Guild Wars 2

Build:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wrMIe6Zqec&feature=youtu.be

Gameplay (CoF P2), still processing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJRNq0z-_A&feature=youtu.be

Reddit thread:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1cd4m8/my_elementalist_scepterdagger_zerker_dps_pve/

Summary:
0, 15, 0, 25, 30

Arcane stacks vulnerability, water attunement damage swap, 2 burst rotation, good survivability w/ 4 heals

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks for the nicely done guide! Found it very helpful.

I personally prefer using Air VI trait instead of Air I. Air I with only Frost Aura available that is just 12.5% fury uptime.

Also getting Sigil of Battle is a solid DPS boost. Using Battle + Bloodlust and then switching to Battle + Force once you have 25 stacks of bloodlust is great.

Casting Dragon’s Tooth before the Ring of Fire will allow you to do more fire combos.

I’m not that good with gear optimization, but I have a feeling that switching soldier trinkets to zerker ones and swapping some armor pieces to soldier should net you some “free” stats as crit damage % on armor is not such a bargain as on trinkets.

I noticed somebody on youtube mentioned S/D WvW burst video. There is a thread about that video/build HERE . You actually don’t need to land your Dragon Tooth with that build to be effective.

EDIT: I noticed some days ago that scepter’s air autoattacks like to hit structures way away from the main target (definitely not in line). It is also easy to see in that video. Doesn’t look intended to me, but I guess it is a little bonus for us.

EDIT 2: On last boss in CoF P2 try to switch utilities to Frost Bow #4 and Glyph of Storms and combine them with the Meteor Shower and Lava Font. You will make other party members jelly :P.

If you want to squeeze a bit more crit damage out of your set up you can socket those two soldiers accessories with beryl or ruby orbs, one of the cheapest stat trade-offs

Nice! Those are great optimizations. I’ll try them out all around.

High DPS / Hybrid

10 / 30 / 0 / 20 / 10

http://imgur.com/a/mcn5T

Fight 1
7,518 Crit by Dragon’s Tooth
5,921 Crit by Phoenix
6,167 Crit by Phoenix
5,082 Crit by Phoenix
11,844 Crit by Fire Grab
14,176 Crit by Churning Earth

Fight 2
5,877 Crit by Dragon’s Tooth
5,764 Crit by Dragon’s Tooth
4,149 Crit by Phoenix
15,434 Crit by Churning Earth
11,928 Crit by Churning Earth
4,680 Crit by Lightning Strike

DJRiful.3749:

High DPS / Hybrid

10 / 30 / 0 / 20 / 10

I think youd gain a good increased dps with 25 in air and water

Just a friendly tip on your rotation;
It’s better to cast dragon’s tooth first, then cast RoF → phoenix → earthquake → churning earth. And throw in arcane blast somewhere in between.
That way you can get all combo finishers in your fire field.

great vid!

One note: You should cast your arcane power at the last moment for the churning. Atm you are triggering it early during channel and the Cripple ticks trigger it. So you loose the guaranteed crit.