Build:Me/E Fast Cast Water

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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

Uses the Mesmer's Fast Casting attribute to help avoid interrupts on Water Magic skills.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Elementalist 11 Water Magic 9 + 1 + 1 Fast Casting 8 + 1 Inspiration Magic 8 Fire Magic Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Winter's Embrace EotN Elementalist. Water Magic 11 Winter's Embrace Hex Spell For 2...5...6 seconds, target foe moves 66% slower and takes 5...13...15 damage while moving. 12 0.5 5 Blurred Vision Core Elementalist. Water Magic 11 Blurred Vision Hex Spell For 8 seconds, target foe and adjacent foes are Hexed with Blurred Vision. While Hexed, those foes have a 50% chance to miss with attacks. 12 0.6 10 Glyph of Immolation EotN Elementalist. Fire Magic 8 Glyph of Immolation Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 3 Spells that target a foe also cause Burning for 3 seconds. 10 1 5 Steam Nightfall Elementalist. Water Magic 11 Steam Spell Target foe is struck for 38 cold damage. If target foe is on fire, Steam Blinds that foe for 9 seconds. 8 0.6 5 Water Attunement Core Elementalist. Water Magic 11 Water Attunement Enchantment Spell For 54 seconds, you are attuned to Water. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Water Magic. 45 1.2 10 Waste Not, Want Not EotN Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 9 Waste Not, Want Not Spell If target foe is not casting a Spell or attacking, you gain 11 Energy. 15 0.2 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. 2.0 Template code

• Icy Shackles
  Nightfall

  Elementalist. Water Magic 11

  Icy Shackles

  Elite Hex Spell

  For 8 seconds, target foe's movement speed is reduced by 66%. While under the effects of an Enchantment, that foe's movement is reduced by 90%.

  

  12

  1

  10
   for a strong snare.
• Water Trident
  Prophecies

  Elementalist. Water Magic 11

  Water Trident

  Elite Spell

  Send out a fast-moving Water Trident striking target foe for 54 cold damage if it hits. If it hits a moving foe, that foe is knocked down.

  

  3

  1

  5
   for spammable KD.
• Shatter Storm
  Factions

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Shatter Storm

  Elite Spell

  Target foe loses all Enchantments. For each Enchantment removed this way, Shatter Storm is disabled for an additional 7 seconds.

  

  1

  10
   for spike assist.
• Symbols of Inspiration
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Fast Casting 11

  Symbols of Inspiration

  Elite Enchantment Spell

  For 1...25...31 seconds, this skill becomes the Elite of target foe. Elite spells you cast use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes.

  

  15

  0.6

  5
   for strong adapability.
• Expel Hexes
  Factions

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Expel Hexes

  Elite Spell

  Remove up to 2 Hexes from target ally.

  

  8

  1

  5
   for hex removal.

[edit] Equipment

• Survivor, Rune of Sup Vigor.
• 40/40 Inspiration set.

[edit] Usage

• Snare with Winter's Embrace/Water Trident and Winter's Embrace.
• Provide anti-melee with Blurred Vision and Glyph of Immolation/Steam.
• Use your energy management.

[edit] Counters

• Massive e-denial.

[edit] Variants

• Freezing Gust
• Hex Breaker
• Inspired Hex/Revealed Hex
• Ether Phantom -> Drain Delusions.
• Either Water Attunement or Glyph of lesser Energy.
• You can drop the Resurrection Signet for more energy management. (This only applies to GvG)
• Power Drain
• Shell Shock for spike assist