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We are forced nudged towards the arcana and water line for survivability. Which means we are bound to be squishy. Ele defense is all about damage mitigation and healing ability. You can heal your full health pool in one swap to water combined with a dodge roll (evasive arcana) and cleansing wave. You get in, do your damage, get out and stack might. And go back in. Rinse and repeat. Healing can be done on the fly and accomplished faster than any other class in the game. We don’t need to be tough. We need to be smart. Not to mention we have absolutely wonderful kiting ability. We can run directly away from chasing opponents while using PbAoe skills that cripple chill and Immobilize. Now, this is very reliant on fast fingers and knowing how to attunement dance properly. All in all we have some of the best dmg and survivability of any class. If your keeping protection, regen and signet of restoration up, as well as being aggressive. You should have no problems staying alive. Practice practice practice.
So i have a Main ele since the game came out. D/D. It seems to me that all the time and work i have put into min/maxing my build. I finally got to the point where i felt i was able to take on any class and have a chance. they moved every single trait i use. how can a d/d ele survive having to choose between renewing stamina and elemental attunement? then they move cleansing water up so i cant remove a SINGLE condition upon water swap? So i have to choose between cleansing water and cantrip recharge. well say goodbye to using signet of restoration. it will be useless because we wont have enough condi removal. i feel forced to use ether renewal. The ele does fine damage with 30 in arcana and 20/30 in water. i dont need more damage, i need more survivability. it seems the ele in the long run will end up as slow as the necro and unable to cure conditions OR tank and damage. I feel that i now have to choose, do i want to be able to do damage, or (maybe) survive by running? someone explain to me how the ele changes can be positive for d/d. i really need it
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