Shutdown Mesmer

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A Shutdown Mesmer is a Mesmer who focuses on stopping (or shutting down) enemy classes through careful use of energy draining skills, interrupts, self-damage spells and skill-denial.

Contents 1 Primary Methods 1.1 Other Skills 2 Tactics 3 Drawbacks 4 Related Articles

[edit] Primary Methods

Shutdown Mesmers utilize four major tactics:

• Energy denial
• Adrenaline denial
• Interrupts
• Skill denial

[edit] Other Skills

Any skill that will help you disable your enemy can be considered as helpful in this role. these include:

• Stolen Speed
• Arcane Languor
• Mantra of Recovery
• Arcane Conundrum
• Tease
• Signet of Humility
• Power Block

[edit] Tactics

Shutdown Mesmers aim to weaken or damage a foe's main purpose, i.e interrupting important skills or preventing them from attacking.

Different professions can be shut down in different ways:

• Slowing a Melee-type class down can render them almost useless, while slowing down a Ranged- or Caster-type class does little to hinder them.
• Using Backfire on an unsuspecting Caster-type class may kill them outright or stop them from casting temporarily, while using this on a Melee-type class will have little-to-no effect on them.

[edit] Drawbacks

• Shutdown Mesmers are extremely efficient against certain types of enemies, but are largely useless against any other type of foe.
• Usage of interrupts requires quick reflexes, good timing and extensive knowledge of other classes skills and abilities.

[edit] Related Articles

Effective mesmer guide
Secondary professions for a Mesmer