The Migraine Mesmer is a common component of hex builds, using Migraine to inhibit enemy casters and hexes to apply degeneration pressure.
Attributes and Skills
| Mesmer / Monk | Attribute Rank |
| Inspiration Magic | 12 + 1 + 1 |
| Illusion Magic | 11 + 1 |
| Fast Casting | 6 + 1 |
| Healing Prayers | 2 |
| Migraine | Conjure Phantasm | Images of Remorse | Mantra of Persistence | Signet of Humility | Spirit of Failure | Power Drain | Resurrection Chant |
Equipment
Use full Survivor's Armor with the appropriate runes.
For a PvP character, weapon sets should be:
PvP Spear of Fortitude, Brawn Over Brains inscription, with a PvP Shield of Fortitude with a +armor inscription
PvP Spear of Fortitude, I Have the Power! inscription, and the shield from above
PvP Illusion Wand of Memory, Hale and Hearty inscription, with a PvP Illusion Focus of Fortitude, Forget Me Not inscription
The above wand, with a PvP Illusion Focus of Fortitude, Live For Today inscription
Usage
Maintain Mantra of Persistence during combat.
Cast Migraine on an enemy caster and cover with Conjure Phantasm and Images of Remorse.
When Migraine is recharging, use Conjure and Images on other enemies to increase partywide degeneration pressure.
Cast Spirit of Failure on physical attackers, preferably those affected by other hexes that increase chances of missing, to keep energy up.
Disable important elite skills with Signet of Humility. Usual targets would be Divert Hexes or Light of Deliverance, as those two monk elites greatly inhibit a hex build's offensive ability.
Interrupt important spells and manage energy with Power Drain.
Variants
Power Drain can be changed for anything suitable for the build, such as Gale if needed.
Mantra of Persistence can be swapped for Mantra of Inscriptions. If this is done, Leech Signet is better than Power Drain due to the faster recharge.
Template
Template Guide
The Skills Template for this build is:
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