Guild Wars 2

Hi! I really love ele and for a long time I’ve used s/d but I can’t seem to find a good build to fit it with for pve/wvw! I’m also open to other weapon set-ups if there are any! Thanks!

Here’s mine, I think it may suit your needs quite well.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/external?l=http%3A%2F%2Fgw2skills.net%2Feditor%2F%3FfFQQJAodhcM6ZW4wuBrEBEAW4AQBIIOcHcDEkittenlGA-TBiAABE4AD0S5Xmq%2FM1%2BDB4EA2TPBAPAg0UCGA4AY4CHEe4M%2F8zP%2F8z3wDP8wDPcpAyTaE-e

Sorry Willtehelfman, but your build is total garbage.

To OP:
SD isnt really the best weapon set up for WVW (i tend to say its the worst one).
Aniway, for PVE, you could find yourself with this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJArInMIanD4yA8RgAHAjUNY0HQcEIA0BLeFWCA-TRROwAjU+FW9HA7PQUPgMlgBAOAM/8zP/8z3wDP8wDPcpAiYLA-e
Or any fresh air set up.
Depending of your skill level, you adapt the quantity of soldier and berzerker stuff.

For WVW, i highly recommand:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoYhMMqc25wlBf0AdABxxphBNlzbnB-ThCEABCqEET1fM4BA00+DScCA0S5Xf6BA4ABwnGiHOgAAA-e
its decent in PVE even if not optimal.
You can use it with staff by swapping renewing stamina to blasting staff (and cleansing water to aquamancer alatracy if you think you’re ok without)

Mattmatt.4962:

For WVW, i highly recommand:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoYhMMqc25wlBf0AdABxxphBNlzbnB-ThCEABCqEET1fM4BA00+DScCA0S5Xf6BA4ABwnGiHOgAAA-e
its decent in PVE even if not optimal.
You can use it with staff by swapping renewing stamina to blasting staff (and cleansing water to aquamancer alatracy if you think you’re ok without)

Power is way too low, with 1415 power you’ll take ages to kill anything. Unless this is a zerg d/d ele I don’t see how it could work.

Something like this would require alot less healing power due to water trait line and evasive arcana and you’ll be able to output alot more dps:
Lettuce’s build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoIIwCQIGL0oHiCU+4ugA-TVDHABA8AA6Y/BhUywoKF9pGwTKBBSpkBnAA/URwJlBxpHIMNEBqKSAgDg5LfAs8yLv8yL3yLv8yLvcpAiYZE-w

or Intigo’s build (a bit more survivavility): http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoYhcMqcW4wzBf0APAC5fD3JKQ5qJfC-TlTBAB0s/QYKF4SZAf6AGVVF0UCelSkuUS0xJAoS1CKTJEiaBwUFCAeAABAQAuZbGADdoDdoDdoVnD9m38mlC4plRA-w

johnpoc.8732:

Power is way too low, with 1415 power you’ll take ages to kill anything. Unless this is a zerg d/d ele I don’t see how it could work.

Dont forget the 25stack power and the bloodlust sigil. It does work in roaming ^^
But yes its more zerg focused.

Its a build that works everywhere, but obviously not optimal everywhere :p

PS:
7K churning earth is enought on my mind to kill things ^^
(and the 1K bleed every second that follow)

Mattmatt.4962:

Sorry Willtehelfman, but your build is total garbage.

To OP:
SD isnt really the best weapon set up for WVW (i tend to say its the worst one).
Aniway, for PVE, you could find yourself with this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJArInMIanD4yA8RgAHAjUNY0HQcEIA0BLeFWCA-TRROwAjU+FW9HA7PQUPgMlgBAOAM/8zP/8z3wDP8wDPcpAiYLA-e
Or any fresh air set up.
Depending of your skill level, you adapt the quantity of soldier and berzerker stuff.

That build is really bad… the only time you wanna take points in Arcana is if you need either vigor on crit or blasting staff, but you would never take 4 points in there. Also, soldier gear? If you want a more defensive option you could go knights but soldier is just giving up way too much precision and crit dmg.

Staff build:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQFAWnMISLD2zAmNAfEIgAQIlMcgIDGNTYpMA-ThRBABXt/o8DPdAAcBAy7BAQp6PmpEMAwBADP8wDP8wlCIitAA-e

Scepter/dagger/focus build:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJArYnMISLDWABmNAfEIYAQIusZ4BBKMqmoTA-ThRBABXt/o8DP9AAcCAy7BAQp6PmpEMAwBADP8wDP8wlCIitAA-e

4point in arcana provide 60% uptime of protection to the whole group. But yes, this is ONE option avaiable:

Or any fresh air set up.

for the stuff:

Depending of your skill level, you adapt the quantity of soldier and berzerker stuff.

read me totaly before commenting ^^
and no, soldier is best, since you max out power, which is by far the stat to maximise.
=> http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1li5q3/breakeven_points_of_power_vs_precision_mathtable

PS:
both your build are good ^^ those are optimal build, but according to how is written the first post, i dont think he is looking for this, thas why i gave average build

Mattmatt.4962:

and no, soldier is best, since you max out power, which is by far the stat to maximise.
=> http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1li5q3/breakeven_points_of_power_vs_precision_mathtable)

Lol, berserker and soldiers gear have the same amount of power. Also, that thread was about Power vs Precision (berserker vs assassins gear).

Mattmatt.4962:

Sorry Willtehelfman, but your build is total garbage.

To OP:
SD isnt really the best weapon set up for WVW (i tend to say its the worst one).
Aniway, for PVE, you could find yourself with this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJArInMIanD4yA8RgAHAjUNY0HQcEIA0BLeFWCA-TRROwAjU+FW9HA7PQUPgMlgBAOAM/8zP/8z3wDP8wDPcpAiYLA-e
Or any fresh air set up.
Depending of your skill level, you adapt the quantity of soldier and berzerker stuff.

For WVW, i highly recommand:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoYhMMqc25wlBf0AdABxxphBNlzbnB-ThCEABCqEET1fM4BA00+DScCA0S5Xf6BA4ABwnGiHOgAAA-e
its decent in PVE even if not optimal.
You can use it with staff by swapping renewing stamina to blasting staff (and cleansing water to aquamancer alatracy if you think you’re ok without)

You know, instead of calling my build total garbage, you could at least share what you think is wrong with it, you know, like a civilized human being…

WillTehElfMan.5408:

Mattmatt.4962:

Sorry Willtehelfman, but your build is total garbage.

You know, instead of calling my build total garbage, you could at least share what you think is wrong with it, you know, like a civilized human being…

Right, first off im gonna completely ignore gear choice and runesets.
what is your build supposed to do is it for PvE PvP or WvW?
Let’s start of with what it doesn’t do
[Traits]
*Damage: you went deep into fire yet you failed to take any offensive traits, in air you went for superspeed which is fairly useless even more so considering you’re not even using fresh air.
*Survivability: you took final shielding and earths embrace, of which both, won’t make you harder to take down, also completly ended up wasting your fire grandmaster.
*Condition: it almost looks like you went for some random hybrid once again picking trivial/bad majors.

Honestly this whole build looks like trait points were randomly thrown around by an inexperienced player who didn’t really know where he/she was going and or looked into alternatives for a more efficient approach because right now there is no synergy to be found. You can throw as much crit dmg on your ele as you want, without damage modifiers you’re not going to reach anything spectacular.

Verdict:
Random stuff thrown around, no synergy. A huge blindfire..
Your build is outclassed by all current popular builds, so why take yours?
Take a look at the stickies
D/F 6/6/2/0/x- intfire/pyro/persifla/bolttth/airtr/frshair/stonesplinter |renewing stamina
D/D 0/x/2/6/6 Eleshld/ctripmstry/sDisrupt/Cwaters/renstam/eAttune/EArcana |Zephyr’s boon

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/elementalist/My-PvE-elementalist-build-thoughts/first#post4016320

Right in your topic Willtehemfman.

Sorry it isnt very “manner”, but i dont really like people that come and give their random build to new player that want “solid build” especially when the one given is, i’ll repeat myself, “total garbage”.
If you want a post more respectfull, see the one above.

@ Paleeshi
It seems you didnt get what we were talking about.
Dutchiez was saying that knight or cavalier was best to keep survivabily while not lower the dps too much.
This is false because soldier has power as main stat
i know (and we dont care in the discution) that berserker has power main stat too.

Mattmatt.4962:

@ Paleeshi
It seems you didnt get what we were talking about.
Dutchiez was saying that knight or cavalier was best to keep survivabily while not lower the dps too much.

sorry, missed that.

people need to stop asking for a “pve/wvw build” unless they’re not serious about either.