How to play fire nuker mesmer effectively.

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

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I notice that when I can't find the group as an interrupter that using my ele secondary for fire nuking usually can help me find a group. I have always used Mantra of Recall(the energy one) to get energy, but now I have capped echo and glyph of renewal.

So I was wondering, how should I place my attributes and what should I use for energy management?

Also, for equipment should I go try to find some +15 -1 energy weapons and focuses for switches?

This is for pve and I have both prophecies and factions.

Thom Bangalter

Thom Bangalter

Grindin'

Join Date: Dec 2005

MO

E/Mo

why not go domination and bring pve staples like backfire/empathy/e surge/e burn/ instead of relying on crappy builds like fc nuking?

Sereng Amaranth

Sereng Amaranth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Amazon Basin [AB]

FC Nuking is great. And the 15/-1 stuff is a must for this. Just be ready for some downtime while you recharge. But with 2 meat showers and a few other hot rocks tossed around, there won't be much oppresion while you rest.

LightningHell

LightningHell

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

I usually leave nuking to an Elementalist, and even then, I don't like nuking. :P

Glyph of Renewal MS nuking is consistent enough to outlast your target Mesmer fire-nuking build.

And Domination mesmers ROCK. XD

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

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It's just, being a fire nuker usually helps getting in groups for missions easier then finding the one group that actually knows what a domination mesmer can do.

TeeGee

TeeGee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Poland

Uber Pro Gamers [leet]

Me/E

Still glyph-renewed shatter hex is nuke that elementalist can be jelous for. And it removes 2 hexes from tank. Glyphed empathy, backfire, cry of frustration - all that make mesmer very good pve character.

Sad that so many pve groups aren't aware of mesmers destructive power.

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

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Yes, I like doing damage with domination, but if you classify yourself as a damage dealer/ nuker and they don't see meteors dropping on monsters heads or giant fireballs flying... People tend to freak out and think your sitting their picking your nose while they do all the damage.

Also, does anyone know where to find +15 -1 regen fire wand and focus?

Northrog

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Me/

Energy glyph is good too for fc nuking : an almost free powerfull spell every 15 sec without exhaustion.

LightningHell

LightningHell

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Northrog
Energy glyph is good too for fc nuking : an almost free powerfull spell every 15 sec without exhaustion. Too bad Meteor Shower has a 60 recharge, and most of the other Fire spells are not worth mentioning?

jesh

jesh

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego, CA

Penguin Village

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MercenaryKnight
Yes, I like doing damage with domination, but if you classify yourself as a damage dealer/ nuker and they don't see meteors dropping on monsters heads or giant fireballs flying... People tend to freak out and think your sitting their picking your nose while they do all the damage.

Also, does anyone know where to find +15 -1 regen fire wand and focus?
Tell Anet to fix the dang animations. Which looks like it's doing more damage, firestorm, or shatter hex? Of course shatter hex, but fire raining from the sky sure LOOKS like it's more effective. Can your group see the little yellow numbers? Of course not. Even if everything a mesmer does has to be purple and dusty, make it look like a freakin huge purple nuke of destruction.

Northrog

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by LightningHell
Too bad Meteor Shower has a 60 recharge, and most of the other Fire spells are not worth mentioning? It's too bad if you took only one fire skill...

Cebe

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by MercenaryKnight
Also, does anyone know where to find +15 -1 regen fire wand and focus? I may be wrong so please correct me if I am...There's a weapons guy in Maatu Keep who sells wands and foci, I buy all of mine from him (we have an 'agreement' - i buy all my stuff from him, and he gives me a 20% discount! ). If you can't get to Maatu Keep there is a weapons guy in Bukdek Byway, just out of Kaineng Centre who will sell wands - not sure about foci.

LightningHell

LightningHell

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Northrog
Quote:
Originally Posted by LightningHell
Too bad Meteor Shower has a 60 recharge, and most of the other Fire spells are not worth mentioning? It's too bad if you took only one fire skill... Bolded.

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

Here's my fast-cast fire nuker build, you may need to swap in/out some skills to customize it for a certain area:

Fire: 12
Fast Cast: 9+1
Inspiration: 9+1+2

Power Drain
Inspired Hex
Meteor Shower
Glyph of Renewel {E}
Fire Attunement
Incendiary Bonds/Rodgort's Invocation
Immolate
Res Sig

Gear: Enchanter's set, Rago's stuff

Basically, you have Meteor Shower for interrupt (kinda ironice that you're a mesmer and you're using MS to interrupt ), GoR, Power Drain, Inspired Hex, and Fire Attunement for energy, Incendiary or Rodgort's for some AoE damage, and a spammable spell Immolate for extra burnage.

Energy should be okay if you're not spamming the spells.