I didnt want to post prematurely but I think my build is ready. I wasnt sure before before today. Ive kind of been avoiding PVP up til now but after spending all morning being the top player of all the teams I was in, Im thinking its time to share.
I humbly submit my Bleed/Confuse Mesmer build: http://tinyurl.com/cpm28n7
The point of this build is to come on strong with confusion and bleeds.
All of my illusions cause crippling and confusion whenever they are killed so it serves as a constant source of CC. Since my I also have the Sharper Images trait which causes bleeding for every crit my illusions have. This is especially for my Illusionary Duelist since each of his shots count as a separate attack. I generally score about 5 stacks of bleeding for every time he unloads. The rest of my traits are pretty self-explanatory, though Im happy to answer any questions.
My weapon set is usually Staff/Scepter & Pistol. All of my weapons have Superior Sigils of Earth for 60% chance of bleeding on crits. I may change this for the staff. As of yesterday, I put my sword back into rotation. People seem to hate on the scepter a lot but I use it constantly for stacking confusion and adding conditions quickly with the help of the clones it makes. If you can inflict a lot of conditions and then throw down a Chaos Storm for even more conditions (and boons for you and anyone youre with inside the circle) and then pull out your Phantasmal Warlock the damage can be quite substantial. The warlock get plus 10% damage for each condition on the target. I wont sing the praises of the sword other than it can inflict a plenty of bleeding when you use Blurred Frenzy.
Chaos Storm, Feedback and Time Warp also cause confusion if you fire projectiles though them. They also cause confusion if an enemy enters or leaves the circle thanks to Confusing Enchantments. Added bonus: if used properly, chaos armor for you and all your friends!
Ill keep my the abilities short. Mostly, I just want to comment on Feedback. Ive noticed that most Mesmers never use this in PvP but I find it to be very useful. Against ranged attackers, certainly. But even more so as a combo field and to add confusion to anyone who runs through it. If its up, I always have a duelist up to unload into it.
I think thats about it. Questions? Comments?