New PvE Builds

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

I've been playing around with my mesmer a bit and was wondering what builds people have come up with using some of the new PvE skills that came with the last update. So far I've played with this one a little:

[skill]Mantra of Recovery[/skill] [wiki]Necrosis[/wiki] [skill]Images of Remorse[/skill][skill]Clumsiness[/skill][skill]Conjure Nightmare[/skill][skill]Auspicious Incantation[/skill][skill]Energy Tap[/skill] Sunspear Rebirth Sig

The build is probably pretty rough since I haven't gotten much experience using it, but it seems to have a lot fo potential.

ArKaiN

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Lotus Branca[Lbr]

Mo/Me

I wouldn't get too attached to sunspear secondary skills. If they stay, it'll be the death of the Paragon.

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ArKaiN
I wouldn't get too attached to sunspear secondary skills. If they stay, it'll be the death of the Paragon. Yea, yea, pure armageddon coming. Have anything to say that deals with the actual topic of the thread? If it's just to complain about the update, there are plenty of other places to do it.

ArKaiN

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Lotus Branca[Lbr]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by XvArchonvX
Yea, yea, pure armageddon coming. Have anything to say that deals with the actual topic of the thread? If it's just to complain about the update, there are plenty of other places to do it. No need to get pissy.
Necrosis was ALREADY nerfed. Also the new Luxon/Kurzick mesmer spall is awesomer than conjure nightmare.

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ArKaiN
No need to get pissy.
Necrosis was ALREADY nerfed. Also the new Luxon/Kurzick mesmer spall is awesomer than conjure nightmare. You can't have both a Lux/Kurz and Sunspear skill on the same bar from what I hear.

Antitorgo

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

Duty

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by XvArchonvX
You can't have both a Lux/Kurz and Sunspear skill on the same bar from what I hear. Really? What I heard was you can't have both a Lux and Kurz at the same time. (So you can't double up the copies of the skills)

Pwny Ride

Pwny Ride

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Aussieland

Prime Players Of [OSHA] ~ [dth] alliance. <3

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by XvArchonvX
You can't have both a Lux/Kurz and Sunspear skill on the same bar from what I hear. Both can be used at the same time.

Man are your sources bad

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pwny Ride
Both can be used at the same time.

Man are your sources bad
Actually I just got confused when reading a quote by Gaile:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Also, Luxon and Kurzick skills are not incompatible -- you can learn both. However, you cannot have both on your bar at the same time. It was late, I was tired...so that's my excuse, lol.

Celestial_Kitsune

Celestial_Kitsune

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Me/

I use a very similar build you posted.

Me/N Painful Necrosis

Fast Casting: 10 + 1 + 2(3)
Illusion: 10 + 1
Inspiration: 11 + 1

Mantra of Recovery (Elite)
Auspicious Incantation
Conjure Nightmare
Cry of Pain (Sunspear PvE skill) *
Necrosis (Sunspear PvE skill) *
Web of Disruption (it can be used to trigger Cry and Necrosis if Nightmare is removed)
Drain Delusions
Sunspear Rebirth Signet

Demo video
Arcane Echo version

Here is another fun build I tried:

Me/E Perpetual Nuker

Fast Casting: 9 + 1 + 3
Inspiration: 9 + 1
Fire: 12

Mantra of Recovery (Elite)
Intensity [PvE Sunspear Skill] *
Auspicious Incantation
Meteor Shower
Firestorm
Ether Phantom (a quick cast, low energy hex to trigger Cry of Pain)
Cry of Pain [PvE Sunspear Skill] *
Sunspear Rebirth Signet

* You results may vary depending on your Sunspear rank - I am rank 8

Demo video (sorry for low quality)

For water version, switch MS and Firestorm for Deep Freeze and Maelstorm (you'll have to switch to emergency weaponset occasionally). Water and fire mesmers can have lots of fun together: AoE snare, AoE interrupt, and AoE damage. They will be less powerful than elementalists, but mesmers can do it faster and more often :P

Pwny Ride

Pwny Ride

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Aussieland

Prime Players Of [OSHA] ~ [dth] alliance. <3

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by XvArchonvX
Actually I just got confused when reading a quote by Gaile:



It was late, I was tired...so that's my excuse, lol. Wow. That confuses ,me and im totally awake, i see where you're coming from. I thought the luxon and kurzick skills where exactly the same

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

They are... they just scale with different titles... so they're technically 2 skills.

I like how 'new PvE Mesmer builds' has just turned into spamming Cry of Pain with the optional Necrosis or Intensity... seems a bit pathetic tbh. The only thing the Mesmer is good for in PvE now is spamming completely overpowered PvE only skills.

byteme!

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

W/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Evilsod
They are... they just scale with different titles... so they're technically 2 skills.

I like how 'new PvE Mesmer builds' has just turned into spamming Cry of Pain with the optional Necrosis or Intensity... seems a bit pathetic tbh. The only thing the Mesmer is good for in PvE now is spamming completely overpowered PvE only skills. Anything that gives Mesmers more of a chance to find groups is a good thing imo.

cellardweller

cellardweller

Likes naked dance offs

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Older Gamers [TOG]

What I've been going with Ill16/FC13
[skill]mantra of recovery[/skill][skill]frustration[/skill][skill]Clumsiness[/skill][skill]Signet of Clumsiness[/skill][skill]Cry of Pain[/skill][skill]Necrosis[/skill][skill]Ethereal Burden[/skill][skill]Kitah's Burden[/skill]

Contrary to its description, frustration works with any interrupt, including clumsiness. I'd love to get rid of EB/KB but I run out of energy without them.

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by byteme!
Anything that gives Mesmers more of a chance to find groups is a good thing imo. Yes... its made them 1 step closer to becoming an Elementalist. And pugs will still rather use an Elementalist.