Guild Wars 2

An offensive Ele or A support ele?
Just wondering which one would be best in combat.
Please send me ideas.

You’re in luck, an offensive Ele IS a support Ele

Dagg/Dagg = Dmg (close range) with a bit of support
Staff = Support with some damage (long range)
Scep/Dagg = Mix of both

Run x/x/x/20(or30)/30 and gear with toughness with a hint of vitality pieces. You’ll be set

The only good enough build for every elementalist out there. Get as much as cleric’s and soldier’s pieces and runes with boon durations. Traits are 0/10/0/30/30. Don’t even try other set ups. You gonna die from a sneeze.

http://www.intothemists.com/calc/?build=-k33;0J0BJ-V015wM-Z0;9;59-TT;10;328A45A6o0;0R;0qNnCrgk16Na

haviz.1340:

The only good enough build for every elementalist out there. Get as much as cleric’s and soldier’s pieces and runes with boon durations. Traits are 0/10/0/30/30. Don’t even try other set ups. You gonna die from a sneeze.

http://www.intothemists.com/calc/?build=-k33;0J0BJ-V015wM-Z0;9;59-TT;10;328A45A6o0;0R;0qNnCrgk16Na

Sorry to say sir, but you´re what´s wrong about fotm.

There´s plenty of builds, bunker, spike and support, that dont run standard 0/10/0/30/30.

Many bunker build use that build as a basis, true, but you can hardly expect to be a bunker without using the most defensive line available to us.
Spike builds are fragile, more so than spike builds of other professions, but they still do their job.
There´s even many variations of that said build, with different sets of gear and traits to accomplish different things.

Strang.8170:

Sorry to say sir, but you´re what´s wrong about fotm.

There´s plenty of builds, bunker, spike and support, that dont run standard 0/10/0/30/30.

Many bunker build use that build as a basis, true, but you can hardly expect to be a bunker without using the most defensive line available to us.
Spike builds are fragile, more so than spike builds of other professions, but they still do their job.
There´s even many variations of that said build, with different sets of gear and traits to accomplish different things.

Well, I’m only seeing this one build. Or 30/30/0/0/10 who dies from a sneeze.

haviz.1340:

Well, I’m only seeing this one build. Or 30/30/0/0/10 who dies from a sneeze.

And if you´d pay attention you´d notice that´s as glasscannon as ele can possibly go….i wonder why it´s frail….
But aguess if you´ve seen it, it has to be true, and fotm is only way to go.

Aura sharing builds 0/10/10/30/0 as a basis, then rest according to ones own playstyle, even 10 in earth can be swapped.
Signet aura build with 20/10/10/0/0, rest are optional.
Different spikers, stacking damage can be done through grounded in air line, vulnerability traits + dmg against vulnerable foes in water line, heavy investment in fire or might stacking through traits and equipment.
Support staff builds, 30 in water and rest is up to you. Perfectly playable even with 0 investment in arcana, though points there do help at times.
Do i need to continue?

Well, all in all it´s rather pointless to keep arguing about how many points to spend in what line. Apart from arcana, every line can be compenstated with equipment choice, so passive bonuses aren´t necessary from them. What one should look for are the traits themselves. Even if you have standard 0/0/0/30/30 the traits you choose make the build and how you play it, not the amount of points in each line.

Strang.8170:

And if you´d pay attention you´d notice that´s as glasscannon as ele can possibly go….i wonder why it´s frail….
But aguess if you´ve seen it, it has to be true, and fotm is only way to go.

Aura sharing builds 0/10/10/30/0 as a basis, then rest according to ones own playstyle, even 10 in earth can be swapped.
Signet aura build with 20/10/10/0/0, rest are optional.
Different spikers, stacking damage can be done through grounded in air line, vulnerability traits + dmg against vulnerable foes in water line, heavy investment in fire or might stacking through traits and equipment.
Support staff builds, 30 in water and rest is up to you. Perfectly playable even with 0 investment in arcana, though points there do help at times.
Do i need to continue?

Well, all in all it´s rather pointless to keep arguing about how many points to spend in what line. Apart from arcana, every line can be compenstated with equipment choice, so passive bonuses aren´t necessary from them. What one should look for are the traits themselves. Even if you have standard 0/0/0/30/30 the traits you choose make the build and how you play it, not the amount of points in each line.

But those people, everyone keeps saying that 0/10/0/30/30 is the only good build and I can’t really disagree with them.

I wouldn’t say that 0/10/0/30/30 is the only good build, I think is probably best all around build.
I Was using 0/10/10/30/20 and was working very well for me. I just changed for the other build when I decided to try a new server.
The meta of people fighting against that server was 25% Mesmers and 85% of people were focusing on Conditions. So EA was handy because of extra condition removal.
Today I transferred home, so I will try my old build again.

Edit to fix a typo

haviz.1340:

But those people, everyone keeps saying that 0/10/0/30/30 is the only good build and I can’t really disagree with them.

o_O i´ve been just horribly trolled….kudos

Strang.8170:

o_O i´ve been just horribly trolled….kudos

I’m not trolling! It’s forbidden on forums here…

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fEEQJAoYhImmbwR5gjDAkHn4CLiHPUhFlCzA;ToAA0CnoqxUjoGbNuak1M+YSA

This is what I use for PvP (not WvW) and have been using for quite some time now. I keep trying other builds, but fall back on this when others don’t work out as well. The most satisfying build I have yet played. Good damage and survivability. Give it a try.