User:AthrunFeya/Build:Me/E PvE Illusion Mesmer

....move it back when shit it updated.

This build uses Illusion Magic skills to interrupt the enemy's damage output in PvE while providing good armor-ignoring damage.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=me/e illusion=12+1+1 fastcasting=12+1][optional][clumsiness][wandering eye][fragility][cry of pain][By Ural's Hammer][glyph of lesser energy@0][optional][/build] First slot for:
 * pro damage output with shorter recharges.
 * to copy Clumsiness or Wandering Eye.
 * for melee heavy areas.
 * if you are running a condition heavy party
 * if you are having trouble with energy management.

Last slot for:
 * to spread more AoE degen
 * if using Lyssa's Aura
 * for Deep Wound
 * for knockdown, interrupt and snare.

Equipment

 * A 40/40 Illusion set and spear and shield sets as necessary.
 * Survivor Insignia.

Usage

 * Spam Wandering Eye and Clumsiness enemy attackers (re-cast them as they recharge):
 * Ineptitude - target a foe with the highest damage output.
 * Clumsiness and Wandering Eye - target the center of a group to maximize damage.
 * Use Fragility with Cry of Pain for powerful AoE damage and an all-purpose interrupt, in addition to Cracked Armor for tough bosses.
 * Use Glyph of Lesser Energy for energy management.

Counters

 * Dazed.
 * Anti-caster.

Variants

 * Air of Superiority as additional energy management
 * Epidemic for spreading conditions
 * Put 8+1 in Inspiration Magic, decreasing Fast Casting
 * Take additional energy management such as Drain Delusions, Auspicious Incantation or Power Drain
 * Enchantment removal such as Drain Enchantment or Revealed Enchantment
 * Hex removal such as Revealed Hex
 * Ether Feast if a self-heal is desired