Archive:Me/Mo Smiting Signet Mesmer

A Mesmer that provides direct damage, Elite shutdown, front-line buffs, and other support.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Mesmer/monk Smiting=12 inspiration=10+1+1 fastcasting=8+1 heal=2][Signet of Removal][Mirror of Disenchantment][Bane Signet][Signet of Rage][Signet of Humility][Strength of honor][Mantra of Inscriptions][resurrection chant][/build]

Equipment

 * +1 to smiting prayers Staff of Mastery for possible extra damage on your smiting skills.
 * 40/40 healing set to help get Resurrection Chant off as fast as possible.
 * +30 energy set.
 * Defensive set.
 * Artificer insignias.

Usage

 * Use Signet of Removal for Hex and Condition removal off of Frontliners.
 * Use Humility to take out key elites. If a ranger (or mesmer with complicate or cry of frustration) is trying to interrupt you, try to cancel the activation as much as possible to try and fake out the interrupt.
 * Use Bane Signet for a spike assist or to help prevent adrenaline spikes.
 * Use Castigation Signet for a spike assist or for energy management.
 * Use Signet of Rage for a huge spike assist on Warriors (and Paragons, to a lesser extent).
 * Keep Strength of honor on your physicals.
 * Maintain your stance.
 * Use Mirror of Disenchantment for removing party-wide enchants, like Aegis or Tainted Flesh. When these are not present, use it to remove prots or attunements.

Counters

 * Complicate, Ignorance, and other skills that counter Signets.
 * Constant stance removal, such as wild throw, can hinder this build.

Variants

 * Judge's Insight as an additional buff (with castigation signet)
 * Castigation Signet if energy management is needed, or as an extra damage skill.
 * For more interrupts, take Signet of Distraction, or Leech Signet as a hard interrupt with a bit of energy management. If running signet of distraction, run 5+1 Domination magic for a 3-second per signet disable.
 * Purge Signet for deep removal.
 * Holy Wrath is useful if you are running multiple Signet Mesmers.
 * Smite Hex for punishing the use of hexes.
 * Resurrection Signet instead of Res Chant.