Guild Wars 2

i know it’s a noob question but i’m not completely satisfied by the answer “cuz reflection scales better with it”..sorry..
is there a math somewhere? or can someone explain me better why a lot of mesmers use assassin gear instead of berzy?
i have a full berserker ascended gear now and i dont find myself in need to improve my crit % since my phantasms have fury and their dps is just awsome
so the choice is merely done for Feedback and iWarden’s reflection damage?

thank you in advance

If my memory serves correctly, it comes down to Assassin > Zerker for reflects, since reflects use your crit ratio. I also want to say that a fully buffed ‘sin build comes out pretty hellacious on overall damage.
OTOH, for pure (unbuffed) damage and non-reflect setups, Zerker kills it.
(Note: I’ve only got Assassin, atm … I could be wrong somewhere)

Reflection damage scales with: a) your precision/crit chance; b) your ferocity/crit damage; and c) the power of the enemy you’re reflecting. Thus, to maximize your reflected damage you would want to increase your precision, ferocity, and damage modifiers. In fights where reflects are the majority of your damage source you would therefore want to maximize your potential crit chance by using assassin’s gear. This gives you a higher chance at a reflect critting at a small cost to personal damage due to lower power.

That being said, zerk gear is still very strong and provides a good deal of precision and ferocity. I wouldn’t worry about it unless you are a hardcore min/maxer.

bers>>asassin ewerywhere except reflects. No reflects → bers gear

Anton.1769:

bers>>asassin ewerywhere except reflects. No reflects -> bers gear

is there any good mesmer build that does not run Feedback or iWardens? :P

Riccardo.7254:

Anton.1769:

bers>>asassin ewerywhere except reflects. No reflects -> bers gear

is there any good mesmer build that does not run Feedback or iWardens? :P

just calculate what percent of all your damage deal feedback.
ppl use asassin for feedback mega damage from some bosses like Lupi

Anton.1769:

Riccardo.7254:

Anton.1769:

bers>>asassin ewerywhere except reflects. No reflects -> bers gear

is there any good mesmer build that does not run Feedback or iWardens? :P

just calculate what percent of all your damage deal feedback.
ppl use asassin for feedback mega damage from some bosses like Lupi

Well, the main thing is that the mesmer primary role in a team is a reflect provider, so taking assassins lets you fit your role more accurately.

Riccardo.7254:

Anton.1769:

bers>>asassin ewerywhere except reflects. No reflects -> bers gear

is there any good mesmer build that does not run Feedback or iWardens? :P

Sure. Any dungeon/fractal room where there aren’t projectiles. There are a lot more unblockable projectiles now, too, e.g. worms in Frostgorge Sound.

Riccardo.7254:

is there a math somewhere? or can someone explain me better why a lot of mesmers use assassin gear instead of berzy?

Math is too complex to fit into 1 (or even 10) posts. This is a good starting point if you want to learn why:

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Yt0WNbgZkbn1W0Y89v7IatIujauTTQ3XbU1iTqRd7qc/

Results however are much easier to present. See this thread:

• https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Analysis-Berserker-vs-Assassins

really thank you