Archive:Me/E Blinding Surge Domination Mesmer

This build was archived 20:47, 3 July 2007 (CEST), for the following reason: Blinding Surge, Gale, and Spiritual Pain nerf. This build had been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP HA This build was in the category Tested before being archived.

This is a commonly used build in Guild versus Guild matches. It utilizes the easy accessibility of the Elementalist elite skill Blinding Surge to provide an efficient Attacker shutdown solution while providing significant amounts of caster harassment via the Domination Magic line. Another skill from the Air Magic line, Gale, is used to increase the user's defensive and offensive capabilities; used alongside the Domination attribute offensive skills, it allows this build to support a team during |spikes.

Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Elementalist 12 + 1 + 1 Domination Magic 8 + 1 Fast Casting 10 Air Magic You activate Spells and Signets 34% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 27%. Blinding Surge NightfallElementalist. Air Magic 10Blinding SurgeElite SpellTarget foe is struck for 35 lightning damage. That foe and all adjacent foes are Blinded for 6 seconds. This spell has 25% armor penetration. If this spell strikes an attacking foe, all adjacent foes are also struck and this spell deals 50% more damage.10¾6 Diversion CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 14DiversionHex SpellFor 6 seconds, the next time target foe uses a skill, that skill takes an additional 53 seconds to recharge.102.012 Shame PropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 14ShameHex SpellFor 6 seconds, the next time target foe casts a Spell that targets an ally, the Spell fails and you steal up to 13 Energy from that foe.101.330 Spiritual Pain NightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 14Spiritual PainSpellTarget foe takes 71 damage. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 118 damage.50.77 Wastrel's Demise NightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 14Wastrel's DemiseHex SpellFor 5 seconds, target foe is hexed with Wastrel's Demise. Each second while hexed, target foe and all foes adjacent to that foe take 9 damage and an additional 9 damage for each second this spell is in effect. This hex ends prematurely if target foe uses a skill. 50.23 Gale CoreElementalist. Air Magic 10GaleSpellKnock down target foe for 2 seconds. (50% failure chance with Air Magic 4 or less.)101015 Shatter Enchantment CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 14Shatter EnchantmentSpellRemove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, that foe takes 94 damage.100.720 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect 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

Equipment

• Health armor.
• Low energy set: -5 energy spear of fortitude/defense, shield as below.
• Standard set: +5 energy spear of fortitude, assortment of shields with +30hp and +10 armour vs specific damage type.
• Emergency energy set comprised of 2 +15/-1 items. Use for those emergency Gales etc.

Usage

• Spam Diversion to shutdown monks and punish spammers. By counting spell recharges and pre-casting diversion, a mesmer can frequently divert specific skills.
• On monks under pressure, use Gale to harass that monk and put them in a situation where they either can't use skills or don't want to.
• Use Gale to forcefully lock down targets or get away from melee, but avoid over exhausting yourself.
• Use Blinding Surge to bring weapon damage to a halt.
• Spiritual Pain does great, armor-ignoring, AOE damage. Use it to assist on spikes, clear any annoying spirits, and increase pressure on the enemy team.
• Shatter Enchantment will remove annoying enchantments and can double as a spike assist skill.
• Despite having two high damage skills, killing things is not your primary concern as much as shutting foes down.
• Glyph of Lesser Energy is your management, try and get it to trigger 2 10 energy spells or Shatter Enchantment and a 10 energy spell for maximum effect.

Counters

• Diversion on Blinding Surge.
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Variants

• Wastrel's Demise can be replaced with Energy Burn or any other skill that can increase damage dealing capabilities. Shame is another possible substitute.
• Use Storm Djinn's Haste for a speed boost if aiding in the process of flag running, or simply to avoid Melee attackers.
• Blinding Surge and Gale can be replaced by "Incoming!" and "Brace Yourself!" for GvG matches to provide decent support against spikes