Build:Me/any PvE E-Surge Mesmer

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

Deal massive armor-ignoring damage with Energy Surge and other overpowered Dominations Skills.

Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / No profession 12 + 1 + 3 Domination Magic 10 + 1 Fast Casting 8 + 1 Inspiration Magic 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 1.2 15 Energy Surge Core Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Energy Surge Elite Spell Target foe loses 11 Energy. For each point of Energy lost, that foe and all nearby foes take 9 damage. 15 1.2 5 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 0.2 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 0.7 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 1.2 10 Overload Factions Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Overload Hex Spell For 5 seconds, target foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. If target foe is using a skill, then Overload deals 79 damage to that foe and all adjacent foes. 5 0.2 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Optional:

• For Damage:

• A PvE skill of choice.
• 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
   - AoE interrupt with 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
   - more AoE damage; consider using to finish off foes about to die.
• Empathy
  Core

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Empathy

  Hex Spell

  For 16 seconds, whenever target foe attacks, that foe takes 58 damage and target foe deals 16 less damage with attacks.

  

  10

  2

  10
   - more single-target damage.
• 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
   - Bring a snare if you want to keep enemies from kiting.
• Spiritual Pain
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Spiritual Pain

  Spell

  Target foe takes 79 damage. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 132 damage.

  

  7

  1

  5
   - more AoE damage; in areas with high numbers of summoned creatures.
• Backfire
  Core

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Backfire

  Hex Spell

  For 10 seconds, whenever target foe casts a Spell, that foe takes 147 damage.

  

  20

  3

  15
   - shutdown and strong single-target damage; in specific areas.
• Shatter Enchantment
  Core

  Mesmer. Domination Magic 16

  Shatter Enchantment

  Spell

  Remove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, that foe takes 106 damage.

  

  20

  1

  10
   - Enchantment removal with some single-target damage.

• For Energy:

• Drain Delusions
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 9

  Drain Delusions

  Spell

  Remove one Mesmer Hex from target foe. If a Hex was removed in this way, that foe loses 3 Energy and you gain 4 Energy for each point lost.

  

  10

  ¼

  5
   - Energy management.
• Power Drain
  Core

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 9

  Power Drain

  Spell

  If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 19 Energy.

  

  20

  ¼

  5
   - Energy management.
• Auspicious Incantation
  Factions

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 9

  Auspicious Incantation

  Enchantment Spell

  For 20 seconds, the next spell you cast is disabled for an additional 7 seconds, and you gain 164% of that spell's Energy cost.

  

  25

  1

  5
   - Energy management.
• 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
   - Energy management.

• For Snare:

• Deep Freeze
  Core

  Elementalist. Water Magic 2

  Deep Freeze

  Hex Spell

  You cause a Deep Freeze at target foe's location. All foes in this location are struck for 20 cold damage, and for 10 seconds, they move 66% slower.

  

  15

  2

  25
   - Snare; bring additional energy management.
• 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
   - Cheap snare and some damage reduction.

Equipment

Armor:

• 5x Prodigy's/Radiant/Survivor Insignia.

Weapons

• 40/40 Domination set.
• 40/40 Inspiration set.
• High energy inspiration set.

Usage

• Arcane Echo + Energy Surge
• Use Snares on foes if you brought any.
• Use Cry of Pain + Overload.
• Use Unnatural Signet + Overload.
• Use damage skills on recharge.
• Use energy management skills on recharge; swap to high energy set if you are to low on energy.

Variants

• May replace Overload with additional damage skill or snare, if mesmer hexes are already present in your party.
• Replace Arcane Echo with additional damage skill or snare.
• Replace Cry of Pain with another damage skill or snare.

Notes

• Make sure to hit conditional Damage of Cry of Pain and Unnatural Signet.