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Thursday, May 3, 2012

[5] Guild Wars 2 Builds - Mesmer: Greatsword & Staff - Phantasmic 2-Handed Illusion Shatterer |WvWvW and PVE

By: Soul Step (Updated 7/11/2012)


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(Reworked 7/11/2012)
This build revolves on spamming your Phantasms to do damage and then use your shatter skills. 

Weapon Set:
Primary: Greatsword
Secondary: Staff

Healing, Utility, and Elite Skills:
Healing:
(6) Ether Feast - Works with this build as you'll be Illusion spamming.

Utility:
This rework has focus on continuously having max Phantasms out to deal as much damage when you use a Shatter Skill.

(7) Phantasmal Defender - a nice survival skill.

(8) Phantasmal Disenchanter - good support and survival skill.

(9) Signet of Illusions - good utility skill for your Shatter skills and Illusions.


Elite: Honestly, the elite skill here is personal preference
(0) Time Warp - It's a nice boost for you and your allies as it is a good support skill.

Traits: Build output is 20/10/0/10/30 with a focus in strengthening your Shatter skills and Phantasms.
Domination:
(VI) Shattered Concentration - this makes your Shatter skill a boon negator.

(X) Greatsword Training - +50 in Power will help with your damage output.


Dueling:
(II) Phantasm Fury - gives your Phantasm a chance to hit harder

Inspiration:
(V) Persisting Images - beefs up your Phantasm so they can take more hits.

Illusions:
(III) Compounding Power - increases your damage will you have your Illusions out.


(VI) Illusionary Invigoration - good utility to have especially when you'll be using shattering skills often

(XI) Illusionary Persona - A nice AOE trick to have when you have melee aggro on you. It also intensifies the use of Shatter skills.


With this build, you should be able to maintain a great sustain damage with bursts through your Shatter skills.

Examples of Illusion to Shatter combos:

Staff: Feigned Escape --> Illusionary Warlock --> Winds of Chaos (until Feigned Escape recharges) --> Feigned Escape --> Shatter

Greatsword: Mind Stab --> Mirror Blade --> Phantasmal Berserker --> Spatial Surge --> Mirror Blade --> Shatter

You can also mix the combo between the 2 weapons, but I'll leave that up to your imagination :D

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