Mesmer WvW | Large Group Sword/Focus, Greatsword | Support VNG Control Mesmer

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Summary

Mesmer build for [VNG] of Borlis Pass...

 

Focuses on reflects, invisiblity, and confusing the enemy zerg while staying alive.


I. Weapons and Skills

Bolt
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 90
  • Toughness: 64
  • Vitality: 64
The Minstrel
  • Weapon Strength: 832-883
  • Power: 90
  • Toughness: 64
  • Vitality: 64
Twilight
  • Weapon Strength: 995-1100
  • Power: 179
  • Toughness: 128
  • Vitality: 128
  • Weapon Strength: -
Kamohoali'i Kotaki
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 179
  • Toughness: 128
  • Vitality: 128
Kraitkin
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 179
  • Toughness: 128
  • Vitality: 128
  • Mind Wrack12
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, damaging nearby foes.
    Damage: 280Damage (2x): 378Damage (3x): 492Range: 1,200
  • Cry of Frustration25
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, confusing nearby foes.
    Confusion: 3 s (65 damage on skill use)Damage: 80Range: 1,200
  • Diversion38
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, dazing their targets.
    Daze: 1 sRange: 1,200
  • Distortion50
    Shatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, gaining distortion for each one shattered.
    Distortion: 1 sRange: 1,200
  • 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 12
    Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks.
    Damage (8x): 808Distortion: 2 sRange: 130
    • 0
    • 0
  • Illusionary Leap¾ 12
    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
  • Temporal Curtain¼ 25
    Create a wall of energy that grants swiftness to allies who cross it while crippling foes who touch it.
    Crippled: 5 sSwiftness: 12 sCombo Field: LightRange: 900
    • Into the Void
      Destroy your Temporal Curtain, pulling your target into it.
    • 0
  • Phantasmal Warden1 25
    Phantasm. Create a phantasm that attacks your target and creates a defensive bubble, protecting itself and allies from projectiles.
    Damage: 30Range: 1,200
    • 0
    • 0
  • Ether Feast1 20
    Heal yourself. Gain additional health for each active illusion.
    Healing: 5,560Healing per illusion: 640
    • 0
    • 0
  • Null Field ¼ 25½
    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
    • 0
  • Mass Invisibility1¾ 72
    Manipulation. You and all allies gain stealth for a short time.
    Stealth: 5 sRadius: 1,200
    • 0

II. Traits

Adept Master Grandmaster

III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 24222 (+8300)
  • Vitality 1746 (+830)
  • Armor 2781 (+945)
  • Toughness 1861 (+945)
  • Attack 2774 (+916)
  • Power 1832 (+916)
  • Critical Hit 20% (+20%)
  • Precision 1334 (+418)

Secondary Stats

  • Boon Duration 45% (+45%)
  • Condition Damage 36 (+36)
  • Condition Duration 10% (+10%)
  • Critical Damage 15% (+15%)
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords -3% (+-3%)
  • DMG to Guards and Lords 2% (+2%)
  • Damage 942 (+0%)
  • Defense 920 (+0)
  • Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
  • Ferocity 236 (+236)
  • Healing Power 306 (+306)
  • Magic find 20% (+20%)
  • Movement Speed 25% (+25%)

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

Omnomberry Compote
Duration: 30min
100% chance to gain health when you kill a foe
Healing Power: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • 100% chance to gain health when you kill a foe
  • Healing Power: 70
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Utility Nourishment

Master Maintenance Oil
Duration: 30min
Gain precision equal to 6% of your toughness
Gain precision equal to 4% of your vitality
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Gain precision equal to 6% of your toughness
  • Gain precision equal to 4% of your vitality
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Armor & Runes

Furnace Reward Light Helm
  • Defense: 73
Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%
Furnace Reward Pauldrons
  • Defense: 73
Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%
Furnace Reward Light Coat
  • Defense: 314
Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%
Furnace Reward Light Gloves
  • Defense: 133
Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%
Furnace Reward Light Leggings
  • Defense: 194
Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%
Furnace Reward Light Boots
  • Defense: 133
Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%

Armor Stat Totals

  • Defense 920
  • Power 34
  • Precision 36
  • Toughness 36
  • Vitality 36
  • Condition Damage 36
  • Healing Power 36
  • Ferocity 36
  • Boon Duration 15%
  • Condition Duration 10%
  • Movement Speed 25%

Rune Bonuses

Superior Rune of the Traveler
  1. +8 to All Stats
  2. Boon Duration: 5%
  3. +12 to All Stats
  4. +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
  5. +16 to All Stats
  6. Movement Speed: 25%

Accessories & Jewels

Barradin Family CrestUtility Slot
  • Power: 157
  • Toughness: 108
  • Vitality: 108
Magical InfusionUtility Infusion
  • Magic find: 20%
Koss on KossDefensive Slot
  • Power: 63
  • Toughness: 40
  • Vitality: 40
(Infused)
Resilient WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Toughness: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%
Lost Seal of UsokuOffensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Toughness: 85
  • Vitality: 85
(Infused)
Mighty WvW InfusionOffensive Infusion
  • Power: 5
  • DMG to Guards and Lords: 1%
Royal Signet of DoricDefensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Toughness: 85
  • Vitality: 85
(Infused)
Resilient WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Toughness: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%
Golden Relic of RinOffensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Toughness: 74
  • Vitality: 74
Mighty WvW InfusionOffensive Infusion
  • Power: 5
  • DMG to Guards and Lords: 1%
Durmand's PenDefensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Toughness: 74
  • Vitality: 74
Resilient WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Toughness: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%

Accessory Totals

  • Power:702
  • Toughness:481
  • Vitality:466
  • Magic find:20%
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords:-3%
  • DMG to Guards and Lords:2%

Weapon Set Sigils

Bolt
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 90
  • Toughness: 64
  • Vitality: 64
The Minstrel
  • Weapon Strength: 832-883
  • Power: 90
  • Toughness: 64
  • Vitality: 64
Sigil of Superior Restoration
Gain Health on Killing a Foe.
Sigil of Stamina
Your endurance is refilled each time you kill a foe.

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Restoration

Gain Health on Killing a Foe.

Sigil of Stamina

Your endurance is refilled each time you kill a foe.
Twilight
  • Weapon Strength: 995-1100
  • Power: 179
  • Toughness: 128
  • Vitality: 128
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Hydromancy
You freeze nearby foes for 2s when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Hydromancy

You freeze nearby foes for 2s when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
Kamohoali'i Kotaki
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 179
  • Toughness: 128
  • Vitality: 128
Kraitkin
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
  • Power: 179
  • Toughness: 128
  • Vitality: 128
Sigil of Superior Restoration
Gain Health on Killing a Foe.
Sigil of Stamina
Your endurance is refilled each time you kill a foe.

Water Weapon I

Sigil of Superior Restoration

Gain Health on Killing a Foe.

Water Weapon II

Sigil of Stamina

Your endurance is refilled each time you kill a foe.

V. Basic Gameplay

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