Build:Me/D VoR Mesmer

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP AB PvP CM PvP GvG PvP HA

This build is part of the current PvP meta. Remove this tag if it no longer exists in the current PvP metagame.

Abusing massively overpowered skills with Visions of Regret, making sure your opponent does nothing or takes damage.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Dervish 12 + 1 + 1 Domination Magic 9 + 1 Inspiration Magic 8 + 1 Fast Casting 5 Earth Prayers Visions of Regret Nightfall Mesmer. Domination Magic 14 Visions of Regret Elite Hex Spell For 10 seconds, target foe and adjacent foes take 43 damage whenever they use a skill and 47 damage if not under the effects of another Mesmer hex. 20 1.3 10 Backfire Core Mesmer. Domination Magic 14 Backfire Hex Spell For 10 seconds, whenever target foe casts a Spell, that foe takes 133 damage. 20 2.0 15 Empathy Core Mesmer. Domination Magic 14 Empathy Hex Spell For 14 seconds, whenever target foe attacks, that foe takes 52 damage. 10 1.3 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Power Drain Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10 Power Drain Spell If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 21 Energy. 20 0.2 5 Drain Enchantment Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10 Drain Enchantment Spell Remove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, you gain 14 Energy and 93 Health. 20 1.3 5 Pious Concentration Nightfall Dervish. Earth Prayers 5 Pious Concentration Stance For 10 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 1 Enchantment or Pious Concentration ends. 5 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 2.2 Template code

• Popular choices for the Optional slot include:
  • Signet of Humility for elite shutdown
  • Cry of Frustration can be used for a Hard interrupt.
  • Diversion for shutdown capabilities.
  • Ether Feast as a self-heal.
  • Shield of Force or Armor of Sanctity as a self-defense.

[edit] Equipment

• Survivor Insignias.
• 40/40 Domination Set.
• 40/40 Inspiration Set.
• Defensive Shield + Spear Sets.

[edit] Usage

• Prioritize your targets where your hexes will be most effective.
• Use Visions of Regret on casters.
• Backfire can be used for caster hate. Interchange with VoR on casters, but make sure not to use both hexes on one target.
• Use Empathy to put pressure on melee.
• Use Drain Enchantment for enchantment removal and energy management.
• Use Power Drain to interrupt key spells and as energy management.
• Use Pious Concentration to avoid interrupts.
• Resurrect allies.

[edit] Counters

• Standard anti-caster
• Hex removal

[edit] Variants

• A hard res such as Flesh of My Flesh, Death Pact Signet, or Resurrection Chant.
• Inspired Enchantment or Revealed Enchantment over Drain Enchantment to remove Enchantments and re-use them (Holy Veil for example).
• Inspired Hex or Revealed Hex for hex removal and the chance to remove powerful Domination hexes and re-use them.
• Ether Phantom with Drain Delusions for energy denial/management.
• Power Spike over Power Drain and Shatter Enchantment over Drain Enchantment for maximum damage.

[edit] See Also

• Build:Team - HB VoR Capway for the old HB version of this build.