Guild Wars 2

Hello.
I am a new mesmer been leveling via pve, currently level 74, about to hit 75, and unlock all my traits and hero points for all skills, i would like to see what would you reccomend for a build to roam and small group havoc in www, something that will help me not get one shotted , and burst down by pew pew ranger, thiefs or burst warriors, i have heard of, : power builds, condi builds, boonshare????, i plan on investing in 2 full sets of armor, one for zerging with the guild and 1 set just to roam and small group havoc, please teach a new Jedi (mesmer) on the way of the " FORCE ", xd
Sincerly
Chaotic Anormality

You just described a PU condi build.

There’s more than one thread about it on the front page right now. You can probably get everything you need from those.

Sounds like you wanna go PU, either condi or power works.

It also sounds like it’s time for some grueling training in the arena. /CracksKnuckles

Im roaming for a long time now with my mesmer. And its just the strongest class for this gametype in my opinion.

Im playing a PU mesmer, cause i most likely playing outnumbered and to have a real chance against 3 or more oppenents there is no way around pu i think. Maybe im to bad at playing this game, but i just get rekt without this unbeleveable strong trait if i go 1v3 or more.

I played a lot of power shatter and condi shatter. Today i tested out my new Hybrid version of my PU roaming build and got realy great succsess.

here is the build link: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAR7flsnhG1YRawMNwtGLvGk5KG+IKnQvjGaAyZTA-TFDEwA23fgwDAgkmBmKDmq0jl6Pt1B0RDDgLEwjDCQjjAgXlgECQxcA-w

The heal i use cause of all this 1.5k range/ers. Without the Mantra i die very fast to strong condition bursts. And the reason for hybrid are the diamond skin eles. I just dont like the desperate decoy, thats why i chose the furry.

Have fun roaming

LG Leia Lila Luna

Thusad.8054:

Im roaming for a long time now with my mesmer. And its just the strongest class for this gametype in my opinion.

Im playing a PU mesmer, cause i most likely playing outnumbered and to have a real chance against 3 or more oppenents there is no way around pu i think. Maybe im to bad at playing this game, but i just get rekt without this unbeleveable strong trait if i go 1v3 or more.

I played a lot of power shatter and condi shatter. Today i tested out my new Hybrid version of my PU roaming build and got realy great succsess.

here is the build link: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAR7flsnhG1YRawMNwtGLvGk5KG+IKnQvjGaAyZTA-TFDEwA23fgwDAgkmBmKDmq0jl6Pt1B0RDDgLEwjDCQjjAgXlgECQxcA-w

The heal i use cause of all this 1.5k range/ers. Without the Mantra i die very fast to strong condition bursts. And the reason for hybrid are the diamond skin eles. I just dont like the desperate decoy, thats why i chose the furry.

Have fun roaming

LG Leia Lila Luna

I run something very similar to Thusad, with berserker trinkets, assassin gear (mostly for reflect like Feedback) and a mix of rampager/rabid/berserker stat on weapon. Change weapon with Hero panel up [H] and you will see how much change your stats will do between different weapon set, depending on what stat you have active. The some goes for stacking sigils and buff from Might as Might actually also effect condi damage. Be careful to not have the same type of sigil on the active weapon set your plan to use as only one swapping sigil will be active (depending on ICD), the same goes for stacking sigils. You can use Sigil of Corruption on one set and Bloodlust on the other, but only one will be stacking your kills. Make also sure that you have the same stacking sigil on one of your under water weapon as it will be easy to loose your stacking, if you would go below surface. It is the same for stacking Mantras: use the same Mantra on UW (at least for healing) to be sure to not loose your stack, when you need it.

Assassin and berserker are very close stat wise (there are a threads here where somebody did calculate how much damage each set up would give).

In general there are Runes which will have an effect during healing which can be useful or elite (traited MI have 72s between usage; our Mantra of Resolve 20 sec). Traveller runes are convenient for 25 % movement speed, but with Chronomancers Minor trait you will not need it in the future. Sigil of Inspiration proc swiftness among other random buffs, so it could be an option to use that utility skill for another runes, if you want to focus more on condi damage, duration for condi or boons or some other stats then Traveller offer.

I use myself runes of Grenth as it provides Chill which make CD take more time on enemies skill, have a small damaging effect and reduce movement. In a situation where there are several other condition damage active on a foe like Torment, Confusion, Daze, those condition will not be that easy to cleanse when chill is active as it take more time for healing/condi cleanse skill to work.

The strong side of this build is in blind as that will reduce pressure form enemies (up to five within range of 240). Dodge will produce clones which blind (and confusion) from Ineptitude and shatter those will blind (Blinding Dissipation) together with confusion.

I use myself both traits together with Bountiful Disillusionment which for shatter will give me Might (10.5 sec on F1 from minor in Illusion), Vigor [F2] for more dodges, Fury for more precision [F3] and for stomp Distortion [F4]. All these shatter will also give stability and will be shared with nearby allies (radius 240).

Remember that your only condi cleanse with those traits will be two skill from The Pledge (Torch), one which make you invisible and with blind (and with trait: confusion). This weapon skill are helpful also without being traited by PU (but still with Master of Manipulation) as it make it easier to skip with blink those time you want to get away from problems.

You might want to change to Inspiration [trait line] for heavy condi fights, but blind do work in keeping conditions down except for those time you are bombed with condition.

Thusads build make use of GS, myself I use Staff. With Staff I will get Chaos Armour (traited with Adapt Chaotic Dampening) it will also have protection. With 33 % less damage from incoming damage it helps a bit and we have many ethereal field which can be blasted (torch) to give more Chaos Armour.