Guild Wars 2

Hello fellow elementalists.I am creating these days a new ascended set for WvW and i need some advice on what type of gear i should get. I will be roaming solo or with other guildies so i need something that works well in any situation.I will probably be using D/F with water/earth/tempest or water/air/tempest. I dont want to be a glass cannon nor an undying no dmg character. Thanks in advance

I run a total hybrid. But it´s very personal and maybe not everyones taste.

Basically i mixed viper + celestial with durability rune for having a good mix of survivability and hybrid punch. I did cange a rabid ascended to viper in the forge and use mostly celestial trinkets + backpack.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJAodn0XCNOgdOAGOAcYilGAj4IUD+BCFgAwEwdyuZHtA-T1RLABcs/g/KBrRpTAaB2T9HA0BEvyISBYuQL-w

Air/power oriented build

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJAodn0XCNOgdOAGOAcYilNAb4BEAugErgMwIwdv+XPsA-TlRLABlpEcP1fme/hD0C0jyPA0BQKAzFbB-w

Hybrid earth/defensive.

For the first build feel free to take any grandmaster in air you feel is good. For the second build you can take Poweful Aura instead of Cleansing water if your group has other reliable condition cleanses.

For roaming, I have two different variants that I use. I main ele for roaming in WvW and have hours of recorded video on my twitch stream.

Celestial variant: http://asphyxia.tv/wvw-roaming-elementalist/

Marauder variant: http://asphyxia.tv/wvw-roaming-elementalist-marauder-variant/

Both builds explained in those links. I also have videos of game play here, some twitch stream highlights: http://asphyxia.tv/stream-highlights/

Ty all for your replies. I’ve seen you both suggested celestial stat on a build. How is the damage in full celestial?

This is my arcana hybrid roamer

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJBIhdyxA0fJWgJ4gJwhJWMBM3yaaNuWcCKghAiKQAoBA-TVyZABBpSwKKBzc/BbVGMgSHT0DcqqKmqGBAKhCAgAYoDdoDdoDNBAtA-w

I focus on tankiness, boon duration (35% no food) and combo to build up huge dmg spikes on enemies who become too laid back given the initial low dmg

Now if only Anet can fix the BUG that doesn’t make attunement CD be 16s CD instead than 20s when using overloads and traiting arcana..I’d be gold

Casper.6925:

Ty all for your replies. I’ve seen you both suggested celestial stat on a build. How is the damage in full celestial?

Damage is pretty decent. You don’t have any massive burst damage but your air over load still does a good bit of damage. I’ve been playing full celestial for quite some time now, I am pretty happy with its survivability to damage ratio.

I’ve been recently been going with my Marauder variant for the extra damage since I’ve gotten to the point to where I don’t need as much damage soak as the celestial build gives me. It is nice being able to survive almost anything, but the extra damage is great from Marauder.

This is why i mix viper with celestial. I don´t need very high armor
And i fully agree. The bug overlods/arcane swaping hurts.

Wolfric.9380:

I run a total hybrid. But it´s very personal and maybe not everyones taste.

Basically i mixed viper + celestial with durability rune for having a good mix of survivability and hybrid punch. I did cange a rabid ascended to viper in the forge and use mostly celestial trinkets + backpack.

With the amount of times you described your build, I would really wish you could provide a gameplay video to see how the gameplay plays out. There is only a certain amount of information you can get from simply words, so I’m really curious. Any chance you could record a vid like that?

Never recorded a video (for anythin. have to look at a tool). But i can try.
It basically destroys power builds but has troubles with condi mesmers, but this might also be a L2P issue. Also traiting for diamond skin can be better in many cases …

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdn0XC9XiVYCOOA8RglNAb4BEAugu31+6htINuBvBA-TVCZAB69AAMQpnn6BcVtiOOBAAoMwHVVcRJIn7PEAABYn1ZAc0je0je0j2OP6O35RPaA-w

Guess is will try raids to get a trailblazer or viper amulet here to finalize it.
I usualy use precision oil because it ads greatly to damage potential. Food varies.

And well i think durability rune should not have an area effect sharing its boons. It´s OP with that …. The build shines in very small scale combat. I win 2:2 with a friend quite easy. He usualy has the potential to catch someone fleeing which this lacks. Perma swiftness and FSG is its only mobility.