;‘t see the 2. For 2,5Sec. U see the 2sec then suddenly go down to 1s. For 2,75s u see the 2sec kinda longer. Sorry for my english i kinda having trouble to pick up the right words to explain it >.< But feel free to correct me. Maybe coz my latency is 250ms also so my research for Condi dura tick have mistake But if every percentage counts. Well it’s nice. Hehe

@Markus
Well my new trait is 20atk 30crit 20DEF. PRetty straight. But because i put more DEF from trait i can trade for more Crit damage by changing Knight into Berserker Armor while keeping same DEF.

This new trait kinda handy since it has access to become Phamtasm Build as well, or even Staff Based Build, or even GS STaff for Interupt damage. Normally i use Staff + Dual Swords in Dun for lazy Gameplay. Change GS Mastery into Phantasm damage so From Power Trait i have halting strike and Phantasm damage. Just spawn 3x phantasms and spam #1. Thx for this new patch ANet wants a Diversity and there’s no more Solid Phantasm Based anymore. It’s all Insane Phantasm damage with 20s CD or Medium Phantasm damage with 16s CD.

nevhie in regards to your response i dont believe you have addressed my concerns and not only that, youre telling me it doesnt work? im telling you is does, i very rarely loose 1v1’s and i normally run with torch, the extra target breaker allows for huge survivability not only that, with perma vigor if you are getting hit by enemies then ive got bad news for you

also, i run in a zerg killing team of around 5-8 people and i can tell you that yes you are correct about the agro, however i use this to my advantage. with your build that you have posted and the video i have just watched i have to admit that i could due 3 of you and still win, i mean it with concern, this is a terrible build

RedCobra.7693:

nevhie in regards to your response i dont believe you have addressed my concerns and not only that, youre telling me it doesnt work? im telling you is does, i very rarely loose 1v1’s and i normally run with torch, the extra target breaker allows for huge survivability not only that, with perma vigor if you are getting hit by enemies then ive got bad news for you

also, i run in a zerg killing team of around 5-8 people and i can tell you that yes you are correct about the agro, however i use this to my advantage. with your build that you have posted and the video i have just watched i have to admit that i could due 3 of you and still win, i mean it with concern, this is a terrible build

I play perma vigor Engi and D/D Ele. I still make it a habit to bulk up my armor without sacrificing DPS too much.

1. Even with perma vigor you can only dodge 2 times consecutively, 3 at max if you’re using sigil of energy. After wasting all your dodges, you’re gonna tank enemy damage. Good luck tanking playing a low armor toon.

2. This is WvW, bursts and instagibs can happen anytime especially in few vs many. What good are all your dodges and evasions if you get bursted by a surprise attack in 2 seconds and you don’t have good enough reflexes to react? Even that 1 extra second you get by bulking up armor can save you.

3. I’m afraid you’ve come to a conclusion that evasion is the only means of survival. Mesmers have enough tools to survive given that they are not too glassy to be bursted in mere seconds because they don’t have decent amount of armor.

4. You say you run with a goup of 5-8. Playing with more than 5, that’s a medium sized roaming party right there. It’s harder to focus fighting against a party of 6+ especially if they have a mesmer. It’s completely different from playing with a roaming party of just 2~5. The chance of you, as a GC, being targetted a lot is a lot lower compared to a group who has fewer numbers.

5. I’d love to see you try win against 1 vs 3 against a decent organized group. Your stun breakers and evasions will eventually run out.

A build like this gives me hope for Dual Swords on classes. It sucks badly on warrior and on Mesmer does not seem viable but you make it work very well.

Kyon.9735:

RedCobra.7693:

nevhie in regards to your response i dont believe you have addressed my concerns and not only that, youre telling me it doesnt work? im telling you is does, i very rarely loose 1v1’s and i normally run with torch, the extra target breaker allows for huge survivability not only that, with perma vigor if you are getting hit by enemies then ive got bad news for you

also, i run in a zerg killing team of around 5-8 people and i can tell you that yes you are correct about the agro, however i use this to my advantage. with your build that you have posted and the video i have just watched i have to admit that i could due 3 of you and still win, i mean it with concern, this is a terrible build

I play perma vigor Engi and D/D Ele. I still make it a habit to bulk up my armor without sacrificing DPS too much.

1. Even with perma vigor you can only dodge 2 times consecutively, 3 at max if you’re using sigil of energy. After wasting all your dodges, you’re gonna tank enemy damage. Good luck tanking playing a low armor toon.

2. This is WvW, bursts and instagibs can happen anytime especially in few vs many. What good are all your dodges and evasions if you get bursted by a surprise attack in 2 seconds and you don’t have good enough reflexes to react? Even that 1 extra second you get by bulking up armor can save you.

3. I’m afraid you’ve come to a conclusion that evasion is the only means of survival. Mesmers have enough tools to survive given that they are not too glassy to be bursted in mere seconds because they don’t have decent amount of armor.

4. You say you run with a goup of 5-8. Playing with more than 5, that’s a medium sized roaming party right there. It’s harder to focus fighting against a party of 6+ especially if they have a mesmer. It’s completely different from playing with a roaming party of just 2~5. The chance of you, as a GC, being targetted a lot is a lot lower compared to a group who has fewer numbers.

5. I’d love to see you try win against 1 vs 3 against a decent organized group. Your stun breakers and evasions will eventually run out.

1. you don’t use both of them at the same time, and you don’t use them alone, the mesmer has amazing chain possibilities with the dodges and invulnerabilities it gets. you don’t need to tank, i have 18k HP and if hit/rushed by 10+ it still gives me plenty of time to blink out and reassess with stealth.

2. 1 extra second? even in WvW if you’re steam rolled you’re steam rolled, happened to me a few times and ive managed to get away, its about what you’re sacrificing for that defence that isnt needed if you skill up.

3. Im referring to damage evasion/negation (see point 1) the tools can be chained with rolls and stealths to easily give about 15 secs of not getting hit/seen

4. my group size changes often, to assume I ONLY run in 5-8 is quite ignorant, ive specifically centred my build atm to fighting in 1vx situations and i can assure you that while ive come across groups of 4-8 that have proved extremely challenging, not at one point did they manage to rush me, my health had been drained by cons which i had arcane thievery for.

5.if you’re interested in why i suggest this then its because i have 30 in inspiration and focus on healing to negate condition damage. other than that ive played the mesmer for a long time and can assure you that if you are getting killed by melee attacks/rushers then im afraid the class isn’t for you.

@Red Cob
Well u should told earlier that u are using Torch. When u said “survivability” what i had in mind was..
1. DEF/ VIT (Take less damage)
2. Dodging (V Key)
3. General Stealth From Util/ Elite.
4. F4 Mesmer
5. Positioning using WASD/ Blink

Well if u like to stealth a lot well it’s fine. I have seen some Stealth Phantasm Build. It just not my taste. I just don’t like “Cowboy Battle” with the one with fastest hand wins! If u know what that means. As for torch. I prefer to have more offensive option. So this is bad build… Well doesn;t matter as long i can win less vs many battle and beat so many “Famous” Build. Anyway thx for ur feedback i will try to play more aggre. Like i said before i don’t like “Cowboy battle” and maybe u saw it too that i like to let enemies hit me on purpose. It’s one of my bad habbit i must admit. I just like fair battle. It just doesn’t mean right if kill an enemy if they didn;t react to u. Again it just from my habbit and i don’t care if this build bad or not. I created it i;m having fun with it and i have diversity. That’s not bad.

Oh for “Damage sacrifice” I only sacri 10% crit damage in exchange for -20% damage taken(Said GW2build craft. DEF 2,3k is -20% damage taken). Which i found it’s not bad. Assume PURE GC Berserker Mes have 122% Crit damage. Yeah i have 112% now.

And for “Rusher Part” Not every Rusher is MELEE. I;m a Rusher too. Well i prefer to be called “Breaker”

Probably i will make new thread for my new vid. Just finished wvw and i must write for this new 25th June patch. Hope i can make more “Tidy” Guide later.

Full Version MSS Build For 25th June Patch
Shooter Interupt Build

Pros=
- Not Squisy
- Shooting Ability from GS can;t be blocked by Anti Projectile
- Huge Offensive Raw stat like Power and Crit damage
- Interupt give more reward
- Have Condition Removal
- Both Weapons have Interupt

Cons=
- Have “Best” Mobility
- DPS based. Not Burst Based

Core of Shooter Interupt Build
1. Halting Strike
This trait simply makes Interupt give more rewards. Since this Build using GS and Dual Swords mostly, both of the weapons have Interupt Feature
2. GreatSword Weapon
Best Shooting Weapon for me. Moderate damage but have the ability to ignore enemy anti projectile and no “travel” time
3. Manipulation
Thou there are better “Support trait” like Glamour i just like Manipulation based skill, thou it’s selfish coz in teamplay u need to provide Combo field for ur team. But leave that task to Guardian. Manipulation based skills normaly are made for survival. Like gaining range by Blink or Remove Conditional Removal using Arcane Thievery
4. Have Moderate DEF
Coz if u are dead u can;t give damage. Having moderate DEF will help to “React” if u are unprepared. I know image Mesmer is a Class that can “Fool” ur opponent using Clones and Stealth but this build is more “Straight Forward” Offer less “Mind Games” to fool ur enemy. But i just simply like to be more “Chivalry” and want to create a build image like A Good damage and hard to kill if posible. Being downed by 2 or more enemies is not bad. But being downed coz only 1enemy in teamplay is simply…

Features of Shooter Interupt
- 112% Crit damage
- 46% Crit rate (Yes it’s kinda low)
- 2,3k DEF = Around 20% Damage reduction if i;m not mistaken
- Deal AOE damage while Swap weapon using Sigil of Hydromancy
- Rune of Air can damage enemy who hit u.
- 20% Boon Duration from Traits
- 20% Condi Duration from Traits
- 2k ++ Power
- Interupt = Deal Nice damage
- Phantasm from Both Weapons are Power based and good

Traits of Shooter Interupt
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-N;4VPF11y6cV-71;9;4JTJ;019;03923;9;2OaOaOaOan-FW0-g2v;1Vta80l5GYMZR42oVAV2i;5NV09FV09;9;9;9;9;7VH-6f

20 Power
30 Prec
20 DEF

Trait Choices:
Power:
II. Halting Strike
Deal damage when Interupt Foe. Since this build has big offensive stat so the interupt damage will also huge
X. GreatSword Mastery
Core of this Build as a Shooter. Reduce CD for GS Skills

Precision:
I. Far Reaching Manipulation
This trait will make Arcana Thievery Delay become 32s and Blink Range 1,2k. Normally i choose this trait if i want to play more defensively.
II. Phantasm Fury
Pick this if u want to play more aggresively.
IV. Blade Training
Since we use Dual Swords we will need the CD reduction from this trait
IX. Duelist’s Discipline
If u want to use Pistol. Normaly i use pistol if i have another Hiter in my P to provide the 2s STun in teamplay is simply Good.
X. Deceptive Evasion
Create Clone when dodge. Simply best trait in Mesmer class

DEF:
III. Master Of Manipulation
To Shorter our Blink and Arcana Thievery CD since GS Mesmer only have 1blink
IV. Illusionary Defense
3% damage reduce for ur active Illu. Makes this Build more not squishy

Gear Selection for Shooter Interupt
For Full Gears u can see from prev link in traits section. Link from Intothemist

Helm = Celestial
Celestial Helm give 3% Crit damage. It’s Huge. Even Berserker Helm only 2% Crit damage.
Boots/ Gloves/ Shoulder = Berserker
These part give good % Crit damage
Coat = Soldier or Sentinel
Mainly i use Coat for Defensive option. Like grow more VIT or DEF.
Leggings = Knight

Runes and Sigil For Shooter Interupt
Runes =
6x Rune of Air
Since we have a lot of Offensive raw stat. The lightning Strike can crit for nice damage. It gives a nice Critikal damage stat too

Great Sword Sigil=
- Sigil Of Battle
Gain 24sec Might when swap coz our 20% Boon Dura. Nice Sigil for teamplay to raise ur Phantasm damage.
- Sigil Of Doom
Ur next attack after swap give 6sec Poison coz our 20% Condi DUra. This Sigil kinda weak vs Blind or in teamplay since ur GS #1 BEam is AOE. The main purpose of this Sigil is to cut enemy heal by 33%. Kinda good for 1v1 assume ur enemy doesn’t Blind u. Most 1v1 Build have Blind a lot. Like Scepter EL or Pistol Thief
- Sigil Of Force/ Night
Simply to raise ur GS #1 Damage.

Other Weapon Set Sigil=
- Sigil Of Force
To raise ur skill damage
- Sigil of Hydromancy
Deal AOE damage and Chill Foes for around 3,6s. Again coz of Condi dura +20%. The AOE damage is slighly higehr than Sword #1 so it’s not bad. The main purpose of this sigil is to slow Thief damage if they hit u while u are on Shooting Stance. Swap Weapon -> AOE Chill -> If Thief still hit u (Probably coz revealed Buff) -> Sword #2, Blurry Frenzy -> Sword #4, Riposte

Role of Shooter Interupt
Shooter=
Shooter is a Role that deal damage from far away and they can see entire battlefield for their next movement and act accordingly. Shooter is a Backline Position.
Example of Shooter Role = Rifle Warrior, GS Mesmer, Ranger
Breaker=
Well i called this Role… Breaker. Breaker is basicaly u like to “break” enemy backline. Backline is a place where main damage and support come. Frontliner without Backline is not good and vice versa. Imagine Hammer Guardian without water field is like a Frontliner without Backline. Normaly Backline is filled with Low DEF Characters since they are focusing on Damage or Tanky Chars with a lot of Combo Field support. In most tactic people like to kill Backline 1st to cut either enemy main damage or enemy water field and simply coz Most of Backline is Low DEF. Breaker Role normally have High Atk/ Moderate Atk, Moderate DEF and Mobility to Come in and Come out. They put DEF so they are not afraid for “Body Contact” while “Skipping” enemy Frontline.
Example Of Breaker Role = Shatter Mes, GS Mes, Warrior, DD EL

Weapon Opinion for Shooter Interupt
GreatSword =
Good Shooting Range, Can;t be blocked by anti projectile, and have AOE Interupt. I Simply love it.

Dual Swords =
Best Defensive Melee weapon for me. Main Hand Sword is just like other Mesmer, we use it for offensive and unleash Burst damage while the Off Hand Sword is very Versatile. Sword #4 can be used to block a hit and counter it with huge damage or simply to Interupt enemy and give damage from Halting Strike Trait. Sword #5, iSwordman deal moderate damage but have fast recharge around 4s.

Focus=
Focus is my Zerging Weapon. I simply use it to pull enemy backline and keep my swiftness. If focus make an interupt. It’s another Bonus damage for me

Staff=
Depend on my Mood i use either Staff or Focus in Zerging. Staff is good but lack of AOE. Chaos Storm is good for provide Combo Field and deal damage if interupt happen. But main issue with Staff is when my Server is winning and there’re a lot of downed Enemies. It’s kinda hard to tag with Staff compared to Sword Melee #1.

Video for Shooter Interupt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkyVupAxIZQ

Content=
- 16mins Duration
- After 25th June Patch
- Mostly Teamplay/ Duo
- Created in T1 and T2 NA Server
- Pardon me if i;m paniced while Playing

Thx for reading and watching. Thx also for 500 Views on my prev Vid, MSS – New Beginning

So I met a Math Wizard. With His Magic i lost 5% Total damage but gained 15% Phantasm damage and also my Server Tier droped. It was really fun fighting non T1 enemies. Really refreshing and give me more inspiration. But in the end i just felt i belong to T1.

So i need moar like and view for this new Vid so i share it here

MSS – Hoelbrak and Air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLTyY-TFos

Content=
- 18mins Vid
- Created vs Fort ASpenwood, Dragonbrand, Maguuma, and T1 Reset night
- Teamplay with Bunker Guardian, Healer Guardian, DD EL, and Warrior
- Solo Roaming
- Implementation of Tactical Retreat while in Combat
- Added new Features in Video Editing, Enemy Class list
- Messing around with Rune of Hoelbrak and Rune Of Air(Halved Condi dura Rawr!!)

Thx for watching!!

so.. put aside your debate over difference taste of build.. i wanna ask another question.. it isn’t technical question though..
at your WvW run,i suppose that you have fought many mesmer type.. in your opinion,what mesmer type that you hate a lot?

Hey Nevhie,
good thing someone promoted your post back up
I was actually always a big fan of your work. Is your build dead and burried now or are you just working on a brilliant comeback?

@book
Hmm…. Kinda hard to answer it but i will try my best to stay neutral. I will answer with Rank. C = Easy, B = So so, A = Hard, S = I don;t know how to win and i prefer to run

vs Shatter Build (who Spent 30Special Traits)
If this build has same DEF Like me around 2300-2400 that’s mean this Build damage will deal 25% – 30% weaker damage compared to my Build and normally i abuse that to stay at range. If they have same Offensive stat like me then this build is GC and will take a lot of damage from my Phantasm
Overall Rank:
Using GS: C (Simply coz GS SHooting ABility is not synergy well with IP)
Using Staff: B (I want to put C but the fact i lost 1v1 with this Build 2month ago in South Camp Bridge makes me give this Build B Rank)

Vs Perismatic Understanding Build (20 Power, 20 Prec, 30 DEF)
I must admit this build is simply the hardest for me since this build share same CORE with my MSS build which is High damage while keep Moderate DEF,DPS Based and have condi removal. Phantasm can;t keep up with their Stealth, Thou Torch Phantasm is weak but Torch STealth ability Helped a lot to run and land Blurred Frenzy easier. This Build prefer long fight aka can;t burst anyone fast but can;t be taken out fast too. Either Power Build or Condi Build both of them are annoying. In Most scenario i must know their def 1st. If they have Same DEF like me Or better then i prefer to kill his Allies 1st. Simply coz hitting this Build gonna take time and u need better Aim to land ur SKills eventhou u are a Shooter. Their method of damaging from this build also vary. SOme of them just use Power based Skills like Phantasm, Sword #2. Some of them use Trait “CLone give bleed 3stack when died” + Scepter if they are Condi based.
Overall Rank:
Power Staff Sword Torch = A
Condi Staff Scept Torch = A

@Gorath
LOl at “briliant Comeback” NAh i just created a build that i like and share it. I;m not interested to make multiple build coz simply i really love with GS. The fact that many Mesmer can’t use this GS Simply makes me happy and feel “Special” Maybe..

As for build i only “Upgrade” it not make NEW. In most scenario when i make a new build it will be stronger than previous 1 even thou the playstyle is same. My goal is always to create a build that can adapt at any situation and handle every class well. Jack of all trades. Yes but in hand of Good people it simply a build without a weakness but don;t have strong point. But the fact don;t have a weakness makes this build hard to take down. The more u live, the more contribution u can give XD~

In term of Mesmer Community dictionary MSS Build is 1/4 SHatter 1/4 Interupt 1/4 Shooter and 1/4 Phantasm. I treat 4of them equally >.<

heee i see… well i’m a person who think one type is best for another type.. and no type is the best for all.. your build maybe best at some battle play,but on the other side very bad at another battle play ( i don’t know what is it though )..
well for every type there is “pilot” that can make every battle surviveable..