Mesmer PvE | Open World Scepter/Focus, Staff | Damage Flustered Fragments - with Focus
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Summary
A full condition build that provides multiple clones and quick-summon phantasms, applies some conditions and uses shatter bursts all at a rapid motion, along with some utility for solo/group play.. This is meant for PvE/Dungeons, but it can possibly work in WvW.
This build will be updated FREQUENTLY.
I. Weapons and Skills
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- Ether Blast½Shoot a second bolt of energy at your target.Damage: 168Range: 900
- Ether Clone1Clone. Shoot out a third bolt of energy that confuses your target. Summon a clone that casts Ether Bolt.Damage: 252Range: 900
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- Counterspell½Shoot out a bolt that blinds foes in a line.Blind: 5 sDamage: 34Range: 900
- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- Into the VoidDestroy your Temporal Curtain, pulling your target into it.
- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
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- 0Fury: 10 sConfusion: 3 s
Weapon and Skill Details
Of the shatter skills, Cry of Frustration will be used first, then Mind Wrack. Diversion and Distortion are used when needed.
Optionals/Alternatives:
Null Field can be used instead of Phantasmal Disenchanter. Blink can also be taken as the stunbreaker and Mirror can be used instead of Ether Feast.
II. Traits
Domination
Dueling
Chaos
Inspiration
Illusions
Trait Details
Phantasmal Warden can be make a self-combo for cleansing/confusion bolts.
Combo Trick: Put down Phantasmal Warden, then put down Temporal Curtain (or Feedback/Null Field) on it to create cleansing bolts (or confusing bolts); bonus if pulled nearby foes to iWarden to make a huge AoE (and AoE confusion via Perplexity runes).
Temporal Curtain Swiftness trick: Try to apply swiftness from Temporal Curtain first before using other swiftness boons for it to stack. Do not do it the other way around.
Note that if taking Blink mentioned above, replace Phantasmal Fury with Far-Reaching Manipulation.
III. Stat Specifics & Effects
Primary Stats
- Health 19192 (+3270)
- Vitality 1243 (+327)
- Armor 2471 (+635)
- Toughness 1551 (+635)
- Attack 1863 (+0)
- Power 916 (+0)
- Critical Hit 41% (+41%)
- Precision 1632 (+716)
Secondary Stats
- Condition Damage 1607 (+1607)
- Condition Duration 40% (+40%)
- Confusion Duration 63% (+63%)
- Confusion Duration 63% (+63%)
- Critical Damage 13% (+13%)
- Damage 947 (+0%)
- Defense 920 (+0)
- Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
- Ferocity 200 (+200)
- Healing Power 200 (+200)
- Magic find 20% (+20%)
- Shredding Recharge Rate 30% (+30%)
Boons
Conditions
Control
Fields & Finishers
Stat and Effect Details
45-50% critical hit is ideal to trigger sigil proc and Sharper Images, but the more crit chance, the better. Also, have 17k or more health and armor at 2.2k or more.
IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items
Food Nourishment
Condition Duration: 40%
Condition Damage: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Condition Duration: 40%
- Condition Damage: 70
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Utility Nourishment
Gain Condition damage equal to 6% of your toughness
Gain Condition damage equal to 4% of your vitality
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Gain Condition damage equal to 6% of your toughness
- Gain Condition damage equal to 4% of your vitality
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Armor & Runes
- Defense: 73
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 73
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 314
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 133
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 194
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 133
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
Armor Stat Totals
- Defense 920
- Condition Damage 175
- Confusion Duration 30%
Rune Bonuses
Superior Rune of Perplexity- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
Accessories & Jewels
- Magic find: 20%
- Precision: 14
- Toughness: 14
- Condition Damage: 20
- Vitality: 4
- Toughness: 4
- Precision: 4
- Precision: 4
Accessory Totals
- Precision:346
- Toughness:465
- Condition Damage:679
- Vitality:127
- Magic find:20%
Weapon Set Sigils
- Weapon Strength: 895-1010
- Condition Damage: 120
- Precision: 85
- Toughness: 85
- Weapon Strength: 832-883
- Condition Damage: 120
- Precision: 85
- Toughness: 85
Weapon Set I
Sigil of Superior Earth60% chance to do a 5s bleed on critical.
Sigil of Superior Accuracy+7% crit chance.
- Weapon Strength: 985-1111
- Condition Damage: 239
- Precision: 171
- Toughness: 171
- Weapon Strength: -
Weapon Set II
Sigil of Superior DoomYou deal poison on your next attack for 8 seconds after you swap to this weapon while in combat.
- Weapon Strength: 905-1000
- Condition Damage: 120
- Precision: 85
- Toughness: 85
- Weapon Strength: 905-1000
- Condition Damage: 120
- Precision: 85
- Toughness: 85
Water Weapon I
Sigil of Superior Earth60% chance to do a 5s bleed on critical.
Water Weapon II
Sigil of Superior DoomYou deal poison on your next attack for 8 seconds after you swap to this weapon while in combat.
Upgrade Item Details
Currently do not have all upgrades listed above (still working on getting them). Perplexity runes can be swapped for another condition rune (or possibly Traveler's runes). Scepter's sigil can also be swapped for another On-Crit sigil of choice. Food can also be swapped for another condition-based food.
Note: Trinkets can be full rabid, full dire-rabid or even a mixture of both.
V. Basic Gameplay
While either weapons can be used at the start of the fight, it's usually best to go with Scepter/Focus first.
Autoattack target to get attention. Block or dodge or both if possible then summon iWarden. During the casting, apply Feedback (it's instant-cast and can also be cast when CC'd) or Temporal Curtain on the phantasm . This will cause iWarden to inflict bleeding and confusion bolts (and blind with Dazzling Glamours) or cleansing bolts. Before Temporal Curtain disappears, activate Into the Void for AoE interrupt and confusion (via Perplex runes). After the phantasm finishes its attack and there's 3 illusions up, try to be near the target and then use Cry of Frustation. Continue autoattacking/summoning clones and then use Mind Wrack. Cast Confusing Images from time to time and use shatter skills (particularly CoF and MW) often. Use Diversion and Distortion when needed. Thanks to Illusionary Persona, you can use yourself to shatter (especially good at tagging multiple mobs in DE). You can swap to staff at any time and use their skills. Chaos Storm + Phase Retreat makes great self combo leap.
Note: You don't have to follow exactly like above. After getting 1 clone out, you can go about your own way depending on situation.