Build:Me/any PvE Illusion Mesmer

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This build uses Illusion Magic skills to interrupt the enemy's damage output in PvE while providing good armor-ignoring damage.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=me/any illusion=12+3+1 fast=9+1 insp=9+1][optional][clumsiness][wandering eye][By Ural's Hammer][phantom pain][drain delusions][optional][optional][/build]

• Optional 1 slot for:

• [[Echo] - to copy Clumsiness or Wandering Eye.
• [[Ineptitude@16] - for melee heavy areas.
• [[Fevered Dreams@16] - for maintainable Daze condition.
• [[Shared Burden@16] - for maintainable AoE shutdown.
• [[Stolen Speed@10] - to speed up cast times of the rest of your team

• Optional 2 slots for:

• Glyph of Lesser Energy additional energy management, useful if using ineptitude
• Arcane Conundrum can also be used as energy management
• Signet of Clumsiness additional damage
• PvE skill of choice

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Equipment

• A 40/40 Illusion set and spear and shield sets as necessary.
• Survivor Insignia.

Usage

• Spam Wandering Eye and Clumsiness enemy attackers (re-cast them as they recharge) - target the center of a group to maximize damage.
• Use "By Ural's Hammer!" as much as possible.
• Use Phantom Pain with Drain Delusions to gain 6 energy and give the foes Deep Wound.

Counters

• Dazed.
• Anti-caster.

Variants

• Air of Superiority as additional energy management
• Epidemic for spreading conditions
  • Take additional energy management such as Auspicious Incantation or Power Drain
  • Enchantment removal such as Drain Enchantment or Revealed Enchantment
  • Hex removal such as Revealed Hex
  • Ether Feast if a self-heal is desired

See Also

Build:Me/A AP Illusion Mes