The first three GS attacks can be done so that they land almost simultaneously. The farther away they are, the more damage you deal. * At low levels it's generally better to focus on reducing illusion spawning cooldowns than increasing illusion damage, at least prior to getting Deceptive Evasion, but feel free to experiment with using Phantasmal Fury here instead of Blade Training. Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface. Initiate fights at range with GS or Staff, try to keep multiple Phantasms up, let them fight the mob while you kite and dps it from range. Focus on Power, Precision, Toughness, and Vitality gear. Phantasms now initiate combat after .25 seconds instead of one second. Faster endurance regeneration. You have likely seen this combo before and for good reason. Mesmer builds for Guild Wars 2. It's easy! Phantasm damage has been increased by 15%. 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. Stacks in duration. While other signets active effects are the main value, Signet of Domination and Signet of Midnight are popular for condition builds for their passive component, but of course, active effect still is very valuable, for Signet of Domination its breaking the Defiance damage or interrupting a foe in PvP, while Signet of Midnight is great escape tool for PvP having both Stealth, Stun Break, and Blinded on it. Immortal Virtuoso. If you want, you can replace the Rune with a Rune of Adventure if youre looking to keep your dodges up at the cost of overall speed. Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities. This is a DPS oriented s***ter build. When you stun someone, they are immediately on the defensive. 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. You can try to run more tanky builds, especially for WvW commanders. 2010-2023 ArenaNet, Inc. and NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared. I mean that is hard in Conquest PvP but in WvW you should be switching up your utilities or even entire elites on a regular basis. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Bunker Mesmers are ok, but it's a bit of a waste in PvE, because . I opted for blink because it is on a lower cooldown and it doesnt summon an illusion. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Raids? High DPS build and very mobile. The first, Clone Cripple Bomb, is explained here. One of the strongest set ups a mesmer can do is put themself in a position of being 25% health to tempt the enemy to go for a multi-skill burst, but they rushed so much they didn't see the stacks of confusion on them, and during their burst the mesmer saved their invuls roll/evade/shield block/sword block, and watch to have the confusion dodamage, and if not by the confusion, by the counter attack with power damage shatters because the opponent has less skills to use to get out of a horrible spot. Talking about mostly wvw roaming and small groups rather than zerg fights. I just posted the snowcrows build because I have no significant improvements. 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. Shield provides very good damage mitigation, and traits make sure that you almost always have a source of quickness available. Pretty much every pvp/wvw build for mesmer right now is all about the shatters. This leveling build is more direct-damage oriented and is based on taking all traits (and signet) that buff illusions' health and damage and letting them fight for you. Here's an updated build video for the Phantasm Mesmer. I got 9 percent damage buff for having out 3 illusions. 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. Trash!Hey look it's my old pal Alt F4. Strikes? Push back all foes in front of you with a wave of magical energy. This is my first build and I thought the Reddit community a perfect place to get feedback. Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs. Your Accessories and one Ring should all be Assassin stats, and your Backpiece, Amulet, and one Ring should be Berserker. The best chronomancer build for open world. Phantasms are destroyed and then replaced by clones after completing their unique attack or if their attack is interrupted. Domination can be taken over Illusions if you are playing in a group providing you permanent Quickness and Might. Clones are long-lasting illusions that deal little damage, but they will persist over time as long as the player is in combat and the target is alive or until they are destroyed by either an enemy or the player themselves by Shattering. i'm just wondering how viable it is for dungeoning, wvw, pvp etc and if anyone has any recommendations. If you dont know anything about Guild Wars 2 profession, and you maybe are looking for a short comparison, check out our introductory guides: 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 team-wide utility, or can be sacrificed to deliver powerful attacks. It's easy! Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. I also gain the 10% faster CD on summoning skills which allows me to get my phantasms out faster. This ability fires a single shot that hits up to three enemies. A phantasm loses its 'phantasmal' look upon being, https://wiki.guildwars2.com/index.php?title=Phantasm&oldid=2360422, Deals damage, destroys projectiles, and causes a, Phantasm damage is unaffected by upgrades and traits with% damage or accuracy effects such as. If you like this and want to see more, visit my channel!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VKnRlyNJGMpzS_CH7g3xgTitle: The MOST FUN Mesmer build EVER - Guild. - 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? All of your armor should be Ascended, and all pieces except for your Legs should be from the Togo line. Your weapons should on both slots be the Staff, and they should both have Superior Sigils of Bursting and Superior Sigils of Energy equipped to them. buff illusion survivability (health).3. buff illusion damage. Those are really the only builds I run. Most of its damage comes from Phantasms, which are mostly single target, so it needs to pack enemies together with focus before bursting. Roaming, Small Zerg, Large Zerg. He peels them off extremely quick and is on a relatively short cooldown. 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. Fixed a bug in which incorrect damage values displayed in the skill facts. 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. Thrust your greatsword into the ground, damaging foes and removing 1 boon. Second, familiarize yourself with the class. The best chronomancer build for open world. Agony is an effect unique to Fractals of the Mists that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces received healing by ~50%. *** For weapon Sigils, use Sigil of Bloodlust in 2H weapons and Sigil of Bloodlust and Sigil of Force in 1H weapons. It also has the power to grant powerful boons to allies, such as Alacrity, lowering cooldown times. However, there can only be three clones alive at any given point. Blink - It was between this and Decoy. Illusion-summoning skills recharge 20% faster. A max of 3 illusion. As this is a Shatter, it will consume active clones, with the duration of the split increasing with each clone shattered. Stacks in duration. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness. Condition MIrage. Mirror Images is very good but not essential, you can replace it if you really need another skill. DPS Chronomancer. You said you came from gw mesmer to gw2 mesmer. But at 80 they're truly magical, and one of the most fun and desired classes in the game (dungeons, FotM, sPvP, WvW), and well worth it if you can stick it out. Engage when you should,and disengage when you should. **** If your illusions are dying faster than your weapon cooldowns can produce them, add one or both Phantasm utility skills. With this build, you need to control and withstand. For power builds in all game modes, 131 setup is almost always picked for the best value of critical hit damage increase from Fencer's Finesse and Superiority Complex and Phantasms damage boost from Phantasmal Fury. +50 precision while wielding a one-handed sword or a spear. Inspiration (15 pts, V) - 5 points grants retaliation to my phantasms. Most of its damage comes from Phantasms, which are mostly single target, so it needs to pack enemies together with focus before bursting. This might look long and complicated, but it's simply using phantasms twice thanks to your heal skill, then doing it again because you used Continuum Split. If you can't see or read this image, please, click at "Refresh" button below. Decoy is good too. Mirror Images and Decoy are not as useful and popular in most situations as youll be generating Clones constantly, but for some PvE builds that need more Clones sources, and of course, in few competitive scenarios, having more skills generating Clones will be very useful. This build uses the same gear as Build:Chronomancer_-_Power_DPS for raids for ease of gearing. Welcome back, haven't seen you in a while. 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. Also, familiarize yourself with GW2's general combat mechanics if you're not already. There are two types of illusions: Phantasms and Clones. Your weapons should be Sword and Sword and a Greatsword in your second weapon set. Phantasm of Sorrow ("phantasm of sorrow") I show the world a face lined by tragedy. 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. The other reason is clones dont generally live more than Id say 1-3 seconds in wvw at best so again IH ambush damage is extremely limited. 10% of your toughness is given as a bonus to condition damage. There is a lot of utility in blink. Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface. In competitive modes, Shattered Concentration is taken for boon removal and supplemented with traits used in PvE builds or Rending Shatter and Power Block. If using the niche skill , note that its cooldown is longer than Continuum Split but, since you're only ever using this very niche skill for burst, you should use it both inside and outside the split to help nearby allies burst something down fast. Regenerates X health per second. Shield helps blocking this boss' dangerous attacks and has nice CC. Hey guys! Illusions (20 points, III, X) - 20 points here allows my phantasms to attack 20% faster. This condi build is great if you want to solo champions. Regeneration you grant heals for more. Let your clones and phantasms tank for you when needed. Otherwise, Bouncing Mushrooms can also take us to safety. Many Mesmer level 80 builds (particularly Shatter builds) depend largely on Grandmaster traits you can't get till level 60 at the earliest, which defeats the point of a *leveling* build. Portal is used to teleport away from the arena-wide wipe attack at 50% since the boss' breakbar had bugged. And don't worry about balance patches, any unfavorable balance patch can be mitigated by altering some armor/trinket stats here and there, maybe swapping out a certain type for another, while not touching your build skills/traits at all. Try to get used to proper timing of Shattering and swapping weapons to control your Clones and Phantasms, and if you are playing with Signet of the Ether, try to time it the best you can, so it will reset multiple Phantasm skills at once. Can do a lot of damage to single or packs of mobs with that combo. Anyway, I was wondering if this was a good build for fairly straightforward minion . Dead illusions do no damage, and cost expensive cooldowns. This extremely powerful skill is used to spam your Phantasms four times in a row. dekou 9 years ago #2. Then swap to Sword and cast its phantasm and clone. 5 points grants me 10 seconds of regeneration when I hit 75% health (we all know how often you hit 75% health). Main weakness of this build is it pure damage, not a lot of defense, so you may find it hard to survive overpulls or difficult Veteran or Champion mobs. Phantasms summoned by this skill category often offer more utility over the ones summoned with weapon skills, Phantasmal Disenchanter is a powerful Phantasm and a great tool to remove boons from bosses in PvE, while Phantasmal Defender can be used in Open World in a clutch. Specifically, it tracks the chronomancer's position, health, endurance, and skill recharges, and returns the chronomancer to that point at the end of the split. Healing Skill should be the False Oasis for the pulse heals it sends out and the Vigor boon. In that case, youll want to change your Runes for your armor to the x6 Superior Rune of the Scholar and change your Legs for Assassins stats, and all your trinkets should be Berserker apart from your Accessories which should then be Assassin. Key to this build is survivability and GW2 allows some pretty broken opportunities to negate damage. Immobilize nearby foes. ---------------------------------------------. Feedback makes the archers shoot themselves to death. We want to thank everyone who has supported us during these years and we hope that you continue to support us in future.Every donation counts, no matter how small it is. Guild Wars 2 Builds. An incredibly fun and satisfying build to play. Virtuoso has amazing condition DPS but if you try solo OW champions you will drop dead. Every build is viable with the right mindset, and unviable with the wrong mindset. @killahmayne.9518 said:Are phantasms any good for mesmer, or are they trash? With this build, your goal is to keep phantasms up and not shatter often. Stacks intensity. - And finally, if my opponent did this, am I able to do this in response? Use Illusionary Wave to push them back if you want, or not. Browse our growing collection of Guild Wars 2 builds for PvE content such as raids, strikes, and dungeons. 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. 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. Stacks in duration. Mesmer is a confusing bag of worms, until you play it for 300 hours you wont understand the true beauty of the class. With great damage, utility, crowd control, and boon generation. There is no elite Mantra. Because Chaoss strongest suit is condition damage, its most often taken by condition builds, usually with 131 traits in PvE with Method of Madness, Chaotic Potency, and Chaotic Interruption. Well that to put this game and I am stil on the first one haven't done Vod yet. Guild Wars 2 Thread starter Blackend; . 15 Points gave me deceptive evasion creating an illusion when I dodge. Chronomancer is an elite specialization for the mesmer class, bringing some of the best utility, crowd control, boon removal and some condition cleanse for large WvW battles. Updated all phantasms and clones available to the mesmer to ensure they activate within their range. Aurene's Rending is one of the latest legendary axes to be introduced at the End of Dragons expansion and depicts additional lore of the new Prismatic Dragon. 3% more damage for each of your active illusions. While the attacks of phantasms cause more damage and are more durable than clones, they are not near identical duplicates of the mesmer and hold little value as distractions. But with teleport skills, I have a "be here and there and have them chase me, don't chase them" mindset. 2020 ArenaNet, LLC. Very low cooldowns on phantasms, especially with both weapons traited.4. 80: 10/20/20/10/10. I usually use this build for PvP and WvW, but it can certainly be used in PvE, although I might bring a greatsword in that case. Reduces recharge of greatsword skills by 20%. This trait line focuses on improving Shatters, Greatsword, and power damage directly and by synergizing with Vulnerability. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve. Gain 10 seconds of regeneration when your health reaches 75% (30-second cooldown). 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? Its weaknesses are having its survivability tied to its evades and blocks that must be timed, and the skill required to successfully play this build mainly since the heal skill is an integral part of the DPS rotation. It is also the skill type of those mesmer skills used to summon phantasms. Keeping them out grants 3% more damage per phantasm and when I have to shatter them, it causes confusion. A mesmer's mask creates an image. There are only two known ways in the universe to level a mesmer without wanting to hang yourself by your toenails by level 10. Gives AoE quickness. Fixed a graphic error on mesmer phantasms when wearing Zodiac armor. I cannot play without it. Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. This will aggro the mob/s and pull them to you. Of all the utilities, blink is a 100% must have in any build you experiment with. Its almost absurd from a traditional MMO perspective. Structured PvP? The first hit will Stun the first target for 2 seconds. In a nutshell, select Adept and Master traits that: 1. reduce illusion spawn cooldown.2. Phantasms are short-lived illusions that will execute very strong attacks when . Open World,Open World General and Open World Solo. This clone will be holding the same weapon as the mesmer at that moment and appears at the spot in which the phantasm disappeared. Since 2012 we are providing the Guild Wars 2 community with our website and our build editor, and we hope that you are satisfied with the quality of our resource. Stacks in duration. Phantasms grant regeneration to nearby allies. Your illusions cause 3 seconds of confusion when they are killed. This is the second, Illusion Army, which is based on buffing your illusions (particularly phantasms) health and damage and letting them fight for you. Shield - allows you to block, twice if you do block at least one attack. Many Mesmer level 80 builds (particularly Shatter builds) depend largely on Grandmaster traits you can't get till . Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character. Phantasms are short-lived illusions that will execute very strong attacks when generated, it is not uncommon to associate a phantasm with a utility purpose as well. This means youll be running Ritualist stats on all armor except your Legs. - 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? Best builds for the Mesmer in Guild Wars 2. Recommended Viable Beginner Legacy All Condition Weaver. Keep as many phantasms and clones up as possible, let them do all the fighting for you, and don't Shatter them unless you're about to die and you need Diversion or Distortion to survive and get away. Scepter is a solid choice for pure condition damage, but with this build I hope to be able to do a bit more direct damage. Taking II as the minor trait grants fury to phantasms thereby increasing their crit rate by I think 20% which synergizes with VI allowing crits to cause bleed. 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. Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time. Since 2012 we are providing the Guild Wars 2 community with our website and our build editor, and we hope that you are satisfied with the quality of our resource. Por ejemplo, la Phantasms will now properly have all boons applied to them via player traits. Inflicts X damage per second. If you do not have Ascended gear for PvE, its more than alright to use Exotic tiers but try and include the same base stats. Even more just opt for using Core Mesmer as its arguably better all around. Stacks in intensity. The Mesmer class specializes in causing mayhem and confusion while dealing both massive and condition-based damage. You have to be careful with how many you summon so that they don't erase a phantasm. Inflicting daze also causes 5 stacks of vulnerability for 8 seconds. You are playing an illusionist, so it is good to think like one. 15 points grants me 2 seconds of protection when I gain regeneration. If all charges are spent the skill will return to its original mantra form. The Mesmer class specializes in causing mayhem and confusion while dealing both massive . Mesmer is not about the build, it is about the mindset. Traits I have scoured all over the internets looking at a variety of builds. 20: 0/10/0/0/0 *2. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Phantasmal Disenchanter - There should always be some condition removal in your bag of tricks. Quickness Chrono. Bright and flashy, the Mesmer has excellent potential for greatness and is a staple in Raids. Your Runes should be x6 Superior Runes of the Thief, and youll need x18 Mighty +9 Agony Infusions for your Rings and other trinkets. If it gets close, swap to S/S for melee range, burn it down with Blurred Frenzy (Sword #2), avoid damage with Illusionary Ripost (Sword #4). Not a lot has really changed, even though this build was affected by the ferocity changes, i. Useful in very short fights. Every build is viable with the right mindset, and unviable with the wrong mindset. That may work for some classes, but not for mesmers. Healing Skill should be the Signet of the Ether as it heals you passively when illusions are summoned and reduces phantasm skill cooldowns. Fractals? What profession do I choose? This is how to stick it out. If you find this the case, try Clone Cripple Bomb instead. The majority of your damage comes from casting your phantasms then using Signet of the Ether to reset their cooldown and casting them again. These skills now behave as normal attacks that the mesmer must connect in order to summon the phantasm, and they will fail if the mesmer is blind or the ability is cast on an invulnerable target. Teleport to mobs with Swap (Sword #3), Blurred Frenzy, Ripost to block or spawn another clone if necessary. It plays differently from the other specs. Increased the phantasm base hit points by 55% in PvP and WvW. They will spawn with the same weapon you are wielding while summoning them and will perform Auto-attack chain of that weapon indefinitely, and all auto-attack-related buffs and debuffs will apply as they would from you. . In competitive game modes Bountiful Disillusionment is an amazing addition to standard traits, or you can switch it up and enhance your defense with Prismatic Understanding or Illusionary Defense. Gain random boons while you are in stealth. Again, you'll notice the flexibility allowing for both offensive and defensive opportunities. Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity. There's only "best at" builds. Do you play esurge in gw1 or ineptitude or something else? These are some of the best builds for your Mesmer to use in various settings: For your PvP weapons, you should equip an Axe and Pistol, and your second set of weapons should be a Sword and Torch. Phantasms are temporary, translucent purple illusions in the caster's image, carrying weapons based on the skill that created them. is the profession mechanic of the chronomancer specialization that allows a player to "rewind" time. Alternately, use Sword/Focus. Duelist is the strongest of the phantasms, and with 8 shots to proc bleed, he is a nightmare. Gain protection for 2 seconds when you gain regeneration. Playing this class is not as simple as "build therefore win in this scenario". What you want is a leveling build that is effective with Adept and Master traits only. 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 team-wide utility, or can be sacrificed to deliver powerful attacks.. Many players (of the few that play mirage in wvw) opt for EM now over IH and focus on shattering for damage. Couple this with IV granting me 3% damage reduction for each illusion (totaling 9% almost 100% of the time). No I don't as it is GW2 or I would ask on the Legacy forums and I did say Traits not attribute points . Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration. Active effects of Mesmers skills are not tightly bound to the theme of the passive effect as its usually the case for other professions. Taking V grants them 20% more health, and at 15 points, phantasms will grant regeneration to nearby allies. It is also placed on rallied players for one second. 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