Guild Wars 2

Elite: Time Warp or Mass invis. Mostly in dungeons TW is better but for skipping and solo pve mass invis can be much more usefull.

This build is more oriented in dungeons but with some utilities switching and good combination of traits and shattering rarely … you not have problems with taggins mobs in open world be it during dynamic events or solo pve.

Gear. Full rabic. Precision/toughness/conddmg.

Conclusion. With this build you are really versatile. You can play wvwvw/pve/dungeons easly with that build with minor trait changing here and there. You are not forced to shatter but shattering can be usefull and boosts you damage. You can play awesome support that can do condition damage and focus more on supporting team ( have all clones up and rezzing someone, buffing with combos etc ). I played condition specs with random condition on clone kill etc etc. With chaos traits etc. For pve imo you cant find better condition build. Awesome survivability. Pretty nice damage. Flexibility. Support. All in one. My favourite

If you have any questions catch me in game i`ll try to help
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Leku

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgEQNAW8dlwzKoHVzqGa9IyJFM3yh6x2ldWXJF42FC

Here you have my build. Generaly its similar to LieBennets build but with few differences here and there. This traits give you a lot of possibilites to switch between fights. You can play confusion aoe. You can play a lot of reflects. Aoe blinds. You can buff phantasms if necessary or shatters. Lots of possibilities.

Now.
You`ll mainly use staff. 3 staff clones out with 1 max 2 phantams eventually. With iwarden you can stack lots of bleeds, fast and aoe. Also when traited he reflects projectiles, temporal courtain also + still you have feedback. Lots of control in your hands. Add chaos storm and you have plenty of ways to use them. Reflect? Combo field for more confusion? For chaos storm with blast? Plenty of room for skillfull players. If you know what to place and when in party you can be really awesome support.
You can take 10 points out from Ilussion but as condi mesmer its bad move. + 100 condition damage is whorth to have. Also illusionary persona is awesome to have in your arsenal. Even if you dont like shattering ( i dont like it personally too but i use shatters ) you should consider using shatters atleast from time to time. Traited distortion with reflect or cry of frustration with retaliation is really helpfull. On surviving and dealing damage too. You dont need 20% cd reduction on staff … really it doesnt hurt you that much in condition damage build. 5% toughnes switched to condition is not that much either. I tried it a bit and i didnt found damage boost noticable. On paper? Propably. During playing? Not at all. And i lost lots of my flexibility.

Besides staff you can use few combinations which depends from your trait choosing, playstyle and fight that you are going in.
Sword/Pistol. Good survivability with Blurred Frenzy. Dont underestimate it. Really precious for surviving. I even trait for reduced cd mostly its that good.
Pistol gives you nice bleeding on single target. If you add combo fields properly he`ll also stack confusion like mad with 2-3 duelists up. Still 2 is usually max that i have up and its very rarely. Nice control with stun.
Sword/Focus. I love focus. My favourite one. Aoe bleedings, neat damage, reflects, and temporal courtain. Pulls, reflects and combo field. Also speed/slow. There is no better offhand in 9/10 situations.
Sword/Torch. If you trait for longer confusion duration, and boost phantasms iMage can be really neat. You need 2-3 up but if you manage to have them up they can deal really impressive damage. Retaliation is nice bonus but its hard to use it properly with image as source
And prestige. Aoe blind that can give confusion with nice burn dot. And blasting finisher. With proper usage you can give a lot of chaos shields arround. If you get caught you can use blurred frenzy to survive
And another offhand scepter. You can trait it for retaliation on block and also he adds nice stacks of confusion with 3rd skill. Besides that his clone generation is too slow and besides shattering they r useless. Atleast with my setup of traits.

Keep staff clones up. They are your main source of condition. Dont use +3% damage per ilussion trait. It buffs only your direct damage. Not clones. Illusionary Elestacity is a must. Use staff on medium/short range as much as possible. You`ll get buffs and you`ll dps faster. You can use Illusionary Persona or Dazzling Glamours. In first tier Confusing Cry or Masterfull Reflection. If you time it well … you`ll start noticing why its good to have.
Inspiration. 1st tier Medics Feedback or Glamour Mastery. Feedback every 10 seconds can be pretty neat if you know how to use it and do it good. 2nd tier Wardens feedback or eventually Temporal Enchanter.
Dueling. 1st tier depends of your MH, rest traits and encounter. If you go more for phantasms use phantasms fury if not retaliation on block with scepter is usefull. With sword mh cd reduction is nice to have for reduced BF. Deceptive evasion is a must have.

Utilities:
Signed of Domination. 10% more condition damage … It`s really noticable. I have full rabid exotic gear with Rabid crests. This one ring gives you nice condition damage buff. Stun can be usefull sometimes too.
Feedback. Aoe blind. Aoe confusion. Reflect. All that in one skill if traited. Pretty neat.
Null field. Condi/boon removal. Aoe blind. Aoe confusion. What more i can say.
Both of course are combo fields so more confusion/chaos shields arround!

I have no problems with playing explorables as mesmer. And i never had. Be it pugs or not. Also with proper items and trait distribution mesmer can show big numbers too.

If you really like staff instead of GS you should focus on condition damage and precision. Also toughness is your ally for more survivability. Weapon choices are staff + sword/scepter and focus/pistol. Ryuujins build is focused on direct damage and in my opinion his build is a bit flawed.
Here is my build for support/condition build that i`m playing atm.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgQQNAW7dlwzKoHVz5GaNJxZGKf5oUg9sTqgqLfA3A
You can remove 5 points from inspiration and move them to dueling for better pistol usage or clones on dodge for faster staff clone making.
Im using condition signet as i noticed big damage increase with it, null field and radiation field as asura. As other race you should use feedback, also i switch radiation field a lot with feedback, depends of encounter. Use your chaos storm, radiation field, null field, feedback, timewarp and temporal curtain for creating combos. With good usage of it your damage and support will increase highly.
Here is a tool to learn combos http://www.mastodonte.fr/outils/tool-combo#fr and i hardly recommend it for people to learn as it`s improve your party playing a lot.
Use your temporal curtain for slows/pulls and iwarden for aoe bleeding and reflecting projectiles.
Radiation is good for control and weakening enemies. Use nullfield even if you dont have any condition for removing. With good usage and proper party setup you`ll hit big stack of confusion.
Focus on creating staff clones as they`r doing most condition damage. iwarden in big groups can do a lot of aoe bleeding, and do it fast.
For items. Start with mixing some rampagers and carrion armor. Accessories and amulets can be rampagers at begining. Stats you are looking for are condition damage, tougness and precision. You can get them from Nightmare set ( TA ) or Noble set ( CM ). Ofcourse you can get set from Arah too but guess it`s a melody of future The runes to go are Undead ones as they buff your survivability ( toughness ) and damage ( condition ).
You can try different builds as i done before, but i found this one fit my playstyle but i know that there are people that would do things differently.