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The only buff Mind Stab needs is a larger AoE. I believe it’s currently 150. Buffing it to 180 would probably be a good. It’s a situational skill, not a spam on recharge skill.
Illusionary Wave is perfectly fine the way it is and shouldn’t be touched. In fact, it’s one of my favorite skills to make thieves cry.
I’ll tell you my build, take from it what you will. For traits I run 30/15/0/20/5. Chosen traits are:
Empowered Illusions
Greatsword Training
Harmonious Mantras
Phantasmal Fury
Mender’s Purity
Restorative Mantras
Skills are:
Mantra of Recovery
Mantra of Resolve
Decoy
Blink
Mass Invisibility
I use a Greatsword and Sword/Pistol combo. Armor and weapons are knight’s stats. All accessories are cavalier stats. I use centaur runes and bloodlust/blood sigils.
It’s really a tank of a build that can heal itself and remove conditions like crazy. It does take a little bit for your damage to ramp up but when it does, you’ll kill just fine. Also, this isn’t a “hide in clones” kind of build and so don’t try to play it like one. It’s a really strong 1 on 1 build. But probably not as good 1 on X as a staff build.
Here are my thoughts:
- You really need condition removal. Even running Null Field it might not be enough.
- Air runes don’t provide enough swiftness. I would use them with a focus, but alone, it’s not enough. Centaur runes are much better.
- Blade Training, Illusionary Defense, and Compounding Power are all okay but I would switch them out for something more useful.
As a side note, I know a lot of people don’t like it, but I really like the sword offhand. The Phantasm is great and Illusionary Riposte is good both on offense and defense.
Mesmers are not good at looking bad. No matter how hard you try, you won’t look bad.