Curse

Dark Luke · Apr 22, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14

Hey!
I also run from beacons to droks with my me/w! I don't have a warrior primary (and need to save a pvp slot) The build I use looks very similar with only little exceptions:

Illusion of haste
Hex breaker (lasts 30 seconds, gives 15 second window between finished recharge and expiring)
Inspred hex
Balanced stance
Shields up
Healing Signet
Charge (use after IOH got stripped or when you can't afford to stop and recast) or Echo (to copy balanced stance and fill up recharging gap)
Illusion of weakness

And my stats are slightly different:
Fast casting: 9 (so IOH can be recast faster)
Domination magic: 3
Illusion magic: 14 (superior rune here)
Inspiration magic: 2
Tactics: 12

In snake dance I always zone into grenth's footprint, just in case if things goes wrong...

And another note: Illusion of haste doesn't cause crippled if ended prematurely (eg avicara strip enchantments)

Here's a picture of me survived lornar pass carrying 2 of my guild mates:

And here comes the rise of mesmer drok runners!

Avarre · Apr 23, 2006, 03:58 AM // 03:58

Oh yeah, I've seen that build as well. Using shields up is interesting, allows you to have balanced + shields + charge for running past avicara, which is an advantage for sure. I stil prefer distortion for running past other groups though.

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And another note: Illusion of haste doesn't cause crippled if ended prematurely (eg avicara strip enchantments)

That's true. But without shields up on my build, stopping to recast is not very comfortable

Echo is a cool idea too, could help on those long wurm areas or places with lots of tundra giants (another place where shields up helps).

mathijn · Apr 23, 2006, 10:22 AM // 10:22

o.O this is amazing, gonna lvl my mesmer as fast as possible=D

Dark Luke · Apr 23, 2006, 03:59 PM // 15:59

And finally: a video of my entire run (69.6 MB xvid)!

Run duration (full run from beacons to droks) 26:32
Lagged badly in the middle of a tundra giant group, died, wasted 3 minutes...

Avarre · Apr 23, 2006, 04:09 PM // 16:09

Nice, I haven't got around to recording mine, that should help people trying out the build(s).

Evilsod · Apr 23, 2006, 09:40 PM // 21:40

Wish i could've recorded my Necros run aswell. Would've been amusing to see where i started taking the piss ever so slightly too much and ended up with 15 health when a group of trolls jumped me while killing some Giants.

I gave mesmer another attempt earlier this week and got totally battered by Wurms at the first corridor.... the damn things wouldn't let up!

Shields up could be pretty useful though, would make Tundra Giants pretty useless too.

Rayne Nightfyre · Apr 24, 2006, 01:15 PM // 13:15

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Originally Posted by MMSDome

WOW you know mesmers way to well this is beautiful avarre! You must be Lyssa you must be!, awsome work!

All I can say is...blasphemy...

Avarre · Apr 24, 2006, 02:19 PM // 14:19

If someone wants to name one of the twin goddesses of Lyssa after my character, I'm not complaining

Francis Demeules · Apr 24, 2006, 05:47 PM // 17:47

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Originally Posted by Avarre

If someone wants to name one of the twin goddesses of Lyssa after my character, I'm not complaining

If so, who is your twin?

Avarre · Apr 25, 2006, 11:26 AM // 11:26

Any vonlunteers that other mesmers would approve?

Francis Demeules · Apr 25, 2006, 03:03 PM // 15:03

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Originally Posted by Avarre

Any vonlunteers that other mesmers would approve?

/clap

Priceless

Wacky · Apr 27, 2006, 04:36 AM // 04:36

They broke Illusion of Haste.

Dark Luke · Apr 27, 2006, 04:46 AM // 04:46

Horribly. Not just you're now crippled if stripped, casting illusion of haste won't clear crippled condition anymore...

The only workaround is to recast IOH before it expires, but when you get stripped you're screwed... or use a monk secondary which you won't be able to handle frost wurms and tundra giants...

EDIT: illusion of haste is now fixed so that casting will now clear the crippled condition!

lundis · Jun 27, 2006, 07:59 PM // 19:59

omg i love all of your builds avarre...
it is so amazing i have to try it!

konohamaru heaven · Jun 27, 2006, 10:04 PM // 22:04

Lyssa has most definately blessed you fellow mesmer and may she continue to thru out your endeavors.

Avarre · Jun 28, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

Just a note: with changing of IoH, a cover enchantment is strongly advised for the avicara tunnel. (now you get crippled if it is stripped)

Also, echo works better as an elite for double balanced stance.

SnipiousMax · Jun 28, 2006, 06:07 PM // 18:07

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Originally Posted by Avarre

Any vonlunteers that other mesmers would approve?

At the risk of getting my head beaten in by the mesmer community... Shouldn't the other 'twin' be an assassin?

Dragannia · Jun 29, 2006, 12:05 AM // 00:05

I've seen a guy run it with Echo, though personally I prefer Expel.

Avarre · Jun 29, 2006, 08:27 AM // 08:27

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Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

At the risk of getting my head beaten in by the mesmer community... Shouldn't the other 'twin' be an assassin?

Nope. Mesmers are purely focused on the magical capabilities gifted to them. Assassins are split between balthazar and lyssa, as they are warriors to an extent.

Furthermore, the twins are beauty and illusion. In a lyssan order, the heads would be mesmers, though assassins would have places in the order, however not as theological commanders (military and defence perhaps).

Yanman.be · Jun 29, 2006, 08:39 AM // 08:39

Aren't all Sin bonusses bound to Lyssa? ( When you /kneel in front of res shrines in factions )