Guild Wars 2

Somehow I always found myself using this with Staff as I went for EA, but with the recent shift to EA few more build variations opened and I’m actually thinking completely going out of Arcana and focusing even more on DPS.

As I’ve said that, what do other Eles think. Since most encounters in PvE is single-target or you try to bunch them as much as possible (in dungeons, fractals) how bad or how good would you be without Blasting Staff.

OFC this is no theorycrafting I’d really want to hear experienced people who’ll share their personal experiences in different situations in PvE (farming, dungs, fractals, solo, bosses, etc…)

sry to dissapoint, but I am a theorycrafter. Theorycrafting is just what I do. lol. so, if you’re interested, look at the Blasting Staff section of my Ele Meta guide, and you’ll learn why BS is not worth getting in PvE. (My guide is stickied, 2nd from the top)

I recently migrated away from blasting staff. I realized that the few times it was nice to have a slightly larger aoe were not worth the loss in damage for the rest of an encounter. I also noticed since the switch that BS makes Persisting Flames buggy with Lava Font (it doesn’t get the full 2s added duration). The other advantage I found was that the smaller static field actually helps to keep mobs grouped better while still getting the advantage of the stun.

This is very different than in WvW where BS is very important.

Anierna.6918:

sry to dissapoint, but I am a theorycrafter. Theorycrafting is just what I do. lol. so, if you’re interested, look at the Blasting Staff section of my Ele Meta guide, and you’ll learn why BS is not worth getting in PvE. (My guide is stickied, 2nd from the top)

Nice that’s what I’ve been thinking too. Thanks for the quick response.