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

Player

<pvxbig> [build prof=me/e illusion=12+1+3 fast=9+1 insp=9+1][optional][clumsiness][wandering eye][By Ural's Hammer][phantom pain][drain delusions][optional][Glyph of Lesser Energy@0][/build]

• Optional 1 slot for:

• [[Echo] - to copy Clumsiness or Wandering Eye.
• [[Ineptitude@16] - for melee heavy areas and large damage.
• [[Stolen Speed@10] - to speed up cast times of the rest of your team.
• [[Mantra of Recovery@10] - to generate more spammability, Note: MoR is now maintainable at FC 10.
• [[Psychic Instability@10] - crowd control with multiple interruptions.

• Optional 2 slots for:

• [[Arcane Conundrum@16] can also be used as energy management.
• [[Shrinking Armor@16] additional condition.
• [[Signet of Clumsiness@16] additional damage.
• [[Pain Inverter] or any other PvE skill.
• [[Fragility@16] Can provide good damage and utility.

Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=me/any illusion=12+1+1 fast=9+1 insp=9+1][optional][clumsiness][wandering eye][Signet of Clumsiness][optional][Arcane Conundrum][power drain][optional][/build]

• Optional 1 slot for:

• [[Ineptitude@14] - for melee heavy areas.
• [[Stolen Speed@10] - to speed up cast times of the rest of your team.
• [[Mantra of Recovery@10] - to generate more spammability.
• [[Psychic Instability@12] - crowd control with multiple interruptions. Change attribute spread to 11+1+1 Illu, 11+1 FC, 8+1 Insp.

• Optional 2 slots for:
  • [[Shrinking Armor@14] additional condition.
  • [[Calculated Risk@14] for damage on melees.
  • [[Fragility@14] in condition-heavy teams.
  • [[Drain Enchantment@14] for an enchantment removal.
  • [[Glyph of Lesser Energy@0] or [[Waste Not, Want Not@10] for energy management, useful if using ineptitude.
  • Flesh of My Flesh a resurrection.

</pvxbig>

Equipment

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

Usage

• Spam Wandering Eye and Clumsiness on enemy attackers. 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 foe Deep Wound.

Counters

• Dazed.
• Anti-caster.

Variants

• Air of Superiority as additional energy management
  • 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