Smart College Boy.3249

I'm approaching level 70 on my mesmer and not sure what elite spec I want to choose. So far it's a toss up between virtuoso and chrono. Need a few noob questions answered. 1. How does mesmer stealth work in pvp. If I have a phantasm already spawned and use stealth, will my phantasm break my stealth when it attacks? 2. If my phantasm is attacking a thief and the thief stealths than reappears, will that phantasm continue attacking the thief when he reappears? 3. Is the Chorno shatter 4 skill similar to a boon that can be stolen if you wait 6 seconds to use the continuum shift? 4. I read discussions about the general uselessness of phantasms for pvp in 2+ year old threads, but does that still pertain to 2022 pvp?

Maybe I should have asked this on the pvp forum since that's what most of the questions focused on. I'll repost it there.

I'm approaching level 70 on my mesmer and not sure what elite spec I want to choose. So far it's a toss up between virtuoso and chrono. Need a few noob questions answered. 1. How does mesmer stealth work in pvp. If I have a phantasm already spawned and use stealth, will my phantasm break my stealth when it attacks? 2. If my phantasm is attacking a thief and the thief stealths than reappears, will that phantasm continue attacking the thief when he reappears? 3. Can the Chrono shatter 4 skill be spell stolen if you wait 6 seconds to use the continuum shift? 4. I read discussions about the general uselessness of phantasms for pvp in 2+ year old threads, but does that still pertain to 2022 pvp?

Okay, thanks for all the information. Now for another noob question. The wiki page seemed a bit confusing. Anyway..... We have a base speed of 100. With the air elemental Zephyr Speed trait it goes up 25%. So that's 125 constant speed. When I get temporary stacking speed bonuses of 33%, is the 33% bonus added to the base speed of a 100 for a total of 133. Or is the bonus added to the 125 upgraded speed for a higher total of 166 speed? I'm wondering if it's worth it to use the signet of air if I already have the Zephyr Speed trait. I'm sure it's different in and out of combat. And exactly where on the screen do we see our speed stat so we can keep track of these things?

I just returned after 4+ years of being away and decided to start fresh by deleting my previous characters. I never played an elementalist. Okay, now for my noob question. Assuming I chose both earth and air specializations: If I'm currently attuned for air, will I still benefit from things like "earth's embrace" in the earth specialization? And if I'm currently attuned for earth, will I still get the benefits of "raging storm" in the air specialization? I know some of the traits are specifically designed for the specialization you are currently using, but does that go for every trait? Or do some cross over no matter what specialization you are in?