Cookie Cutter
Originally Published by Inde
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Name: Cookie Cutter
Type: PvE/Hex spammer
Category: DoT Hex/Interupt
The folloing numbers assume level 20. Try to keep younger mesmers around the same ratio; throw more into Dom, but don’t sacrifice too much from FC or inspiration. Remember, mobs grow around the same pace you do.
Attributes:
11 Fast casting (+1 from minor rune)
16 Domination magic (+1 from mask +3 from Sup Dom Rune)
9 Inspiration Magic (+1 from minor rune)
Skills Set
Empathy
Backfire
Blackout
Arcane Echo
Power Drain
Energy Tap
Leech Signet
Res sig
This build works well against castors and fighter type mobs, with skills you can get early in the game (and a little Faction farming from other characters if you don’t have them yet).
Usage: first you need to know which mobs there are more of as you go into the fight. That doesn’t translate into build modifications here, just which skills you will be using with Arcane Echo. That’s the trick: you want to use Arcane Echo to create a spam of the skill that hurts the most monsters in the group. If its castor heavy, use dual Backfires on two separate mobs to bring down their HP, focusing one hex on the teams Spike mob. If it’s a lot of fighter types—warriors and Rangers—then you want to drop a pair of Empathies on two mobs to spread your damage.
In situations where an alpha mob is present (a boss type or just a tough bugger that’ll hurt your team/strip your hexes) use blackout to provide a quick shutdown while the rest of the group spikes.
In all, your DPS is still going to be comfortably high, but kicking up Arcane Echo before each fight takes a toll on mana fast.
Power Drain is your Energy Manager as well as interrupt against Castor mobs. Leech Signet is a close second with Energy Tap for your backup and Physical attack groups. Even if you won’t get energy from it, use Leech sig against non-castor mobs when you feel appropriate so you can shutdown bad skills like heal sig or giant’s stomp.
An example casting chain would run something like this:
Arcane Echo before you reach agro range.
Empathy on Warrior mob
Power drain on Monk mob hex removal to protect Empathy and regain some energy.
Backfire on Monk mob
AE Empathy on Ranger mob
Blackout on Monk mob (if still alive)
Empathy on Warrior mob #4 or reapply to mob #1
Possible substitutions:
Echo {E}for Arcane Echo
Diversion for Blackout or Backfire
Energy Drain {E} for Energy Tap as well as Energy Burn or Energy Surge {E}
Shame/Guilt for heavy cast groups, specifically Shame for monks and Guilt for other castors.
Distortion for Power Drain, or bring a self heal like Ether Feast. Distortion will require Illusion magic, so be prepared to change Attribute setup.
Mantra of Recall {E} for Arcane Echo
Mantra of Recovery {E} for Energy Tap
Arcane Conundrum or Migraine {E} for Blackout or Backfire
In all, this is a decent damage-yield build for all situations that can grow with you. I hope young mesmers find it a useful core to build on while mastering interrupts over hex spamming…though some of us never really do
Play Fair and Good Gaming
“-“ Minus Sign
Credit: Anet, you for reading, and me
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=141340
Name: Cookie Cutter
Type: PvE/Hex spammer
Category: DoT Hex/Interupt
The folloing numbers assume level 20. Try to keep younger mesmers around the same ratio; throw more into Dom, but don’t sacrifice too much from FC or inspiration. Remember, mobs grow around the same pace you do.
Attributes:
11 Fast casting (+1 from minor rune)
16 Domination magic (+1 from mask +3 from Sup Dom Rune)
9 Inspiration Magic (+1 from minor rune)
Skills Set
Empathy
Backfire
Blackout
Arcane Echo
Power Drain
Energy Tap
Leech Signet
Res sig
This build works well against castors and fighter type mobs, with skills you can get early in the game (and a little Faction farming from other characters if you don’t have them yet).
Usage: first you need to know which mobs there are more of as you go into the fight. That doesn’t translate into build modifications here, just which skills you will be using with Arcane Echo. That’s the trick: you want to use Arcane Echo to create a spam of the skill that hurts the most monsters in the group. If its castor heavy, use dual Backfires on two separate mobs to bring down their HP, focusing one hex on the teams Spike mob. If it’s a lot of fighter types—warriors and Rangers—then you want to drop a pair of Empathies on two mobs to spread your damage.
In situations where an alpha mob is present (a boss type or just a tough bugger that’ll hurt your team/strip your hexes) use blackout to provide a quick shutdown while the rest of the group spikes.
In all, your DPS is still going to be comfortably high, but kicking up Arcane Echo before each fight takes a toll on mana fast.
Power Drain is your Energy Manager as well as interrupt against Castor mobs. Leech Signet is a close second with Energy Tap for your backup and Physical attack groups. Even if you won’t get energy from it, use Leech sig against non-castor mobs when you feel appropriate so you can shutdown bad skills like heal sig or giant’s stomp.
An example casting chain would run something like this:
Arcane Echo before you reach agro range.
Empathy on Warrior mob
Power drain on Monk mob hex removal to protect Empathy and regain some energy.
Backfire on Monk mob
AE Empathy on Ranger mob
Blackout on Monk mob (if still alive)
Empathy on Warrior mob #4 or reapply to mob #1
Possible substitutions:
Echo {E}for Arcane Echo
Diversion for Blackout or Backfire
Energy Drain {E} for Energy Tap as well as Energy Burn or Energy Surge {E}
Shame/Guilt for heavy cast groups, specifically Shame for monks and Guilt for other castors.
Distortion for Power Drain, or bring a self heal like Ether Feast. Distortion will require Illusion magic, so be prepared to change Attribute setup.
Mantra of Recall {E} for Arcane Echo
Mantra of Recovery {E} for Energy Tap
Arcane Conundrum or Migraine {E} for Blackout or Backfire
In all, this is a decent damage-yield build for all situations that can grow with you. I hope young mesmers find it a useful core to build on while mastering interrupts over hex spamming…though some of us never really do
Play Fair and Good Gaming
“-“ Minus Sign
Credit: Anet, you for reading, and me
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=141340
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