Guild Wars 2

Hey all! I’m looking for some feedback on my PvE tempest build. This is primarily for fractals, and will be adapted to raids depending on what they need.

Build:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJAodn0XCdOgNNAOYC0RgFBAzt1ObztBBgCwBQYDcBqhA-ThRBABXt/o8DP9EPcCBA4BBQp6PmpEkUA6JMC-e

Heal:
I’m not sure how Wash the Pain Away stacks up to Arcane Brilliance, but it seems to heal for more and also heals allies. The loss of a blast finisher sucks, but is somewhat made up for by bringing Aftershock as a utility (also allows me to keep my heal off CD for when it’s needed instead of using it for DPS).

Utilities:
I use Lightning Flash because I’m addicted to the mobility of it, even though I really should be using Arcane Wave, Signet of Fire, or something else for more DPS.
Also I’m not sure if Aftershock is ideal here, but it’s a blast finisher, does comparable damage to Arcane Wave (depending on crits), and gives allies magnetic aura for reflects and small AoE heals (not to mention the cripple/immob to help out a bit for break bars).

Elite:
Pretty self explanatory, Rebound doesn’t directly add any DPS and heals for so little that it seems extremely niche in PvE.

Rotation:
I tried to stick to DEKeyz’s base ele D/F build as much as possible, so I generally do:

(Block 1)
>Air
– Lightning Whip until OLA
– OLA
>Fire
– Flamewall
– Burning Speed
>Water
– Comet
– Frozen Burst
(Block 2)
>Air
– Lightning Whip until OLA
– OLA
>Fire
– Flamewall
– Burning Speed
>Earth
– Magnetic Wave
– Aftershock!
Repeat from Block 1

Also using Glyph of Storms off CD in Air and Glyph of Elementals off CD in Fire.

So I’m looking for constructive criticism on this build. What should I replace Lightning Flash with? Should I replace Aftershock with something? How does the rotation look? Any other thoughts?

What does FA stand for?

Hmm.
First I’d take Ferocious Winds in the Air line; it’s just too good of a DPS gain. The aura trait seems a bit useless for me, because swiftness you would be getting just by swapping to staff and blasting lightning fields when running. And fury you get a plenty of from blasting fire fields.
Next, the stunbreak trait in Tempest adept section. I’ve been running on my zerk staff ele for a while with it, and I absolutely love it. There are many pesky mobs which can stun you and mess up your rotation, so you end up killing them twice longer.

Aftershock is too niche imo. Sure you can slot it instead of the signet if a need arises, but the main downside to it is that it has a cast time, imo. Also you probably should have reflects covered by someone else, if not by yourself (swirling winds, focus earth #4, earth#2).
Lightning flash is a nice utility for running and getting to finish those meteor shower casts in sticky situations, no argument here. Keep it if you feel you will need it, otherwise swap out on per-encounter basis.

As to rotations, I believe it’s the same logic as before, but staying in air for longer when OLA will be up. I’d also swap air-fire-air-water not just air-fire-water. Getting those lightning procs on swapping to air is a huge DPS boost.
The one thing I don’t know is whether it’s worth to cast OLF or not. It deals quite a lot by itself, so I might need to tackle that with the mists golem a bit before I’m convinced either option is the best.