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Water Debuffing Support Build

in Elementalist

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AbnInfamy.1470

I was playing around on the PvP trainers last night and I found a build that I think is pretty interesting. The purpose of this build is almost pure debuff utility. Weapon skill is dagger/dagger, or dagger/focus if you want different utilities.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fEAQJAoYhMmIbmx0gjDAkHv0SKhCCUeEDN1A

Gearing up would involve stacking as much precision, healing, and tough/vit as you can.

While in water spec and using auto-attack you can keep up 15-20 stacks of vulnerability and chilled up almost indefinitely. Shard of ice actually causes vulnerability and chill with each hit, so you stack up 5 charges every 45 seconds. The burning precision is there for just a little added dps, but could be switched out for soothing winds.

It wouldn’t be too difficult to just forgo the healing and replace it with power for higher dps while still stacking vuln/chill.

It may not be the most optimal spec, but from what I’ve seen, especially dungeons, these are two debuffs that are lacking. Your own dps might suffer, but if you’re giving everyone else 15-20% more damage, you just need to make up that extra 20-40%

More Useful Support Profession Ele v War

in Fractals, Dungeons & Raids

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AbnInfamy.1470

I’m looking to make a support class for dungeons and WvW and I’m leaning towards two options, and I’d like to know which would be more valuable in a group, considering things like how many others are running builds similar, debuff stacking, etc. I’m past the point of “play what you want to play”, I’m interested in both.

The first is a dagger/dagger water elementalist that:
stacks vulnerability
chains chill
uses dagger skills to heal nearby

The second is warrior that:
stacks vulnerability
uses traits to buff might to the group
1 banner

WvW viability would be icing on the cake, so I wouldn’t have to respec much.
I welcome your votes and opinions.
Thanks.

Necromancer Group Healing With Siphon?

in Necromancer

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AbnInfamy.1470

People keep commenting that they love being able to do AoE healing. Am I missing a trait somewhere that allows siphoned life to be applied to group members?

The only things I’m seeing are wells pulse healing, and Life Transfer heals group members. Is this not referring only to the Life Transfer skill (4) of death shroud?

Thanks