Mesmer WvW | Large Group Greatsword, Staff | Assaulter Backline Harass

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Summary

Backline Harass


I. Weapons and Skills

Berserker's Greatsword
  • Weapon Strength: 995-1100
  • Power: 239
  • Precision: 171
  • Ferocity: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
Berserker's Staff
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Precision: 171
  • Ferocity: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • 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
  • Spatial Surge
    Shoot a beam at your foe. The farther away they are, the more damage you deal.
    Damage <300 (3x): 201Damage 300-600 (3x): 249Damage 600-900 (3x): 300Damage > 900 (3x): 348Range: 1,200
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  • Mirror Blade¾
    Clone. Throw an illusionary greatsword that bounces between targets, damaging foes and giving might to allies. It creates a clone at its first target.
    Damage: 259x3Might: 10 sx3Vulnerability: 3 sNumber of bounces: 3Combo Finisher: ProjectileUnblockableRange: 1,200
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  • Mind Stab¼
    Thrust your greatsword into the ground, damaging foes and removing 1 boon.
    Damage: 314Radius: 120Number of targets: 5Range: 1,200
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  • Phantasmal Berserker¾ 16
    Phantasm. Create a phantasm that uses a whirling attack to damage and cripple foes.
    Damage (8x): 200Damage: 259Range: 1,200
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  • Illusionary Wave½ 24
    Push back all foes in front of you with a wave of magical energy.
    Damage: 111Knockback: 450Range: 600
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  • Ether Feast1 20
    Heal yourself. Gain additional health for each active illusion.
    Healing: 5,560Healing per illusion: 640
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  • Veil ¼ 72
    Glamour. Create a wall that grants stealth to you and your allies.
    Stealth: 2 sCurtain duration: 8Combo Field: LightRange: 900
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  • Mantra of Distraction20
    Mantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target.
    Number of casts: 2
    • Power Lock5
      Daze your foe.
      Daze: 1 sRange: 1,200
  • Time Warp ¼ 210
    Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing foes.
    Quickness: 1 sDuration: 10Combo Field: EtherealRange: 1,200
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Traits

Chaos

  • Metaphysical Rejuvenation
    Gain regeneration for 10s when you are struck while below 75% health (15s ICD).
    • Descent into Madness
      Take 50% less falling damage. Cast Chaos Storm when you take falling damage. This trait benefits from the recharge bonus provided by Chaotic Dampening.
    • Illusionary Defense
      Each active illusion you control reduces incoming damage to you by 3%.
    • Master of Manipulation
      Reduces recharge of Manipulation skills by 20%. Gain Mirror for 2 seconds whenever you activate a Manipulation skill.
  • Illusionary Membrane
    Gain protection for 3 seconds whenever you gain regeneration (15s ICD)
    • Mirror of Anguish
      If you are inflicted by a crowd control effect you inflict the same effect on your opponent (60s ICD).
    • Chaotic Transference
      Gain condition damage equal to 10% of your toughness.
    • Chaotic Dampening
      When 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 Persistence
    Each unique boon on you increases the duration of your outgoing condition and boon duration by 3%.
    • Chaotic Interruption
      Whenever 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 Understanding
      Stealth applied by your mesmer skills lasts 50% longer. Additionally every second you are stealthed you randomly gain aegis, might, protection, regeneration or swiftness.
    • Bountiful Disillusionment
      Whenever 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 Vulnerability
    Interrupting a foe inflicts 3 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds.
    • Confounding Suggestions
      Increases daze and stun duration on foes by 25%. When you would daze a foe, you stun them instead (5s ICD).
    • Empowered Illusions
      Your illusions deal 15% more damage.
    • Rendering Shatter
      Shatter skills inflict 1 stack of vulnerability for 8 seconds on foes they hit.
  • Dazzling
    Dazing a foe inflicts 5 stacks of vulnerability for 8 seconds.
    • Shattered Concentration
      Shatter skills remove 1 boon from foes they hit.
    • Blurred Inscriptions
      Reduces recharge of signet skill by 20%. Gain distortion and remove 1 condition when you use a signet.
    • Furious Interruption
      Gain quickness for 3 seconds whenever you interrupt a foe (5s ICD).
  • Fragility
    Deal 0.5% more damage to foes for each stack of vulnerability on them.
    • Imagined Burden
      Reduces 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 Anguish
      Shatter skills deal 15% more damage. This bonus damage is doubled on foes that are not activating skills.
    • Power Block
      Interrupting 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 Infusion
    Gain vigor for 5s when you critical hit.
    • Phantasmal Fury
      Your phantasms gain 10 seconds of fury every 10 seconds.
    • Desperate Decoy
      Cast Decoy when you are struck while below 50% health. This trait benefits from the recharge bonus provided by Master of Manipulation.
    • Duelist Discipline
      Pistol 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 Images
    Your illusions inflict 1 stack of bleeding for 5s when they critical hit.
    • Blinding Dissipation
      Whenever you use a shatter skill you blind foes around you for 3 seconds.
    • Evasive Mirror
      Whenever you successfully evade an attack, gain a projectile reflecting barrier for 1.5 seconds (1.5s ICD).
    • Fencer’s Finesse
      Reduces 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 Combatants
    You and your illusions inflict 1 stack of confusion for 3 seconds on critical hit (33% chance).
    • Harmonious Mantras
      Mantra 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).
    • Mistrust
      Whenever you interrupt a foe inflict 2 stacks of confusion for 6 seconds to foes in a radius around your target.
    • Deceptive Evasion
      Whenever you use a dodge roll you create a clone.

III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 20582 (+4660)
  • Vitality 1466 (+466)
  • Armor 2433 (+466)
  • Toughness 1466 (+466)
  • Attack 3745 (+1645)
  • Power 2645 (+1645)
  • Critical Hit 37% (+37%)
  • Precision 1703 (+703)

Secondary Stats

  • Condition Duration (self) -20% (+-20%)
  • Critical Damage 32% (+32%)
  • Damage 1100 (+0%)
  • Defense 967 (+0)
  • Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
  • Ferocity 486 (+486)
  • Might Duration 10% (+10%)

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

Plate of Truffle Steak
Duration: 30min
Power: 100
Precision: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Power: 100
  • Precision: 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

Zojja's Masque
  • Defense: 77
  • Power: 63
  • Precision: 45
  • Ferocity: 45
Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Zojja's Epaulets
  • Defense: 77
  • Power: 47
  • Precision: 34
  • Ferocity: 34
Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Zojja's Doublet
  • Defense: 330
  • Power: 141
  • Precision: 101
  • Ferocity: 101
Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Zojja's Wristguards
  • Defense: 140
  • Power: 47
  • Precision: 34
  • Ferocity: 34
Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Zojja's Breeches
  • Defense: 203
  • Power: 94
  • Precision: 67
  • Ferocity: 67
Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.
Zojja's Footwear
  • Defense: 140
  • Power: 47
  • Precision: 34
  • Ferocity: 34
Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.

Armor Stat Totals

  • Defense 967
  • Power 614
  • Might Duration 10%
  • Condition Duration (self) -20%
  • Precision 315
  • Ferocity 315

Rune Bonuses

Superior Rune of Hoelbrak
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; -20% Condition Duration applied to you.

Accessories & Jewels

Mark of the Imperial GuardOffensive Slot
  • Power: 157
  • Toughness: 108
  • Vitality: 108
Soldier's BackOffensive Slot
  • Power: 63
  • Toughness: 40
  • Vitality: 40
(Infused)
Royal Signet of DoricDefensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Toughness: 85
  • Vitality: 85
(Infused)
Lost Seal of UsokuOffensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Toughness: 85
  • Vitality: 85
(Infused)
Durmand's PenDefensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Toughness: 74
  • Vitality: 74
Golden Relic of RinOffensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Toughness: 74
  • Vitality: 74

Accessory Totals

  • Power:692
  • Toughness:466
  • Vitality:466

Weapon Set Sigils

Berserker's Greatsword
  • Weapon Strength: 995-1100
  • Power: 239
  • Precision: 171
  • Ferocity: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Fire
50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
Sigil of Superior Air
50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Fire

50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)

Berserker's Staff
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Precision: 171
  • Ferocity: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Fire
50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
Sigil of Superior Energy
You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Fire

50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)

  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Weapon Strength: -

Water Weapon I

Water Weapon II


V. Basic Gameplay

Comments

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@ 04:04 AM, Sat July 11 2015 Reply
Power block so much better on this build.
BladeBraverBureba @ 09:38 PM, Sun July 12 2015 Reply
For small group, roaming, or sPvP? Yeah, by far.

In large group WvW, not a chance. Might stacking is king.