Guild Wars 2

I just returned from a long absence, can’t seem to find any build that actually works in spvp. I’ve messed around a bunch and can’t seem to make anything work, I don’t think I know enough to make my own build. Best way for me to get reacquainted?

I should specify I’d prefer more of an offensive build rather than support

nah, ele can’t really build offensively and be viable if your opponents are good

What do you expect from the game right now? I don’t think ele is the easiest class in the game and I doubt anyone would truly claim that it is either. If your looking to climb rank as an ele then I have really not much to offer as I would simply rather play my prefered build at the level that I can succeed with it. But there are a few good threads going on right now that could help you with that as well. I think you could get pretty well caught up on the opinions of ele builds by checking out “current state of the elementalist in PVP”.

To answer what I have found to be fun myself I would point you to: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWn0XCdOg9XCOYC0RglHAzdyeZ/sDngMwLUIAcAahA-TZwCBAw+DAA
I enjoy the feel of this build a lot. It won’t get me diamond at all but I find it does well against the majority of the people who play at my mmr. A lot of zerker builds that crumble before it which I enjoy. I’m gonna try taking firey great sword as well and see if I enjoy that more even. Just something I find I enjoy.
In the end you gotta set your eyes on your goals as well. If you want to climb and are serious about making it to the top feel free to disregard the build.

I’ve been using S/D paladin fresh air and S/W mercenary condi builds and both are a ton of fun! I see everyone saying they suck and are dead weight, but that’s just not true. The class isn’t face roll easy to play anymore, and I do think it could use some buffs/nerf other classes. However eles are completely viable and in the right hands very powerful!