Build:Me/any RA Migraine Mesmer

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached 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: PvP RA

Cut every caster's healing/damage output in halve while disabling most melee and rupting with ease!

Skills and Attributes

Mesmer / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Illusion Magic 10 + 1 Inspiration Magic 8 + 1 Fast Casting Migraine Prophecies Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14 Migraine Elite Hex Spell For 19 seconds, target foe suffers -8 Health degeneration and takes 100% longer to activate skills. 12 1.3 10 Soothing Images Core Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14 Soothing Images Hex Spell For 19 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes cannot gain adrenaline. 8 1.3 15 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Frustration Nightfall Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14 Frustration Hex Spell For 19 seconds, target foe casts Spells 50% slower and takes 47 damage whenever interrupted. If a skill is interrupted, Frustration deals double damage. 7 0.7 10 Power Drain Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 11 Power Drain Spell If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 23 Energy. 20 0.2 5 Leech Signet Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 11 Leech Signet Signet Interrupt target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you gain 12 Energy. 30 0.2 Drain Enchantment Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 11 Drain Enchantment Spell Remove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, you gain 15 Energy and 99 Health. 20 1.3 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 2.2 Template code

PvP Versions of Skills:

• Frustration (PvP)
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14

  Frustration (PvP)

  Hex Spell

  For 19 seconds, target foe casts Spells 50% slower and takes 47 damage whenever interrupted while casting a Spell.

  

  15

  1

  10
• Migraine (PvP)
  Prophecies

  Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14

  Migraine (PvP)

  Elite Hex Spell

  For 11 seconds, target foe suffers -8 Health degeneration and takes 100% longer to activate skills.

  

  12

  2

  10

Equipment

Armor

• 5x Prodigy's Insignia
• Superior Vigor
• Minor Illusion
• Minor Fast Casting
• Minor Inspiration
• Restoration

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Weapons

• Illusion Wand of Memory, 20% cast time
• Illusion Focus of Aptitude, 20% recharge
• Inspiration Wand of Memory, 20% cast time
• Inspiration Focus of Aptitude, 20% recharge
• Illusion Wand of Memory, +15/-1 energy
• Illusion Focus of Fortitude, +15/-1 energy
• Spear of Defense, +5 energy
• Strength Shield of Fortitude, -20% cripple
• Strength Shields of Fortitude, +10 armor vs each damage type

Usage

• Put Migraine (and Frustration) on the enemy monk to make them asplode.
• Frustration on other casters for damage migitation.
• Soothing on Warriors, Dervishes and Paragons. Also works to stop a monk from charging bonetti's if there are no other adrenaline users.
• Manage energy and rupt with Power Drain and Leech Signet.
• Drain important enchantments with Drain Enchantments.

Counters

• General anti-caster
• Off-target hex removal