GW2. WvW Build. Support Chronomancer Zerg Build. Mesmer World vs World.
Last Update: September 2023
Overview
The Support Chronomancer is the playmaker of a squad, which is often why commanders will run this build. It does not provide any healing to its allies, but it does provide unique utilities like Portal or Illusion of Life while also having great boon removal and CC to lock down the enemies for your DPS to land their damage.
Many of the build choices depend on the situation. In small squads, Mass Invisibility can be great for avoiding larger groups, or Time Warp can help to speed up the siege attacks, and the use of Gravity Well or Temporal Curtain can pull enemies off of walls. The use of Continuum Rift also allows for heavy bursts of CC which allows secondary bursts for pressuring enemies out of their cooldowns.
CC Combo: Focus 5 > Focus 4 > Mimic > Continuum Rift + Focus 4 Pull > Null Field > Gravity Well > Null Field > Shield 5
Repeat Null Field and Shield 5 when you exit since they will be off cooldown again. Use Gravity Well again if necessary or keep it for a second CC combo in the near future. Save Mimic for a second Illusion of Life when on the defensive. Use shatters for boon rip or to gain Alacrity to get your bursts back.
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Minstrel | ||
| Shoulders Minstrel | ||
| Coat Minstrel | ||
| Gloves Minstrel | ||
| Leggings Minstrel | ||
| Boots Minstrel |
Primary Weapon Set
| Sword Minstrel | ||
| Focus Minstrel |
Secondary Weapon Set
| Sword Minstrel | ||
| Shield Minstrel |
| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Minstrel | |
| Ring Minstrel | |
| Ring Minstrel | |
| Accessory Minstrel | |
| Accessory Minstrel | |
| Backpiece Minstrel |
Consumables
Consumables
Infusions
| Optional x18 |
Alternatives
- Weapon: A second sword is not necessary, can take Scepter as well
- Rune: for extra boon duration
Skills
| Sword / Focus | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Sword / Shield | |
Alternatives
- Utility: if need Stability
- Utility: if need Stealth
- Utility: if need for a coordinated bomb
- Elite: for quickness bomb
- Elite: for stealth engage
Traits
Build Template
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Gameplay Guide:
Credit to SheffPlaysGames for the video.
Do u have any tips for longer fights? this build does have really long cooldowns, and even with permanent alacrity, still cries for another strips or cleanses if im running wells.
Your main source of strips in a long fight is going to come from using your Shatters on cooldown while in melee range. Each skill use removes a boon thanks to Shattered Concentration, in your Domination traitline. Cramming all your long cooldowns into Continuum Split is your ‘spike’ strips, and then after that you’ll be trying to maintain your Shatters and Sword autoattack chain while you wait for Mimic/Null to come back up.
Build is updated now with a video guide as well