any decent arcane pvp build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWnMICdOgtMAGRAcYiFWArIJmBmAuZ1vaZlIBcACAA-TJxHAB2XGQ5HAAAXAgd2fAA I’ve been toying around with this, but haven’t tried it in any serious PvP. Give it a shot. You can swap out CES with Arcane Blast for more immobilize. Arcane Wave can be used to immobilize or chill as well as heal in your water fields.
I played a bit this one lately and its fun. It also works with using fire instead of earth but you loose protection uptime which is quite important for ele.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdnMIClMg1MA+MAcYilNArINuBrBDPgAwF0dv+XPsA-TJR6gAAPAAs9H+PBArlBAA
The build basically sacrifices support to become a brusier… But don´t underestimate it´s support capabilities. Rebound with 2 clears, swirling winds, water OL are still helpful for the team and arcane power is huge offensive support.
Greetings
Wolf
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I’m not a great pvper, but I got to Platinum only playing glass cannon staff ele (before the recent buff):
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWhcMokhtMwnB8RMQAYRBIAsAkJ5EoEUrh0wYA-TJROABAs/w5PAAYKDI/FAAA
Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDG0hECvLPY
It’s really just for fun though. I don’t know anything about the meta, and I never play meta builds.
EDIT:
Build video here: https://youtu.be/zKKpFOIjGbE
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Just hit top 250 (NA) with this build! Not bad for a non-meta build hahaha https://i.imgur.com/vtMsYjc.jpg
Arcane Sage is fun… Got the build under this thread.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/elementalist/A-fun-Sage-PvP-build/first#post6728964
It’s not a standard build though and requires quite a bit of effort put into rotations and understanding the combinations involved.
Don’t expect to burst people down with a few skills, this build actually requires thought and pre-planning for every engagement. EG: If you want to burn stack, use your fire overload, switch to earth and activate arcane power so your firestorm also immob spams. You can spam about 16s of immobolise, handy for helping the team focus someone down. Use Air overload to burn stack about 11-14 ticks of burn, endless options. (11-14 stacks of burn from staff, you can go a lot higher with scepter or dagger builds)
Staff sounds bad n all, but casting meteor shower then switching to air for blinding meteor showers or earth for immobilising meteor showers works wonders for survival-ability.
Initial mid fight you can throw down lava font on the enemy side and switch to earth to immob the team off point before they can reach point.
Lots of options, god I love Ele. I don’t think any other class has this many options in terms of builds and playstyles.
….. And Elementalist.
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The only thing Arcane is lacking is condi removal. I’d like something like “Arcane Dispell” that would remove specific conditions when attuning to a specific element. It could replace Arcane precision, or renewing stamina or even Bountiful Power:
Fire: removes chill and bleeding (idea of cauterizing)
Water: removes burning and poison
Air: removes all movement imparing condition (chill, crippled, immob) and slow
Earth: removes confusion, torment, fear, vulnerability, weakness (idea of strenght of mind and body here)
Don’t know where to put blind, maybe in water.
Make the trait selfish.
Maybe 1s icd for each condition removed.
Nerfentalist of Augury Rock