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[Theorycrafting] Fighting The Condition Meta

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A build that I like in PvP is a hybrid phantasm/mantra as follows:
GS + sw/sw
Mantra of recovery, mantra of resolve, blink, decoy
30/15/0/25/0
Empowered Illusions, GS training, harmonious mantras;
Phantasmal Fury (or blade training);
Mender’s Purity, Restorative Mantras

This gives a good mix of damage and group support and plenty of condition removal (even more when Mender’s Purity is increased to two cleanses).

Hey guys I need a name for a mesmer

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I’m afraid “Illusionary Kitten” is already taken. But “Illusionary xxxx” is always good for a laugh, if a little worn, and can even be good for confusing opponents in PvP.

Let me see your asura mesmers

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Mean-looking Asura with a gay biker outfit. The cocoa colour makes the cloth look more like a leather jacket and pants. Ruby red trim.

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Crit Chance to Damage Ratio

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The other subtle point to remember is that if you are concerned with PvP or WvW, there is extra value in having bursty damage. This is because, unlike mobs, players will react when their health gets low: they will dodge/block/disrupt/heal/break line of sight/run away/whatever, which means there is tactical value in having a huge crit that downs an enemy outright and makes them unable to defend. So for PvP, a very high crit damage may not give the highest overall dps but may give better results.

Mesmer with healing power

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It’s probably not worth stacking healing power in that build. According to the GW2 Wiki, Restorative Mantras heal for 2600 + 0.2 * healing power, so you don’t get much extra value from the healing power. It might be just about worthwhile if you used a full set of runes of Dwayna, because this will cause you to proc AoE regeneration, but for that to work, you’d need to use Mantra of Healing. Even then, I think you’d be better off stacking P/V/T gear for defense and using staff and sword/focus.