Guild Wars 2

2Boon and 2Condis/ sec plzz

Should good to remove enemy stab then counter it with Gravity well for 3s total CC in WvW Zerging.

Rookie Berserker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_j-SU8wODQ

After 120hours as Berserker within 3weeks somewhat i finally learned Berserker’s Mechanic and got the “feeling” about this class. So i decided to roam with it. Overall Hammer Stun is fun Mechanic and it has nice Bruiser Role for My Taste.

Enjoy and Thx for watching!!

Power, Shotgun:
Enemy within 100~300 range – GS#2 – GS#3 – F1

Power, Long Range Assasination:
There are many version for this depending the Player.
- Enemy in 900-1200 range – GS#2 – GS#3 – Press Blink to ur enemy before GS#3 cast bar 100% – F1
- Enemy in 900-1200 range – GS#2 – Press Blink to ur enemy before ur GS#2 cast bar 100% – GS#3 – F1 (Somewhat i just can’t use this combo coz harder to land GS#3 coz Camera Change)

Power, Shield Melee Burst:
- Enemy within 100-300 range – Shield #5 – Sword#3 – Either Sword#1 x3 (For 1v1 scenario) or Sword#2 (Quickness will shorten ur Evade frame Duration from Sword#2 thou) – F1
- Enemy within 400-600 – Sword #3 – Shield #5 – Either Sword #1 x3 or Sword #2 – F1 (This Version has shorter lockdown to ur enemy)

Power, Very basic Sword Burst:
Sword#3 – Sword#2/ Sword#1 x3 – F1

U can also combo with Gravity Well. But since i don’t play with Gravity Well i leave that for another Mesmer with Gravity well to help u. Good Luck

Power Based Chronomancer

Tier1: After The “Merge”:
Within 36hours after WvW Reset i went to Roam to collect some fraps and it was a blast!! Overall it’s a nice patch for both Roaming and Zerging in WVW WOrld.

Enjoy and Thanks for Watching!!

Lol.. He removed his Vid..

Again….

I don’t eveN…

Ansau.7326:

Fay.2357:

Ansau.7326:

I also got feared and attacked with Unrelenting Assault (#3 sword revenant) while using BF.

Fear procced from nightmare runes will pierce evade. Any sort of on-hit event will go through evades.

A passive skill carrying a bad player countering and active skill from a good player.
Anet style…

Well that’s the point of Nightmare Runes. The fear will protect u from enemy ambush.

Just me roaming in WVW as Power Chronomancer with GS- Sword- Shield, Domi – Duel – Chrono.

Nerfed:
Alacrity nerfed. From 66% to 33%. Making all my CD become 2-3s slower than prev Patch. Harder for me to execute finishing blow or buying CD for Stun break/ heal esp in outnumbered fight/ Teamfight. Burst Damage still same thou. For sure, It’s harder now but well i only like Power Mesmer…

Enjoy and thx for watching before ANET comes and move this Video to COmmunity Creation.

I still running Power Based Build. GS – Sword – Shield with Domi – Duel – Chrono. Simply coz i like Power based. Thou this build mechanic is somewhat nowhere compared Meta Roamers .__.

- Burst damage still same. Nothing changed. Really punishing if ur enemy has low Armor.
- Alacrity nerf makes my Overall CD become 3-5s longer. Become harder when fighting Bruiser meta with perma prot aka Easier to get outsustained. In team fight/ Outnumbered fight. Slower 3-5s of ur CD means.. Harder to execute ur finishing blow or buying time for next heal/ Decoy/ Blink.

Some list Roamers Meta with their mechanic:
- Scrapper Hammer = Perma prot, AOE CC, Can stealth, Evasion Frame Gap Closer
- Druid LB – Staff = Kiting Master, Prot, Can Stealth, Long Range Damage, Can Heal
- DH Trapper = Bursty Trap, Aoe Zoning, LongBow hurts
- Condi Mesmer = Condis and Stealth
- Thief Dagger Pistol = More damage with Dagger Auto Atk, Can Stealth, Gap Closer.

Hope that helps.

Omg… The nerf…. So Hurts..

Was expecting from 66% to 50%.
But then 66% to 33%. Too much .__.
Well some people said it’s not final… Yet….
Maybe i can put my hope… Maybe….

Hello everyone!!

Been a while not roaming and making Vid. Here’s some Video roaming with OH Pistol and OH Shield. Enjoy :O

Chronomancer Gun & Shield:
Holiday time!! Somewhat new Bruiser with perma prot meta is too strong for my Off hand Pistol. So i decided to try Off Hand Shield. OH Shield is somewhat cheat… Nice damage from Shield#5 in melee range, Nice survival, Nice Illusion generation, Okay Phantasm damage. Anet plz… Build diversity….

Also Merry Christmast and Happy new Year \o/
And thx for watching!!

For Solo Roaming:
1. To run away = Cast mass invis → PRess F5 when mass invis cast is 50-70% → Press F5 again when Mass Invis Cooldown is -1s (89s without Trait) → Mass Invis again
2. To Gain more Phantasm Dmg = Cast Phantasm → Press F5 when Phantasm cast is 50% → Press F5 again when Phantasm CD -1s → Phantasm Again
Normally i use Phantasm dmg only vs Tankier role/ teamfight
3. To Tank = Press F5 when u gonna take lethal damage and let u take damage for entire F5 Duration but don’t go downed lol. Press F5 again to revert time. Ur health returned but enemy Cooldown is not

For PVE/ Raid:
Pretty much to abuse Time Warp every 90s instead 180s. THou it’s better to combine with some Wells. Like Alacrity sharing Wells, Well of Recall (1s cast, kitten CD)
Cast Well of Recall (1s) → Press F5 when cast is 50% ish → Time Warp → Put another wells/ Phantasm until time run out.

1. Ur Crit damage is too low for a DPS Role. As a Mesmer it’s better to sacrifice Power coz Mesmer’s Power Modifier is weaker compared other class. Like 1: 0,6~0,9. While other “Pure” Power class can 1:1 ++ . Try to aim 210% Crit dmg As minimum.
2. For #1 i prefer to trade my Crit Rate into Vit or Armor = Cava or Valkyrie. But again i have Dueling Trait so i have perma 20% Fury.
3. U somewhat lack Illusion generating. Illusion is love, Illusion is life for a Mesmer.
4. Even without Illusion Generating sure u can kill people with Shield Stun → Swap → GS#2 → Walk to melee → F1. Or simply STealth → GS#2 → walk to melee → F1. But this rotation only works vs Squishy. When vs Tankier Role u need more tools to throw at ur enemy and without many illusion u can’t abuse ur F3 or F4.
5. Shield Block is good. U won’t take damage for 2s but u won’t do anything either for 2s. Compared to Old Torch Stealth u won’t take damage for 3s but u can do something while inside stealth.

Hope that helps. Sorry for my English.

So Expansion is here. Want to share my roaming with my GS + Sword Pistol Chronomancer in T1 NA server. Enjoy

Chrono Gunner Live – HoT:
After 2weeks with HoT PVE content and done everything i needed in PVE, I decided to go back to WVW Roaming and make a Vid eventhou ANET somewhat kills WVW Game Mode. I don’t know if i can enjoy this new GW2 but 1 thing for sure i should at least make a Vid when HoT live. I made a few adjustments on BW3 Build like changing Mantra Daze + CS into Mantra Cleanse + Phanta dmg 15% simply coz ANET wants new player and promoting Condi meta. Other reason is back in BW3 -65% Condi dura can’t hold up against condi burst. 4s condition ticking is more than enough to take 50-70% of my HP.

Not gonna say i am enjoying HoT WvW. So many feature became weird in WvW mechanic. Kinda sad about that. Anyway thx for watching. Hope u enjoyed XD

skcamow.3527:

This build was designed to do most of what you described:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Soldier-Chrono

I prefer Illusion + Chrono with OH Shield to abuse 4s Block every 15s. The combination of Chronophantasma and Persistence Memory + Alacrity.

For the last trait line either Chaos for CI(Might and set up for ur Team) or maybe Domi for Power Block.

Azure.8670:

awesome vid!!! It seems GREAT for wvw, however in pvp I think a Reaper stands a much better change vs this. love it though

Yeah -90% Chill Dura is really hard for Reapers + Their melee limitation. Harder for them to “Lock” me. Hehehe..

Not many people say my VId is awesome. Thanks. I am grateful

bookmaker.9047:

Cool Vid, Nev. I must say your damage become really diff compared BW2. Guess Ascended Armor is so good eh?

Yeah.. BW2 was 200% Crit dmg coz it was EXO. BW3 became normal 214% Crit dmg with my Ascended Gears.

So how is the match up against another Elite Specs?

Well this build is “Stronger Version” of my Prev GS + Sword Pistol Build for sure. Back in Mesmer both Illu and Chaos line don’t interest me. But i choose Illu to get 20% Clone Reduction. Faster Skill Recharge = Faster Damage = Better Carry

So far i was having problem vs Herald Rev and Scrapper.
Herald Rev has too many Blocks. 2x 3s Block with 3k heal every 20s from Off Hand Shield and Trait. So if u are “Lucky” u can see like 3s Block every 10s resulting harder for u to input ur damage. Combined with Sword OmniSlash Evade Frame making u more harder to put ur damage.

Scrapper… Well i fought Tanky Scrapper. Both of us can’t kill each other so…
Well it’s still new Mechanic. Still need to learn I Guess…

Also How is your feeling using Mental Anguish? I mean you give up your Power Block even though you have many access to Interrupt?

It was tough choice. Mesmer is versatile but still u can’t cover everything. I choose Mental Anguish with Confounding Suggestion for easier kill vs Thief coz Thief is Meta Roamers.

I vote for Guapo and Ross.

My vote based on how good the Video sync with the Music. I kinda expecting when the Song “Somebody make me feel alive and Shatter me!!” the Video showing a Shatter Mesmer mechanic 1shoot to someone. Or when “Dizzy spinning everywhere” Showing Interrupt Chain. That’s the example.

Guapo did 2x -3x Sync that’s why i vote for him.
Rose did 1×.... But when “Shatter Me!!” The Mesmer shaterred into Pieces. Not the Warrior. Still count i guess.

Cheers.
Thou this Contest would be better with Chronomancer Gameplay coz the “Time” synergy between Song and Chrono mechanic :P

Ross Biddle.2367:

Slow on interrupt was my first instinct when thinking about this gameplay. I’ve only had time to run Time Catches Up in PvP. Can you compare it to Delayed Reactions? My impulse if I start going for interrupt traits is to really stack interrupt traits :p

I think people take Time Catches Up to ensure the synergy with Chronophantasma. But when a Phantasm is chasing the target after shatter. It will shatter itself after some time in case the target is too far then he will Respawn again next to ur target. If only the super spd also apply to ourself :O

Delayed Reaction/ Interupt give slow is a nice trait coz i have tons of interupt. Thou for my taste 3s is too short coz the interrupt will disable them for 1s at least resulting only 2s slow active. But overall the slow really nice to lower enemy overall damage/ peeling/ preventing Revive and somewhat chaining ur interrupt is far far more easy when enemy have Slow. Slow is like…. 1 interrupt will lead to another interrupt.

Hello!!
Morning NA People and Evening OCX/ SEA People!

I want to share my Chrono Gunner Video when WvW roaming in BW3 Event. So far it was really good esp coz ANET copied my Bank so i can give my Ascended Gears to my BETA Character. I also put some “Cheese mechanic” so i can compete with another cheese enemies :O

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUOXxvK7C58
Build:
On Video Desc

Special Thx to Ross for sharing this Confunding Suggestion + Mental Torment Concept Build. Can;t believe i missed this concept XD

Feel free to ask about this build. Will try to answer.
Like How cheese? Hard counter? Strong against? Match up? Rotation?

And i must to say sorry to Germany Viewers. This Video is blocked in Germany coz the Foo Fighters – The Pretender Music i used. Sadly i can’t remove that Song coz that Song is the BOMB for this Video.

Enjoy Thx for watching!! Don’t forget to like the Video if u enjoyed or Dislike it as usual XD

I feel right now Mesmer is “Okay” for PVE.

The Meta for PVE Party is 2x EL for Ice Bow, 1x Warrior for 25might PS + Banner, 1x Guardian for Half Util/ Half Damage + Feel my Wrath Quickness and 1 free slot isn’kitten Which normally the free slot is either Mesmer(More Utility, Better Single target)/ Thief(Insanely strong Single Target).

With the new Chronomancer we can share Alacrity which is gonna raise overall Party DPS more. Faster CD = Faster DPS. So it’s all good.

Ross Biddle.2367:

So what this has told me is that Mesmer builds have become VERY diverse from pre trait changes. Which is really cool.

Here’s what I’m running, I call it Mental Lockdown

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAsaRlknhG1YZawGNwtGLnGk5O2WRJDwCWe5Iae4A-TZBCABAcCAG+RAE0+DLcEACrMAA

I also made an under 2 minute vid with build, basic burst numbers, and a necro getting rekt at the end for good measure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpUHDmYIigc

Thx for sharing this Ross. Really good stuff for my Chronomancer theorycrafting. Can’t believe i missed this concept T_T

Well yeah pretty much i’ve been PVE a lot for my GS Legendary and rarely WvW/ pvp anymore until HoT Expansion

For Rusty Mesmer Part: Pretty much coz i had 0% Move SPD it made me become panic faster than usual and the timing of Mantra Daze.
For Rusty Chronomancer Part: It’s a whole new Level. The rotation was so diff compared Mes. Example in Mesmer u will want “GS#2 – F1 – GS#4 Phantasm” but in Chrono with Chronophantasma it’s better “GS#2 – GS#4 Phantasm then F1” Also the stat management was so weak coz it’s Exo Armor. I lost 14% Crit dmg to get my “Sweet Spot” Armor Value =="

Yeah for Intro and editing i need to give my viewer what will they watch inside this Vid. I feel the -85% / -90% Cripple – Chill – Immobilize is pretty good selling point of this Build. But i don’t really into Guide Video so i just give basic knowledge of the build and then just go.

For the build itself i haven’t mastered it yet. I feel something is missing. Maybe i should use OH Sword for easier Chronophantasma instead OH Pistol or it just simply stat diff between BETA Toon vs my Main Toon.

Hi Hi..

Want to share my Chronomancer Vid from BETA Event. Well 5m Mesmer POV and 8m Chrono POV. Hehehe… Enjoy and thx for watching!!

Yashuoa.9527:

So lets say a ranger shoots a big attack on my bro.
I jump in front of him and activate distortion.
Will I meatwall the ranger attack and prevent my bro from getting hit?

If it’s Piercing Projectile it won’t body block. But u are using Distortion.. Hmm Hard to tell. But if ur Distortion F4 has Reflection Trait then it can body block then reflect.

Example of Normal Projectile(U can body Block. Take the dmg instead ur friend):
- Mesmer iGunner

Example of Piercing Projectile (Better not body block unless u have reflection):
- LB Ranger
- Necromancer DS#1 with Trait.

Example of Unblockable Projectile but not Piercing (U can body Block):
- Mesmer GS #2

Sorel.4870:

Cool fights! Thank you for posting. Did you try the daze mantra? It would really fit in your build.

I will use DAze Mantra with Chronomancer Line. Until then i use Mantra Cleanse. Daze Mantra will raise my offensive side but will make me sitting duck vs Condi User. I like being flexible and can adapt to any situation in WvW.

Lynnie.7213:

Nice video! 10/10 because i am on it!

Hahaha… But ur Toon was Male… Thanks for Duo with me and help me with the CHat Cover!!

Nice Mind Games with Plague Signet. Good stuff!!

Power Block Solo Roaming:
Solo Roaming with Power Block after 23rd June 2015 Patch. Changed Stat, Changed Playstyle, Changed Rotation. Learning again!! Not as OP as PU Mesmer, But still fun. Pardon for any mistake i did. I am learning new playstyle too coz this new patch.

Enjoy and Thanks for watching!!

1. So So
2. None
3. Yes PU needs adjustment. Very less counter play vs F1 – Hide – F1 – Hide. 6s Stealth is so hard to predict compared 4s stealth and very easy to buy ur next cooldown.
4. Yes.
5. Without Illu Trait Phantasm recharge will be slower. For a DPS Role having longer cooldown means longer time to kill which never good. So Nope. Haven;t try Chaos/ Inspiration Trait.
6. I don;t use Staff. Sorry.
7. Good for run away. But other Utilities are still better.
8. TW becomes so good. For zerging Yes, For Roaming still Mass Invis
9. In PVP room. Berserker Amulet Can 1shot another Berserker Amulet. In WVW Map… Well they use torch to run away when situation doesn;t give advantage to them.

So… 23th June Patch confirmed and this is my last Vid with my 6 Domination Trait. Rest in Peace 300 Power and 30% Condi Dura. I hope i can still find a way to get Condi Dura in next patch. 3,5s Immob with 70% Condi Dura every 6s in Sword Mode is simply so good.

I also testing Phantasm Recharge 20% From Illusion trait line in this Video but sadly ANET did some change in Illusion trait line making Phantasm Recharge 20% must compete with Shatter grants Might. Sigh…

Tribute to Domination Trait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AA7HfK_IA0

70% Solo Roaming, 30% Team fight. Thanks for watching!!

I will use 66006 for my Mes in Expansion. It is a “Phantarupt” Base and stronger playstyle compared my Mesmer today.

6 Power:
All Choice are standard to raise the damage.
- Empowered Illu – Coz i am using GS, S-P
- Shattered concen
- Power Block

6 Precision:
I feel kinda weird about my choice in this trait. TOok both Weapon CDR
- Duelist discipline
- Blade Training (To abuse 3,5s immob/6s… If i still get good Condi Dura. Combine with Illu Cele from Special trait line)
- DE

6 Special:
To make Decoy 32s, Faster CD coz Illu Cele and AOE interupt F3 from Master frag. Might to strengthen the Interupt dmg
- Compounding Power
- Phantasmal Haste
- Master Frag

Ross Biddle.2367:

Nevhie.6079:

Sebrent.3625:

IP baseline
Elasticity baseline
Manipulation range baseline
Toughness channeling mantras baseline
+15% Phantasm damage baseline

Can someone help me for explain this? I don’t really get it?

So if we spent 6 point in DOmination Line (Power) we get the Elasticity? Was looking for this bounce trait but didn’t find any T_T

If you roll a Mesmer, you get Elasticity. It’s no longer a trait. Bouncing things will bounce +1 more times.

Whoaa Thx Ross. AFK theorycrafting again.

Sebrent.3625:

IP baseline
Elasticity baseline
Manipulation range baseline
Toughness channeling mantras baseline
+15% Phantasm damage baseline

Can someone help me for explain this? I don’t really get it?

So if we spent 6 point in DOmination Line (Power) we get the Elasticity? Was looking for this bounce trait but didn’t find any T_T

Menaka.5092:

• attributes are now unlinked from traitlines, will be partly refunded by increasing base stats across the board and partly by increasing stats on gear

Kinda sad for this. How am i gonna raise “Condition Duration” now? I don’t want to give up my 70% Condi Dura. 3,5s Sword Immob every 6s is simply too good.

AFK Crying

Decided to make a Commentary Vid as my last Vid. Thinking to take a break until Expansion and doing other stuff. Somewhat a slow release coz preparing commentary was harder and longer than i expected + Thunderstorm problem

Last Borderland – Commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LDb-yxoSRY

Pardon for my English and Spelling. Thx for watching.

Hello Mesmer Community. Want to ask

If u are in a situation where Enemy Condi is not a problem or ur Team asked u “Just go more offense. We will take care Enemy Condis” What kind utility will u choose and why?

My Standard Utilities are
- Decoy (Strong for pvp, Don’t Change!!)
- Blink (Strong for pvp, DOn’t change!)
- Cleanse Mantra

So do u guys have idea to change Cleanse Mantra for this situation?

A. Raising Boon Strip
A1. Arcane Thievery = Nice boon strip but CD is too long, kitten CD
A2. Phantasm Dischanter
A3. Null Field

B. Moar damage
B1. Mirror Image = Summon 2 clone for quick shatter

C. Moar Interupt
C1. Daze Mantra = More OP with Halting strike

D. More sustain
D1. Phantasm Defender = Cut damage taken for ur P

E. I don’t do situational utility so i just keep the Cleanse Mantra

F. Feel free to write ur input in case i missed something

Thx for reading and i will wait for ur answer!
Btw i lost my internet connection ATM coz thunderstorm so pardon for my late reply! Thanks again!!

What do you feel the Mesmer is currently lacking ATM?
As a Flexible class it is still OK. Maybe we need more role?

What game mode (PvP, WvW, PvE Open World/Dungeons) do you feel Mesmer currently excels in the most? Least?
WvW Solo or Duo = OK.
WvW 3-5 = Better/ Best. All Mesmer set up kill and Utility is become better to this size and so many role u can choose like Support(CI Interupt), Assasin (IP Shatter), Long Range Carry(Greatsword based)
WvW Zerging = Boring coz only veil and watching the zerg fighting. Well u can join the pick squad to “Assasinate” the backline but it depends on ur server zerg size. Larger size means harder to assasinate

Without reworking anything, what minor adjustments would you make to any of our weapons/utilities/traits to make them more viable?
Make more Domination Trait Line more “Domination”?

Is there anything that would make you stop playing Mesmer? If you’ve stopped what would draw you back?
As long Mesmer is still a flexible class and all round i am still fine with it. Being all around and flexible normally means don’t have any strong point but u won’t become sitting duck coz no weakness also? Example: Ranger and Rifle WA damage is higher than GS Mes but they can be blocked by Wall of Reflection resulting they will sitting duck.

What has damaged your faith in the devs? Is there any faith remaining? What would have to happen to earn back your trust? Again, please no general statements like “a lot of nerfs.”
If i have no faith well i prolly leave the game and yell “This Game Developer have bad Class mechanic” TBH yeah i a little kitten. Lately i missed my Old Decoy. The Ignore Revealed version(Coz sick ’em). Or maybe the Sword Swap #3 without clone. So good to juke. But oh well at least i am adapt. I still have faith to answer this Question.

What is your one (reasonable) Mesmer wish?
- Stronger Compunding Power(Special Trait) = 4%/ clone or 5%/ clone lel
- Make interupt more rewarding( More halting strike damage, Better Furious interuption)
Sorry for this part. I dunno how to say. Hahahaha…. Maybe u can say i have no wish?

Mesmer damage is situational. You only deal nice damage when the situation favors you. If the situation is not favor you.. Well yeah i agree maybe other class will have better damage.

Example for Shatter Mes u will need clone(s) to deal damage. Or for Phantasm u need summon 2 or 3. Or halting Strike trait u need to “Read” enemy Animation and stability.

The damage is OK but find the correct situation to abuse ur damage is the hard part. It’s not easy to play so u need to be more opportunist compared any other class.

In WvW…

4k Crit vs Hitter Role
3k Crit vs Bruiser Role
2k Crit vs Protection Buff

My Best Halting Strike damage was 6,5k Crit vs L Armor without Might…. Not sure… Maybe my target was hungry.

Sure! Here it is..

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAR8KlkntRNmphbtRMNGUW2ZkOhGCoktMOA-TVDEABYqGQiqqslSQDuAAMpcaSVCkSJRTKRaT3QO7PAwRAoRVIe4hAEAABY4CHfz3ALX5KX5K3oNchrcf7bfTKAxWGB-w

30 Power:
- Phantasm Dmg +15%, Coz i have GS and Pistol Phantasm (Power Based)
- Shatter remove Boon, Coz it’s Mesmer speciality
- Halting Strike, Coz i have 2x interupt in my Weapon Sets

20 Precision:
- Sword MAstery = TO abuse 3,5s Immob/ 6s
- Decept Evasion = Standard to produce Clone

20 SPecial:
- 3% Dmg / Clone to abuse Sniping Dmg
- Bounce +1, To Abuse GreatSword.
- TO get 20% CD On Clone generating skills to abuse 3,5s ImmobSword/ 6s

Concept:
- Trying to avoid Melee IP Shatter coz it rec insane positioning and timing
- Abusing GS Beam as Long Range Hitter
- Role: Hitter/ Carry
- Offer set up Kill for ur Team/ Shoot Caller

Rune of Pack:
Prec +125 will make ur overall stat higher and easier to manage ur stat

Last Utility Slot:
- Arcane THivery is my all around or safe pick. Normally i use that to Steal enemy Boons like Stab so my Team can kill easier or to cleanse my Condis depend on situation.
- Mantra Of Cleanse to remove my Condis if i know enemy team is Condi Heavy.

Food & Stone:
Utility Carry:
40% Condi DUra, 70 Power & Normal Stone for 70% COndi Dura will make ur Immob 3,5s/6s and iBerserker Criple 1,75s/ Hit

Pugging/ Defending Stuff in WVW:
200 Power After Kill, 70 Fero & 10% Condi Dura Stone for 40% COndi Dura will make ur Immob 2,75s/ 6s and iBerserker Criple 1,5s/ Hit.

Thx for watching. Feel free to ask if u need to know more.

Just me.. kitten ing ( Lol this filter). Before and after V-Day….. With friends…

Some team fight… Some ganking.. Some solo roam…

Still using 70% Condition Duration build. CC is so good for team fight.

Enjoy and thx for watching!!

Amins.3710:

Havoc groups are about mobility. Hit and run. Get in, get out. You can trail the zerg and eventually whipe them. You can ambush other groups.

I think we have diff meaning of Havoc? Ur desc is “Ganker(s)” for me. Havoc is small group that fliping Camp and maybe Tower or Keep if possible and defending stuff. Havoc will force enemy main zerg to make decision like “Should i send 5man to kill 5 enemy Havoc?” Or “Should i send main force to wipe them” when Havoc fliping Camp/ Tower.

Fighting over objective is like SPVP. U need to Cap and sometimes it worse coz u are “Forced” to play in small place like Inside a Tower/ tight place which bring huge disadvantage to Squishy and give advantage to melee cleave.

I will try to help but this is might long post. I understand ur problem coz “Havoc” itself is somewhat new term for GW2 even thou GW2 age is old enough. Famous PVP Game mode in GW2 are only Zerging, Solo roaming and SPVP. Not many people like 5man squad compared those game Modes.

Ok let’s start…
1. Choose ur ROLE
RPG game has 3 Roles, Tank – Support/ Utility – Hitter/ Carry.
Tank = A role that has really nice DEF but weak ATK. Their job is to take enemy attention and eat damage from enemy important CD.
Support/Utility = Support. Having support will make thing easier. Like healing or set up kill. So u can kill faster and Live longer
Carry/ DPS/ Hitter =A Role that has highest offensive stat but in exchange of weak DEF. Their role is to KILL. This is teamfight. Not SPVP Room where u can win without killing. U win if u kill. U win if all of ur enemies are DEAD.

2. Balance Ur role
U already pick the Role? Then balance it. Get a fair amount of Carry – Tank – Support in ur team.
All Tank = No damage. Enemy can kite you then u will die eventually
All Carries = Bunch of Squisies. 1x CC will kill them.
All Support = Support needs Carry and Tank to work =="

Every role has risk.
Carry = Always get focused fire. If u are dead = Ur team lose DPS and somewhat Carry always easy target coz they have less Armor.
Tank = Being ignored all the time. U are tanky but u deal no damage alone.
Support = If u got Bad Tank and Bad Carry. Nothing much u can do to make ur Team win.

To counter that risk normally people become hybrid. Tank needs some damage and Carry needs some DEF.
There’s also additional role called “Bruiser” u are half Carry and Half Tank. This good for flexible playstyle.

3. No best Team Comp
GW2 is really flexible aka Every class can choose any role he/she wants. There’s no best Team comp. It’s how u play ur team.

4. Checking ur Friends Class.
Enginer = Standard Nades. AOE damager. Very strong vs Downies. Soso when there’s no Downies. Enginer problem in team fight is lack of stun break so ur enemy gonna abuse it. They will chase ur enginer until he die. If he squishy. Then it becomes easier.

Thief = A nice duelist role. Insane single target damage. But i dunno how to utilize Sword MH in Team fight. Coz spamming #1 won’t make a kill in team fight. Thief weakness is AOE. So when u are fighting outnumbered and there’s tons of Red circle from enemy side. Ur thief performance will go down = Less damage from ur Team.

Guardian = Stab share is really important for team fight. This class is slow, can’t chase, all damage is PB AOE. GOt countered badly by HIGH Mobility Enemies. But it still have price for team fight coz Stab Sharing. Also Staff Empower is good to strengthen ur damage. A nice Support Role and somewhat flexible to mix with other Role.

Warrior = Hammer Stun!! Role is to stun enemies to make easier to kill or peeling ur allies. Selfish playstyle but i find it’s good to keep pressure at enemy side.

DD EL = The Swiss ARMY knife of GW2. Can be played to any Role. Nice mobility, Nice gap closer, Not boring playstyle, Etc etc. This class has so many potential to bring to team fight. this class is weak at begining of the fight coz no Might. But when got might. Started to shine.

5. Countering Mechanic for ur friends
Counter mechanic is basically a mechanic that gonna put ur friend/ team to disadvantage. It’s normal in team fight to abuse enemy weak point so u can win easier.
- Engine doesn’;t have Stun BReak and squishy
Enemy will aim at ur Engine. If ur engine is down u might want to protect him/her with ur Theif house to cancel the stomp. Coz stability can ensure a safe stomp vs Engine.
- Thief is weak vs AOE damage
Coz Thief is melee. Depending on his heal/ Armor how long he can endure the AOE damage.
- Warrior Hammer countered by Stability
Standard counter mechanic. But Warrior can ensure set up kill with Sword F1 immob
- DD EL somewhat a Safe pick. No counter but boon removal will lwoer their damage.

If u still need more advice. Feel free to ask. You can also check my Youtube Channel. Normally i do teamfight with my friends. Thou lately i only do 4Members max. Rarely can get 5man T_T

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

No offence to OP, decent video, but I just don’t care for group roaming or zerging videos. It’s cool to win outnumbered fights and everything but it’s hard to tell what’s even going on as the viewer. And, as I’ve said, there’s a lot less risk involved in being in a group. Not that I expect everyone to be on par with Yishis, but solo roaming videos of someone winning 1v5’s are what are most fun and impressive to watch to me and what I aspire to achieve.

Mesmer mechanic is somewhat harder compared Thief esp in Solo outnumbered fight. Well every class has + and -.

T raw.4658:

Meh

The mesmer goes down too easy

So does the Thief.

Sorry super late reply + Bump. Was on Holiday

Well for me the only reason why Thief hard counter to Mes coz DE trait, Clone When Dodge. Other class when dodge Thief’s CND, Thief will lose their init and fail to stealth. While For Mes, Still lose their init but they can enter stealth coz of Clones. Thief can also use Mes clone to perma stealth and use it as their advantage. Just spam CnD can make Thief enemy become panic. DD Thief pretty much have better Damage but somewhat easier to predict coz they need CnD to stealth, While DP give lower damage coz no CnD damage but provide more Util and can go stealth on their own. Both are Power Based.

About Burst. Thief can land their best burst easier(For DD). With only around 3x Action, Steal/Mug(With Basilik Venom), CnD, Backstab. Thief can also use Steal while Casting CnD coz Steal is instant. So resulting the target will got Stunned by Basilik but u can only see the thief for 0,3-0,5s then come the Backstab. This DD combo will really pain coz those 3skills have nice dmg. While for DP, The damage only come from Backstab alone but they are harder to catch.

While for Mesmer burst. We need more “Time” and “Action” to get the best result of our burst. Example of Sword Mesmer Burst will need Sword #3, Dodge, Sword #3, Sword #2, F1. 5x Action to make that combo. Or for Long Range Shatter GS combo GS#2, GS#4, Dodge, F1. 4x Action but the damage output will be lower from Sword Mesmer Burst. Can faster the Mesmer burst using 2x clone utility that means take 1x util slot.

Thief has better damage when initiation phase/ begining of the fight compared Mesmer. Which is normal coz that’s Thief strong point. Ability to drop high burst in very short time. Mesmer also has nice burst. It just needs more time to make it. So Pretty much surviving initiation Phase when vs Thief is really important. If u can keep ur health 100% in initiation phase by dodging their Steal+ CnD + Backstab. It will be awesome.

ABout Interupt in Mesmer.. Somewhat i found it can counter Thief. Halting Strike damage is so good. Bad side of halting Strike is u will sacrifice ur Defensive utils for more offensive damage. Yes i am talking about OH Torch which is very famous for IP Shatter Mesmer based. I was using F1 Shatter damage +20% but now changed it into Halting Strike coz i have 2x Interupt in my Weapon set, GS and OH Pistol. In WVW Halting strike without Might if crit can hit for 4k average vs Hitter Role.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

• What is the first thing that comes to mind when you’re about to face a Mesmer?

What build and weapon set is he/she? Interupt based? Shatter Burst? Phantasm? Condis? GS? Staff? Sword? Scepter?

Chaos Archangel.5071:

• How do you feel about your odds of winning?

Can’t say much. Depends on Game Mode i think? 1v1? Team fight? Overall maybe 66% ~ 80%

Chaos Archangel.5071:

• Strategies and tactics?

vs Burst Shatter with IP:
They have very hard burst with 4x F1 explosion. Dodge that and then for next 10s they won’t deal much damage. But good Burst Shatter Mes will Lure for that 10s for next burst with OH Torch. Kiting will help coz 4x F1 explosion only available in Melee range
Build concept: High Burst, Moderate DPS

vs Condi Mesmer – PU with Clone Death:
If u have shatter remove boon trait the fight will become easier. Spam ur shatter to remove the prot boon from PU then burst them. They don’t have good Burst but have nice DoT from Condis. They will stealth a lot so will need better camera movement
Build Concept: Damage Over Time

vs Interupt Based:
If they have Mantra. Dodge all their mantra. They can deal nice burst like Burst Shatter Mes with halting strike trait esp if u are using GS Mesmer coz GS Mesmer has many channel. But they need to charge for 2,75s for their mantra. Can abuse that 2,75s to deal damage/ interupt them
Build concept: Higher Burst, Burst + DPS +CC with interupt, Bad DPS when no Mantra coz channeling 2,75s

Chaos Archangel.5071:

• What skills (weapon or utility) are most important to have in this fight?

Decoy and Blink are simply too strong for many situation

Chaos Archangel.5071:

• How do you feel about Mesmer in general?

Jack of all Trades aka FLEXIBLE. Ur damage won’t as high as Pure Role like Ranger for Ranged damage and Warrior for melee damage. But Mesmer compensates that with Utility and ability to adapt at any situation and can deal damage from any range. Well this definition is for my Mesmer… hehehe..

WindRiderz.3961:

yea we baddies

Mostly Team fight but it was fun.

Seems Halting strike is better for my GS/Sword- Pistol. Give better DPS and better chance when vs Thief.

Enjoy! Like, Dislike, Critic are welcome!!

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Some break Down:
- I am the “Shot Caller” for my Team coz my damage resources is flexible. I can deal melee, Ranged and give a nice set up kill (Stun Pistol and Aoe Immob Sword #3). Since i am mostly spend the fight at ranged i can “Read” the battlefield better compared my Melee Allies.
- 40% CDR On Sword and 70% COndi Dura Food. A lot of people think Blurry Frenzy is what makes a Sword Mes. But for me the ability to AOE IMMOB 3,5s every 6s is just too Broken.
- DEF 2225. My sweet spot.
- Traits: 6power, 4prec, 4special. Pretty much i try to “Compete” with Standard Shatter 4power 4prec 6 special by having more “Battle Stat” It’s like 100condi + 10% shatter CD vs 10% condi dura + 100 power. Assume u are Power shatter based. 100 condi is meh.
- 70% condi Dura makes my iZerker criple for 1,75s / Hit.
- I do admit Shatter Burst in melee range using 4x explo is fantastic. I tried shatter Mes once. Got 4k x4 vs enemy Mes. I Screenshoted that and put it on my FB and spent the rest of my day shocked. But in reality landing a melee burst with 2225 DEF is suicide esp if u are outnumbered or fighting a bunch of Melee Stacking. For 1v1. It’s ok. But i am more team based.
- Somewhat when i play Shatter 446 there’s a voice in my Head “F1 must be in melee… F1 must be in melee” it’s driving me crazy
- I use Rune of pack to abuse my raw stat more, Having 125 Prec More.
- My Power Trait Choice are for “Confusing Mesmer” It’s like I want to shatter and i want to Phantasm too. Shatter remove Boon is just too good for team fight, Somewhat good too when vs PU based.
- Since i use Double Power Phantasm Weapons. I take Phantasm damage +15%.
- I have less survival coz no Torch. But in return i got 1nice set up kill (Stun Bullet) and a nice Phantasm damage. So i can keep poking at my Enemy. Poking = A technique by sending a weak atk but fast CD so when ur team gonna full commit/ start a fight, enemy health is not Full and u have advantage coz u have 100% health aka “Don’t give them room to breath”
- Special Trait = Bounce +1. Simply to abuse my GS#2 More.

@Vana
That PINO Warrior… Well he is Japanese… U know… Japan Internet… OP…

- Just me being a Nevhie in T1 NA Server after 3month away.
- Currently using a build that avoid to use IP aka “Long Range Shatter”
- Like, Dislike, Critic are welcome!!

Enjoy XD

OH Sword:
- Good for Duel. Sword #4 Block damage is insane.
- iSwordman is good power based. Nice damage but only 1hit.
- Power Based

OH Pistol:
- Safe Pick for every Game play. Solo or Team fight
- iGunner damage slightly below iSwordman but Multiple Hits.
- Stun 2s is best set up kill if u have melee Allies. They will be thankful for ur stun and prevent ur enemies kite you.
- Either Power or Condi based can use Pistol

Sword+S = Best for Dueling coz it’s all about damage. Performance become less when enemy number become bigger coz it’s hard to predict ur Block Sword #4 damage will go. Normally people want to abuse Sword #4 Daze to trigger CI or Lv 30 Power trait. iSwordman atk rate is fast. Around 3-4s/ Atk.

Sword+P = Safe pick for any game modes and any Build. Even if u are not Pure Lockdown build u can still forcing enemy to stay in the place for kitten with Sword #3 Leap + Pistol #5 Stun. If enemy has Stab, U have Immob. If enemy doesn’t have stab, U have Stun. iGunner atk rate i think every 6s.

Hope this helps