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What kind of gear is required to reach that level of damage? I really want to run a high risk/reward build like this but I can’t seem to come close to those numbers.

Great watch, very nice.

I’m sort of curious why you wouldn’t go 30 Arms for Adrenaline triple crit – not only does it allow you to spam Burst more but it also gives you native condition damage and precision for the trait points as well. The extra burning from Strings is nice – unkitten on Duration is needed to keep stacking Might – in which case stacked might when roaming solo is pretty awesome and easy to keep up I might add.

You also get Attacks of Opportunity in Arms which is a flat 10% damage against bleeding foes as well – and both weapons apply bleeds with the Arms 5 trait (swords does naturally, Longbow 5 too) – you can take Sword 10% Crit which is great as well if you’re confident landing Final Thrust – it hits hard. You also get to choose between Rending Strikes or 50% longer bleeds – so a condition cover that’s great if they don’t cleanse or longer bleeds.

Either way, thanks for the video.

edit: I just figured out Burning Arrows tooltip is bugged. I guess it’s pretty much just a matter of preference. Might stacking would be so easy/fun with the reduced CD.

Pretty awesome when it does crit and it’s for 5-7k.

I love getting killed during Blurred Frenzy. Probably my favorite thing. Or knocked down.

I was playing against some very good folks last night in SPVP and I pretty much could not touch them kittenter. They were aware of how Shatter works and even when I adjusted my game – I couldn’t stick around long enough (was facing a lot of necros) because I had no defense kittenter with the BF nerf and would just get rocked.

I’ve played PU builds, condition builds – and while PU and Condition are neat – PU is pretty weak and doesn’t actually accomplish anything in SPVP and the Condition build did “okay” but falls over against most people smart enough to play against it. If Torment wasn’t applied on a Block I would even say it was strong but that’s only because Scepter is producing 2 clones instead of 1.

Phantasm is fine. I just dropped 5 from Illusions and picked up the movement speed trait in (Inspiration?) and just run around while my Swordsman/Duelist destroy folks. Feels different – if people are smart enough to kill your Phantasms (Like I do to Phant mesmers) you’re kinda useless.

I haven’t done any WvW yet mostly because I’m poor and don’t want to repurchase all my gear to swap specs but P/U probably works fine in WvW roaming for what it’s worth although I’m not a fan of how slow it kills.

Yeah, I’m just aiming to perform my role at maximum efficiency. I think I will carry some cheap Knight/Valk gear to swap in and out depending on what’s going on to make sure I can get to the designated portal spot every time. Even with my Berserker mix at the moment I can stay alive (longer then most, and I’m leading the portal bomb) and make it to safety again if we’re pushing out of a wall.

I was running Decoy, Blink, Portal, Mass Invis during Portaling.. I’d swap out Blink or Portal for Feedback/Null Field for choke points – and for open point taking I’d go Blink/Mirror Images or Mirror Images/Decoy.

I’m running a variation of the shatter build with … not great gear. Working on finding good farming spots for craft materials and drops.

I carry GS/Focus – but mainly run with Sword/Pistol and Staff primary unless running supplies or hitting from range.

So for the most part I guess the build doesn’t matter quite as much – I’ll grab some cheap defensive gear but continue for focus on getting exotic Berserker’s with some defensive trinkets to start and I can swap around based on what position I find myself in at the current moment.

At this point in time – does anyone find it worth it to spend Karma on exotic gear or do you feel waiting until they release more WvW rewards and spending karma on them would be more benefecial – or neither?

Good morning Mesmer community,

So, for those of us who are pretty much being assigned to Portal duty full-time with a short leash to roam around the places were are currently undergoing Siege at – are you still running Shatteresque builds for this?

I ask because being able to portal bomb effectively can turn the tide of a siege in a matter of moments – and if this is the role I’m being used for – would it be better to build Toughness/Vit gear and Traits or perhaps just Toughness/Vit gear and keep the Shatter builds play style in tact?

Anytime I run a build without Illusionary Persona I feel naked, literally. The ability is so strong I never want to take it off. . but the current state of Siege I feel that I’m barely able to do anything beyond pulling people off of walls, some buffing with staff… but my main function is portaging successfully.

When it comes time to clear people from areas in small groups, I feel Shatter shines brightly. Huge AoE damage in a short burst and quick escape and evasiveness is great for hit and run.. but most of the time I’m not really doing that.

Is anyone else lumped into this role as Mesmer and how are you handling your contribution in WvW as part of a large group/team?

Well, I’ve answered my build question relatively quickly this evening.

While the confusion builds I tried are incredibly strong and burst oriented – I always felt super exposed after my opening combo and without Illusionary Persona for cloneless Distortion and Daze.

So now I’m testing the different variants between Shatter builds – twists on Nero, Osi and Flimps.

Then once that decision is made – I will stick with it for better or worse until I feel I have reached my personal skill cap.

I will also begin collecting Exotic Berserker’s (is this possible with Karma? I don’t see any of the correct gear I’d be looking for on a vendor…)

I read somewhere that confusion is halved in non-WvW PVP – is that true? That was one obstacle I was looking at when testing the interesting glamour/Confusion build I watched .

Good evening Mesmer community,

This may be a bit long for some, so only continue if you’re interested.

I’m a returning player who took about a month long break after getting PvE level capped in order to get some things together. I’m very interested in gearing out my Mesmer and attempting to establish myself in the PvP, WvW and PvE community on my server – although my main interests lean towards WvW and SPvP (in that order) before PvE.

I’ve watched A LOT of WvW, SPvP and read through threads (trying to keep it within the last 30 days, 15 days when in regards to builds due to patch changes to keep current) trying to decide what path I should take on my career as a Mesmer based on the current Meta.

The difficulty I am finding however is that I feel lost beyond my immediate knowledge of Mesmer. I’ve watched and read some gearing up threads – some WvW tutorials, tips and tricks and the such – but the game feels so vast that I am finding myself spending FAR too much time reading up on WvW, PVP in general, Mesmer and gearing then actually playing the game..

The other challenge I am facing is that I am brutally torn between two completely different gearing paths. I’ve seen successful Mesmers using variations of the Shatter build (I’m using a build modeled after Osi and Nero, currently) – but I’ve also seem some very intriguing and what appear to be very successful Confusion builds for WvW play with incredible burst and defensive potential as well.

The issue with that is, and the question I find myself asking is: What is the next shift in the Meta? Now for most established players – this isn’t a huge concern.. but I’m returning to game with a very pathetic amount of gold (only 2) – a very unfocused set of gear and a ton of “Oh I want to try that in WvW!” type questions with no manner of making it happen to each builds full potential.

I have a small amount of Karma – enough to purchase 1 of the major 40k+ pieces (with the intent to grind out infinite amounts) but I just feel so lost. Even in WvW – it’s very new to me and trying to get into the swing of things is daunting.

So first, I need to decide on a build .. currently I’m using Rare quality Berserker’s playing the Shatter variants. While it’s very good – I’m also interested in trying a Confusion based build with a little more staying power to prevent so many Waypoint runs while I learn the ropes.

Should I just not get ANY karma gear until I can decide? Or should I commit to something regardless and then farm a second set?

I guess it would also help to get a Guild.. I’ve been unguilded on my entire journey from 1-80 to present. Anyone on Sanctum recruiting?

Sorry for the ranting and raving, but thanks!

Skavian-

I’m a little confused about the things I’m receiving from chests and Glory.

The PvP items that come from chests are aesthetic only, right? They have no statistical value or do they?

For instance: I received a SPvP Staff and some chain armor (I use Light) so I would… Salvage the chain and use the staff… that I already have from the vendor.. or.. ?

And the Glory should be used to purchase Salvage Kits and more chests?

Does anyone have any tips?