Mesmer - Basic Mesmer

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The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good.

Focused on: Strike damage, Dps.

Designed for:

Open World

 

Open World Core

 

Open World Zergs

 

Open World General

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Overview

Core Power Mesmer has moderate damage and is a good introduction to the Mesmer class as a whole, needing to rely on its clone generation and shatters to succeed.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Sword

Weapon Variants

• Focus - CC and area damage / vuln

Skill Variants

• - phantasm that taunts
• - an incredibly powerful tool available to Mesmers. Use it to transport others to places they might not normally be able to reach or to shorten distances when looping back to areas.
• - if having trouble with projectiles.
• - if you need multiple successive stun breaks.
• - if fighting champions or bounties with defiance bars.

Specializations

Build Code

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• - for better clone generation

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Standard Equipment

This set uses gear similar to Chronomancer - Power DPS, making it good for general PVE

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

• , - alternative DPS runes
• , - defensive runes
• - defensive sigil
• Knight's - use a few pieces of this if extra defense is needed

Consumables

Farming

Food

• Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions.
• - Use for general farming.
• - Use for when you need to max out magic find.
• - more sustain
• Anything - Any food is better than none, but you should prioritize the food above before using any other food.

Utility

• , , - general farming

Solo

This food assists with more difficult content, such as bosses or bounties. Ascended versions of these are available and should be used when possible.

Food

• - permanent Fury when farming trash or with a zerg
• - extreme sustain when farming trash or with a zerg
• - a huge boost to damage when farming trash or in a zerg
• , - DPS food
• , - Defense and Might
• - Lifesteal
• , , - Damage Reduction Food

Utility

• , - Damage

Usage

Burst Opener

1. from range
2. Weapon swap before entering combat
6. Weapon swap
7. in melee

Rotation

Begin with the Burst Opener denoted in the above section.

1. 

   Mind Slash

   Chain. Slash your foe to make them vulnerable.

   Damage: 242

   Vulnerability (5s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

   Number of Targets: 3

   Range: 130
     
   

   ½

   Mind Gash

   Chain. Gash your foe to make them vulnerable.

   Damage: 242

   Vulnerability (5s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

   Number of Targets: 3

   Range: 130
     
   

   ½

   Mind Spike

   Chain. Stab your foe and rip a boon off of them. Does additional damage when the target has no boons.

   Damage without Boons: 484

   Damage with Boons: 330

   Boons Removed: 1

   Number of Targets: 3

   Range: 130
   until is available again.
2. - interrupt autoattack chain
3. Weapon swap
5. and until is ready
9. Weapon swap

Repeat from step 1.

Notes:

• Cast when 3 clones are active.
• Cast when 3 clones are active and will not be available for several seconds.
• Cast off cooldown

Crowd Control

• 

  2¼

  12

  Illusionary Riposte

  Clone. Block your foe and create an illusion when attacked.

  Damage: 734

  Block Duration: 2½ seconds

  Range: 900
    
  

  ¾

  Counter Blade

  Shoot out a bolt that dazes foes in a line.

  Damage: 37

  Daze: 1 second

  Number of Targets: 5

  Range: 900