Guild Wars 2

My sister plays an Elementalist and she and I have been leveling together. I currently have 2 80s so I’m fairly experienced, but she is a bit of a noob :P

The problem is, I’m having a hard time understanding Elementalist builds… I’ve never played the class so I’m at a loss as to how to help her. I’ve read a few guides but it’s all greek to me.

Could any of you help me understand the class better and help me find a build for my sister? Traits, Skills, Armor stats, ect…

She prefers staff and fire, but is willing to swap the element as needed, though I’m not sure how she’d feel about using a different weapon. She rarely plays alone so I’m not too concerned about her soloing with the staff (from what I gathered, staff is not good for soloing?).

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Saraphina.6930:

She prefers staff and fire

Staff + Fire = Build A (click the link then scroll down a bit. The trait distribution is shown both in the guide and in the attached pic)

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EDIT: I updated the build diagram when I updated my guide just now. I’ve attached the new diagram.

PvP, WvW, or PvE?

Anierna.6918:

Saraphina.6930:

She prefers staff and fire

Staff + Fire = Build A (click the link then scroll down a bit. The trait distribution is shown both in the guide and in the attached pic)

/EasyButton

lol) nice picture) reminds me feral dps from wow

http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100314061657/wowwiki/images/5/54/FeralCatDPSRotation.jpg

http://coldbear.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/catdps.jpg

It’s just practice. Even reading a guide isn’t enough at the start. Nothing can substitute playing around with your character and trying various traits, skills, stat combinations and applying them to different situations. After that, proficiency will come. If you still want to look at guides, they will be useful at this point – once you have an understanding of the class mechanics and roles you can fulfill. Or you can proceed to construct your own build for your own play style. Your build effectiveness can also be affected by what other people in your party are running. Your sister will get the hang of it =P.

Having not played an elementalist which really is quite a diverse class with a larger learning curve than most other classes, I don’t think you can be expected to help her with a build beyond using your experience to inform her of the things she will have to consider in particular scenarios. For example where condition removal is a must, where going glass might be difficult, and being made aware of strategies for dungeons/bosses can strongly influence a build choice. It’s nice that you want to though. Perhaps roll one and learn it together; you might like it too =P.

Anierna.6918:

Saraphina.6930:

She prefers staff and fire

Staff + Fire = Build A (click the link then scroll down a bit. The trait distribution is shown both in the guide and in the attached pic)

/EasyButton

EDIT: I updated the build diagram when I updated my guide just now. I’ve attached the new diagram.

Haha, nice diagram. That’s actually super useful, I’ll bookmark your thread. I’ll have her give that first one a shot and see how she likes it

Impact.2780:

It’s just practice. Even reading a guide isn’t enough at the start. Nothing can substitute playing around with your character and trying various traits, skills, stat combinations and applying them to different situations. After that, proficiency will come. If you still want to look at guides, they will be useful at this point – once you have an understanding of the class mechanics and roles you can fulfill. Or you can proceed to construct your own build for your own play style. Your build effectiveness can also be affected by what other people in your party are running. Your sister will get the hang of it =P.

Having not played an elementalist which really is quite a diverse class with a larger learning curve than most other classes, I don’t think you can be expected to help her with a build beyond using your experience to inform her of the things she will have to consider in particular scenarios. For example where condition removal is a must, where going glass might be difficult, and being made aware of strategies for dungeons/bosses can strongly influence a build choice. It’s nice that you want to though. Perhaps roll one and learn it together; you might like it too =P.

I couldn’t agree more about practicing and getting to know the class. Thing is, she’s nearing max level so I want her to start practicing with various builds to see what she might like to do with what’s already out there. We’re both noobish enough to not be able to make our own builds from scratch yet (although I’m getting better at it and have been modifying one). And thank you for your opinion on my ability to help her. I agree, I don’t think I will be able to help her, since I’ve never played it and am too invested in my current low-level character to roll a new one currently. I’m mostly looking for some suggestions to point her in the right direction. She’s smart enough to figure out the builds on her own without my help