Novice at GW, and can't decide a build, help me plz

nikolus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/E

Ok, so i recently really wanted to create a mesmer. So i looked up on guildwarsguru and guild wiki and found two exciting builds(technically 3) for PVP. yes, pvp, i want a pvp char. The builds i found were:

A E-surge Mesmer. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Me/Mo_E-Surge_Mesmer



Mesmer Illisuion Slasher http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Me/W_Illusion_Slasher

Or its varient, the Mesmer Illusionary Beastmaster http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Me/R_Il...ry_Beastmaster

I'm mostly looking for GvG or random arena!

Thanks for your help!

swiftygem

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

I tried many builds from wiki, but I ended up with the e-surge one (replacing the sig and mantra for empathy (warriors) and spirit shackles (assassins and rangers) and shatter for cry of frustration). I guess I like the build because it can do decent damage on quite large area. I just need to have some punch

Sereng Amaranth

Sereng Amaranth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Amazon Basin [AB]

As stated in another thread, check out the top guild battles in Observer Mode (B). Power Block is a great elite to interrupt healers. Energy Surge is great for groups. 80 dmg on multiple targets is great.

If you have a nice trigger finger, try loading up some more interrupts. Power Drain with Domination at 16 will make almost any class very mad. Losing 26 energy and not finishing a spell will kinda do that to you.

LightningHell

LightningHell

(????????????)???

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sereng Amaranth
Power Block is a great elite to interrupt healers.
Not when over half of the monking populace are boon prots...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sereng Amaranth
Power Leak with Domination at 16 will make almost any class very mad. Losing 26 energy and not finishing a spell will kinda do that to you. Edited. :P

Out of your three choices, I would pick EDenial. I usually prefer Shutdown though.

TeeGee

TeeGee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Poland

Uber Pro Gamers [leet]

Me/E

E surge is good for starter - its pretty easy to use and very effective mesmer build.

After u get hang of things u can modify ur build or try something completely different. As stated above - observer mode is great thing for getting ideas.

And btw - don't even try those "illusion slasher" builds...

ubermancer

ubermancer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

******************* Refuge From Exile [RFE]

Yeah totally dont use Illusionary Weaponry. Also, Mes and Sin are the two least noob friendly classes, I suggest another class.

Try getting mantra of recovery and spamming diversion with some inspiration for energy management... Domination and Illusion are two of the best attribute lines in the game.

Lady Callingwell

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Lightning Strikes Twice [LST]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by LightningHell
Not when over half of the monking populace are boon prots... Just find the guardian boon and countdown the aftercast during spikes to catch RoF and it is a nice skill, normally nbot worth it to use your elite skill for though.

LightningHell

LightningHell

(????????????)???

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

I love Power Block - in PvE. 30 seconds is extremely long for a recharge.

nikolus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/E

ok what the hell is gaurdian boon?

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Boonprot monk. Typically brings guardian and rof, protection skills, for a powerful heal and defence combined with divine boon.

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

If you're a novice at GW, mesmer is not a profession that I would recommend that you start with. Mesmer is a more "advanced" profession that proves a lot more useful after you have a firm grip on the mechanics of the game and all other professions.

Mr Fizzle

Mr Fizzle

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/E

As others have said Mesmer is more of a advanced proffesion and requires knowledge of the other proffesions,so you know who to shutdown or interupt.