Builds to fit my WvW playstyle?

Builds to fit my WvW playstyle?

in Elementalist

Posted by: slingblade.1437

slingblade.1437

I’m about ready to give up on Ranger after the latest patch, and think Ele would probably allow me to better do what I like to do in WvW.

Just looking for some direction. I plan on leveling as fast as possible, which as I understand it, means crafting.

I have been running a high-healing-power bunker beastmaster. I think Ele can allow me to do what I was doing on Ranger, plus a lot more.

Things I’m looking for:

- High mobility
- High survivability both alone and in zergs
- The ability to solo camps fairly quickly
- The ability tag a lot of targets in zergs for loot
- The ability to be useful attacking/defending structures

I tend to run alone and just join groups/zergs when I think my help is really needed, or when I’m ready to build my funds back up. I’m not looking for solo fights as much as I am just looking to get things done such as flip camps/prevent flips, scout, kill/defend yaks, run supplies, man siege and not get downed by AOE. I value survivability over damage.

The Ranger is/was great for mobility and survivability and very small fights, but I feel when I do join the zerg I offer little to nothing, and don’t do very good at tagging lots of enemies for loot, either.

So, any build/direction recommendations would be appreciated.

Edit to add: I prefer to fighting at range over melee.

(edited by slingblade.1437)