Heres imo, the best pvp build and good for pve too
first of all, I have to say mesmer is definitely 1 of the most OP class in the game, even better than thief
in all my WvW and spvp experience, I was able to 1v2 without problem (unless my elite skill is on cd, which might be alittle troublesome)
1. I made human mesmer (because balthazar hounds are the most OP summons u can get since they do the tons of dmg and can tank for decent amount)
2. Here’s the build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fgEQNAW8alwzKoHTzoGg9IhZGDH5kUoaXXmBvzNA
3. as for wep, obviously you should use staff and sword + pistal, because it makes u tanky and u burst very well too at same time
when looking for staff, u wanna have Power and condition on the properties
when looking for sword and pistal, u wanna have Power and precision on the properties
for armor setup, u wanna go for power and precision 3rd property can be either crit dmg or condition, so up to you
4. Now why do i build like that?
with that build I have about 4 CCs.
1) signet of domination (2 sec stun on active and passive give better condition dmg)
2) chaos storm (aoe boon and debuff, which gives u and ur ally swift, retaliation, agies; and debuff the enemies with chill, weakness, and poision)
3) magic bullet (3 target CC, 1st target gets stunned for 2 sec, 2nd target gets dazed for 2 sec, and 3rd target gets blind for 5 sec)
4) illusionary leap ( 1 sec cripple if clone leaps to them, then swap for 2 sec root)
See how broken mesmer is? Like how the fk could u give this class the burst, and the CC and decent tankability?
5. there r so many ways to dps with this class but in pve, the most dmg setup is with 3x phantasmal duelists. Then u just sit back and auto with your staff for further condition stacking. I have 3 man’d shatterer the dragon easily with this setup.
6. What do u do in pvp
oh god u have no idea how I wanna stress how fking OP my class is. The only class I ever had trouble with, is against another mesmer with a similar build of mine and oh lawd what a nightmare.
on even ground 1v1, u should always be able to roflstomp the other player.
1. run up to target, with chaos armor, phantasmal warlock, phase retreat. (so now u have a shield and 2 clones)
2. activate signet of domination for the 2sec stun and swap to sword and pistal
3. cast phantasmal duelist as near as possible to targets location
4. cast magic bullet for another 2 sec stun
5. cast illusionary leap and wait for that clone to jump on him, then swap immediately for the 2 sec root
6. cast blurred frenzy for massive dps
normally that usually would kill anybody squishy, if he still has bit hp left, and all your CCs r on cd, just swap back to staff and chase him with auto for further condition and once your CCs are up again, go CC them for sure kill, or just shatter all your clones.
now if its 1v2 situation, np, just summon balthazar hounds for a super fast quick dps kill and down the 1st target then either proceed to execute or go for the other target, or just simply “decoy” if your hp is too low and wait for your heals to come back up and continue thekitten
mesmer is just so kitten OP, and whenever I’m playing with my friend (whos lvl 80 guard, we were able to 2v4 most of the time in WvW)