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| utility1 = Mantra of Truth | utility2 = Mantra of Potence

| utility1 = Mantra of Truth | utility2 = Mantra of Potence

|healing = Mantra of Solace |utility1 = Mantra of Potence

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

|healing = Mantra of Solace |utility1 = Mantra of Potence

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

| utility2 = Mantra of Pain ...ords}} may be swapped out for other utilities as desired. Swap out {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} first.

Thanks to {{trait|Writ of Persistence}} and {{Skill|Mantra of Lore}} this build heals up to five players for ~400/sec while still bein ...ptions for {{tooltip|Aegis}} and a lot of condi cleanse because of {{Skill|Mantra of Lore}}.

|utility2 = Mantra of Pain ...net of the Ether}} combines healing and damage by refreshing your phantasm skills.

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

| utility3 = Mantra of Distraction {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} can be replaced if you feel like you need more sustain:

...his build by allowing you to lock people out of important CDs like healing skills while the {{Tooltip|Weakness}} improves your survivability by decreasing th ...Midnight King}} - access to fury and might on CC. Pairs well with {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}}.

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

|utility1 = Mantra of Pain ...y skills focus on utility instead of damage. This build recommends {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} and {{Skill|Blink}} for a balan

|utility1 = Mantra of Potence Auto-attack and use {{Skill|Symbol of Vengeance}} and {{Skill|Mantra of Potence}} off-cooldown.

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

Both builds can dip into further ally support through the use of skills such as {{Skill|"Hold the Line!"}}, {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}}, and {{S |utility2 = Mantra of Flame

| utility1 = Mantra of Pain * {{skill|Mirror Images}} should replace {{skill|Mantra of Pain}} if using '''Focus''', as you need quick clone generation for the

...variants all use the same armor and trinkets, but use weapons, traits, and skills as levers to control which variant is being played. The intention of this g |utility1 = Mantra of Potence

| healing = Mantra of Recovery * {{Skill|Mantra of Concentration}} - another stun break and extra healing via {{Trait|Resto

| utility1 = Mantra of Distraction .... Skilled Mesmers can use this trait to completely shut down enemy healing skills against certain builds, and the {{Tooltip|Weakness}} application adds some

| healing = Mantra of Recovery | utility2 = Mantra of Concentration

| utility1 = Mantra of Distraction ...ust}} for '''sword''' and {{Skill|Phantom Razor}} for '''dagger'''. Ambush skills replace the autoattack of the weapons for 1.5 seconds.

...very strong personal DPS as well as access to Guardian's powerful utility skills. The access to utility skills allows firebrand to provide boons such as {{tooltip|Aegis}} and {{tooltip|S

| healing = Mantra of Recovery | utility2 = Mantra of Concentration

This build revolves around spamming Phantasm skills to both do damage and gain boons. Namely, permanent {{Tooltip|Fury}}, {{Too |utility3 = Mantra of Pain

* {{Skill|Mantra of Liberation}} is an incredibly strong aoe stun break and should be used t * Management of Book 2 and Book 3 skills is also critical to Firebrand play. Book 2 brings strong heal/cleanse suppo

| healing = Mantra of Solace | elite = Mantra of Liberation

:Profession these skills are associated to. :Optional. The specialization these skills are associated to.

| utility1 = Mantra of Distraction {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} can be replaced if you feel like you need more sustain:

====Utility skills==== ...ies. If damage is not a concern, you could sometimes use different utility skills.

A summary of all profession stun break skills in the game and whether they are AOE (apply to allies around you) or person *{{Skill|Mantra of Liberation}} (Firebrand)

...u do a lot of damage just by camping '''Sword/Axe''' and keeping these two skills "synced" while otherwise casting everything else off cooldown (except {{Ski ...ng constant damage regardless of what the player does, especially if the F-skills are set to autocast. With a fixed amount of damage guaranteed, the player c

| utility1 = Mantra of Distraction While {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} is mandatory with {{Trait|Power Block}}, some other utilit

*{{Skill|Arcane Thievery}} can be replaced with {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} if you struggle with condition cleanse. ...l|Phantom Razor}} for Dagger and {{Skill|Mirage Thrust}} for Sword. Ambush skills replace the autoattack of the weapons for 1.5 seconds.

| utility1 = Mantra of Distraction * {{Skill|Blade Renewal}} over {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} - makes the build more forgiving to play but costs us some

* {{Skill|Mantra of Recovery}} efficient for proccing "on heal" effects * {{Skill|Mantra of Concentration}} if veil isn't needed or you have a party without a guard

...he game thanks to {{Skill|Split Surge}} and brings mesmer's strong utility skills such as {{Skill|Blink}} and {{Skill|Portal Entre}}. ...to different groups. Use other Greatsword skills off cooldown. Use {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} to tag missed enemies.

| healing = Mantra of Recovery * Charge {{skill|Mantra of Recovery}} before the fight starts.

| healing = Mantra of Solace | utility1 = Mantra of Flame

...d can be used regardless of the specialization chosen. Most of the Utility skills listed above can be changed out on preference, but {{Skill|Litany of Wrath} * The default build above is recommended, however other utility skills may be notable.

| utility1 = Mantra of Pain * Fill gaps in between skills listed in the rotation with auto-attack chains.

* Your regular shatter skills are replaced by new Chronomancer ones. These are very similar to old shatte ...attempts, applying {{Tooltip|Weakness}}) and offensively (denying healing skills, sending them on a 15s CD).

| utility3 = Mantra of Pain You can easily replace {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}}. If needed, you can also replaced {{Skill|Well of Action}} and la

...5 {{tooltip|Might}}. Both variants can dedicate multiple slots for utility skills. | healing = Mantra of Recovery

| healing = Mantra of Solace | utility1 = Mantra of Potence

* {{Skill|Mantra of Concentration}} provides {{tooltip|Stability}} to your group. * {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} for encounters that require heavy CC.

*{{Skill|Arcane Thievery}} {{to}} {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} useful for when arcane thievery isn't needed, e.g. when th * Try not to waste all your stealth skills at once unless you absolutely need to. Mainly used for disengaging.

| utility3 = Mantra of Distraction ...ust}} for '''sword''' and {{Skill|Phantom Razor}} for '''dagger'''. Ambush skills replace the autoattack of the weapons for 1.5 seconds.

* {{Skill|Mantra of Concentration}} * Your CC skills also remove boons with {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Absorption}} and {{Trait|V

Every utility '''except''' {{Skill|Blink}} can be replaced by the following skills: * {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - if you're having trouble dealing with incoming conditions.

* {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} over {{Skill|Signet of Illusions}} - improved CC, less sha ...e up valuable defensive cooldowns but gain more burst damage with lower CD skills.

====Healing Skills==== ====Utility Skills====

...ex}} for '''staff''' and {{Skill|Ether Barrage}} for '''scepter'''. Ambush skills replace the autoattack of the weapons for 1.5 seconds. ...ts including access to ambush attacks - it can even make your clones evade skills such as {{Skill|Full Counter}} or {{Skill|"Chilled to the Bone!"}}, denying

* {{Skill|Mantra of Concentration}} - AOE Stab Use the following skills to generate a clone. There is no real priority here:

====Utility skills==== ...provides damage and more Ambushes. Crystal Sands can be replaced by other skills if the need arises:

** If you're not using {{Trait|Chronophantasma}}, bring {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} for damage. ...s}} to your group. You can provide these boons directly with the following skills:

...or {{Tooltip|Torment}}, which deal extra damage when the target activates skills or stands still. Builds that inflict these conditions are able to deal dama ...s speeds up (almost) all actions in the game, allowing players to get more skills into a smaller window of time. This is of huge benefit to all players.

...ng one of the classes below. It is recommended to experiment with weapons, skills, and traits that suit your taste, rather than copying the choices below, bu ...ut for skills that allow you to evade, such as {{Skill|Burning Speed}}, or skills and traits that grant some defense, such as {{Skill|Obsidian Flesh}}. It is

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...ortunately all of their builds run very similar healing, utility and elite skills, so identifying them without seeing their weapons or animations might be di ...a point as they're still able to do high damage by overlapping various AoE skills such as {{Skill|Acid Bomb}} and {{Skill|Thunderclap}}.