Is a Signet build actually plausible now?

Was thinking about it:

Mantra of Inscriptions
Keystone Signet
Mantra of Signets
Leech Signet
Disruption Signet
Signet of Weariness
Hex Eater Signet
Unnatural Signet

Its now a build where you can disrupt and E Deny with an almost unexhausitble supply of skills. Run Mantra of Inscriptions. Then use your skills. When you need to recharge, hit Mantra of Signets, and then punch Keystone. Everything recharges.

For 150 quick damage, you'd spam Unnatural. Mantra of Signets, Unnatural, then Unnatural again. Keystone it, and Unnatural again.

It seems to work in theory.

No self heals or rez... This build would only work in Heroes Ascent or GvG and nowhere else.

Quote: Originally Posted by d3kst3r

Problem is, you're still doing nowhere near as much as if you were a regular Mesmer.

To me, the only reason you would need a Signet build would be to mantain 4 enchantments on your teammates.

For example:

Keystone Signet
Leech Signet
Disruption Signet
Signet of Weariness
Signet of Disenchantment
Unnatural Signet
Holy Wrath
Res Signet

Well, let's say this is as useful to your team as a Spellbook is to a R/G Aggro deck in MtG.

d3kst3r, I would have said the exact opposite, except he didn't bring a rez.

dansamy, I wouldn't say that.

The only reason for a signet build is to reserve energy for some sort of really expensive spammable spell. Think 6 signets and arcane echo + backfire or chaos storm.

Think "purge signet", which eats up all your energy for a heavily stacked ally.

Purge Signet's recharge is bad. Baaaaad. Wait, I've become a sheep...

Being a signet-Mesmer, you lose out on most of the good Mesmer skills - a.k.a. the ones worth having. Actually that theorem works for all professions except for Elly since they don't have signets.

A fun build, but TA at best.

Quote: Originally Posted by dansamy

Quote: Purge Signet's recharge is bad. Baaaaad. Wait, I've become a sheep... Keystone signet hihi.

I've wanted to try a signet build, but meh, it's somewhat lacking in comparison to other capabilities.

Mantra of Inscription
Keystone Signet(E)
Leech signet
Unnatural Signet
Disruption Signet
Hex Eater Signet
Ether Feast
Rez signet/Res spell if you're Me/Mo

This is what I'm thinking for Signet build

Quote: Originally Posted by JR-

Quote: Originally Posted by dansamy

And Purge signet will finally have a use. ^_^


Quote: Keystone signet hihi. Oops, didn't see that.

Signet builds have the smell of fad in them. Going pur signet would lose out on potentially great skills that you really should be bringing.

Think of Signets as energy managment casts...and littlw else. While many of them have good effects, spells will take the stage in a 1v1 or GvG battle.

A build like this should have one of two things: mostly signets with a few high cost spells (that are now not so high since mana itsn't the issue it was before) or a few spam spells that will let you just wail on the opposition for a few moments (omg! Mesmers can spike???) and then swap to signet skills while your mana recharges for the next wave.

You've got a good build idea here, but without spells to offset, this is a gimmick.

Quote: while your mana recharges for the next wave. Ether signet! It sucks atrociously, but with keystone... maybe...

Although ignorance or complicate would kill you instantly

Quote: Originally Posted by Avarre

And if we see an increase in signet mesmers in Ch 2, that will give skills like ignorance, rust & primal echoes some more play.

Quote: Originally Posted by dansamy

I already use Ignorance for Ettins Fam. Thats good for me.