ghxst.5749 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hi guys! I just returned from taking a break since launch, and boosted a mesmer to 80.I was wondering if there's a cheap build I can try to put together in the short term for mostly solo open world content, and occasional WvW?I've been googling and it seems like Mirage with ascended Viper is the endgame build, but I don't have crafting leveled up and only few golds to my account, so I guess that'll be something I work towards in the long term.I've gone through HP trains like many people suggested, and have both Chrono and Mirage unlocked.Please give me some suggestions or point me to the right direction, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Use the same build, subbing Rampager's for Viper's at first. Then (if you have access) farm a bit in the LS3 zones for your trinkets. Then replace your rabid with Viper's as you find it. (Rabid is an acceptable alternative.)These are both relatively easy to acquire, since most "choosy" gear offers one or both. Rabid is available from dungeons (Arah, CM, HotW, TA). Rampager's, too (AC, CM, CoE, CoF, & TA). Or you can craft them.For Viper's, I strongly recommend going directly to Ascended: the premium on Exotic Viper's is wallet-breaking. The same exotic insignia/inscriptions needed for exotic gear can be used instead to stat-transform any ascended piece to Viper's stats, a much better result for end game.Here's a post on reddit that should be of interest to you:Rabid is better DPS than Rampager on almost every condi build. If you're gearing up a budget condi character, do yourself a favor and get the extra defense and higher damageMesmer is the one class where Rampager is not only a potential consideration for budget builds, but even came up for debate as a meta option. Rampager is better if you're letting your phantasms do most of the work, while Viper/Rabid will win if you start applying more conditions with your own attacks, which don't scale meaningfully with your precisionI deliberately used a lazy rotation for Mirage, letting phantasms do a higher percentage of my DPS This artificially inflated Rampager's damage, since pistol phantasms scale very well with crit chance.Viper (control): 23528 DPSRampager: 23842 DPSRabid: 22109 DPSRampager (no buffs): 9826 DPSRabid (no buffs): 8921 DPSAs you can see, Rampager does competitive damage. And even Rabid is okay there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghxst.5749 Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Thanks for the info!I remember running dungeons during launch, but it seems like no one is running them anymore, I guess I'll have to find ways to craft them, or buy some gems to convert to gold and buy on TP.Will this https://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Mirage_-_Disenchanter_Mirage be a good build to go with Rampager/Rabid for open world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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