Staff Elementalist tips and tricks

Staff Elementalist tips and tricks

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Posted by: jonnis.2946

jonnis.2946

I’m currently playing the following build having just got back into PvP:
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I was wondering if anyone had any tips for playing this build. I dont struggle to stay alive really at all, but feel my damage/support could perhaps be better.

One thing I’ve learnt is that following my first need to go defensive with attunements, I’ll always Geyser first in water attunement and dodge. Then I cast Healing Rain before I swap to Earth attunement, in which I can use both the dodge and #2 blast finisher in this field. That coupled with ether renewal basically means I can use these two sets of skills on cooldown, along with projectile reflections and area denials where required, I.e lightning 5 and earth 3/4. and thats pretty much all I do. It seems to work and I seem to be winning games but I barely ever get into Fire attunement.

Naturally the damage is going to be low, but I was also wondering about tips on positioning, how in the fight do you typically try to be. While I can survive on the point fine perhaps I could do more fighting from off it? Are there any classes you look out for as major enemies (Shatter Mesmers/ Boon rip thieves seem the main culprits here)? Are there any changes you would suggest for the build that I run? I have heard of people using frost bow quite a bit and picking up good damage even without an offensive amulet.

Be interested to know what people come up with!

Staff Elementalist tips and tricks

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Posted by: Jekkt.6045

Jekkt.6045

im not a big fan of the glyph, you could swap that one out for arcane wave. damage and 1x extra blast for your water fields. you could also use frostbow instead of the glyph.

other possibility would be to go celestial, will increase your damage but lower the healing.

another possiblity to deal high aoe damage would be to cast meteor shower and turn into a tornado. this will increase your base power and your damage will be higher at the cost of the elite glyph.

Ex player of PeanutButterJellyTime, Heavenly Annoying and Visceral Gaming.