Guild Wars 2

My Build:- [Sorry you will have to copy/paste.]
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fEAQJAoYhMmYbyx5gjDAEFm8y4hIbQSRxM4A;ToAg2Croay0koJbTumkNNEZuA

WvWvW pvp Vid 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzNFy1q3MHA
WvWvW pvp Vid 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47yr5DS2biU&feature=plcp
WvWvW pvp Vid 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djpRFUFxbCM&feature=plcp
WvWvW pvp Vid 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvONLq9ACxo
WvWvW pvp Vid 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTl32DXfRB8
WvWvW pvp Vid 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZCKtadyJQc

SPvP 1 [NEW]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDjvKCOOfNc
SPvP 2 [NEW]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWltwf_hkSM
SPvP 3 [NEW]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZcsKgPWRA

Lost Shores Day 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4DSWfjWSS0
Lost Shores Day 2 Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJFPpQ-oELI
Lost Shores Day 2 Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9N0gwJF7hM

My Impossible to win fights:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e-T7HAH8ww&feature=plcp

Me Soloing Supply Camp in WvWvW:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwv2zNc4vG0&feature=plcp

How I play my Ele tutorial/armour/weapons/build etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OvTpSoAq0 – Part 1 – PvP Fights at end of vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5TVBmcyaLw – Part 2 – PvP Fights at end of vid

*Equipment is (Look below Nalenb did a detailed write up[Thank-You for that]

So I got asked a question on why am I doing these video’s, good question.

First of all I picked this build from day 1, and I’m always a big fan of dmg over time, it’s not very popular because you only see small dmg.
it’s depressing/disheartening to see no big crits over 6k etc but that’s what I like best,
as people tend to ignore small dmg over time, if they see 4-6k hits you react more and will be on high alert.

So this is for people who are interested in condition dmg over time and not big dmg/crits.

1) Condition ignores all armour! it’s a direct damage to their health pool.

2) It’s pretty much stealth damage, not many will notice the HUGE drain from the overtime dmg.
And I’m not talking small damage my:-
Signet of fire does 8k dmg in 12.5 seconds. [20 sec CD]
Chunning Earth does 10k+ dmg in 11 seconds. [30 sec CD]
Impale/Ring of earth does 2k dmg in 13 seconds ish. [1-6 sec CD]
Drake’s Breath does 10k dmg in 4 seconds. [5 sec CD]
Ring of Fire does 5k dmg in 7 seconds. [15 sec CD]

Now that’s alot of damage and on very short CD, ok some classes have
abilities that can cleanse them, but they can’t keep cleansing every
10 seconds can they, guardians can with their 10 second heal thing, but
he’s got to heal sometime, and when he does, there is nothing to defend him.

Oh and don’t ignore the direct damage that my skills do as well!
Normal to the big hits like churning earth does 1-4k damage if they hit alone.

3)
0.5 * Level + 0.05 * Condition Damage + 2.5 = per stack per second
Formular for all you math wiz’s.

But for a quick example if I stack bleed + fire dmg, then I can do
around 1,000+ damage every second!

4) Now the REAL beauty of this is the many style of plays I can do,
I don’t do it much in my video’s but against melee classes or people
who need to stay close, you can apply dot/bleeds then run away and leave
them dying overtime, whilst they chase you.

5) The majority of our skills are AOE, so if fighting multiple enemies, not only will you
be taking 1 down, you will also be taking the others around him down at the same time.
I’ve taken down enemies I was ignoring around me, whilst fighting another, it’s fun to see.

6) It’s a bunker build, but don’t think just because I’m nearly as tough as a guardian and can
heal to full in less in 3 seconds that I can’t do damage, because chances are you’ll be down
without you knowing it.

I can pretty much go on forever but I bet no one will read all this.

Flaws :-

1) I’m slow, I can’t roam fast or chase people or run away that well.
Ride the lighting/teleport helps abit, but it’s not that great.

2) I can’t kill other ele’s who are 0/0/10/30/30, they heal and cleanse too much.
but good thing is they can’t kill me either, so it’s just a waste of time.
[I got a vid of this fight, and it went on for ages! I’ll upload it when I got time]

3) D/D range is very short, so sadly we have to get up close and personal to land the skills.

Quick Summary :-

Want to be a Tank/Healer and be able to do dmg at a decent rate(no big hits sorry) then try this build out,
I find it really fun to play, and I’m sure you will too, I know some have switched to this build and enjoyed it.

Thanks for the videos, Yin. Good job and keep them coming!

Thx, I’ll be doing more vids from now on.

Here’s my latest pvp vid 5.

http://youtu.be/DZCKtadyJQc

So awesome, you changed my mind from staff only in WvW. I ran this build last night and tonight in green/yellows and it was a lot of fun. I especially like the rotations you use. Please keep them coming.

i cant open those links

@blackmore: if you want to watch the videos, copy the part after the /.

so, if you wanted to watch “http://youtu.be/DZCKtadyJQc”, copy “DZCKtadyJQc” and type in “watch?v=R63BSVIHeDQ”, without quotes, ofc, to the usual youtube address. it should read http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R63BSVIHeDQ .

Ah right sorry about that, didn’t know the shortcut link can cause problems.
I’ve changed all the links to the longer version.

Also uploaded PvP Vid 6,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTl32DXfRB8

Enjoy, thanx for watching.

curious, but, what type of gear did you use? PVT + carrion and cleric?

Only my torso is Power/vit/tough the rest are a mix of carrion and cleric.

If you want a detailed report on my gear and stats, I did a whole video on everything you need to know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OvTpSoAq0

but yes 0/0/30/20/20, carrion + cleric with 1 torso of pvt is the short answer.

From the video I saw:

Dagger – Cleric’s pearl carver of corruption
Dagger – Carrion pearl carver of smoldering

Back – Guild defender backpack of carrion
Ear – Sapphire Ori. earring of the Cleric
Ear – Chry. Ori. earring of carrion
Ring – Sapphire Ori. ring of cleric
Ring – Chry. ori. ring of carrion
Neck – Sapphire ori. amulet of cleric

Head – Cleric exalted masque of undead
Shoulders – Rampagers winged mantle of undead
Chest – Valkyrie winged tunic of undead
Gloves – Rampagers winged gloves of undead
Legs – Valkyrie winged pants of undead
Boots – Rampagers winged boots of undead

Am I missing something?

For abilities I saw:

Signet of Restoration
Signet of Fire
Lightning Flash
Mist Form
Glyph of Elementals

And 0/0/30/20/20 for traits.

Wow, you really made an effort, thx for doing that. Yes that seems right, pretty much
half half on both sets, ish… all in all yep that’s right.
Along with the food I use for more condition dmg then yes that’s it.

Also PvP Vid 7 just got released, thx again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvONLq9ACxo

BOAM!

and thanks for the video, yo. i actually never noticed that trait in earth because i usually never spec that deep, huh. i might have to rethink my build.

Great videos, thank you.

great stuff, gj

As a follow up:

Cleric’s gear is power, toughness, healing power
Carrion gear is power, vitality, condition damage
Rampagers gear is power, precision, condition damage
Valkyrie gear is power, vitality, critical damage

All are exotic crafted gear except the backpack.

Chunning earth + Lightning flash.
Thank you, that’s all I needed to learn.

The videos make Churning Earth + Lightning Flash look easy. I really need to spend some time practicing it because a lot of times I’ll teleport but then churning won’t go off.

I have not even tried Wv3 or PvP yet. Just PvE for me (I am level 70). It looks like alot of fun (using your build). I might have to give it a try once I hit 80, and get enough coin for the gear.

my Sylvari ele future build, i say future cause i’m not lvl 80
weapon S/D
earth 30/3/4/7
water 30/3/5/11
arcane 10 /5
good build if u want to survive long battles & do a lot of dam, i tested it in are were u can reset & try meany builds but u will be back to normal when u return to game, it also kills fast & u can switch to water sometimes to support ur group, to get erth & fire both 30 dose not give much earth water is better, i try’d it in Heart Of Mists, it kills faster then then other ele builds

I am trying to plan ahead for the armor. I can’t seem to figure out how to craft Winged level 80 gear with the stats you show in the video?

Searching around, all I see is level 67 Wing’ed gear, not 80. What am I doing wrong?

Example: If I search for Rampager’s Exalted Mantle (without the Wing’ed), yes that is level 80. But does not match the stats in your video’s.

http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/7729-rampagers-exalted-mantle
Rampager’s Exalted Mantle
Defense: 73
+24 Power
+34 Precision
+24 Condition Damage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=D5OvTpSoAq0#t=70s
Rampager’s Wing’ed Mantle (basic stats from your video)
Defense: 73
+24 Power
+34 Healing Power
+24 Toughness

@TerryLong: when you transmute armor, it copies the name and prefix of the armor you’re using the look of.

so, he transmuted a level 80 exotic armor with a piece of winged armor and thus, he gets: “<prefix> winged <part> of <rune>”.

I understand transmuting for a new look. But the stats are different. Which is whats throwing me off.

http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/7726-clerics-exalted-mantle

All are of the Cleric + Carrion set mixed,
only exception is my Torso which is from the honor tokens from WvWvW.

Ah I see. It comes up Rampager’s in the video, even though it’s Cleric. That’s what was confusing me. Thanks.

Vid 8 is up

For anyone wondering, the normal rotation that Yin uses is the following. If I have it wrong feel free to correct me. (OK, I might of added a skill or 2 in there ;p) Typing this up actually helped me understand why certain skills were being used. So this is for my benefit as well as yours.

Open in Air (F3): Start with Ride the Lightning (4). This get’s you to your target quickly if it does not bug out. Then use Updraft (5) to knock the target down, which also sends them flying. So be alert to where they land. Updraft also gives you the benefit of 33% speed increase for 12 seconds. (If you can sneak skill (3) Shocking Aura in there, do it. As it will stun your opponent if they attack you in the next 5 seconds and grant you Elemental Shielding.
TLDR Version: F3: 4, 5, 3

Switch to Earth (F4): (Switching to earth will cripple and damage your opponent so make sure they are in range when you switch. Use Earthquake (4) to knock your target down again. Absolutely needed if your target is moving, so you can land your next attack, Churning Earth (5). Be sure not to move when casting it or the skill is canceled and put on cool down. Cast Ring of Earth (2) and Impale (1) which also have bleeding damage. (Churning Earth, Ring of Fire and Impale all have bleeding damage; in the order of most damage) If you want to change this up a little, you can cast Churning Earth last, and switch attunements while waiting for it to pop. (example being 4, 2, 1, and then 5). Downside to that is your opponent may be up by then and mobile. It will be tough getting Churning Earth off at that point.
TLDR Version: F4: 4, 5, 2, 1 or 4, 2, 1, 5)

Switch to Fire (F1): Open with Signet of Fire (7) and then start your Fire rotation with Ring of Fire (4). Next use Drake’s Breath (2) and finish with Fire Grab (5). Careful with Drake’s Breath as the target does need to be in front of you.
TLDR Version: F1: 7, 4, 2, 5

Switch to Water (F2) if you need some healz: A good time to switch to water is when your health is around 25%. You get Final Shielding which grants you a Arcane Shield for 3 seconds.. Cleansing Wave (5), Cone of Cold (2), Frozen Burst (3), and finally Frost Aura (4). Frost Aura also gives you Elemental Shielding for 3 seconds. Of-course you also have Utility Skill number #6 (Signet of Restoration), when ever you need it.
TLDR Version: F2: 5, 2, 3, 4

Target getting away? Use Teleport (9). In trouble or want to finish a target off? Use Mist Form (8).

TLDR Spam List: F3; 4, 5, 3, F4; 4, 2, 5, F1; 7, 4, 2, 5, F2; 5, 2, 3, 4 (Rinse and Repeat)

TerryLong.9561:

Ah I see. It comes up Rampager’s in the video, even though it’s Cleric. That’s what was confusing me. Thanks.

yeah. it copies the prefix from the armor you’re transmuting too, rather then the proper prefix for the transmuted stats.

TerryLong.9561:

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I haven’t watched the vids, but that’s a bad rotation.

Doesn’t take advantage of updraft putting you the perfect distance away for burning speed, and doesn’t take advantage of the 6 might stacks you can gain from earth quake/churning into a ring of fire.

Try the following:
RtL -> Updraft -> Shocking Aura
Fire Attunement -> Burning Speed -> Drakes Breath (as many ticks as you feel like – I normally only let it tick once) -> Fire Grab -> Ring of Fire
Earth Attunement – > Earthquake -> Ring of Earth (optional) -> Churning Earth
while Churning Earth is castingArmour of Earth -> switch to Water attunement -> Frost Aura, and, finally, if necessary, just before CE finishes casting, Lightning Flash onto them to remove any blinds and add a little extra direct damage.

Benefits -
Shocking Aura procs any boons your traits give you before the fire combo – maximised damage.
Burning Speed/Drakes/FireGrab puts you pretty much on top of them, meaning you’re instantly placed for Ring of Earth and forcing them to dodge out of churning earth if they want to avoid it.
Ring of Fire generates 6 stacks of might for you when churning earth lands – maximised damage.
Armour of Earth prevents interrupted CE casts, and generates a few more boons to bump the damage up.

That rotation basically gives you every boon we have access to, streamlines the combo chain as far as timeframe goes (you’re not spending valuable seconds chasing people around in an ideal engagement), and has a number of redundancy options built in to cover for people getting out of range, people trying to attack you while you’re channeling, etc etc.

It’s just better.

It’s also a perfectly ideal situation, but that’s the combo to strive for IMO, rather than this backwards and forwards updraft into run towards them into weird fire chain into them having almost full mobility while you’re transitioning into the earth combo.

edit: Just looked at the build and I see you’re not using Zephyrs Boon (in a D/D build? :o), or Bountiful Power, so I guess that renders some of my advice moot, since you’re losing out on at least 14% more damage/20% crit chance.

Some sound advice there Arc. Going to have to make those changes in my rotation as alot of that sure made sense. Cheers.

Not going to argue that is a better rotation stated by Arc but guess i’ll reply best as I can why I did it this way.

My build is a condition build, crit means nothing to me, it helps with the normal attacks, will add an extra 1k or so, but it’s not something I want to rely on.
I didn’t go any fire/air so again most of them boons mean nothing.

True the might from ringfire – chun earth will help with extra dmg, but this is why I don’t use it.

Also I changed my rotation abit now since then, I keep getting mixed up so I don’t do it sometimes in the vids but anyway this is how it really shoud of went.

Lighting – Ride lighning to get close,
When close us updraft, this will drop them for 2-3 good seconds,
Soon as updraft hits, switch to Earth, will lose cripple effect because of distance but that’s
ok hes still stunned for the 2-3 seconds at this point,

charge chunning earth, by the time he gets up chunning earth will be on 60% if done quickly, (opponent is thinking at this time, no point inturrupting as hes too far, or hes not a ranged class) teleport to him land chun earth)

1. If chunning earth gets inturrpted atm, it goes to full 30 second CD (maybe a bug)
2. I want to get chunning earth off as soon as possible because first one may be cleansed,
this will give me a chance to land a 2nd one off in the same battle if it goes on longer.

At this time I can use my magnetic grab to immobalize them, earthquake knockdown, ring of earth then switch to fire, as they are close by, ring of fire, dragons breath then firegrab, this point they’ll be running away, so catch up with burning speed if possible, then heal, lighting to ride the lightning to get close again and start the earth rotation again(altho this point teleport is usually on 5-6 seconds CD, so best wait, then use chunning earth a 2nd time.

To me switching to fire from lightning then to earth for that extra 6 might stack or whatever is not worth the 10 or so seconds you can save for the chunning earth as this is a condition build, not a crit/power build like most, so might altho handy, is not really needed.

Swiftboon’s and all are not needed as this is a tank spec, and getting close to away targets isn’t much of a problem as I’m not squishy, and tbh we have many abilities to get close if really needed.

Updated 11th Nov 3 new vids.

1v1 can’t win fight:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e-T7HAH8ww&feature=plcp
Supply Camp solo:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwv2zNc4vG0&feature=plcp
Pvp Vid 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47yr5DS2biU&feature=plcp

Thanks for the new vid’s.

What server, Yin? :P

Sorry Haven’t updated this for awhile.

I play on Desolation EU,

Also updated WvWvW 10 and 3 Spvp vids and event for those who missed it.