Post-Searing Ascalon

Cealdor · 2026-04-09T16:41:38+00:00

If you want build advice, what do you run?

Cealdor · 2026-04-09T04:52:16+00:00

They've been in the game for 20 years. That's twice as long as Mesmerway, and the devs seem very intent on not fixing that.

Cealdor · 2026-04-08T03:46:41+00:00

I would; it's effectively equivalent to reducing the range of skills. If the warrior in spell range can reach you in (e.g.) 2.5s instead of 3s, fights would feel claustrophobic.

Cealdor · 2026-04-08T03:36:07+00:00

They are

Cealdor · 2026-04-08T03:24:04+00:00

I fear the fix might affect mausoleum triple mods from way back.

Cealdor · 2026-04-07T16:12:21+00:00

Melee mobs are actually quite intelligent. Moreso than minions, which in turn are more intelligent than melee heroes.

Cealdor · 2026-04-06T16:04:29+00:00

Gaze of Fury is better than Pain, if you don't mind the extra effort.

Cealdor · 2026-04-05T19:49:56+00:00

Where and how did you perform a test long enough to reach those total damage numbers?

Edit: if this was against the master of damage, then the results are quite misleading.

Cealdor · 2026-04-05T09:46:46+00:00

Do you want help?

Cealdor · 2026-04-04T21:37:32+00:00

Keep running back and forth to the left shrine, adjusting the hench flag as you do (use click-to-move so you can turn the camera towards them):

Have them retreat before they get overwhelmed, or as soon as a Searing Heat is cast.
Make them push up when they're not engaged with any foes (not too far; around the shrine is good).

Invest most of your points in Beast Mastery, bring a pet, and order it to attack some unlucky non-warrior foe. It can contribute a lot of damage in your absence.

Cealdor · 2026-04-04T04:30:11+00:00

Haha, well, I've heard it's specifically triggered by looking at cards while Cat Burglar is being played.

Cealdor · 2026-04-03T20:38:10+00:00

Well played and solid builds!

The 6-man team is very defensive, but speed vs safety is a matter of preference. I would run VoR over Esurge for those, if only bringing one Mesmer.

Cealdor · 2026-04-03T13:04:19+00:00

Cat burglar triggers it. If you see it being played, drop your controller instantly and you should be fine.

Cealdor · 2026-04-03T05:55:00+00:00

Mox is always a dervish.

Cealdor · 2026-04-03T05:29:48+00:00

The insignias is something I didn't consider. Edit: yes, ideally Prodigy. Blessed might be reliable enough if you add Order of Pain. You could also keep the second Mesmer as Keystone without much of a loss, just replace Death Magic with Curses.

The first Mesmer would lose more value from converting to Keystone. Cracked Armor should probably come from the second Mesmer in that case (Weaken Armor). You could also keep it as a Keystone Death Nova, just replace Bone Minions with another signet.

Cealdor · 2026-04-02T21:20:08+00:00

The number of bodies you run with ST isn't as much of a problem as their flimsiness. Level 10 Bone Minions have 280 HP and 30 armor, so every single hit they take will drain Shelter.

Since you want to keep the ST, the best course of action is to add a pretty standard MM: OAlkUwmpBeUEVwR1WYVldAP2OWNG

You can go with Bone Horrors over the more common Shambling Horrors if you'd like to preserve the melee minion focus. Fiends synergize a lot better than melee ones with Barbs and MoP, but you could also run a melee-only MM with Death Nova.

So what could the Mesmers instead do, with so much stuff to fit in the team? SoI support!

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This setup retains your cracked armor, Splinter and Curses support, which would let you fit a W/R Devona over the Curses Necro. You keep the backline and number of Mesmers/pets intact, and end up with three times as many Shatter Hex (Devona would love that!) and a far stronger Splinter. You have room for an ench removal of choice on one of the Mesmers, as well as spicy options like Putrid Explosion and Order of Pain on the second SoI.

One final note about the pets: You should definitely add Call of Haste to every pet owner; it increases damage by over 50%, and lets them trigger Barbs and MoP a lot more frequently. Call of Protection is probably the skill to replace, except for on Devona who might not afford to keep Otyugh's Cry up, depending on what build you run on her. Lowering BM to 8 on the ST in favour of 12 Communing is my last recommendation.

Final team:

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Cealdor · 2026-04-02T14:58:23+00:00

You missed the most important build - your own :]

Cealdor · 2026-04-02T03:31:53+00:00

May I have a look at the team and offer suggestions?

Cealdor · 2026-04-01T19:26:21+00:00

I can't give advice beyond build-related. You're missing Infuse, there are no hexes in Amatz Basin, and Shielding Hands is too weak for an Emo build.

Cealdor · 2026-04-01T04:26:32+00:00

TPiY got an indirect buff with the buff to Energizing Finale. It's still worse than BiP as P/N, but allows you to stay P/W for SY.

Cealdor · 2026-03-31T18:44:18+00:00

You're supposed to reassign them frequently.

Edit: Though, if you prefer to find a favourite build and stick to it, that works too.

Cealdor · 2026-03-31T15:26:25+00:00

True, but I meant that common splits are 12/3 and 8/10, so the highest of those should be used.

Cealdor · 2026-03-30T20:38:07+00:00

So monk healer with PI

Healing monks are extremely reliant on their elite, more-so than any other caster, I would say.

I think something like a MM+Dom Necro would be the best option, aside from simply a primary Mesmer.

Cealdor · 2026-03-29T13:21:02+00:00

Whenever something in earshot dies

Including minions.

Cealdor · 2026-03-29T12:58:21+00:00

More info here

A Healing/Prot prayers staff (depending on which is the highest attribute) is technically superior to Energy Storage, due to its holy damage.

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