Theorycraft: Superior rune of the defender
The question you have to ask yourself is how often will you actually block anything other then when you trigger AEGIS.
So while this could work well with the earth shield, what part of the game could actually call for this combo.
All in all this rune works much better for a warrior or guardian.
Well with these runes, arcane shield becomes a 3x condi clear + 4.2k heal. However, I am not sure that is worth giving up strength, hoelbrak, or pack runes for the stats.
The healing would be really nice in wvw, perhaps in a staff support build.
Have you actually tested that cleansing waters can be activated from rune triggers? From what I remember, is does not work with Dwayna’s.
Retired elementalist theorycrafter
The regen activated from the rune triggers does not work with the condi removal trait.
However, defender runes are still pretty neat, you can use them in a signet build with Written in Stone to get an extra 4k heal off the active, or add oomph to the Glyph heal.
Yea, I looked at this the day it came out and found the rune set to fall into the “almost good for eles” catagory. Makes me sad tbh, arcane skills are so close to being a really good option.
The regen activated from the rune triggers does not work with the condi removal trait.
However, defender runes are still pretty neat, you can use them in a signet build with Written in Stone to get an extra 4k heal off the active, or add oomph to the Glyph heal.
That is a very good idea! I may just make a set and try it out for fun. I also think this would be strong on a zerg-style staff ele. Getting an extra 4k heal when you need it can be huge.