This is my solo pvp queue experience for past ~2yrs or so as a power mirage. 03K subscribers. Mesmer is a fun. The guild wars 1 mesmer was way more flexible than the guild wars 2 counterpart. It also has a relatively short c/d compared to other survivability utility skills. With those gone, there is just nothing else left but some niche roles like tank Chrono, which is good in 2 bosses that need a dedicated tank. ScruffyMonkeh. x1 Pistol: This is good with the trait in dueling that gives it bleeds. Get MetaBattle Premium. Now I’m back and playing a mesmer (in part because I was drawn back to the game by the Virtuoso announcement). Domination is a core specialization for the mesmer. Posted May 23, 2018. For beginners, go with the sword/sword, focus power as primary stat, and spam skill 2. Mesmer is not for everyone your best bet it to take mirage or chrono into pvp and try preform some of the more basic rotations. First off, Elementalist is a caster. I feel like so many players have started playing the game that wanted to try Mesmer, realized it was terrible, and quit in that time period. Posted October 20, 2017. If you value Endgame group content a lot, Mesmer could be better as Mesmer's has an easy and strong endgame build with virtuoso. 4873. Place all wells. MetaBattle content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It feels like the ele requires much more work for less payoff. If you CC the phantasm when it spawns, it won’t perform its attack, or you can just dodge the backstab. Staff - Great for distance, and having a body shield against range pop shots [sB/DE], Staff 4 is great for rapid firing shots or strikes; every pew pew is a boon on you, and a condi on them. I don't strike, I don't raid, I don't dungeon and I have no issues other than the usual I'm a MESMER and really don't like getting punched in the face, which tends to happen in melee range. If they would have paired power Mesmer with more non damaging. These sagacious killers will shatter your mind and then shatter you into a thousand pieces if you don't watch your step. In build im looking for. It’s just a bad weapon for cele stats on Mesmer. Guild Wars 2 Builds. My main characters in GW1 are (1st) Mesmer and (2nd) Assassin. Find target. 1. On the condi side, shortbow is the go to. ) Seek enemy that has buffs on himself. . As for the burst itself. What GW2 mesmer is what a mesmer initially should looks like, a class that use clones to confuse your foe and makes them mix up a clone and the caster. Generally speaking, mesmer is easy to play but hard to master, but this build will work great regardless of your level of skill. Sometimes "off-meta" but seldom actively bad. Both are pretty meh options for PvE. October 9, 2017. The fractals include Nightmare, Chaos, SO, Reactor, and a few others. Mirage Mirror is a difficult mechanic to balance. Mesmer. Easy to master for new player. Mantra of Pain is mandatory for bigger burst and 12 stacks of might when it's prepared. Your goal is to stay alive and keep the boss in an ideal location (s). Loading. . Repeat once again till you get only the best of the best. Dagger 3 is a projectile that shoots out more projectiles, like it's mocking you. Now you don't mind hanging out in a keep for 15 minutes or so playing hide and seek with warclaws, portaling in your zerg can be very rewarding. Its ability to hit good, consistent, reliable dps regardless of mechanics make it one of the best actual in fight damage builds for weekly clear runs. An event where players escort NPC Glenna, capturing towers and avoiding one-shot mechanics. If your going to be portaling it is suggested you have a few stealth abilties, such as #4 on torch, decoy, viel, mass invisibility. However, it's not on the ammo, even if at a lesser amount. The problem with mesmer pull is how it actually acts. If you CC the phantasm when it spawns, it won’t perform its attack, or you can just dodge the backstab. Even in fractals (with random pugs) I get to survive a lot longer and do better with it. Traits. I didn't quit Mesmer in the sense of swapping to another class, I mostly just stopped playing the game. The problem with Mesmer it confuses the hell out of new players/less experienced players. Mesmer fills the role of Power DPS with Chronomancer, Condition DPS with Mirage and can also fill the role of Boon support with Chronomancer. Necromancy is actually specifically about interacting with the dead. Edited July 27 by Mell. You gotta take right build into the right team composition, unforutnately you cant do what everyone does and play 1 build and call it a day becouse one game core power is good and the other cmes is much better. Koro Sagewind of the Ebon Vanguard. Eles are the most femaley/girly/feminine class played mostly by female humans. Loading. Activate portal, wait 3 seconds, stealth, enter, dodge roll x 2, place new one, out again. Home. Two-handed. Being in combat doesn't require brute force. . 1239. I remember mesmer being the biggest pain in the ass to lvl cause crap dmg but that was years ago and idk if anything has changed. Torch is a condition centric weapon which may be of use in post level 80 content for the stealth ability, but other wise is a loss of kill speed which should be avoided on leveling builds. Condition Damage increases the damage that your conditions (bleeding, torment, confusion, poison, burning, etc. WvW/PvP. 4013 said: The mesmer pull is not op because it is a pull, other classes can pull as well. Regarding open field fights in WvW, most well designed builds are viable. Mesmer plays around summoning Illusions, which are created during combat, and when used in certain ways, they can provide a lot of personal damage or. Not sure mesmer is a good pick. It's basically a Chornophantasma build using a greatsword and staff for lots of phantasms and shatter. A Mirage PvP build - The Mastermind. skip to content. Hard to say what is most viable - imho mirage followed by virtuoso Edited May 9, 2022 by Mik. Your task:You're responsible to solo cap the towers, or portal the group up in cas. Zoom in all the way on your mini map radar. 1. Staff is about utility and defense, but doesn't deal a lot of damage. . Relying on temporary buffs can make movement erratic, even mid air. Mesmer. Yes, go sword/sword, Greatsword can be an alternative for group event, otherwise use focus for the extra boost in both mobility and kill speed. now in pve combat you can get 25 might pretty easily in a bigger event. It’s kind of a hybrid of magic and melee – a fencing, dueling, finesse, mind game profession. Here is the Chrono spec I've been playing in PvE. Its a single specc of the entire proffession, the other 2 are generally alot slower. how. For me, the dual staff condi build seems superior to the power dual sword chrono. In addition, I updated the name of the scepter's abilities, because basically, it is a weapon where the mesmer plays with the enemy's mind, creating false images. Mesmer in PVP nowaday. just get a thief to vault over the wall for you, it's much easier than this. "My mind is a dangerous place. Minstrel gear is actually quite bad at open world stuff. You can leave your feedback for the mesmer in this thread. Not saying it wouldn't be nice to colour skills or that colours are a necessary aspect of class identity (arguably for most classes it isn't) but I'd say it's just as part of green disease/(yellow kitten for Scourge) aspect of Necro or azure fields of the Guardian, various palettes of Revenant for different legends. 2. There are also some 'not-specialized' utilities that are going to be good go-to choices for general purposes as well. Additional terms may apply. Elusiveness, distractions, and deception, this cunning magi has the tools to put on one fantastic show. You just build full minstrel chrono with chaos and inspiration, provide boon support from shatters and SoI, veil as appropriate, and stability with the stab mantra. As for the phantasms, there's just too much visual clutter. Mesmer sind magische Duellanten, die Täuschungen als Waffe einsetzen. u/Aura_Silverthorn also had some homebrew GW2 classes. It's not a class or theme that pops up in games often. Guardian, Revenant & Necro. Build Editor - Gw2Skills. Move your mouse cursor to an enemy and click on them. The Confusion nerf hurt them, but Shatter is every bit as powerful as always. Your task:You're responsible to solo cap the towers, or portal the group up in cas. Therefore, for bad players ranger wins. Both are minor traits so picking chaos means you will always have these traits. Ele chooses which Attunement to use. Aquatic. I was so excited about playing this unique class that I went long extents with mines. Clones and phantasms were actually an idea by an user of gw2 guru to replace hexes. Playing power Mesmer in WvW (roaming) is so frustrating. Guardian and engi are the best option, but not the only ones. Posted March 27, 2022. I'm considering trying Mesmer again since I have been playing Thief, Rev, and Ele since I got back. I’m trying to figure out which I’m going to main going forward. 3749 said: Hello, I returned back to Guild Wars 2 a couple of months ago after a 3 year hiatus (thanks life). In this game, top three characters are Guardian, Necromancer, Ranger. Clones are destroyed first over phantasm. In this game, no matter what anyone says, you can succeed with any class. . I usually run the cave part solo with ease, but today someone showed me a way to skip its entirety. For hybrid I personally would still go happily with adventurer due to the recent power buff. A dire set on a Mesmer in WvW makes you almost unstoppable too. Player vs. Except Champion Dunechaser. A little bit of well played mesmer with berserker or commanders gear will be far stronger and more fun. I like the necro better than the ele. The . Example of a boss fight:Start with torch 5 to summon a torch phantasm that will give you and everyone fury. I have both HoT and PoF and I’m strictly pve kind of guy, at least for now. Spend a bit of time playing around with builds/gear to get a feel for how each plays and which you might prefer. Mesmer in PVE. Norgu. 9462 Looking for a Mesmer build advice [pve] Hi, r/Guildwars2 ! I am a returning player - I began as GW2 was released but then made a several-years-long pause. PvP mesmer is a strong class but mostly coz of portal & moa. Aaaaaand anet cut down mesmer synergy since launch so nothing new, the liste of gameplay destroyed over the years are more than 5. It can be used infractals and open world but to optimice it for that content viper stats are marginally better. Virt can deliver good dps, but its usually around the supports and mechanist is usually top dps unless you get a person on holo, soulbeast, scourge, etc that does a. The real problem with Mirage is your best weapon forces you to roll through your enemy with Axe 2. Glamours are enchantments that manipulate the fabric of reality around the mesmer, allowing them to create effects such as invisibility, teleportation, and bubbles of warped time. Enjoy an ad-free experience & support the website, for less than $1 per month! This page was last edited on 4 February 2022, at 16:18. They chip away at their enemy's boons, inflicting vulnerability and weakening them. Scepter. " Specializing in Domination gives the mesmer relentless prowess in battle, focusing on disrupting foes before they can strike. For a build that is forced into much 1v1, it is at a disadvantage against so many builds. If mesmer use stealth via elite/offhand torch you know it may come within the next 3s so you can stack protection/stability or use any active defense/time dodges. 73% crit at hero panel stat with food/utility while the 0% duration variant is listed as 2784 power and 233. Benchmarks. So, nearly a year later, I've decided to publish how I accomplish s. According to my observation, over %60 GW2 players are playing with this three. If you absolutely can't decide, going for vitality/toughness. 1. The perfect build to level a mesmer to 80 and start unlocking elite specializations. . Additional terms may apply. So follow his example. Once inside, speak to Glenna to begin the first encounter. Meta. Either way, you’ll find that all armor except cultural is designed for the human model first, then adapted to other races. Gravity well still turns the tide sometimes. MetaBattle content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In GW2 it's Mesmer and Thief. This is actually one of the top builds for a few T4 fractals. Mesmer. Zoom in all the way on your mini map radar. The actual definition. Scepter — Causes blind or confusion. Use Signet of Inspiration instead of Mirror Images if you find that you need your boons to last longer. This is what GW2 mesmer able to do while GW1 mesmer failed to. Hirosama Nadasaki. The gear it had before seems to have had 'limits' like stacking Precision even though it had no bonus Power or Ferocity. I used to play both staff and scepter on mirage where staff turned out better because of alac and might. Mesmer is all about capitalizing on the mistakes / daze windows of the opponent. Elementalist and Mesmer. There is only one known way in the universe to level a mesmer without wanting to hang yourself by your toenails by level 10. Condition Renegade is. Review: Specials : Business.