New and improved interrupt Mesmer

Hella Good

Hella Good

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

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19 Apr 2006 at 21:32 - 1
This is an universal interrupt build. I am excited to see it in action once Factions comes out. I definitely wanna see how it works vs interrupt rangers. But again, it's universal, so you can use it versus whatever is bothering you.

14 Domination
10 Curses
9 Fast Cast
9 Inspiration

Skills:
1- Shadow of Fear - Faintheartedness 10
2- Stolen Speed (E) 5
3- Parasitic Bond 5
4- Complicate - Cry of Frustration 10-15
5- Sig of Disruption 0
6- Leech Sig 0 +
7- MoInscriptions 10
8- Res 0


Basic idea:
1) Use SoF-Faint + PB on fighter classes
2) Use Stolen Speed + PB on spellcasters
3) Spam your universal inters

EDIT: You can play around with the distribution points.

Eaimirth Etaivella

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

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20 Apr 2006 at 03:19 - 2
Energy management is going to kill this build

Hella Good

Hella Good

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20 Apr 2006 at 07:36 - 3
Could use Stolen Speed instead of Migraine I guess. It will save the points off Illusion. It's also cheaper and has a much lower recharge. Only drawback is it doesn't slow down cast speed as much as Migraine does but then a good interrupt mes can probably do well with just a bit extra help.

In that case, maybe smth like...

14 Domination
10 Curses
9 Fast Cast
9 Inspiration

Skills:
1- Faintheartedness 10
2- Stolen Speed (E) 5
3- Parasitic Bond 5
4- Complicate - Cry of Frustration 10-15
5- Sig of Disruption 0
6- Leech Sig 0 +
7- MoInscriptions 10
8- Res 0

That's very low on the nrg demand.

Eaimirth Etaivella

Jungle Guide

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20 Apr 2006 at 11:18 - 4
Looks better, still harsh on energy but due to large number of signets it might even out.

mighty xxl

mighty xxl

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Join Date: Sep 2005

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20 Apr 2006 at 13:48 - 5
Why don't use shadow of fear? U don't do degeneration but u affect more ppl that way.
And SoF has quick recharge and it's spammable

P.S. use shadow of fear instead Faintheartedness

Hella Good

Hella Good

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20 Apr 2006 at 16:24 - 6
You know, I completely forgot they reduced its recharge significantly. Yea, degen is not the point, it's the universal interrupts. I guess you could sub SoF for Faint. Good idea, thx.

Theos

Theos

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Join Date: Jul 2005

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20 Apr 2006 at 20:29 - 7
Problem can arise from Complicate, Rust, or Ignorance. You will be shut down by one skill. I like the build idea but either you need energy or you need signets, stopping one can screw up both.

Eaimirth Etaivella

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20 Apr 2006 at 21:04 - 8
No offence, but no one uses those skills in the current metagame; it won't be a problem.

Hella Good

Hella Good

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20 Apr 2006 at 22:37 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eaimirth Etaivella
No offence, but no one uses those skills in the current metagame; it won't be a problem. Key word "current." I do think that anti-Signet skills are going to become quite popular. But here is the thing: there is no room to fit smth that will counter Ignorance, or Rust, or whathaveyou. I need the 2 hexes that give me better chance to inter, I need my cover-up hex/self-heal whatever, and I need my universal interrupts... which happen to be Sigs... so I need to speed up recharge with MoI.

You can drop one of the Sigs and the Mantra and take both Complicate and CoFrustration, and some nrg management... But I think I'd rather have the Sigs and the cheap spells. Sigs keep you safe from bunch of annoying skills that trigger upon casting a spell. plus they inter universal... so... it's a good trade-off I think.

Eaimirth Etaivella

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20 Apr 2006 at 23:37 - 10
True; but one major point to keep in mind that all counters for signets are spells-which can be interrupted.

I would still take my power block build over this as I feel I am pretty apt at interrupting (can get WoH and other such spells such as armor of earth 90% of the time); but this is a good place to start if one does not yet have the reflexes.

Theos

Theos

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21 Apr 2006 at 02:22 - 11
Ignorance is a real pain to interupt, its also spammable. The bonus is, however, that the only thing that dtop signets are expensive, *mostly* slow to cast, and hexes. I doubt you'd see rust on anything but a FC mesmer as it will become a hassle to interupt at high FC.

I wonder, instead of making it a hybrid, why not make it a purebred signet build, it should open you up to more possibility of personal hex removal. Keystone with the new wave of signets may hold something.

Hella Good

Hella Good

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21 Apr 2006 at 02:47 - 12
Oh, I am going to make a Sig build but this is an universal interrupt build. Fact is two of the universal interrupts happen to be Sigs. It's like a Migraine build but that works on everything. But yea, I'm definitely going to make a Sig only build.

Francis Demeules

Francis Demeules

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Join Date: Jan 2006

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21 Apr 2006 at 02:56 - 13
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hella Good
Oh, I am going to make a Sig build but this is an universal interrupt build. Fact is two of the universal interrupts happen to be Sigs. It's like a Migraine build but that works on everything. But yea, I'm definitely going to make a Sig only build. If you do Sig Build, you can remove your FC to put it elsewhere.

Eaimirth Etaivella

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21 Apr 2006 at 22:09 - 14
Sig build w/o succor/holy wrath? Nonsence! Yea this is definatly an interrupt build.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

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Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

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24 Apr 2006 at 16:53 - 15
oh .... plz oh plz design a signet build... Ive been trying to work my way around a build for ages... its quite funny having all signets, and die cuz you cant focus them.

Man... if you design a signet build... I would be so happy.... no energy!!! lol.

Keystone + factions signets ftw!!

Kai Nui

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24 Apr 2006 at 23:11 - 16
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hella Good
it's universal, so you can use it versus whatever is bothering you. Does that include your weird jungle hair cut (or lack thereof)?