Guild Wars 2

I´m theorycrafting a mesmer power build based on shattering illusions in order to get quickness.

For weapons I would choose Sword/Shield and (GS)(ranged stuff events etc)/Sword/ something. For the second set I don´t know what offhand I would get.

-Sword: Sweet blocks and hard hitting phantasms on low cd. Can generate plenty of illusions for Seize the momment.

-Pistol: Hard hitting ranged phantasm and CC.

-Focus: Aoe control and phantasms and possible reflects.

The two base lines are duwling and Chronomancer.
I have two builds. The first is selfish and more dmg oriented. It gives power on shatters, better shatters as well as phantasm CD reduction. http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAs+cnsIClphlfCufCUrhFcjqMASgfpuVr1eFN32teD-TBBPwAgU+BQ9ng6FepEEA-e
The second one would be more support oriented taking Inspiration instead of Illusions. It allows quickness sharing as well as free phantasms for shattering. It also gives focus reflects. http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAs+dnknBlphlfC2fCUrhFcj6cGOhbrMASgfpuVr1eF

What do you guys think about these? Would these builds be great for instanced content? How would you improve them?

Edit Link fixed.

Your DPS build should consider using Phantasmal Haste instead of Shattered Strength. You’ll be shattering a lot, sure, but you should also have 25 Might stacks from your group’s Phalanx Warrior or blasting Fire fields. Even when you’re maintaining a heavy shatter cadence, you should still get a noticeable benefit out of Phantasmal Haste. (Even nerfed MtD will probably do more for you, if you don’t like PH.)

I’m not thrilled with Master of Fragmentation either, but neither other option for Illusion GM is a clear PvE win.

All that being said, this kind of Quickness generation build clearly has more potential as a support/boonshare build anyway. Quickness is certainly nice on a Mesmer, but not as nice for us as it is for classes with actually good AA damage in the first place.