Mesmer sPvP | Tournament Greatsword, Staff | Roamer Gs staff shatter Lock
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Summary
6/26/15 patch Mesmer Greatsword + Staff Shatter Lock Tournament / team que build.
Please comment productively and upvote if you find the build and guide helpful. I will a dress any concerns you have with the build and create on request builds for different playstyles if you contact me in game @ Sadrien.3470
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I. Weapons and Skills
Weapon and Skill Details
All elites are viable.
Portal over Decoy in teams.
Traits
Chaos
- Metaphysical RejuvenationGain regeneration for 10s when you are struck while below 75% health (15s ICD).
- Descent into MadnessTake 50% less falling damage. Cast Chaos Storm when you take falling damage. This trait benefits from the recharge bonus provided by Chaotic Dampening.
- Illusionary DefenseEach active illusion you control reduces incoming damage to you by 3%.
- Master of ManipulationReduces recharge of Manipulation skills by 20%. Gain Mirror for 2 seconds whenever you activate a Manipulation skill.
- Illusionary MembraneGain protection for 3 seconds whenever you gain regeneration (15s ICD)
- Mirror of AnguishIf you are inflicted by a crowd control effect you inflict the same effect on your opponent (60s ICD).
- Chaotic TransferenceGain condition damage equal to 10% of your toughness.
- Chaotic DampeningWhen you gain Chaos Armor you also gain protection for 5 seconds. While you have Chaos Armor your staff and trident skills recharge by 2.5% of their full recharge every second.
- Chaotic PersistenceEach unique boon on you increases the duration of your outgoing condition and boon duration by 3%.
- Chaotic InterruptionWhenever you interrupt a foe you inflict immobilize on them for 2 seconds and gain 5 stacks of might for 10 seconds. Additionally you inflict a second random condition on your foe and apply a second random boon to yourself. Removed might as an option for t
- Prismatic UnderstandingStealth applied by your mesmer skills lasts 50% longer. Additionally every second you are stealthed you randomly gain aegis, might, protection, regeneration or swiftness.
- Bountiful DisillusionmentWhenever you use a shatter skill you gain 1 stack of stability for 5s. Based on the shatter used allies around you can gain Might, Vigor, Fury or Regeneration.
Domination
- Illusion of VulnerabilityInterrupting a foe inflicts 3 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds.
- Confounding SuggestionsIncreases daze and stun duration on foes by 25%. When you would daze a foe, you stun them instead (5s ICD).
- Empowered IllusionsYour illusions deal 15% more damage.
- Rendering ShatterShatter skills inflict 1 stack of vulnerability for 8 seconds on foes they hit.
- DazzlingDazing a foe inflicts 5 stacks of vulnerability for 8 seconds.
- Shattered ConcentrationShatter skills remove 1 boon from foes they hit.
- Furious InterruptionGain quickness for 3 seconds whenever you interrupt a foe (5s ICD).
- FragilityDeal 0.5% more damage to foes for each stack of vulnerability on them.
- Imagined BurdenReduces recharge of Greatsword skills by 20%. Gain 2 stacks of might for 5 seconds whenever you or an illusion uses Spacial Surge. All of your other greatsword skills inflict cripple for 2s when they hit.
- Mental AnguishShatter skills deal 15% more damage. This bonus damage is doubled on foes that are not activating skills.
- Power BlockInterrupting a foe inflicts damage and causes weakness for 5s. Additionally if the interrupted skill has a recharge time greater than 0 it is put on a 15 second recharge.
Dueling
- Critical InfusionGain vigor for 5s when you critical hit.
- Phantasmal FuryYour phantasms gain 10 seconds of fury every 10 seconds.
- Desperate DecoyCast Decoy when you are struck while below 50% health. This trait benefits from the recharge bonus provided by Master of Manipulation.
- Duelist DisciplinePistol skills recharge 25% of their full recharge when you interrupt a foe. Pistol attacks from you and your illusions have a 33% chance to inflict 1 stacks of bleeding for 5 seconds.
- Sharper ImagesYour illusions inflict 1 stack of bleeding for 5s when they critical hit.
- Blinding DissipationWhenever you use a shatter skill you blind foes around you for 3 seconds.
- Evasive MirrorWhenever you successfully evade an attack, gain a projectile reflecting barrier for 1.5 seconds (1.5s ICD).
- Fencer’s FinesseReduces recharge of sword skills by 20%. Whenever you or an illusion hits with a sword attack you gain a stack of Fencer’s Finesse that gives 15 ferocity for 6 seconds (maximum 10 stacks).
- Confusing CombatantsYou and your illusions inflict 1 stack of confusion for 3 seconds on critical hit (33% chance).
- Harmonious MantrasMantra skills can be activated 3 times before needing to be channeled again. Whenever you use a mantra skill gain a stack of Harmonious Mantras for 10 seconds which increases your damage by 4% per stack (maximum 5 stacks).
- MistrustWhenever you interrupt a foe inflict 2 stacks of confusion for 6 seconds to foes in a radius around your target.
- Deceptive EvasionWhenever you use a dodge roll you create a clone.
Trait Details
Trait Variants:
Dom - I over III ;
Dueling - no suggested variation.
Chaos - IV over VI ; IX over VII
III. Stat Specifics & Effects
Primary Stats
- Health 21522 (+5600)
- Vitality 1560 (+560)
- Armor 1920 (+0)
- Toughness 1000 (+0)
- Attack 3325 (+1225)
- Power 2225 (+1225)
- Critical Hit 54% (+54%)
- Precision 2050 (+1050)
Secondary Stats
- Condition Duration (self) -20% (+-20%)
- Critical Damage 37% (+37%)
- Damage 1100 (+0%)
- Defense 920 (+0)
- Ferocity 560 (+560)
- Might Duration 30% (+30%)
Boons
Conditions
Control
Fields & Finishers
Stat and Effect Details
The extra vitality of the maruaders amulet is is extremely effective in keeping you alive against random pressure because you lack the extra survivability of main hand sword's blurred frenzy.
IV. Runes, Sigils, Accessories & Jewels
Armor & Runes
- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Rune Stat Totals
- Power 175
- Might Duration 30%
- Condition Duration (self) -20%
Rune Bonuses
PvP Rune of Hoelbrak- Power: 25
- Might Duration: 10%
- Power: 50
- 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
- Power: 100
- +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Accessories & Jewels
Accessory Totals
- Power:1050
- Precision:1050
- Vitality:560
- Ferocity:560
Weapon Set Sigils
- Weapon Strength: 995-1100
- Weapon Strength: -
Weapon Set I
Sigil of Superior Fire50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
- Weapon Strength: 985-1111
- Weapon Strength: -
Weapon Set II
Sigil of Superior EnergyYou gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
Upgrade Item Details
Sigils:
Great sword - energy over battle; air over battle; rage over battle; leeching over battle: intelligence over battle
Staff - leeching over doom; generosity over doom; hydromancy over doom, air over doom; strength over doom
Runes:
Hoelbrak - provides the - condi duration that is so important to fight CCs, and random condition pressure on a build with little cleanse.
Pack - AoE fury and swiftness are great support for your team and boosts to your damage if they aren't already filled and your team produces adequate might already.
Strength - for teams with high enough condition cleanse these runes deal 4% more damage and have higher might duration
Vampirism - These runes are very useful in this flux meta with all the burst people are throwing around. Against condition heavy comps these runes are absolutely useless though.
V. Basic Gameplay
Use ranged pressure until a shatter burst opportunity presents itself. Then call your target and burst it into downed state and return to kiting. As squishy as you are you should not be in sustained combat.
Main Skill Rotation
This rotation is designed to down your foe and place an area of denial around them through chaos storm, which pulses poison and daze to prevent revival and interrupt those that attempt it. Leaving any revivers open to bursts.
staff escape
When focused or in a losing fight you will want to escape and take another objective immediately. Use about face key, staff teleport, about face and blink to create a gap of 1800 range in under a second while in stealth. If using portal, skip decoy use.
Mirror blade Interrupt Shatter
This shatter combo is useful for dealing high amounts of damage without having to enter melee. Shatter diversion immediately as your mirror blade hits the target and continue with mindstab. This combination will kill glass targets provided you interrupt them. Use carefully and sparingly as diversion is a powerful defensive tool as while as a strong offensive skill. Can be used to prevent stomps on allies.
Try hard shatter lock combo
This is virtually impossible and should only be used on extremely rare occasions where it is absolutely necessary to try hard shatter a tanky enemy to death. It is much better to use the first half causing an most enemies death in most scenarios. The mantra cast in the middle of the combo is a site glitch, just use the 2nd mantra charge. The CCs are ALL intended to interrupt in a perfect execution, of yet I not seen every interrupt proc because the combo is not optimal for most scenarios. It does have its purpose though.
Preventing Resses
Mass interrupt the res and burst on those attempting the res ( a dangerous feat as long as your around).
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