Curse

avilia · Dec 22, 2008, 11:28 AM // 11:28

I was thinking that with the new buff to Cultist's Orders, the mesmer could become the new necro, letting Cultist's Orders take care of enegry management while using Fast Casting to quickly cast necromancer spells.

[Mark of Fury][Mark of Pain][Barbs][Enfeeble][Angorodon's Gaze][Well of Blood][Awaken the Blood][Cultist's Fervor]
Fast Casting: 11+1+1
Blood Magic: 10
Curses: 10

What about a bar like this? I think it would work best on a hero, but a player could use it well too. You could also use [Order of Pain] or [Dark Fury] for more partywide buffing, though I would take out ATB then.

What do you all think? Does CO offer mesmers a new type of playstyle that is actually good in PvE?

elypta · Dec 22, 2008, 12:10 PM // 12:10

well since cultist fervor chaineble i think it works pretty gd :P
maybe mess around with the necro skill but the idea is good so i am going to try it out :P

upier · Dec 22, 2008, 12:41 PM // 12:41

Does it offer something new?
Yes.
Is it as good as a necro?
SR, FF and the ability to look into a better secondary disagree.
It's just another one of "Meh, it's PvE so it will work"-builds.

A build like this would make sense if you were abusing something the other guys do not access to. Something unique to the mesmer class.
And FC is NEVER that reason in PvE.

ajc2123 · Dec 22, 2008, 01:19 PM // 13:19

add some [Power Return] and I think its perfect.

With cultists there is no need for soul reaping.

You DO however loose the chance for another elite.

Personally I find FC very helpful in pve because most of the time the mobs die so fast I dont get a chance to cast much on them. I use a fairly large amount of long casting time spells on my mesmer so its good to have FC.

Less effective then a NEcro? Most likely because of the lack of an elite.

Passable? Of course! Ill probably run something similar on Gwen!

Luminarus · Dec 22, 2008, 02:47 PM // 14:47

Mark of Pain and barbs are counter productive...

U want something with MoP to blow everything around it up, whilst with barbs it dies alot faster.

Dark Fury > Mark of Fury (imo)

Enfeebling Blood > Enfeeble (pve, which im assuming it is coz otherwise you wouldnt be trying this + its in campfire)

Purpose of Angorodons gaze? It gives you energy which you have in abundance due to Cultists

Overall, ur choice of necro skills is a bit iffy, and the whole premise for the build is imo flawed. Apart from 1 skill, they are all 1 sec or less cast, so FC influence isnt worth it. pve monsters have AI reflexes so .5 sec can still be rupted, and ur giving up secondary for that... id rather run necro prim