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Elite Skills
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Mesmer
The Migraine Mesmer is a common component of hex builds, using Migraine to inhibit enemy casters and hexes to apply degeneration pressure.

Equipment

 * Use full Survivor's Armor with the appropriate runes.
 * For a PvP character, weapon sets should be:
 * PvP Spear of Fortitude, Brawn Over Brains inscription, with a PvP Shield of Fortitude with a +armor inscription
 * PvP Spear of Fortitude, I Have the Power! inscription, and the shield from above
 * PvP Illusion Wand of Memory, Hale and Hearty inscription, with a PvP Illusion Focus of Fortitude, Forget Me Not inscription
 * The above wand, with a PvP Illusion Focus of Fortitude, Live For Today inscription

Usage

 * Maintain Mantra of Persistence during combat.
 * Cast Migraine on an enemy caster and cover with Conjure Phantasm and Images of Remorse.
 * When Migraine is recharging, use Conjure and Images on other enemies to increase partywide degeneration pressure.
 * Cast Spirit of Failure on physical attackers, preferably those affected by other hexes that increase chances of missing, to keep energy up.
 * Disable important elite skills with Signet of Humility. Usual targets would be Divert Hexes or Light of Deliverance, as those two monk elites greatly inhibit a hex build's offensive ability.
 * Interrupt important spells and manage energy with Power Drain.

Variants

 * Power Drain can be changed for anything suitable for the build, such as Gale if needed.
 * Mantra of Persistence can be swapped for Mantra of Inscriptions. If this is done, Leech Signet is better than Power Drain due to the faster recharge.