Guild Wars 2

Hi,

Playing the rifle warrior metabuild with Rifle/GS and usually Healing Signet/Endure Pain/Berserker’s Stance/Signet of Might/Signet of Rage with some swapping to signet of fury/shake it off/balanced stance/headbutt depending on enemy team comp.

Anyway,

So a good friend of mine is a chrono and I can’t even come close to damaging them in any meaningful way. If I try to keep distance with with rifle I just get rooted/slowed and bombed by shattering clones. Can’t have enough stun breaks to get out of this. If I try to melee with greatsword they just end up getting behind me at some point, I lose target on them after rush (GS 5), it takes me a second to retarget the real one, and boom, dead.

I try to set up a gun flame or a hundred blades with a headbutt or a “fear me”, but they have more than enough stun breaks, blinks, whatever to make it not work. Basically they dodge all my big hits way too easily and I’m left with just some autoattacks while I get withered down over 10-15 seconds. Also they are hitting me with confusion and blinds.

Is there anything I can do against a mesmer in PVP 1v1 situations? The chrono’s only advice was to “dodge clones” but I’m usually out of dodges by the time they hit me, trying not to get rooted/stunned in the first place.

Warrior is the one class that can actually out stun break/stability a lockdown Mesmer.

Warrior is also a class that can out cc a Mesmers stun breaks.

The clones, and in particular, stealth setups are what can make things difficult for a warrior. Mesmer stealth and their ability to kite make it difficult to avoid their assaults and for you to land yours.

The good news is you’ve got two good weapons that help you deal with Mes. GS gives you much needed mobility, and rifle- ranged pressure. Here’s three easy tips to get you on your way.

1) Kite. You have superior landspeed to mesmer and can outpace them, so keep moving away from them, particularly if they enter stealth. Avoid being locked down, and choose when you want to engage.

2) Ranged Pressure. Working in step with your mobility use your rifle to land big hits from range. Focus damaging phantasms when spawned, and use LoS to break their summons and manipulate their clones. Watch for reflects but don’t worry to much as most dont run any (unless they set to counter you in a duel).

3) Don’t engage the best duelist class in a 1v1. Use your setup to your advantage and +1 on the Mesmer. You’ll find you’re unbelievably effective at ruining a Mesmers day GS/Rifle the moment you disengage, wait for him to get tied up with someone else, and come back to pressure him. At best he might escape but chances are good you’ll force a peel and knock him into down with a sneaky burst.

~4000 hours on Mesmer
~400 hours on power rifle setup warrior XD