Guild Wars 2

So I’m not even sure if duoing exists. I haven’t played for just over a year. Before I left it seemed that the only way to PvP in WvW is zerging. I’ve seen a few videos of solo or duos since then that pick of stragglers or get some decent small skirmishes in.

I’m currently leveling an d/d ele, but my first character that I really enjoyed was my mesmer. The issue I have is that for roaming it’s incredibly slow. My duo partner has a thief or an engineer. So mobility is a necessity. Are there any builds that are worth trying on the mesmer? Should I be using a focus? Or has that gone the way of the dodo? Or should I just play my d/d ele?

Any help you all could give would be greatly appreciated!

Thief/mesmer is a really good team up.

If you got a thief partner (with one of those insane damage builds, no kitten condition) you should try interrupt. You will almost be able to hear keyboards being smashed in frustration. Run PU or some armor with toughness because you will be one they go after. Check out the lockdown thread here on the forum, lots of builds there. I’d use one with staff.

Edit:
Here’s the Lockdown Thread:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-Lockdown-Mesmer-Tactics-Techniques/first