Elementalist/Mesmer

Sorry if this topic was posted before. I looked through some of the pages and I did not see anything related to this thread so here it is:

Well in Guild Wars I have an Elemtalist/Mesmer. My plan is to become a beatdown spell caster. I want to be able to defeat my foes swiftly. Can anyone give me tips on what to do? If there are any suggestions on a build besides a beatdown caster please tell me. =) Thank you for your time.

You have a number of anti-spellcaster skills, many of which are in Inspiration and Domination. Backfire is a good opener, and maybe some single target air nukes. Pack some interrupts too.

Experiment.

If you want to beat something down, you should go with a warrior. Casters are much more about finesse and timing than brute force. Trust me, I was a Nuker the last two BWEs. For the rest... it depends. Single target or multiple targets? What Mesmer line are you planning on using? Are you going to use higher cost fire spells or mid cost air spells? It is really best that you do some research and play with some things to figure it out for yourself.

by "beat down" do you mean physically as in beating someone down with a hammer, or figuratively such as beating someone down with spells.

ele/mes can't use warrior's weapons, of course.


I suggest you use the air magic line and inspiration as well as energy storage.

Air Magic is awesome if used right (best one for PvP, but this is all my oppinion)
Energy Storage obviously gives you more juice to kill people with.
And Inspiration keeps you healthy and energized enough to keep fighting.