Mesmer - Vanilla Shatter

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

Focused on: Direct damage, Control, Mobility.

Designed for:

Conquest

Overview

A PvP Mesmer burst build created for F2P users.

Curator note: players with access to elite specializations are highly recommended to use those instead, as core Mesmer is currently underperforming. This build exists only to give something semi-viable to F2P players who are interested in the profession.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Torch

Slot Changes

Utility

• - a strong offensive choice that can set up burst and has synergy with several traits.
• - a defensive skill that becomes more valuable with the Chaos specialization.
• - similar to Decoy, but on a lower cooldown in exchange for a shorter stealth duration.

Specializations

Specialization changes

Both Dueling and Illusions can be replaced by Chaos for a more defensive build:

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Agility

Gain 5 seconds of swiftness and 1 second of quickness when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Sigil of Exposure

Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts 5 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 9s)

18

Superior Sigil of Escape

Remove movement-impairing effects from yourself when swapping to this weapon while in combat.

9

Superior Sigil of Cleansing

Remove 1 condition when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Rune of the Lynx

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Condition Damage (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Condition Damage (5): +100 Power (6): +25% Movement Speed

Marauder Amulet

+1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Vitality +560 Ferocity

Variants

Sigils Greatsword

• Superior Sigil of Exploitation

  Superior Sigil of Exploitation

  Deal 5% extra damage to targets below 50% health.
• Superior Sigil of Battle

  9

  Superior Sigil of Battle

  Gain 2 stacks of might (20 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Rune

• Superior Rune of the Scholar

  Superior Rune of the Scholar

  (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.
• Superior Rune of Strength

  Superior Rune of Strength

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 20% Might Duration (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.

Amulet

• Berserker Amulet

  Berserker Amulet

  +1200 Power +900 Precision +900 Ferocity

Usage

General

• The build has a hit-and-run playstyle, it's all about landing one major burst with Greatsword and then surviving until the next one.
• is mainly for boon stripping and blinding (useful to safe stomp) in this build.
• Chaos-only: using
  will give you
  Mirror

  1¼

  15

  Mirror

  Manipulation. Reflect projectiles and heal yourself.

  Healing: 3,915

  Reflection Duration: 2 seconds
  , therefore, if an enemy is shooting projectiles at you (like
  ), you'll immediately be revealed and loose stealth.
• is the strongest mobility skill in the game. Its range is big enough to reach between capture points on most maps, and can be used by allies too. How you use it depends entirely on your creativity! A few starting points:
  • Drop a portal on a capture point you've just won and move on. Come back with
    if you need to defend it. Alternatively, drop a portal if you're losing the fight and move on. Now your enemy is forced to either afk on the point or hand you a free decap as you can just come back after they left.
  • If your team is losing a fight, cut your losses by making your team escape through an already deployed portal, potentially steamrolling another capture point by outnumbering your enemy there.
  • Use the portal on the brink of death,
    while waiting for it to open, and go through to safety.
  • Open your portal, start finishing off the target immediately, take the portal, then take the portal again near the end of the animation. Gfycat:
    Portal Stomp

Sword

• isn't only for dealing damage - it'll serve as your second
  which can be handy when you are expecting a burst but ran out of dodges.
• and
  are great tools for repositioning yourself or occasionally rooting people into your burst.

Greatsword burst:

1. Stand close to your target.
2. for damage, Might, and an extra clone.
3. as soon as your clone from Mirror Blade appears, immediately followed by a
   .

• Use
  before or after the burst, it's up to you. Keep in mind that it fires a boomerang projectile too which can break stealth.
• If you were already in combat, the burst combo can be extended: before you begin be on Sword/Torch, use
  - just before the stealth runs out be in melee range, switch weapons, and do the rest of the burst. The Prestige will add some extra damage while making the burst harder to dodge. Your GS sigils will also trigger, granting Quickness and applying Vulnerability.
• After the chain try to disengage a bit, you are not suitable for spending time in the middle of a fight for more than mere seconds.

Counters

• Condition pressure
• Thieves