I have recently been having enormous trouble versing a condi mesmer. I am running near max condi cleanse on my elementalist but no matter how many times i cleanse 9-15 stacks of confusion and torment, condi mesmers always seem to apply even more.
I have tried the class myself and I must say, it is too challenging for myself to understand it. However, I would like to know what are the indications that a big condi spell is coming from the mesmer so I know how to avoid it.
Moa makes mesmer glowy purple with signet icon above their head and whenever multiple clones are running at you. Others are scepter block where mesmer holds scepter infront of face and the laserbeam.
1. Dodge when clones run towards you really fast. (Shattets)
2. Dont hit the shield block to avoid second block. Dodge at the end of shield block to avoid big part of clone generation. Less clones = less damage. You can allso interrupt the block with some of your unblockable skills. (Cant remember name)
3. Dont use skills or move if you dont have to. Just focus on defensive skills. (Reduces damage from confusion and torment.) So dont spam AA. (Allso if you dont hit phantasms you wont get retalation damage. Not attacking all the time allso makes it easyer to not hit their blocks.)
4. Dodge shield stun. (So harder for him to land shatters/moa.
5. Dodge moa.
6. Never ever let your health fall under 75% to maintain your diamond skin.
7. Use shocking aura to interrupt blurred frenzy.
8. Evade illusionary leap to avoid immob and that way make it harder for him to land shatters.
9. Interrupt the signet that recharges all shatters.
If they use scepter:
10. Dont hit the scepter block or dodge right when they block an attack with it to avoid torment.
11. Dodge or interrupt the scepter beam attack.
The most inportant stuff are the blocks and evading shatters. Moa too ofc.
Thats all what comes first in my mind. You cant kill them but they cant kill you either. Hope it helps.
The most important thing against chronomancer:
You can dodge shield 4 block to prevent its phantasm from spawning!
Also, you can daze/stun right after shield block ends to interrupt the phantasm spawning
So you prioritize dodge shield 4 than dodging shatters. Condition mesmer damage directly scales with the number of illusions they shatter. If you can prevent the illusion from spawning, they already lose most of its fire power. Even better, chrono has trait that reduces skill cool down by shattering its corresponding phantasm. So if shield 4 phantasm can’t spawn, chrono will not be able to get reduced cool down on the important block skill.
Definitely watch out for the moa cast and for shatters. Also be on the lookout for the Continuum Rift (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Continuum_Rift) that is created when they use F5. It signals that they are getting ready for some sort of burst, whether its a shatter burst or moa or even both. If you see that just be ready to heal/block/dodge.
