Fire's Embrace and Elemental Shielding
It works well. I assume you are using 20/0/30/20/0 given what you wrote in that post? I prefer 20/0/30/0/20 because you can get permanent protection with Arcane VIII while attuning to earth, and the additional boon duration from arcane is key.
I also prefer Scepter/Dagger with this setup for might stacking and run Rune of Earth. You basically have full time protection and 25 stacks of might.
It works well. I assume you are using 20/0/30/20/0 given what you wrote in that post? I prefer 20/0/30/0/20 because you can get permanent protection with Arcane VIII while attuning to earth, and the additional boon duration from arcane is key.
I also prefer Scepter/Dagger with this setup for might stacking and run Rune of Earth. You basically have full time protection and 25 stacks of might.
haha i love your name! XD
your build looks pretty dandy too with all that protection, but I have yet to really test mine out
Haha— Thanks!
Good luck with your character. Signet of Air becomes a really awesome skill with this type of build— it gives you a permanent 25% run speed, a stun break, and an instant-cast aoe damage + blind that also grants 4+ seconds of protection.
One downside is that Fire Shield is possibly the worst of all Auras. The burning is a really low duration and the might stacking with it is not as good as it would seem because of the ICD.
it’s still noticeably weaker than whatever/30 water/30 arcane because the signets (+prot) don’t provide the same level of defence as cantrips.
downed state is bad for PVP
One downside is that Fire Shield is possibly the worst of all Auras. The burning is a really low duration and the might stacking with it is not as good as it would seem because of the ICD.
And this downside is pretty much the major turnoff for me for making Signet Aura builds. It’s supposed to be a defensive tool but provides offensive buffs in the form of Burning and Might stacking. You have to get hit and get hit frequently to actually benefit from them. If they change Might to 3 stacks and the burning to 3 seconds, I’m still not sure if I would consider Fire Aura to be an okay aura even while traited with Protection, Fury and Swiftness. But that’s just me.
Fire. Aura. Just. Plain. Sucks.
“The boss you just killed respawns ten minutes
later. It doesn’t care that I’m there.”
later. It doesn’t care that I’m there.”
Maybe if Elemental Shielding OR Powerful Auras made it so that Fire Aura blocked attacks and gave u might+burned attackers, Frost Aura immobilized attackers for a short duration+chill, Magnetic Aura would grant retaliation + reflecting projectiles and shock aura would…do something…
I really wish Fire Aura was better… I really do. because the might is really good. Maybe if the burning was buffed so that it had 2 stacks of burning on attackers…
For Fire Aura, a blind once per attacker with an ICD that was equal to the aura’s duration (so attacking foes are only blinded once per aura application) would fit with the Fire theme.
it’s still noticeably weaker than whatever/30 water/30 arcane because the signets (+prot) don’t provide the same level of defence as cantrips.
Most builds are noticeably weaker than a meta build that has existed since month 1…