User:Jasminethetender/builds/mesmer

Warmongers Instability
This build focusses on the frequent Interrupts and Knockdown of a foe. With the timed use of Warmonger's Weapon and Psychic Instability this Mesmer can be a handy team member when facing deadly situations. The ideal use is for the Arenas, but it also can be used in AB to crush some Spellcasters.

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * Armor with Radiant Insignias are preferred.
 * The highest Vigor Rune you can get.
 * A Rune of Attunement.
 * Weapons:
 * A PvP Domination Cane with Energy +5 while health is above 50% and an Inscribed Chakram of Fortitude.
 * A PvP Spear with +5 energy and Health +30.
 * For PvE Characters Eshwe's Wand and Korrub's Vision can be used.

Usage
The main usage of this build is getting on your enemy and  a cover hex on him/her ( or ). When the Hexes are placed on the target cast on you or an ally and begin attacking. can be placed on the target, as it does damage while attacking, so the target won't attack. Then just start wanding on the target and he/she wil be frequently interrupted and knocked-down. When the hexes are beginning to fade away, use for some Energy management. can be used for a nice Enchantment shattering and Energy maintenance. And last but not least, cast on fallen party members.

Counters

 * Energy denial could be fatal for this build.
 * As this is a Squishy profession, be aware of Warriors, Assassins and Dervishes.

Variants

 * could be replaced with for a sure 2 times knock-down.
 * is an alternative for for attacking foes.
 * can be replaced with in AB for for a bit self-healing.

Recurring Soul Barbs
This is a mesmer/necro build taking advantage of two skills, Recurring Insecurity and Soul Barbs. The reason for mesmer primary is for fast-casting to spam hexes faster, instead of running necromancer primary. The use of this build is to spam numerous hexes on the target to trigger the damage from Soul Barbs, which also triggers the reapplication of Recurring Insecurity to double the damage. This build is primarily designed for any type of PvP.

This is a highly offensive build that can take any enemy down quickly.

Attributes and Skills

 * Use any hex that costs low energy and fast recharge. For example, Images of Remorse or Wastrel's Worry.

Equipment

 * Curse wand and focus with 20% cast and recharge.
 * Illusion wand and focus with 20% cast and recharge.
 * Enchanter's Armor preferred. (Radiant Insignia)

Usage

 * Always put Soul Barbs first, Recurring Insecurity second, and then spam all your other hexes like there's no tomorrow.
 * Use Drain Enchantment and Inspired Hex if low on energy.
 * Parasitic Bond is a great hex to spam, fast recharge and low energy cost. It also heals you when enemy dies.  Cast it on everyone.

Variants

 * Optionally, you may want to sacrifice points from Fast Casting for:
 * Inspiration Magic, to increase Energy Gain.
 * Illusion Magic, to increase Degeneration.
 * For competitive missions or alliance battles, Resurrection Signet could be replaced with another hex or another energy management skill, such as Revealed Hex or Inspired Enchantment.
 * Plague Touch is another possibility, for countering conditions.
 * Wastrel's Worry a quick casting Mesmer hex that deals additional damage, providing your target does not use a skill to cancel it.
 * Energy Tap or Channeling for greater Energy management, or replacing Drain Enchantment or Inspired Hex in areas like Fort Aspenwood, where there are not as many Hexes being used.
 * Images of Remorse is a good spell to add to an optional slot.
 * Accumulated Pain is also a good spell to add to an option slot. It helps taking down enemies quicker, and makes it harder for enemies to heal that foe, because of the Deep Wound caused by it.
 * Spirit of Failure increases survivability and helps with energy management.
 * Conjure Phantasm for heightened degeneration levels.
 * Faintheartedness with 1 cast and a combination of degeneration/slow attack in another good hex option.
 * Consider Ether Feast and/or Illusion of Weakness to make yourself a little more resistant.

Flash Fire
This build relies on the Mesmer's primary ability of Fast Casting, coupled with the power of Auspicious Incantation and Echo, to produce a quick spike of highly damaging Fire Magic spells.

Attributes and Skills

 * For PvE play take a Resurrection Signet.
 * For Competitive Missions and Alliance Battles take Fire Storm

Equipment

 * Enchanter's or Radiant armor is needed for the extra energy. In addition to the Fast Casting and Inspiration runes, use the best Vigor rune you can afford and an Attunement rune. For the last slot use either a rune of Recovery or another Attunement rune, depending on how often you find yourself Dazed.
 * Use a +15/-1 energy Fire Wand with a 20% chance to halve the recharge of Fire Magic spells (such as the Fire Wand crafted by Honglei Sun) and a Fire Magic Focus with a 20% chance to add +1 Fire Magic and a 20% chance to halve the recharge time of Fire Magic spells (such as The Kindlerock). Swap to another weapon set when not in combat to regain the extra pip of energy regeneration.

Usage

 * Keep Fire Attunement up at all times, without it energy management becomes very difficult. Beware of enemies with enchantment removing skills.
 * When facing small mobs cast Echo and Fireball, then spam Fireball. When you get down to 30 energy cast Auspicious Incantation followed by Rodgort's Invocation - after these spells you'll have around 50 energy. Auspicious Incantation and Rodgort's Invocation will be disabled for 50 and 45 seconds, respectively.
 * When facing a large mob cast Echo, Meteor Shower, Rodgort's Invocation, Auspicious Incantation and finally the Echoed Meteor Shower - at the end of this chain you will have a full energy bar of around 50 (due to the energy lost to exhaustion). This allows you to keep Meteor Shower up for 18 consecutive seconds, and immediately follow it up with Fireball, Breath of Fire and Fire Storm (in Competitive Missions/Alliance Battles).
 * Use Breath of Fire (and, if you have it, Fire Storm) as your standard damage over time spell - Meteor Shower should only be used when absolutely necessary due to its high energy cost and exhaustion.

Variants

 * If you find yourself often interrupted use Mantra of Concentration as the optional skill.
 * Auspicious Incantation can be swapped for Glyph of Lesser Energy. This makes the build easier to run at the cost of a slight reduction in energy management capabilities.
 * Breath of Fire can be swapped for:
 * Fire Storm (in PvE), which costs 5 more energy but causes more total damage over time (assuming enemies don't break aggro).
 * Lava Font, if you find yourself often surrounded by foes.
 * Immolate, for more damage against one enemy.
 * Glowing Gaze, for more energy management. Echo Rodgort's Invocation rather than Fireball or Meteor Shower if you bring this spell.
 * Mark of Rodgort, for less direct damage but more degeneration through burning. If you bring this spell consider using Glowing Gaze in the optional slot.
 * For Competitive Missions and Alliance Battles consider swapping Breath of Fire and Fire Storm for Immolate and Glowing Gaze. This increases the amount of spike damage you can do at the cost of reducing the area of effect damage you can cause.

Flash Flood
The Fast Casting Water Ele is a build primarily used in Alliance Battles. It uses Dual attunements to spam water magic spells at a low energy cost.

Usage

 * Put up both attunements before fighting.
 * Spam Ice Spear to deal damage
 * When facing a warrior use blurred vision to lower their chance of hitting.
 * When facing someone who needs to be close to do damage (such as a warrior or touch ranger) use Ice Spikes to slow them down.
 * Against casters, slow them down and cast maelstrom to keep them interrupted. They usually won't notice Maelstrom is there until it has dealt a lot of damage.
 * To slow down large groups use Deep Freeze.
 * Use Armor of Mist to get away quickly, to run to another cap point, or to avoid getting hit.

Counters

 * Any spammer counters such as backfire
 * Enchantment Removal

Air Spiker
This Mesmer build is a powerful air spiker that utilizes the Mesmer's Fast Casting ability to quickly spam spells to take down opponents.

Usage

 * Maintain Air Attunement, covered with Channeling at all times.
 * Precast Glyph of Lesser Energy, followed by Invoke Lightning and Lightning Orb for a cheap spike.
 * Lightning Strike is to be cast outside of main spikes.
 * Knockdown enemies with Gale
 * Resurrect fallen party members with Resurrection Signet.

Counters

 * Any massive damage or degeneration will kill you in a matter of seconds. The build is best suited for teams containing monks or other support characters to offset the health loss.
 * Anti-spamming skills such as Backfire or Spiteful Spirit.
 * Enchantment removal will shut-down the build for a long period of time.

Equipment

 * A 20% HCT/HSR Air Magic Staff with a 20% Enchantment mod would be ideal.
 * Charlatan's for the +10 armor while enchanted.

Variants

 * Blinding Flash can replace Channeling for more defense against attackers, but beware when replacing Channeling, as you will remove your only option for a cover enchantment.
 * Lightning Javelin can be used for interruption.
 * Arc Lightning can serve as a replacement for Channeling; sacrificing longer recharge for less energy spent.
 * Lightning Bolt can also replace Channeling to fill intervals and hit moving foes.

Mystic IW
The Me/D Mystic IW is a PvP build that uses Illusionary Weaponry to deal armor ignoring damage coupled with Dervish Earth and Wind prayers for increased attack rate and protection. High health regeneration and deterants from Earth Prayers defend the IW Mesmer, while Wind Prayers allow the mesmer to attack 25% faster with a Sword or Axe and quickly heal.

Usage

 * Casting Illusion of Weakness at the start.
 * Before attacking, cast Illusionary Weaponry and Mystic Regeneration. Maintain these enchantments.
 * Heal with Dwayna's Touch.
 * When near to target, enter the Whirling Charge stance.
 * Use Veil of Thorns and Armor of Sanctity to deter attackers and boost defenses when under attack.

Equipment

 * Totem Axe, Rajazan's Fervor or nearest alternative
 * Forgotten Fan or focus of choice
 * Blessed Insignia's

Counters

 * Enchantment removal
 * Interruption of Illusionary Weaponry
 * Damage spikes
 * Energy denial

Variants

 * Armor of Sanctity can be replaced by Sympathetic Visage
 * Veil of Thorns or Armor of Sanctity can be replaced by Aura of Thorns to cripple your target
 * Lyssa's Haste can be useful to boost speed and help energy management.

Attributes and Skills

 * You may switch Conjure Phantasm for the more powerful, but more costly, Conjure Nightmare.
 * The optional slot may be filled with a defensive skill like Distortion, or an offensive hex as another trigger for Discord.
 * You can switch Kitah's Burden and Enfeeble for Phantom Pain and Shatter Delusions.
 * Web of Disruption works as a handy, albeit awkward, cover hex. Use Shatter Delusions as an interrupt on a target hexed with Web of Disruption.
 * Parasitic Bond could also be used as another cover.
 * Arcane Echo for extra spammage.

Equipment

 * The correct runes, a Rune of Superior Vigor, and as many Runes of Attunements and Radiant Insignias you can use.
 * A Death Staff with HCT,HRT for Death Magic spells.

Usage

 * Start the battle with Illusion of Weakness, be sure to let your health regenerate before moving in.
 * Cast Conjure Phantasm -> any other cover hex you have -> Kitah's Burden/Phantom Pain -> Shatter Delusions/Enfeeble -> Discord. After the first chain continue to spam Discord until either your target dies, or until you have to renew your hexes/conditions.
 * After you've killed your target, use Consume Corpse to regain health and energy.
 * If you brought Web of Disruption, use it as both a cover hex and an interrupt, as well as a good hex to fuel Shatter Delusions.

Counters

 * Anti spamming skills such as, Diversion, Backfire, Spiteful Spirit, Distracting Shot, etc.
 * Quick condition and hex removal (this isn't as big of a problem against enchanted foes).