Mesmer



Mesmers are experts in indirect damage and subtle magic, focusing on manipulation of the target to sway the events of battle to their favor. Mesmers are considered by some to be a unique profession in Guild Wars. The Mesmer is a profession with a steep learning curve; to become a talented mesmer, it is important to know not only your own skills and abilities, but those of every other profession in the game. This is perhaps why a mesmer is generally one of the least used characters in PvE. Related to this, it can also be difficult for players who create PvE Mesmers to be accepted into PUGs because their focus is considered biased towards PvP. Mesmers are best suited in preventing their opponent from achieving their goals, whether that be to heal, cast spells, or attack. In order to do this they make use of a multitude of spells, hexes and enchantments.

The patron goddess of the mesmer is Lyssa.

The Primary Mesmer's base armor provides low protection, +10 Energy and +2 Energy Recovery. A starting Primary Mesmer can expect to have 30 Maximum Energy and 4 Energy Recovery.

A majority of the mesmer's damage-dealing skills ignore armor, meaning that they will do equal damage to a Warrior with 80AL as to an Elementalist with 60AL.

Mesmers are generally thought of as a PvP oriented character, as opposed to PvE. GvG teams will nearly always have at least one mesmer in their ranks.

Profession Combinations
see Secondary professions for a Mesmer

Related Articles

 * Skills quick reference
 * Skills by category
 * Mesmer armor
 * Index of Mesmer weapons
 * Effective mesmer guide
 * Mesmer dance information
 * Mesmer quick references (category)
 * Mesmer elite skill locations

Trivia

 * The name of this profession is very likely derived from the word "mesmerize", which in turn was derived from Franz Anton Mesmer, who discovered what he called magnétisme animal (animal magnetism).