Guild Wars 2

In the wake of the nerfs planned to the elementalist class I have been playing around with alternative builds that can still hold a point.

Through hotjoin and unranked games I’ve had some success with this build, but after over a week of tweaking I still find that it lacks the versatility of 0/6/0/4/6 Fresh Air. It can hold a point 2v1 (3v1 vs condi builds) for maybe a minute if played properly, and the two DPS guards I’ve faced in 1v1 haven’t got me under 75% hp, but it’s a very selfish build that doesn’t contribute a lot to team fights and off-point it can be outmanoeuvred very easily.

Overall, I much prefer to have 6 in Arcana, but by completely ignoring the stated intention of the elementalist profession (thanks ANet) and focusing on tanking I can at least contribute to the team effort with it. I just want it to be better. Anyone have suggestions?

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Just a FYI when these changes occur you will be running 3.0.3.0.3 meaning you still get teh full ‘6’ in arcana

garganor.9824:

Just a FYI when these changes occur you will be running 3.0.3.0.3 meaning you still get teh full ‘6’ in arcana

I assume the issue is not having both EA’s rather than not being able to go 6 in Arcana. The master traits are pretty bad.

Laraley.7695:

garganor.9824:

Just a FYI when these changes occur you will be running 3.0.3.0.3 meaning you still get teh full ‘6’ in arcana

I assume the issue is not having both EA’s rather than not being able to go 6 in Arcana. The master traits are pretty bad.

The master traits I selected for this build, or the master traits for the Arcana Line?

’Cause, yeah, the master traits post-nerf will suck. Still working on alternatives for when the nerf hits.

Almost every trait is being changed or moved around in some way and the changes arent even final yet, so its kind of pointless to talk about builds before the xpac happens (and btw, its not going to be a “nerf”, its just going to change builds around)

But for now you are prob better running 0/0/6/4/4 or 0/0/2/6/6 if you want to be tanky. The 4 in fire doesnt give you that much damage and you get more cleanses overall from cleansing wave (1 every 10s) than burning fire (3 every 40s)

Provost.6210:

Laraley.7695:

garganor.9824:

Just a FYI when these changes occur you will be running 3.0.3.0.3 meaning you still get teh full ‘6’ in arcana

I assume the issue is not having both EA’s rather than not being able to go 6 in Arcana. The master traits are pretty bad.

The master traits I selected for this build, or the master traits for the Arcana Line?

’Cause, yeah, the master traits post-nerf will suck. Still working on alternatives for when the nerf hits.

I meant the master traits in Arcana.

Sizer.5632:

Almost every trait is being changed or moved around in some way and the changes arent even final yet, so its kind of pointless to talk about builds before the xpac happens (and btw, its not going to be a “nerf”, its just going to change builds around)

But for now you are prob better running 0/0/6/4/4 or 0/0/2/6/6 if you want to be tanky. The 4 in fire doesnt give you that much damage and you get more cleanses overall from cleansing wave (1 every 10s) than burning fire (3 every 40s)

Ah, so there is an ICD for Burning Fire. I had overlooked that. Thank you.

Also, given the change to EA I’m inclined to call it a nerf, albeit one nestled amid an overhaul of the trait system.

Sizer.5632:

Almost every trait is being changed or moved around in some way and the changes arent even final yet, so its kind of pointless to talk about builds before the xpac happens (and btw, its not going to be a “nerf”, its just going to change builds around)

But for now you are prob better running 0/0/6/4/4 or 0/0/2/6/6 if you want to be tanky. The 4 in fire doesnt give you that much damage and you get more cleanses overall from cleansing wave (1 every 10s) than burning fire (3 every 40s)

The changes are coming before the expansion, and Anet also very rarely changes anything after they announce it.