Curse

leech · Aug 02, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

ok so i've finally gotten the opportunity to make a mesmer, but i have no idea what secondary profession goes well with them. i know mesmer makes a great secondary for lots of other classes, but what makes a good secondary for mesmers?
and i know there is no "best" anything, i'm just wondering what people's thoughts were on what has worked out well for them.

Terra Xin · Aug 03, 2006, 12:04 AM // 00:04

Well im sure someone will give you a much detailed explanation, but here's a general pathway when considering your second profession:

/N - Good for combining the Curses line with Illusion magic

/R - umm, not as favourable, but use Wilderness Survival more than any other line. Supposedly good for Serpent's Quickness, but I dunno. For IW, Beast Mastery is an automatic must.

/W - IW and flurry For PvP instances this is a good choice. Also harnessing the tactics line is more favourable than any other line.

/Mo - Earn yourself the title of "Resmer" and bring rebirth. I don't use healing spells, a monk can do a more effective job.

/A - Shadow arts plays a decent defensive role for mesmers

/Rt - Generous Was Tsungrai + Fast Casting makes a better heal than ether feast. Keep that in mind. Flesh of My Flesh is also good in this area as well.

/E - FC Nuker. I don't care what anyone else says, an Elementalist may have more base energy, but once that energy is used up, its the Mesmer who recovers much quicker.

leech · Aug 03, 2006, 12:14 AM // 00:14

awesome. i probably will go with /mo, or maybe /e, not sure yet though.
thanks

Hella Good · Aug 03, 2006, 05:41 AM // 05:41

Me / N - best sinergy, you can do countless things with this combo

Me / R - worst combination, little to no skill sinergy

Me / W - mostly in IW, but Heal Sig is a great heal that can fit in just about any build and greatly outperforms most alternatives

Me / Mo - mostly in large teams. general uses would be condition removal of fast res.

Me / A - mostly in large teams. shadow arts support. either defensive or stuff like shadow shroud.

Me / Rt - 2nd worse after R. very little sinergy.

Me / E - mostly in a specific 8 person team build known as FC Spike. air based.

Pick Me · Aug 03, 2006, 01:57 PM // 13:57

If this is for PvE:

/R - condition spreader

/W - tactics for defense and movability; IW build

/Mo - fast rezing; fast healing (not as good as monk though);

/E - fast nuking (doesn't have as big energy pool as E/x); great defenses

/Rt - fast spirit spamming; fast healer; fast rezer; fast chaneller

/A - okay defenses

/N - hex master; condition spreader; combat manipulator; etc.

Good luck with your new character.

LightningHell · Aug 03, 2006, 02:42 PM // 14:42

IMO?

Me/A: Dark Escape, perhaps for an IW combo (albeit one that will be smashed to bits in PvP ^_^")

Me/E: FC Airspike, Gale Domination, Glyph of Renewal in case you don't want to dump too much into FC for MoR.

Me/Mo: Remember to bring a hard rez. Purge Signet is nice.

Me/N: Hex spreader, mostly. Why else...? Oh fine, there ARE some things else. Warrior hate, etc. Many things. I don't like being a condition spreader.

Me/R: Used mostly for Serpent's Quickness. For Dom, I'd rather go Me/Mo and use MoR.

Me/Rt: (Pick Me, I don't think Rit spirits are spells.) Flesh of my Flesh, and maybe some Channeling/Restoration.

Me/W: Healsig, or IW. If you're just bringing for Healsig, although it's a great skill, I rather stick to Me/Mo for the hard rez. Your choice.

Any questions, ask. I'm quite rusty, though.

SnipiousMax · Aug 03, 2006, 03:53 PM // 15:53

Rangers and Mesmers are just too oddly similar and different at the same time to really work well together.

/A has a bunch of fun quirky things you can do with it, but most of it has to do with PvP.

LouAl · Aug 04, 2006, 08:38 PM // 20:38

here is my 2 bits:
for one thing, I have found pretty decent synergy between all classes (proph anyway, don't have factions)

Me/E - Glyphs, wards, extra armor, FC nuker (nuker is not my fav, but works pretty well)

Me/Mo - Resmer, monk support (condition removal, heal party spam, vigorous spirit, other non-divine favor based monk stuff, succor on monks - especially a bonder), Martyr/purger

Me/N - Condition/hex spreading, Grenth's Balancing

Me/R - Distracting Shot FTW (it doesn't do any dmg, but it doesn't with a R primary either), beast mastery (I love my dire warthog), Troll's Unguet, Serpent's Quickness, spirit support

Me/W - IW with a FFS cyclone axe and flurry, tactics buffs (least fun secondary for me...I also really hate healsig in most instances)

No idea on Sin and Rit, don't have factions

@Snipious

I don't think you gave the Me/R enough of a chance (you started on a R right?). Probably too used to the awesomeness of a R/ to think it works well as /R

. I have found tons of great combos for PvE and PvP.