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The Psychic Interrupter abuses heroes' godlike reflexes to interrupt and damage opponents while providing knockdowns with Psychic Instability. The build also has great energy management to keep the hero interrupting all day long.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/any fas=11+1 insp=8+1][Psychic Instability][optional][optional][optional][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build] </pvxbig> These are the common skills in all Psychic Instability builds. However, there is a large number of specific variants to fill the optional slots:

/ Domination Variant
/ Illusion Variant
/ Channeling Variant
/ Smite Variant

Specific Variants

Domination Variant

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/any dom=11+1+1 fas=11+1 insp=8+1][Psychic Instability][Cry Of Frustration][Empathy][unnatural signet][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build] </pvxbig> Optional Slot for:

Illusion Variant

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/any illu=11+1+1 fas=11+1 insp=8+1][Psychic Instability][wandering eye][clumsiness][signet of clumsiness][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build] </pvxbig> Optional Slot for:

Channeling Variant

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/rit fas=10+1+1 insp=8+1 channel=12][Psychic Instability][Ancestor's Rage][Splinter Weapon][Spirit Rift][Gaze from Beyond][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build] </pvxbig> Optional Slot for:

Smite Variant

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/monk fas=10+1+1 insp=8+1 smit=12][Psychic Instability][Reversal of Damage][Smite Hex][Smite Condition][Holy Wrath][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build] </pvxbig> Optional Slot for:

Equipment

Prodigy's or Survivor's Insignias.
Any decent staff or wand/focus pair in the highest attribute invested in pair is fine. Generally something along the lines of Staff of Despair, The Mindclouder, or Staff of the Forgotten would be ideal.

Usage

Set hero to guard

Counters

Dazed
Standard caster counters

Variants

Leech Signet over Waste Not, Want Not
Drain Enchantment
Flesh of My Flesh, Death Pact Signet, Resurrection Chant, or any other res skill.

Notes

While heroes do not fail to interrupt they are quite indiscriminate about who or what they interrupt. This means that careful targeting is needed if you want a hero to interrupt a specific foe such as a boss.
Waste Not, Want Not is preferred over Leech Signet so that the hero is more likely to use Psychic Instability instead of choosing from three available interrupts. It also works more often because foes will be knocked down.

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-The Psychic Interrupter abuses heroes' godlike reflexes to interrupt and damage opponents while providing knockdowns with Psychic Instability. The addition of rit support skills to buff your melee adds to the versatility and effectiveness of the build. The build also has great energy management to keep the hero interrupting all day long.
+The Psychic Interrupter abuses heroes' godlike reflexes to interrupt and damage opponents while providing knockdowns with Psychic Instability. The build also has great energy management to keep the hero interrupting all day long.
 == Attributes and Skills ==
+<pvxbig>
+[build prof=Mesmer/any fas=11+1 insp=8+1][Psychic Instability][optional][optional][optional][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
+</pvxbig>
+These are the common skills in all Psychic Instability builds. However, there is a large number of specific variants to fill the optional slots:
+*{{me}}/{{any}} '''Domination Variant'''
+*{{me}}/{{any}} '''Illusion Variant'''
+*{{me}}/{{rt}} '''Channeling Variant'''
+*{{me}}/{{mo}} '''Smite Variant'''
+<br>
+== '''Specific Variants''' ==
 ===Domination Variant===
 <pvxbig>
-[build prof=Mesmer/any dom=12+1+1 fas=10+1 insp=8][Psychic Instability][Cry Of Frustration][Empathy][signet of weariness][unnatural signet][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
+[build prof=Mesmer/any dom=11+1+1 fas=11+1 insp=8+1][Psychic Instability][Cry Of Frustration][Empathy][unnatural signet][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
 </pvxbig>
-{{skill icon|Optional}} '''slot for:'''
+{{skill icon|Optional}} '''Slot for:'''
 *{{skill icon|Overload}}
 *{{skill icon|Wastrel's Worry}}
+*{{skill icon|Wastrel's Demise}}
-*[[File:Restore Life.jpg|25px]] res of choice
+*{{skill icon|Backfire}}
+*{{skill icon|Shatter Hex}}
+*{{skill icon|Signet of Weariness}}
 ===Illusion Variant===
 <pvxbig>
-[build prof=Mesmer/any illu=12+1+1 fas=10+1 insp=8][Psychic Instability][wandering eye][clumsiness][signet of clumsiness][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
+[build prof=Mesmer/any illu=11+1+1 fas=11+1 insp=8+1][Psychic Instability][wandering eye][clumsiness][signet of clumsiness][optional][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
 </pvxbig>
-{{skill icon|Optional}} '''slot for:'''
+{{skill icon|Optional}} '''Slot for:'''
 *{{skill icon|Arcane Conundrum}}
 *{{skill icon|Accumulated Pain}}
+*{{skill icon|Fragility}}
-*[[File:Restore Life.jpg|25px]] res of choice
+===Channeling Variant===
+<pvxbig>
+[build prof=Mesmer/rit fas=10+1+1 insp=8+1 channel=12][Psychic Instability][Ancestor's Rage][Splinter Weapon][Spirit Rift][Gaze from Beyond][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
+</pvxbig>
+{{skill icon|Optional}} '''Slot for:'''
+*{{skill icon|Agony}}
+*{{skill icon|Spirit Burn}}
+*{{skill icon|Lamentation}}
+===Smite Variant===
+<pvxbig>
+[build prof=Mesmer/monk fas=10+1+1 insp=8+1 smit=12][Psychic Instability][Reversal of Damage][Smite Hex][Smite Condition][Holy Wrath][optional][waste not, want not][power drain][/build]
+</pvxbig>
+{{skill icon|Optional}} '''Slot for:'''
+*{{skill icon|Zealot's Fire}}
+*{{skill icon|Judge's Insight}}
+*{{skill icon|Strength of Honor}}
 == Equipment ==
 * Prodigy's or Survivor's Insignias.
-* Any decent domination staff or focus/wand pair is fine. Generally something along the lines of a [[gw:Staff of Despair|Staff of Despair]] or a [[gw:Staff of the Forgotten|Staff of the Forgotten]] would be ideal.
+* Any decent staff or wand/focus pair in the highest attribute invested in pair is fine. Generally something along the lines of [[gw:Staff of Despair|Staff of Despair]], [[gw:The Mindclouder|The Mindclouder]], or [[gw:Staff of the Forgotten|Staff of the Forgotten]] would be ideal.
 == Usage ==
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 == Counters ==
 * Dazed
-* Standard anti-caster counters
+* Standard caster counters
 == Variants ==
-*[[gw:Waste Not, Want Not|Waste Not, Want Not]] for leech signet.
+*[[gww:Leech Signet|Leech Signet]] over [[gww:Waste Not, Want Not|Waste Not, Want Not]]
-*[[gww:Backfire|Backfire]]
+*[[gww:Drain Enchantment|Drain Enchantment]]
+*[[gww:Flesh of my Flesh|Flesh of My Flesh]], [[gww:Death Pact Signet|Death Pact Signet]], [[gww:Resurrection Chant|Resurrection Chant]], or any other [[gww:Resurrection|res skill]].
-*[[gww:Shatter Hex|Shatter Hex]]
-*[[gww:Drain Enchantment|Drain Enchantment]].
 == Notes ==
 * While heroes do not fail to interrupt they are quite indiscriminate about who or what they interrupt. This means that careful targeting is needed if you want a hero to interrupt a specific foe such as a boss.
+* Waste Not, Want Not is preferred over Leech Signet so that the hero is more likely to use Psychic Instability instead of choosing from three available interrupts. It also works more often because foes will be knocked down.