Guild Wars 2

NerdyMike.2695:

@Orthias – He’s got a new video up with the Shatter-Cat 2.0, and he shows off the gear and what’s what. Here’s a link to it: Shatter-Cat 2.0 by Osicat

yep sorry about that i was just about to edit my post to mention the video. I’m still curious about the shorthand used in the guide though, what it actually translates to.

Thanks for the heads up anyway!

Hi Osi and thanks for all your great work!

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but i’m trying to figure out the best gear setup for your Shatter Cat Mist build.

Since it’s based on the heavy, i went to look for the gear setup there, and i found: 1/6 K, 4/6 BZ, 1/6 V

I figure that means 4 berserker pieces, 1 Knights and 1 Valkyrie but which ones are you reffering to? Do you list them in the order they appear in the equipment slots?
That would mean headgear is Knights, shoulders+chest+gloves+pants are berserker and boots are Valkyrie.

Is that correct?

I mean no disrespect, but if you want to get good you have to stick with it and learn to play. You need to stop playing like a guardian

I had some trouble in the beginning with my ele d/d ele untill i got the hang of it, now i’m blazing trough levels (29 now), soloing group events, facerolling mobs 4 levels above me.

It’s THE most fun class setup to play in the game if you get the hang of it.

I feel like the survivability of the D/D ele (in leveling PVE) is only second to the guardian IF you:
- use your movement skills properly,
- time your interrupts,
- use line of sight
- are blazingly fast with your key combos.

Tip: using Signet of Air helps trememdously with the kiting, and kiting = main survivability source with the Ele.

PS: DON’T use Lightning Hammer or Frost Bow because they become crutches – they don’t teach you anything about playing a D/D ele. You risk getting to 80 and not knowing a thing about how to play the class if you rely on them or a group to level.
It’s like learning a contact sport, you have to eat the pain in the beginning until you “learn karate”

Example of rotation (there are many more):
- air 2,3 then 5 to blow them away, 4 to catch up to them,
- then while they’re downed switch to earth 2, then knock them down with earth 4 then earth 5 for massive damage (use arcane shield to stay alive if taking damage and prevent interruptions),
- then fire 4 for added damage and kite away with fire 3, turn around and set them on fire with 2, massive damage with fire grab (5)
- at this point they are near you and you might have take some hits: do water 3 to chill them, then water 5 to heal and while they’re chilled use water 2 to deal more damage and heal yourself, hit water 4 to get the chill aura
- at this point if anything’s still alive, start over