Is it possible?

Here is what I do with my Mesmer in PVE. He's my main character and this has worked through all of Prophecies, Nightfall, and I'm working on Factions now. I'm a Mesmer/Monk

Empathy
Backfire
Conjure Phantasm
Energy Surge
Power Spike (I intend to replace this with Echo to Echo Lightbringer's Gaze/Energy Burn or Surge)
Energy Burn/Lightbringer's Gaze (If engaging demons in combat)
Heal Area (Quick self heal that doesn't rely on there being an enemy to target, like using Ether Feast)
Rebirth

I have 15 Domination, 11 Illusion, I think 9 Healing Prayers (enough to put Heal Area at 110 HP), 7 Fast Cast, and two leftover in Protection Prayers.

When I go into battle, if there's a cleric, I cast Backfire on him, cover it with Conjure Phantasm. Usually kills itself with it's own healing spells, Backfire does 140 damage. Empathy on warriors or dervishes. When it recharges, Backfire on any eles or other casters in the area. Energy surge and Energy Burn for quick spikes. Up till now I've used Power Spike if the opportunity presented itself, but I'm not too good at that and usually I'm too late, so changing that up for Echo is something I plan to do soon. Heal Area if you need a fast heal and Rebirth when saving the party from a near wipeout. I've saved many, many a party with Rebirth


EDIT: For the last guy who asked about Illusion Builds while I was writing my post. Generally, I've tried to use some Illusion spells and mix it up like that, and I used to be all about Illusion back in the day, but I've found Domination is just much better for slaying. It's easier to go with than Illusion since the degen is usually never realized on a monster.

Just wondering, where does your energy management come from? (Take Leech Signet instead of Power Spike, you get energy from spells, and if its not a spell, you still interrupt them.)

Also, you cant Echo Esurge because they are both elite skills

And instead of Energy Burn, id suggest Spiritual Pain, it does more dmg.

P.S: How do you put skill tags in your posts? [ skill]Skill Name Here[ /skill]

Like that, sans the spaces inside the tags. I'm pretty sure the spelling of the skill has to be exact too.

i tried that and it didnt work.... The skill names are case sensitive. So if you entered:

[skill ]energy surge[/ skill]

instead of

[skill ]Energy Surge[/ skill]

(removing the spaces in the brackets...)

then it's not going to show. This also applies to shouts... making sure you include "" tags, as well as the exclamation mark at the end... including any capitals - "Watch Yourself!" - like that.

Anyway, if PvE had more variety in how you go about killing things, rather than just click click click click = dead, then I think the Mesmer would be able to use some of their more... left out skills.

Just wondering, where does your energy management come from? (Take Leech Signet instead of Power Spike, you get energy from spells, and if its not a spell, you still interrupt them.)

Also, you cant Echo Esurge because they are both elite skills

And instead of Energy Burn, id suggest Spiritual Pain, it does more dmg. I have no Energy management program I just use em sparingly at times >.> And yeah I realized what I said later and that I couldn't Echo Energy Surge.