Build:Me/any Nightmare of Ineptitude

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This build is not favored by the GuildWiki community. The general consensus among users of GuildWiki is that this build is not viable. This build was voted unfavored for the following reasons: energy management issues

Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters & Weakness 5 Variations

The Nightmare of Ineptitude a really scary PvE mesmer build. It conjures Phantasms and Nightmares, spreads Epidemics, accummulates pain and leaves its enemies inept (or dead).

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Any	Attribute Rank
Fast Casting	10 + 1
Illusion Magic	11 + 3 +1
Inspiration Magic	10 + 1

Arcane Echo

Spirit of Failure

Ineptitude

Accumulated Pain

Conjure Nightmare

Conjure Phantasm

Power Drain

Epidemic

[edit] Equipment

• The unique item Talous' Staff works very well.
• Enchanter's Armor for the Bonus Energy.

[edit] Usage

Spirit of Failure can provide lots of Energy, especially if combined with blindness. Once you have casted it on two or more enemies you can almost spam Conjure Nightmare and Conjure Phantasms

• Choose a target and cast Arcane Echo followed by Spirit of Failure and Ineptitude
• Use Conjure Nightmare and Conjure Phantasms on various targets. (Beware max health degeneration is 10 pips)
• Use Accumulated Pain on double hexed targets to finish them of more quickly
• Spread Blindness and Deep Wound with Epidemic
• Cast Spirit of Failure on other targets or Interrupt with Power Drain to gain more Energy

[edit] Counters & Weakness

• Energy denial
• All anti hex
• No self heal or defensive skill. This build is very aggressive and relies on some healer who has an eye on him...

[edit] Variations

For the Epidemic Slot you can use

• Distortion as a defensive
• Ethereal Burden to run away and get extra energy
• Energy Tap to get extra energy
• Ether Feast as a self heal
• Resurrection Signet
• Signet of Capture