new to elementalist, comparing vs engineer
and what wearpons foe elem
It depends what you want to do.
Pvp or pve.
1)They are similar in the sense that they have a lot of abilities available in one build and access to a mix of dmg, cc and support.
2)It depends on what you want to do and the build you want to use.
Most common for Tempest elementalist in pvp is dagger + focus.
3)Both are doing well atm.
4)Matter of taste I guess.
5)It depends on what you want to do. For pvp, you could use the Tempest auramancer on metabattle to use as a starting point.
6)Try both to see which you prefer.
In Heart of the Mist you have access to all their spells so you can try and pick what you like. Or you could just play both.
The way I decided which one worked best for me is to just play them. Give each of them 20+ hours of gameplay and you’ll quickly see which one works for you. Note that engineer has a much better condition oriented style possibility, while ele has much better glass cannon possibility in WvW group fighting (ele aoes on staff are the best in the game). For roaming they are both quite good, ele has much more mobility with Fiery greatsword and dagger offhand, also, if you intend to roam with 1 or 2 ppl, ele will pull ahead. In PvP they are both quite similar, but ele has more team support than engineer, while engi has a bit more damage. But still, try both out and decide, after all knowing each class and how to counter them will make you a MUCH better player, than knowing how to do combos with a single class.