Build:Me/any GvG Hex Spread

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Pressure hex mesmer.

Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Any 11 + 1 + 3 Illusion Magic 10 + 1 Inspiration Magic 10 + 1 Fast Casting You activate Spells and Signets 40% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 33%. Conjure Nightmare FactionsMesmer. Illusion Magic 15Conjure NightmareHex SpellFor 16 seconds, target foe suffers -8 Health degeneration.150.65 Conjure Phantasm CoreMesmer. Illusion Magic 15Conjure PhantasmHex SpellFor 16 seconds, target foe experiences -5 Health degeneration.100.65 Mantra of Persistence CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Mantra of PersistenceStanceFor 20 seconds, any Illusion Magic Hex you cast lasts 32% longer.515 Keystone Signet PropheciesMesmer. Fast Casting 11Keystone SignetElite SignetAll of your signets except Keystone Signet are recharged. For 20 seconds, the next 4 times you use a signet that targets a foe, all other foes adjacent to your target are interrupted and take 48 damage.0.715 Ether Signet FactionsMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Ether SignetSignetIf you have less than 9 Energy, gain 17 Energy.0.745 Signet of Recall EotNMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Signet of RecallSignetFor 10 seconds, you have -4 Energy regeneration. When this effect ends, you gain 18 Energy.0.720 Auspicious Incantation FactionsMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Auspicious IncantationEnchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, the next spell you cast is disabled for an additional 6 seconds, and you gain 176% of that spell's Energy cost.50.625 Soothing Images CoreMesmer. Illusion Magic 15Soothing ImagesHex SpellFor 20 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes cannot gain adrenaline.151.28   Template code

Equipment

Runes and insignias

• 5 artificer's insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of vitae.

Weapons

• 40/40 illusion magic.
• High energy set illusion magic.
• Low energy shield set.
• Spear of defense, 10%hct with
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% cripple duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor against each damage type.

Usage

• Maintain Mantra of PersistenceCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Mantra of PersistenceStanceFor 20 seconds, any Illusion Magic Hex you cast lasts 32% longer.515.
• Spread Conjure PhantasmCoreMesmer. Illusion Magic 15Conjure PhantasmHex SpellFor 16 seconds, target foe experiences -5 Health degeneration.1015 and Conjure NightmareFactionsMesmer. Illusion Magic 15Conjure NightmareHex SpellFor 16 seconds, target foe suffers -8 Health degeneration.1515 on different targets.
  • Prevent split attempts.
• Use Auspicious IncantationFactionsMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Auspicious IncantationEnchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, the next spell you cast is disabled for an additional 6 seconds, and you gain 176% of that spell's Energy cost.5125 followed by Soothing ImagesCoreMesmer. Illusion Magic 15Soothing ImagesHex SpellFor 20 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes cannot gain adrenaline.1528 for additional energy.
  • Use it on targets which require adrenaline to function properly and cover with conjure phantasm.
• Use Ether SignetFactionsMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Ether SignetSignetIf you have less than 9 Energy, gain 17 Energy.145 and Signet of RecallEotNMesmer. Inspiration Magic 11Signet of RecallSignetFor 10 seconds, you have -4 Energy regeneration. When this effect ends, you gain 18 Energy.120 twice in quick succession utilizing Keystone SignetPropheciesMesmer. Fast Casting 12Keystone SignetElite SignetAll of your signets except Keystone Signet are recharged. For 20 seconds, the next 5 times you use a signet that targets a foe, all other foes adjacent to your target are interrupted and take 51 damage.0.615. You will get energy back for both uses, but the degeneration does not stack.
  • Use ether signet in your low energy set to assure that you gain the energy.

Counters

• IgnoranceCoreMesmer. Domination Magic IgnoranceHex SpellFor 8..18..21 seconds target foe cannot use Signets.15110

See also

• Patchwork Hexway