Build:Me/E PvE Panic Mesmer

This build is part of the current metagame. The community has decided this build is in the current metagame and deserves to be stored. The frequency section describes how often the build is used. This build has also received an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

Use Panic for mobs to interrupt everything whilst dishing out damage through Wastrel's Demise. The hero version can be found here.

Attributes & Skills

Mesmer / Elementalist 12 + 1 + 3 Domination Magic 12 + 1 Fast Casting Glyph of Lesser Energy Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 0 Glyph of Lesser Energy Glyph For the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 10 less Energy to cast. 30 1 5 Panic Prophecies Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Panic Elite Hex Spell For 11 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes are hexed with Panic. When a foe hexed with Panic successfully uses a skill, all other nearby foes are interrupted. 15 0.5 10 Wastrel's Demise Nightfall Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Wastrel's Demise Hex Spell For 5 seconds, target foe is hexed with Wastrel's Demise. Each second while hexed, target foe and all foes adjacent to that foe take 11 damage and an additional 11 damage for each second this spell is in effect. This hex ends prematurely if target foe uses a skill. 3 0.1 5 Mistrust Nightfall Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Mistrust Hex Spell For 6 seconds, the next spell that target foe casts on one of your allies fails and deals 106 damage to that foe and all nearby foes. 12 1.1 10 Cry of Pain Nightfall Mesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of Pain Spell Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 15 0.1 10 Unnatural Signet Factions Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Unnatural Signet Signet Target foe takes 79 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 53 damage. 10 0.6 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Optional should be:

• A PvE skill of choice such as Air of Superiority or Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom.
• Wastrel's Worry
  Prophecies

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Wastrel's Worry

  Hex Spell

  After 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 105 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.

  

  1

  ¼

  5
   for nuking mobs, spamming with Wastrel's Demise is energy intensive.
• Cry of Frustration
  Core

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Cry of Frustration

  Spell

  If target foe is using a skill, that foe and all foes in the area are interrupted and suffer 79 damage.

  

  15

  ¼

  10
   for AoE interrupt and damage.
• Shatter Delusions
  Prophecies

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Shatter Delusions

  Spell

  Remove one Mesmer Hex from target foe. If a Hex was removed, that foe and all adjacent foes take 79 damage.

  

  6

  ¼

  5
   for more AoE damage.
• Drain Delusions
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10

  Drain Delusions

  Spell

  Remove one Mesmer Hex from target foe. If a Hex was removed in this way, that foe loses 4 Energy and you gain 4 Energy for each point lost.

  

  10

  ¼

  5
   for energy management.
• Chaos Storm
  Prophecies

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Chaos Storm

  Spell

  Create a Chaos Storm at target foe's location that lasts for 10 seconds. Each second, foes adjacent to this location take 26 damage and lose 2 Energy

  

  30

  2

  5
   to nuke groups, bring a snare if you want to prevent enemies from kiting.
• Tryptophan Signet
  EotN

  No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank

  Tryptophan Signet

  Signet

  For 14..20 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes move and attack 23..40% slower.

  

  15

  1
   for AoE snare.
• Auspicious Incantation
  Factions

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 3

  Auspicious Incantation

  Enchantment Spell

  For 20 seconds, the next spell you cast is disabled for an additional 9 seconds, and you gain 128% of that spell's Energy cost.

  

  25

  1

  5
   for energy management, use with high energy skills such as Deep Freeze or Backfire.
• Arcane Echo
  Core

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Arcane Echo

  Enchantment Spell

  If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill.

  

  20

  2

  15
   for echoing Mistrust or Chaos Storm.
• Deep Freeze
  Core

  Elementalist. Water Magic 3

  Deep Freeze

  Hex Spell

  You cause a Deep Freeze at target foe's location. All foes in this location are struck for 25 cold damage, and for 10 seconds, they move 66% slower.

  

  15

  2

  25
   for AoE snare, use with Auspicious Incantation to counter cost and as energy management.

Equipment

• Full Survivor
• 40/40 Domination Magic set
• Defensive set

Usage

• Precast Glyph of Lesser Energy before combat.
• Use Panic on balled up foes.
• Spam Wastrel's Demise on enemies, Panic will prevent them from using skills.
• Spike with Mistrust, Cry of Pain, and Unnatural Signet.

Variants

• Arcane Conundrum for energy management and buffering Panic (8+1 Illusion)
• Empathy for taking out single foes and hex fodder.
• Shatter Hex for AoE damage with frontline players.
• Use Wandering Eye and Signet of Clumsiness from Illusion Magic (10+1 Illusion). Keep in mind the energy cost and attribute split.

See also

• Build:Me/any Panic Hero
• Build:Team - Mesmer Hero Midline