Virtuoso - Power Speartuoso Roamer
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Strike damage
Designed for: WvW Roaming
Difficulty:
Easy
This build was last updated on January 27, 2025 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.
Overview
A Power Shatter Virtuoso build for WvW roaming that makes use of the most recent addition to Mesmer's arsenal, the spear.
Skill Bar
Spear
Dagger/Shield
Utility
Skill Variants
Weapons
- Pistol over Shield - better damage in exchange for lower sustain. If however you don't have the Secrets of the Obscure expansion to unlock Weaponmaster Training, you'll have to play with Pistol or even Torch.
- Sword over Dagger - more defensive option with better mobility, but the build becomes a lot more melee focused with this.
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Specializations
Equipment
Head
Berserker
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Berserker
Legs
Berserker
Berserker
Feet
Berserker
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Berserker
Accessory
Dragon
Dragon
Accessory
Marauder
Marauder
Amulet
Dragon
Dragon
Ring
Dragon
Dragon
Ring
Marauder
Marauder
Spear
Berserker
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Dagger
Berserker
Berserker
Pistol
Berserker
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
x6
Infusion
x18
x18
Relic
Equipment Variants
Sigils
Spear
If you can afford to give up some survivability for better bursts, take the following sigils:
Quickness makes it easier to land .
- the
- - the sigil itself can do a lot of damage, but one of the main reasons for taking this is that it can instantly proc Sigil of Rage (if you hit something in melee with the weapon swap).
Consumables
Food
- - great offensive stats and some direct damage mitigation.
- - a bit more defensive but equally viable option.
- - highest damage option, no damage mitigation but the life steal procs still provide some sustain.
- - this food provides some defense against condition damage without sacrificing damage.
- - active damage mitigation via more frequent access to dodging, and the
Might generation has synergy with various traits.
- Budget version:
- or - cheap precision bump and armor ignoring damage procs that also heal you.
Utility
- or .
Usage
To be added
Related Builds
- Virtuoso - Power Speartuoso - sPvP version of the build.
Ratings

I'll have to disagree with the previous comments, it's not weak and Chaos is not a good fit. We're dropping Domination which means to kill tankier builds we have to power through their defenses with raw damage instead of boonrips, and if we drop either of the current traitlines for Chaos we'll lose too much damage without getting enough sustain for it to matter. With the current setup we can do unblockable shatter for 10k+ damage combined with 5-6k Mind the Gaps (maybe even add a Hydromancy proc for 2k+), which can basically oneshot some specs. I could see this being a 4 instead of a 5 especially while outnumbered, but in 1v1s or group roaming this can be really strong.

This build, as shown here, is definitely underpowered compared to how good it could be with some minor changes:
1) Drop Domination for Chaos 212 or 213. Domination doesn't add enough to a Spear build to be worth bringing over the boon output and condi cleanse that Chaos provides. (If you do this, use Runes of Surging or Fireworks)
2) Consider listing Dueling 231 and/or 233 as an option instead of Illusions. You'll have fewer shatters, but you'll gain a source of Vigor, another source of Fury, reduced CD on Sword skills, and either more Crit Damage or Blade generation.
3) List Infinite Forge as an option alongside Psychic Riposte. In real environments, you'll have plenty of Blade generation from Spear 2->5->2->4, so getting the 10% damage on Blade skills is nice.
4) Go full Marauder. Yes, you waste precision on Spear 2, but the extra health and extra crit chance on everything else more than makeup for it.
5) List Torch as a defensive option over Pistol. This gives an additional source of stealth and cleanse.

Crap build. Outside of shatters which are extremely easy to dodge, basically has no damage. Getting into melee with spear just to hit with Mind the Gap for like 5k is very much not worth it, you're not an OP Willbender with constant protection resolution block and blind: you're a mesmer. Could maybe work with more interrupts thru Dueling traitline instead of Illusions, would have to sacrifice midnight for mantra of distraction. Still far too underpowered compared to other roaming builds
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