This build is in the metagame and deserves to be stored. This build has 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: |
Team composition intended for players without access to Zei Ri or Mercenary Heroes, suitable for all general HM content. Blood is Power fuels the mesmer midline while a Soul Twisting ritualist provides party-wide protection. Features both Melee and Caster variants which work well with any player DPS build.
Team Composition
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Hero Builds
ESurge (3)
You activate Spells and Signets 46% 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 39%. |
Variable Skill Slot
- Drain Enchantment on one Mesmer.
- Flesh of My Flesh on the other two.
Variants
- Panic over Energy Surge for increased AoE shutdown for more difficult areas/quests.
- Hex Eater Signet over Shatter Hex in areas with annoying AoE hexes. Do not run as a melee due to the risk of the hero running into the front line.
Equipment
- Adept domination magic staff of fortitude with "Aptitude not Attitude".
- 5 prodigy's insignias.
- Rune of superior vigor.
- Rune of vitae.
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Minion Master
Gain 10 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. |
Variants
- Putrid Explosion over Putrid Bile or Blood of the Master for melee players
- "Find Their Weakness!" over "Stand Your Ground!" if the player build runs and can reliably maintain "Save Yourselves!"
Equipment
- 40/40 death magic.
- 1 bloodstained insignia (not on chest or leg armor).
- 4 tormentor's insignias.
- Rune of superior vigor.
- Two runes of vitae.
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Soul Twisting Prot
12 + 1 + 3 12 + 3 Creatures you create have 60% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 60% longer. |
Variable Skill Slot
- Strength of Honor as a melee player. Drop Spawning Power to 10+3 and raise Smiting Prayers to 8.
- Remove Hex for hex removal.
- Flesh of My Flesh for a res. If playing as a melee, take Strength of Honor on the Variable hero.
Equipment
- Rune of Superior Vigor
- 2 Runes of Vitae
- 5 Blessed Insignias
- +60 HP staff
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BiP Resto
Gain 11 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. |
Equipment
- Rune of Superior Vigor
- 2 Runes of Vitae
- 5 Tormentor's Insignias
- 40/20/20 Restoration Magic staff
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Variable Hero
The setup for the third backline hero depends on whether the player prefers to play with a dual Restoration Magic backline or one Resto and one Prot. It also depends on the player setup (melee or caster damage dealer) and whether or not the player has access to Zei Ri or a Mercenary Hero.
Protection Prayers
Protection prayers is preferred in scenarios in which the player is expected to tank a large share of the damage. This is often the case with aggressive playstyles or when frequently employing tactics such as cornerblocking:
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Restoration Magic
Restoration magic provides more direct and party healing compared to Protection Prayers. It is thus favorable in areas with heavy degeneration or area of effect damage.
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Usage
- Hero AI mode:
- If you play this team as a melee, micro the Soul Twisting Prot to maintain Strength of Honor on you.
- Invite the hero to your party.
- Click on the number next to the hero in the party window. This opens the hero control panel.
- Hold down left shift and left click once on strength of honour. A red crossed circle shows that it is disabled.
- Target yourself (standard hotkey: F) and left click once on strength of honour. The hero will now cast the enchantment on you and maintain it.
- Repeat step 4 if the enchantment gets removed in combat.
- Advanced users can set a custom hotkey for Action: Order Hero # to use Skill # in the controls options to force heroes to use certain skills. If playing a melee frequently it is recommended to make such hotkeys for both strength of honour and Splinter Weapon .
- Before starting a particularly difficult fight, you can force the communing prot to use Shelter ↦Union →Displacement ⇥Armor of Unfeeling so your team is fully protected right away.
- If you're afraid of area damage, you can also flag the heroes apart. It is recommended to place them in a single line, so heroes won't push forward to get into casting range of foes and thus ball with the heroes in front of them again.
- Natively only the first three heroes can be commanded individually. For the remaining four heroes you need to set up custom hotkeys in the controls option for Action: Command Hero #.
Notes
- If a specific hero is required and you're playing the melee version of the team, drop the minion master or a mesmer for damage dealing heroes or the soul twisting communing prot for backline heroes.
- If playing easy content or normal mode, replace the Variable hero hero in the caster version of the team with another damage dealing hero.
- This includes Nightfall missions and quests which require you to bring a specific hero.
Variants
- Ranged martial DPS players (bow or spear) should run the melee variant of the team, but drop Strength of Honor on the Soul Twisting prot for an alternative listed optional.
- Paragon players can instead run Build:Team - 7 Hero Non merc Heroic Refrain
- Players with mercenary access who prefer to play without minions can instead add another mesmer hero. See: Build:Team - 7 Hero Mercenary Mesmerway
- Paragon players increase their team's stability so much that they can go for a more offensive mercenary team build. See: Build:Team - 7 Hero Heroic Mesmerway
- If you prefer to use 40/40 sets on your mesmer heroes, lower their inspiration magic by two points and increase fast casting by one. Replace the superior fast casting rune with a major one.
- 40/40 weapon sets can be crafted by Gertrud in Vasburg Armory or Telamon in Leviathan Pits.
Exemplary Video
The Rescue Attempt as a mesmer player.
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See also
- 7 Hero Mercenary Mesmerway — mercenary variant of this composition.
- 5 Hero Mesmerway — 6-man adaptation of this build