Guild Wars 2

Staff is for what you’ve intended it for- support/ranged damage
I suggest sigil of energy for the dodges
& if you don’t use static field, unsteady ground, Gust & frozen ground like it’s going out of style, you will have abit of a harder time with certain mobs.

Maybe try A different heal, like Ether Renewal, which gives healing pulses if you’re targeted by a mob

Also try switching out lesser elements for Frost bow, even skilled eles use it- you could cast static field, use FB #5 then #4 on the mobs, have your greater elemental tank for you- ditch the FB once those 2 are used then frozen ground or unsteady ground, glyph of storms (air) & meteor shower & burn retreat once it’s halfway casted & by then the remaining frost bow CD’s should be done & if your target STILL isn’t dead by then, use it or lightning hammer

Staff is the most powerful weapon of the Elementalist in PvE, but I really don’t like it for solo because its mostly fixed targeted ground attack. Not ideal in solo situation when mobs are running around chasing you or your elemental. You should try D/F, it give you more survivability in melee range, or D/D if you want more mobility/cc. Both can stack some might to improve you dmg, which staff can’t really do.

Try to use you glyph of storm in Air and not in Fire. You have the same amount of direct dmg. Yes you lose the burning dmg, but you put vulnerability on mobs, which will increase your dmg way more, ideal for a burst.

Take a look at the Icebow, its the best burst dmg of the Elementalist and the skill 5 can deep freeze mobs in place so they don’t chase you/move while you burst them down.

It depend on ppl, which weapons they prefer. But its always a good idea to run with all of them and switch depending on the situation.