Mesmer WvW | Fun Sword/Pistol, Staff | Roamer Mesmer Glass Cannon

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Summary

This build is not for everyone, you need to have very fast reaction timing and understand you are not a tank. The clones you create are used for shatters "Mind Wreck". That is your primary attack.


I. Weapons and Skills

Berserker's Sword
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
Berserker's Pistol
  • Weapon Strength: 876-1029
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
Berserker's Staff
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Precision: 171
  • Ferocity: 171
  • Weapon Strength: 0-0
Berserker's Spear
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
Berserker's Trident
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
  • Mind Wrack
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, damaging nearby foes.
    Damage: 336Damage (2x): 454Damage (3x): 590Range: 1,200Confusion: 3 s
  • Cry of Frustration19¼
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, confusing nearby foes.
    Confusion: 3 s (65 damage on skill use)Damage: 80Range: 1,200Confusion: 3 s
  • Diversion29¼
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, dazing their targets.
    Daze: 1 sRange: 1,200Confusion: 3 s
  • Distortion38½
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, gaining distortion for each one shattered.
    Distortion: 1 sRange: 1,200Confusion: 3 s
  • Mind Slash
    Slash your foe to make them vulnerable.
    Damage: 202Vulnerability: 5 sRange: 130
    • Mind Gash½
      Gash your foe to make them vulnerable.
      Damage: 202Vulnerability: 5 sRange: 130
    • Mind Spike½
      Stab your foe and rip a boon off of them. This skill does an additional 50% damage to targets with no boons.
      Damage: 280Range: 130
  • Blurred Frenzy½
    Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks.
    Damage (8x): 808Distortion: 2 sRange: 130
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Illusionary Leap¾
    Clone. Summon an illusion that leaps at your target, crippling them.
    Damage: 1Crippled: 1 sCombo Finisher: LeapRange: 600
    • Swap
      Swap locations with your clone. Immobilize nearby foes.
      Immobilized: 2 sCombo Finisher: LeapRange: 600
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Phantasmal Duelist1 20
    Phantasm. Create an illusion that unloads its pistols on your foe.
    Combo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,200
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Magic Bullet½ 25
    Hit up to three foes with a single shot. The first target is stunned, the second is dazed, and the third is blinded.
    Damage: 67Blind: 5 sDaze: 2 sStun: 2 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,200
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Mirror15
    Reflect projectiles and heal yourself.
    Healing: 3,915Duration: 2
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Decoy40
    Clone. Gain stealth and summon an illusion to attack your foe.
    Duration: 3Breaks stunRange: 1,200
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Null Field ¼ 32
    Glamour. Create a field of energy that rips all boons from foes, and cures all conditions on allies.
    Duration: 7Combo Field: EtherealRange: 1,200
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s
  • Mass Invisibility90
    Manipulation. You and all allies gain stealth for a short time.
    Stealth: 5 sRadius: 1,200
    • 0
      Confusion: 3 s

Weapon and Skill Details

#5 and #3 are your important abilities to land they will keep your enemy in place so you can attack them. See rotation below.


II. Traits

Adept Master Grandmaster

III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 16462 (+540)
  • Vitality 970 (+54)
  • Armor 1841 (+5)
  • Toughness 921 (+5)
  • Attack 3250 (+1319)
  • Power 2235 (+1319)
  • Critical Hit 51% (+51%)
  • Precision 1844 (+928)

Secondary Stats

  • Condition Damage 300 (+300)
  • Critical Damage 55% (+55%)
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords -1% (+-1%)
  • DMG to Guards and Lords 4% (+4%)
  • Damage 1015 (+0%)
  • Damage while stunned -20% (+-20%)
  • Daze Duration 33% (+33%)
  • Defense 920 (+0)
  • Experience from Kills 10% (+10%)
  • Ferocity 832 (+832)
  • Shredding Recharge Rate 30% (+30%)

Boons

  • Aegis
    Block the next attack.
  • Distortion
    Allows mesmers to evade attacks for some time.
  • Frenzy
    Increases damage taken by 25%. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Frosty Armor
    Chills foes that hit you.
  • Fury
    20% critical chance increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Haste
    Regenerate endurance at 50% effectiveness when under the effects of this skill. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Invulnerability
    Prevents the target from taking damage or receiving conditions. It is also placed on rallied players for one second.
  • Might
    X damage per attack increase. Stacks intensity.
  • Protection
    33% damage reduction. Stacks in duration.
  • Quickening Zephyr
    Prevents healing. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Quickness
    Makes all skills and actions 50% faster.
  • Regeneration
    Regenerates X health per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Rejuvenation
    Regenerates health. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve.
  • Resistance
    Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions.
  • Retaliation
    Does X damage to an opponent each time they hit you. Stacks in duration.
  • Smiting
    Causes every fifth attack to apply burning. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession.
  • Stability
    Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.
  • Stealth
    Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs.
  • Swiftness
    33% movement speed increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Vigor
    Faster endurance regeneration. Stacks in duration.

Conditions

  • Agony
    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%.
  • Bleeding
    Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time.
  • Blind
    Causes the target's next hit to miss instead.
  • Burning
    Inflicts X damage per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Chilled
    Reduces movement speed and skill recharge by 66%. Stacks in duration.
  • Confusion
    Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Stacks in intensity.
  • Crippled
    Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Stacks in duration.
  • Fear
    Causes the target to run directly away from the caster.
  • Immobilized
    Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. Victims also can't turn. Stacks in duration.
  • Poison
    Inflicts X damage per second. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Stacks in duration.
  • Slow
    Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities.
  • Taunt
    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.
  • Torment
    Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity.
  • Vulnerability
    Increases damage the target takes by 1%. Stacks in intensity.
  • Weakness
    Causes 50% of attacks to be glancing and reduces endurance regeneration by 50%. Stacks in duration.

Control

  • Break Stun
    Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character.
  • Daze
    Interrupts and prevents the target from using skills for a period of time.
  • Float
    Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface.
  • Knockdown
    Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.
  • Launch
    Interrupts and tosses a character into the air.
  • Pull
    Shortens the distance between the user and the foe by drawing one of them to another. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt.
  • Push
    Physically pushes foes away from the player and interrupts them.
  • Sink
    Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface.
  • Stun
    Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration.
  • Teleport
    Teleport to target location.
  • Teleport
    Teleport (alternatively, flash) is a mechanic that causes the user or target(s) to instantly move from one location to another.

Fields & Finishers

  • Dark Field
    Dark Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Blindness
    Leap Finisher: Blindness
    Projectile Finisher: Life stealing
    Whirl Finsher: Leeching Bolts
  • Ethereal Field
    Ethereal Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Chaos Armor
    Leap Finisher: Chaos Armor
    Projectile Finisher: Confusion
    Whirl Finsher: Confounding Bolts
  • Fire Field
    Fire Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Might
    Leap Finisher: Fire Shield
    Projectile Finisher: Burning
    Whirl Finsher: Burning Bolts
  • Ice Field
    Ice Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Frost Aura
    Leap Finisher: Frost Aura
    Projectile Finisher: Chilled
    Whirl Finsher: Chilling Bolts
  • Light Field
    Light Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Retaliation
    Leap Finisher: Retaliation
    Projectile Finisher: Remove Condition
    Whirl Finsher: Cleansing Bolts
  • Lightning Field
    Lightning Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Swiftness
    Leap Finisher: Dazing Strike
    Projectile Finisher: Vulnerability
    Whirl Finsher: Brutal Bolts
  • Poison Field
    Poison Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Weakness
    Leap Finisher: Weakness
    Projectile Finisher: Poison
    Whirl Finsher: Poison Bolts
  • Revealed
    Revealed is an effect applied when stealth is broken, for example by entering combat or exiting a Shadow Refuge circle prematurely.
  • Smoke Field
    Smoke Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Stealth
    Leap Finisher: Stealth
    Projectile Finisher: Blindness
    Whirl Finsher: Blinding Bolts
  • Super Speed
    Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds.
  • Water Field
    Water Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Healing
    Leap Finisher: Healing
    Projectile Finisher: Regeneration
    Whirl Finsher: Healing Bolts
Combo
  • Blast Finisher
    Blast Combo Effects

    Dark: Area Blindness
    Ethereal: Area Chaos Armor
    Fire: Area Might
    Ice: Area Frost Aura
    Light: Area Retaliation
    Lightning: Area Swiftness
    Poison: Area Weakness
    Smoke: Area Stealth
    Water: Area Healing
  • Leap Finisher
    Leap Combo Effects

    Dark: Blindness
    Ethereal: Chaos Armor
    Fire: Fire Shield
    Ice: Frost Aura
    Light: Retaliation
    Lightning: Dazing Strike
    Poison: Weakness
    Smoke: Stealth
    Water: Healing
  • Projectile Finisher
    Projectile Combo Effects

    Dark: Life stealing
    Ethereal: Confusion
    Fire: Burning
    Ice: Chilled
    Light: Remove Condition
    Lightning: Vulnerability
    Poison: Poison
    Smoke: Blindness
    Water: Regeneration
  • Whirl Finisher
    Whirl Combo Effects

    Dark: Leeching Bolts
    Ethereal: Confounding Bolts
    Fire: Burning Bolts
    Ice: Chilling Bolts
    Light: Cleansing Bolts
    Lightning: Brutal Bolts
    Poison: Poison Bolts
    Smoke: Blinding Bolts
    Water: Healing Bolts

IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items

Food Nourishment

Loaf of Saffron Bread
Duration: 30min
Incoming damage reduced by 20% while stunned, knocked down, or knocked back.
Condition Duration: -20%
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Incoming damage reduced by 20% while stunned, knocked down, or knocked back.
  • Condition Duration: -20%
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Utility Nourishment

Duration:

Armor & Runes

Flame Legion Mask
  • Defense: 73
Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%
Flame Legion Mantle
  • Defense: 73
Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%
Flame Legion Vestments
  • Defense: 314
Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%
Flame Legion Gloves
  • Defense: 133
Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%
Flame Leg Guards
  • Defense: 194
Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%
Flame Legion Shoes
  • Defense: 133
Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%

Armor Stat Totals

  • Defense 920
  • Power 175
  • Precision 100
  • Daze Duration 33%

Rune Bonuses

Superior Rune of the Mesmer
  1. Power: 25
  2. Precision: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Precision: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. Daze Duration: 33%

Accessories & Jewels

Mark of the Tethyos HousesOffensive Slot
  • Power: 157
  • Precision: 108
  • Ferocity: 108
Mighty WvW InfusionOffensive Infusion
  • Power: 5
  • DMG to Guards and Lords: 1%
Berserker's Back
  • Power: 30
  • Precision: 21
  • Ferocity: 21
(Infused)
Berserker's Jewel
  • Power: 25
  • Precision: 15
  • Ferocity: 15
Ring of Red DeathOffensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
(Infused)
Mighty WvW InfusionOffensive Infusion
  • Power: 5
  • DMG to Guards and Lords: 1%
Bagh NakhOffensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Precision: 67
  • Vitality: 18
  • Ferocity: 85
(Infused)
Mighty WvW InfusionOffensive Infusion
  • Power: 5
  • DMG to Guards and Lords: 1%
Experiment ZX-27115Offensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Precision: 56
  • Vitality: 18
  • Ferocity: 74
Mighty WvW InfusionOffensive Infusion
  • Power: 5
  • DMG to Guards and Lords: 1%
Zinn's Data CrystalDefensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Precision: 56
  • Vitality: 18
  • Ferocity: 74
Resilient WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Toughness: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%

Accessory Totals

  • Power:704
  • Precision:408
  • Ferocity:462
  • Vitality:54
  • DMG to Guards and Lords:4%
  • Toughness:5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords:-1%

Weapon Set Sigils

Berserker's Sword
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
Berserker's Pistol
  • Weapon Strength: 876-1029
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
Sigil of Superior Battle
You gain 2 stacks of might for 20s when you swap to this weapon while in combat.
Sigil of Superior Accuracy
+7% crit chance.

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Battle

You gain 2 stacks of might for 20s when you swap to this weapon while in combat.

Sigil of Superior Accuracy

+7% crit chance.

Berserker's Staff
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Precision: 171
  • Ferocity: 171
  • Weapon Strength: 0-0
Sigil of Superior Leeching
Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health.

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Leeching

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health.

Berserker's Spear
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
Berserker's Trident
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 120
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85

Water Weapon I

Water Weapon II


V. Basic Gameplay

When you are fighting players it is very important to avoid all attacks using your roll and blink. Switch weapons is very important to gain might.


Main Skill Rotation

Phantasmal Duelist1 20
Phantasm. Create an illusion that unloads its pistols on your foe.
Combo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,200
Magic Bullet½ 25
Hit up to three foes with a single shot. The first target is stunned, the second is dazed, and the third is blinded.
Damage: 67Blind: 5 sDaze: 2 sStun: 2 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,200
Illusionary Leap¾
Clone. Summon an illusion that leaps at your target, crippling them.
Damage: 1Crippled: 1 sCombo Finisher: LeapRange: 600
Swap
Swap locations with your clone. Immobilize nearby foes.
Immobilized: 2 sCombo Finisher: LeapRange: 600
Mind Wrack
Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, damaging nearby foes.
Damage: 336Damage (2x): 454Damage (3x): 590Range: 1,200Confusion: 3 s
Blurred Frenzy½
Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks.
Damage (8x): 808Distortion: 2 sRange: 130
Chaos Storm¼ 35
Create a magical storm at the target location that applies random conditions to enemies and random boons to allies.
Damage: 122Poison: 4 s (168 damage)Weakness: 2 sChilled: 1 sDaze: 1 sSwiftness: 3 sRetaliation: 3 sAegis: 3 sCombo Field: EtherealRange: 1,200
Phase Retreat10
Clone. Teleport away from your target, summoning a clone that casts Winds of Chaos.
Combo Finisher: LeapRange: 1,200
Phantasmal Warlock¾ 18
Phantasm. Summon an illusion that deals extra damage for each unique condition on the target foe.
Damage: 74Extra damage per condition: 10%Range: 1,200
Mind Wrack
Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, damaging nearby foes.
Damage: 336Damage (2x): 454Damage (3x): 590Range: 1,200Confusion: 3 s

This is a very powerful rotation that will kill just about anyone unless they stop one of you abilities. Another option if you get stopped is you use "Cry of Frustration", this will hurt they enemy when they attack you.


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