In PvE, a lot of players have moved onto more offensive builds. I still think the bunkery builds are useful for learning the class and encounters, however, as running a glassy Ele is very difficult, especially if you PUG.
If you’re going for something with a lot of offense in PvE, I’d suggest this: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAotAtM4jEQAwCHAWAHAxpgMQNE-TRROwAjU+BY/Bi6JAr+jMlgiCKjA-e
The heal can be what you think is good for the situation. Arcane Brilliance for more offense, Signet for more general sustain, Ether Renewal if you need Condi Cleanse, Glyph if you want a general heal.
The two other utility slots depend on the situation. Good ones include:
-Signet of Fire – More crit chance
-Conjure Lightning Hammer – Spammable blast finisher and blind. Change Ember’s Might to Conjurer if you use this
-Conjure Frost Bow – Good for a nice bit of burst AoE damage on an area. Good for creatures with large hitboxes, large trash pulls, and objects.
-Arcane Shield – Defensive spell if you need one
-Mist Form – Defensive spell if you need another one after Arcane Shield
-Cleansing Fire/Armor of Earth – Slotted for when you really need condi removal/stability for a certain encounter. Situational utilities.
-Glyph of Elemental Power – For creative players. Use the Water effect to apply high Chill uptime to an enemy that needs to be kited around a bit or slowed down. The air one for high Weakness uptime is also very useful in certain situations.
-Glyph of Storms – Use the earth one to spam blinds on trash in an area.
-Lightning Flash – When you need a teleportation effect.
-SIgnet of Air – When running around in the open world or running to the next place in a dungeon.
The runes can be Strength or Scholar. Strength is better in bad groups, Scholar is better in good groups. Scholar is cheaper.
Sigils can be stuff like: Force, Night, Slaying, Battle, Strength, Accuracy, Energy. Figure out what works for you and the kind of groups you play with. Force+Night/Slaying is what people do for max damage. Force+Accuracy is a decent general bet. Force+Battle in a PUG situation. Battle+Strength for basically always 25 might on yourself. Battle+Energy for bad PUGs.
The last two trait points can go into:
-Earth – Stone Splinters for max damage
-Water – Vital Striking for a damage modifier, and the added benefit of the 5-point water regen trait.
-Arcana – For Renewing Stamina for 100% Vigor Uptime
Gear is always Berserker everything.
The way the build plays is by spamming Lightning Whip and using the other 3 attunements for utility and burst and blast finishers. Keep up Might and Fury by blasting in your fire fields a lot.
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