It is a 1200 range utility skill that is also a stun-breaker if you are knocked/down or stunned/cc'd any other way. Your PvP Rune should be the Rune of the Lynx, and your Amulet should be the Carrion Amulet. You can also improve your Shatters with Shatter Storm and Master of Fragmentation, which is especially useful in PvP. Focus on Power, Precision, Toughness, and Vitality gear. Causes the target to run directly away from the caster. Mesmer is a confusingbag of worms, until you play it for 300 hours you wont understand the true beauty of the class. This will aggro the mob/s and pull them to you. The number of clones available for shattering is visible above your weapon skills as three small pink dots. ---------------------------------------------. When you reach 80, the following two dungeon meta builds will feel very familiar to you, you'll just have to get used to using offhand Focus instead of offhand Sword. . Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet, NCsoft, the Interlocking NC Logo, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. If all charges are spent the skill will return to its original mantra form. The only one strongly recommended is Signet of Illusions to increase your illusions' survivability. The boss has a devastating melee dagger combo which is why I'm always hanging back, letting my illusions tank, and only engage in melee when the boss is using the bow or is stunned. Reposting this Mesmer Leveling Guide I wrote on Reddit months ago. Thrust your greatsword into the ground, damaging foes and removing 1 boon. Click Herefor a link to the build. don't use a Level 80 build to level to 80. Otherwise, Bouncing Mushrooms can also take us to safety. Bright and flashy, the Mesmer has excellent potential for greatness and is a staple in Raids. With great damage, utility, crowd control, and boon generation. Greatest hidden mechanic for Open World (but not exclusively) is doubling your Portal Entre use, this can be done withMimic in a specific way: After that, youll have Portal Entre available again. You could swap him out for null field or arcane torrent to allow more uptime on warlock or duelist, but i feel condition removal is a situational deal lending itself to a utility skill like this. Cooldown reduction and survivability traits take precedence over damage, b/c at lower levels your illusions tend to be squishy, and dead illusions do zero damage. Alacrity Mirage. Phantasms now initiate combat after .25 seconds instead of one second. Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions. Stacks intensity. The ghostly effect on phantasms should no longer fail to show up in low graphics settings. The main power damage weapons Mesmers can wield are Greatsword, Swords, and Focus, while more condition-focused weapons are Scepter, Torch, Pistol, and Staff. What profession do I choose? He peels them off extremely quick and is on a relatively short cooldown. Guild Wars 2 Builds. Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity. Second, familiarize yourself with the class. Phantasms are temporary, translucent purple illusions in the caster's image, carrying weapons based on the skill that created them. 15 Points gave me deceptive evasion creating an illusion when I dodge. Each skill would have an instrument (I havent decided which) and each of the 5 notes would sound differently. Due to its low cooldown, you can use it again after the Split. Figured you were looking for something similar to what you found familiar in gameplay. Regenerates health. I like the progression section. Feedback makes the archers shoot themselves to death. Virtuoso has amazing condition DPS but if you try solo OW champions you will drop dead. Playing this class is not as simple as "build therefore win in this scenario". Quickness Chrono. Your illusions cause 3 seconds of confusion when they are killed. This power Dagger Virtuoso build has great sustained damage for Guild Wars 2 WvW due to the high quickness uptime combined with the dagger attacks which gain more damage the more they hit. Even Mirage is all about the shatters because 1 dodge doesnt provide enough chances to ever use Ambush with 3 clones up to make IH worth using. Ultimately, the damage and defense of the sword won me over. Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds. Stacks in duration. The best chronomancer build for open world. 60: 10/20/0/10/106. Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Raids? Each Mantra offers vastly different effects when used, from damage or healing to Crowd Control or its prevention. Hey guys! - Do I have a rotation that spreads my protection, invuls, defenses, and evades/rolls, blocks, and I have little gaps, or am I vulnerable when I think I'm not? Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. The 2 seconds of stun can help setup unreal combos (chaos storm + duelist + warlock), or allow you to stop a runner, get away with blink, etc. After reading this guide you'll know all about the choices you'll face while creating your character. Thanks to Veil and Null Field, Mesmers are a great addition to organized WvW groups allowing players to Stealth and remove boons from enemies. Sword/Sword + Staff, using 20/20///30. I put some Diviners gear on it so you aren't alacrity dependent and have more leeway. Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Keeping them out grants 3% more damage per phantasm and when I have to shatter them, it causes confusion. Use Illusionary Wave to push them back if you want, or not. It has access to plentiful utility, including evades and blocks, making it a great solo build. Let your clones and phantasms tank for you when needed. Many players (of the few that play mirage in wvw) opt for EM now over IH and focus on shattering for damage. Definitely not easy to learn, but very rewarding once mastered. Decoy is good too. It's easy! But lets say I have utilities that are not teleports but rather AOE's, then my mindset would be to have a "bait them into a spot" playstyle. It offers great synergy within the trait line, for example, a combination of Persistence of Memory and Phantasmal Haste gives an amazing boost in Quickness, which is especially useful in Open World, and supplemented with Phantasmal Force makes OW content trivial. That is how the best build, is built; for you. I only use Evade if all other defense options are exhausted or cleansing the condi is worth it, or that the evade is the best option in the given scenario. Inflict 5 seconds of vulnerability when you interrupt a foe. Link to this site is required when using a translation. Fixed a graphic error on mesmer phantasms when wearing Zodiac armor. Please note the gear and traits shown in these videos are not updated. X damage per attack increase. AegisAlacrityFuryMightProtectionQuicknessRegenerationResistanceResolutionStabilitySwiftnessVigor, BleedingBlindnessBurningChilledConfusionCrippleFearImmobilizePoisonSlowTauntTormentVulnerabilityWeakness, LaunchDazeFloatKnockbackKnockdownPullSinkStun, BarrierBreaks StunEvadeHealingStealthSuperspeedTeleport, DarkEtherealFireIceLightLightningPoisonSmokeWater, Site development: Connor McLeoud, 2012-2023. I'll explain my choices below but I think this is where most people will have feedback. In competitive modes, Shattered Concentration is taken for boon removal and supplemented with traits used in PvE builds or Rending Shatter and Power Block. A fun trick with S/F is to start casting Focus's Phantasmal Warden (#5), and while casting it, also cast Sword's Clone (#3), which cripples the target and holds it in place till iWarden finishes casting. I look forward to hearing any feedback from you guys! This type of illusion doesnt last for long, once they finish their attack or special ability, they will disappear and a Clone will appear in their place. Your weapons can vary, but youll want to run a Sword and Sword combination and a Focus in your second weapon set. This is a DPS oriented s***ter build. Stacks in duration. 30: 0/10/0/10/03. 20% critical chance increase. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness. Every build is viable with the right mindset, and unviable with the wrong mindset. Portal is used to teleport away from the arena-wide wipe attack at 50% since the boss' breakbar had bugged. It's easy! Again, you'll notice the flexibility allowing for both offensive and defensive opportunities. Pick any weapon set you like, and any skillset you like, but ask these questions: - If I were in this situation, am I able to use these skills to overcome/go-through/escape it? Unfortunately "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" - it takes a lot of time and work to keep everything up-to-date and there are of course monthly fees for the dedicated . There's only "best at" builds. Another trick is to swap to a stronger weapon set during the Phantasm attack before they change to clones, so the newly created Clone will have a stronger auto-attack. Regeneration (4 s) The first, Clone Cripple Bomb, is explained here. - Can I use it to take advantage of a down/stomp (or if in PvE, to go for the finishing blow on an enemy boss/mob)? For armor Runes, youll want x6 of the Superior Rune of the Nightmare, x11 Malign +9 Agony Infusion, and x7 Spiteful +9 Agony Infusion for your Accessories and Rings. A very high skill ceiling is the only thing keeping this build from being top tier. 3% more damage for each of your active illusions. There is a lot of Synergy in the choices I made in terms of traits and I will go into that now. As you may have noticed, we have no advertising on our site. You have likely seen this combo before and for good reason. 5/5. Build your mindset first, before the build is built. Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks. I also gain the 10% faster CD on summoning skills which allows me to get my phantasms out faster. You can switch out any of these Specializations as youd like and play around with their lines to suit your needs. - Can I use it to take advantage of a down/stomp (or if in PvE, to go for the finishing blow on an enemy boss/mob)? Your donations are a substantial source of funding and allow us to keep the website alive and free of ads. Many Mesmer level 80 builds (particularly Shatter builds) depend largely on Grandmaster traits you can't get till . The majority of your damage comes from casting your phantasms then using Signet of the Ether to reset their cooldown and casting them again. The first use will start the background cooldown (time is indicated by Count recharge in the tooltip), next charges will start their cooldown once the previous one finishes. Taunt is a control effect that forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breakers disabled while using their auto-attack skill. There are two types of illusions: Phantasms and Clones. If a new clone is created either by the player or by a phantasm, then the oldest persisting clone will be destroyed and replaced. Sign up for a new account in our community. 2 hours ago, Blood Red Arachnid.2493 said: On 8/28/2022 at 7:08 PM, Justine.6351 said: On 8/30/2022 at 11:06 AM, Blood Red Arachnid.2493 said. Third, there are two very effective Mesmer leveling builds that work brilliantly solo and well in small groups, that will let you do fun things like survive accidental overpulls and solo Veterans and even some Champions while leveling. If you are looking for more builds for all game modes, make sure to check your build guides. Are phantasms any good for mesmer, or are they trash? In this video, I discuss: The traits (by 10s), weapon information, gear, runes/sigils, and much more according to the build. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt. Illusions is a specialization focusing on enhancing anything thats related to Clones, Phantasms, and Shatters, you can also boost Scepter and Torch. A practically must-have skill for any PvP build is Blink, but youll also find multiple uses for it in PvE, even in instanced content. Your Runes should be x6 Superior Runes of the Thief, and youll need x18 Mighty +9 Agony Infusions for your Rings and other trinkets. Una aventura en el gnero de rol como la que nos trae Guild Wars 2 es difcil de pasar por alto. Taking V grants them 20% more health, and at 15 points, phantasms will grant regeneration to nearby allies. 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