Guild Wars 2

hi all, im really after some guidance with as to what i could do with my build, ive read through miles and miles of forum but i am still as confused as when i started.

As this is my only lvl 80 im using it for PvE and dungeons/Fractals (basically everything my clan needs, apart from PvP)

I want to try to be “well rounded”, able to inflict damage and provide some healing, so ive no interest in a glass cannon build, my current build has worked for me so far, but thats only because i dont know any better, but im sure it could be improved on.

This is my current build

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fEEQFAWhImgblRygjEAkCmEZQADjChUZMDOA;TcAKbMyIkxajzGpNDIA

but if that link doesnt work (my first time at trying this), im currently using:

25/0/10/10/25
Fire – VI (internal fire), VII (Pyramancers Alacrity)
Earth – III (Earths embrace)
Water – V (cleansing wave)
Arcane – V (elemental attunement), IV (Final shielding)

Carrion Acolyte armour
4x major rune of the Dolyak
2x major rune of Balthazar

Berserker staff with Major sigil of Bloodlust

Wayfarers spineguard (t/v/m) with embellished ornate Opal (p/v/t)
2x soldiers field guide (p/v/t) with crest of the soldier (p/t/v)
2x mithril ring of Carrion (p/v/cond) with Chryscola orb(p/v/cond)

my traits are:
6 – Glypgh of ele Harmony
7 – Armour Earth
8 – Arcane Wave
9 – Arcane Blast
0 – Glyph of Ele

Edit: don’t know why but the link does work if its copied and pasted into the url

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/elementalist/?1.0|6.1g.h4|0.0.0.0.0.0|1h.bm.1h.bm.1h.bm.1h.bm.1h.b2.1h.b2|0.0.1h.62.1h.62.1c.9c.1c.9c.1q.65|p67.0.a3.a5.p54|0.0|1m.1r.1s.1o.29|e

that’s your build – using the far superior (for anything but pvp) gw2buildcraft.

Suggestion one would be getting yourself an amulet (assume you’ve got one, but it’s not listed in the post)

Suggestion two is replace the major runes with superior ones.

Now, personally, if I’ve got a staff, I’m running this:

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/elementalist/?1.0|6.1g.h4|0.0.0.0.0.0|1c.71j.1c.71j.1c.71j.1c.71j.1c.71j.1c.71j|1g.67.1g.67.1g.67.1g.67.1g.67.8c.67|0.p36.0.p59.k58|0.0|1m.23.1s.1t.0|e

Mine focuses far more on outright damage, with decent critical. I’ve ignored condition damage other than the incidental bit from the Divinity runes.

Not sure if that’s any help (simply telling you what I run isn’t a huge boon) but at least you’ve got a working URL now.

thanks, ill have a try with the build – ive switched my trinkets to berserker with ruby, and soldier backguard, but the soldier armour and superior runes are out well of my reach for now, something ill need to work towards.

you can skip on the divinity runes. Honestly if you play well you can run full berserkers in most dungeons. Use ruby orbs instead of divinity runes.
I personally run 20 in air (glyphs recharge faster, glyphs give boons) and 30 in water (cantrips grant regen+vigor, cantrips recharge 20% faster, regen removes a condition). I find this setup to be ideal.

Soldier armor can be bought with karma in Orr (everything but the pants). Also to the OP, I’m curious is there a reason you didn’t take the Arcana VII trait “Blasting Staff”? That’s a must have for me when I run with staff.

blackgoat.5172:

I’m curious is there a reason you didn’t take the Arcana VII trait “Blasting Staff”? That’s a must have for me when I run with staff.

thats why i was after help with how i could better my build, i couldnt make my mind up over blasting staff or final shielding, so went for the defensive option in the end – just to try and not be so squishy

Once read about someone not bringing Blasting Staff because they preferred a smaller Static Field. Actually sounded like a valid argument not to bring Blasting Staff all the time. Though personally, I still prefer the larger AoEs.