Originally Posted by Nessaja

Leech signet and power drain are two interrupts..

I'm using a modified version of the second one in the original post, where ethereal burden is replaced by ether feast. One of the good things about this is that Leech signet also interrupts Heal Sig/Troll Ungent, yes they have a high cooldown, but if you use them with caution, killing goes in a quick burst of damage anyway, so save it for that moment.

Why Migraine is better then Arcane Conundrum, well you could argue that it has a lower cooldown, and you got 6 seconds of having it on two characters. But that's not the reason.

The problem is that I only have 8 skillslots, and thus I need to utilize the skill slots as much as possible. If I had 2 more skill slots I would agree with you, but I just don't. On the other hand, there is no other illusion skill around that I would use other then crippling anguish. Ineptitude and Illusionary Weaponry aren't an option, fevered dreams isn't for this build. The other three options are energy drain, mantra of recall and keystone signet, from which I wouldn't use any either.

And then you have Echo and Signet of Midnight, I "might" use signet of midnight, but using an elite for blind is something that I would only do against rangers, as warriors don't pose much of a threat. In addition, I'd need to drop imagined burden but I can't say that I like that setup better at all.

So what were you suggesting as you seemed to have something in mind?



was under the impression that they both did 100 each instead of 150, I'm a mesmer player. not an elementalist. You should get the point though, everything can be negated. If it's 300 Touch + Orison ? 10 energy for 30

A cover hex gets removed by inspired hex aswell.. sigh, the point is that everything has a counter, give me a build and I can think up a counter, doesn't even have to be a rare build.



How is it random when it adds to the degen, is fully utilized with 16 in illusion, and nets you one of the best conditions in the game. It fits just fine.



And then you play against 2 warriors and 2 rangers, you focus too much on monks.



You give facts and numbers, and add an opinion to it, example "20 damage a second? Laughable" "Degen sucks in PvE and PvP" "your entire build hinges on only running into poor players", that's what it is about here. I like the effects that degen give me, that's what I focus on, and I can honestly say that I'm rather scared when I face -10 degen. Monks are a pain in general, but luckily I can spread my hexes on more then one target.

Monks without hex removal or only one hex removal are no competition at all. Only monks with CoP and Holy Veil pose a problem - now I'm not sure if we should conclude that any monk who doesn't bring those 2 skills is a noob by definition, but other monks don't pose a problem. You tell me, are all monks who don't bring those two skills noobs?

Your suggestions build around being an anti monk, which was not my aim. And I've put your suggestions down but you still keep hammering on them. I need to be well rounded and I cannot focus on killing monks only.

EDIT: I saw someone under the name Alp Traum playing this exact build in RA on europe. I was absolutely stunned to see someone casting the spells I normally cast, like seeing myself play. Totally RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed up that match because I was typing more then playing - but if Alp Traum reads this, leave a comment.