User:NeverSe7en

This mesmer build is mainly useful in Alliance Battles to cause damage to adrenaline users and spellcasters.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Mesmer/any dom=12+1 ill=12 fas=3][Visions of Regret][Empathy][Conjure Phantasm] [Images of Remorse][Backfire][Power Spike][Energy Burn][Power Leak][/build]

can be substituted for Power Leak. Diversion is used on enemies that are spamming skills to disable them.

Equipment

 * Armor
 * Weapons

Usage
For Attacking Adrenaline Users: First cast Visions of Regret, then follow it up with Empathy, Conjure Phantasm, and Images of Remorse (in that order). Energy Burn and Power Leak can be used specifically on warriors¹. But make sure that you always have sufficient energy to keep Visions of Regret up on your foe- this is the skill that this series is centered around.

How it works: Theoretically you should be able to drop your foe in the 18 second duration of Visions of Regret. If a warrior attacks once per second then thats 41 damage done each time multiplied by 18= 738 damage total. But obviously they wont be attacking every second, this is why we have Visions of Regret. If they use an adrenal skill once every 5 seconds then 5 goes into 18 3.6 times, giving us a total of 388.8 damage. On top of these two skills remember we casted Conjure Phantasm and Images of Remorse, giving us approx 10 seconds of -8 health degeneration and approx another 3 sec of -5 health degeneration after Images of Remorse wears off. Basically, if your foe is targeting somebody else, taking damage from them too, and is not focused on you, he will be dead before he knows what hit him.

Note: this series is much more effective if the Adrenaline user is attacking some one else. Most of the damage being dealt is due to the effect that Visions of Regret and Empathy cause your foe to hurt his or herself.

For Attacking Spellcasters: First cast Backfire then follow it up with Conjure Phantasm, Images of Remorse, and Energy Burn(in that order). If your foe is casting a spell, interrupt them with either Power Spike or Power Leak, The first for damage and the second for energy removal. If you brought along Diversion² and feel like disabling a skill that is being spammed, then by all means go for it. Just be sure to always keep Backfire up and your foe wont be able to attack without killing themselves.

For Attacking Others such as Dervishes or Rangers, which don't cast spells or use adrenal skills just use any of the skills other than Backfire or Visions of Regret, and you should be able to do a decent amount of damage.

1. Use sparingly when you are sure your foe is going to fall or when you have more than enough energy to keep Visions of Regret running. Warriors don't have a lot of energy, and they can't afford to lose it.

2. A good example would be an elementalist spamming Flare or Ice Spear, or a necromancer spamming Life Siphon or Blood of the Master.

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