Guild Wars 2

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FrownyClown.8402:

Great build. The damage looks attractive to play. I don’t see it working 2v1 vs good players. I’d definitely want you in a group roam with me. I’m a little jealous you can play that well with this build. Props man. Still in XOXO?

yeah your right its tough 2 v 1 … this build gives great burst in team fights though its pretty amazing you can burst 5 people for 15k ish damge instantly and you can drop anyone not CDin it is tough to substane and you need to know when to get out of fights pull back then reburst.I play the standard 0/2/0/6/6 when roaming but yes still in xoxo we got a good together.

come watch me on my stream

http://www.twitch.tv/jkelsey83

this was probably one of my favorite videos

anyways just though i’d share some of my works been awhile

build here already shared it a while back but for you new commers

don’t blow me up please

Azure.8670:

Awesome man. Best video since daphoenix. Show us killing some necros

omg necros have no chance with this build.. just made acouple rage quit actually

yeah the crit neft was a kitten but i stacked more power i still can break more classes in one rotation if they don’t dodge or stun break .. i love the standard tank build but this is the burst build doh specter/dagger don’t got this on this if you add it up try it out just not on me

coming soon new video

did you guys miss me?

Nice build man,

Strength runes look OP.

pownguin.9205:

Does this build still work well after the patch?

yes the traits still work. I have yet to redo my build as I’ve become obsessed with FF14 on PS4 BUT I hope to redo them this weekend and optimize a new build. I know hyromancy is out of the picture. Strength runes look pretty interesting …. the might stacks will probably outdo the dps on scholars in the long run. I have no idea about gear yet as I haven’t logged in sense monday and do not know about ferocity. Still a little salty about my celestial gear…

Treeoflife.4031:

Jkels ive been using the build for a little over a week now (minor adjustment little more tanky for now). Its so great!!! Ive been able to jump in and out of zergs while downing a few people each time. I actually B line for necros, mesmers, and engis now. Wish my comp could handle recording. Can’t seem to really stand up to a good thief or axe gs warrior yet tho. The eviscerate and backstabs cut right through my armor (using earth signet instead of arcane shield over 3k armor) but it still doesnt seem to be enough. how do you handle em?

Glad you like the build and its working out good for ya!

best defense is a good offense .. use arcane shield it is a very powerful burst tool. My latest video has some warrior and thief fights. You can check that out to see but against high burst classes its kill or be killed. Stay offensive and you’ll do alright.

I like D/F for certain situations. I don’t know what i would do without my fire grab though Its just TOO fun haha

I made another video before da neft… its ok not as good as the last one in my opinion but i tried to record heavy targets so people can see how it fairs against warriors / guards.

Also a acouple nice clips of diamond skin at its best

MightyMicah.7451:

Hey Jkels, I’ve watched this video about three times now and this is great stuff! I main an Ele and have since launch, but I can’t tell if I’m not any good or if Ele’s are just in a horrible state right now. Generally I just go for the tankiest build I can find, but in this case I think I’ll make an exception. I’ve been dedicating a lot of time to working on ascended gear (something I thought I’d never do) just because of your build!

My question for you is do you think this build will still be a good option after the update? I know we can only speculate right now, but it seems to me that since damage (in the form of ferocity) is getting nerfed across the board, and since celestial is getting buffed overall, your build would still be viable. You’d simply not be quite as bursty as before, but at the same time you’d be better able to survive.

Let me know what you think if you get the chance, and thanks again for the video! I thoroughly enjoy it!

I have no idea how the gear will come into play. The lost of crit damage will hurt the build a lot but the overall traits will still remain good. I’m going to try to make do with my 4 celestial pieces and 1 weapon but i think it is going to be hard trying to get back up to the original crit damage.

Best bet is to wait and see what the ferocity looks like on all the armor pieces and go from there.

Treeoflife.4031:

Tried the build out last night its pretty nice. Didnt have quite enough Crit damage to always put em on the defensive and i now realize how important it is. there were only 3 other things i seemed to be having a hard time with. 1 getting used to saving my dodge rolls, 2 was always keeping track of HP to make sure i didn’t drop out of 90%, and 3 was getting my fire rush LF combo to work smoothly. I was getting alot of rubber banding/ overshooting the target/ not sure what to do differently. Its kinda hard to tell when to pop the lf. Any advice for numbers 2 and 3?

2) I’m always watching my condi bar so watch for them. If you start taking condis you are gonna want to decide to continue your assault or pull back and heal up. Remember you do not always want to try to stay above 90% .. if the opportunity is there to finish your opponent go for it… backing off will put you on the defensive… you only want to back off if you know you can get a full heal in..which is why CCing before you go into heal mode is a good idea.

3) I’m asuran so I know the animation for burning speed. Once my guy is at the peak of his jump i teleport. You just have to learn the animations … you want to try to teleport around the half way mark of your animation.

Treeoflife.4031:

Great video! So concerning the Celestial change, i did my best to get the same stats without the celestial gear. Came pretty close! and ya the ascended gear helps get the armor up to 2800. i think without it, it sits somewhere around 2750 or something. Anyways Props jkels! gonna have to give this setup a try

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vEEQJAoYlMMozhFOwnB8rRgQPgCjHdwI0hyDPQpQOA-zEDBoiBkoAgIAM3EKHVjNPNIFXFRjVbDTZCS9CWFTI1jDKAACwOrzAYoDdoDdoDtdWn7coDtUARsMC-w

wow nice job those stats are almost spot on.

Gabriell.4856:

Hey jkels,

1) As always, awesome video. Keep em coming.
2) Ingnore haters that suggest your enemies “could be” wearing “rares”. The only thing that matters is what you are wearing.
3) My guess about you using Scholar runes were right after all ^_~
4) To all those who want to try this build – you have to main an ele to make it work for you (or know how to execute ALL known ele combos instantly in the middle of the battle).

Questions:
1) Did you think about how ferocity change would affect your build? IMO the 40% damage modifier will still be there so I think it will remain almost the same. Your thoughts?
2) Are you going to change any sigils after the 4/15 patch?
3) Do you think Fiery Greatsword rush+LF nerf will be the same for Burning speed+LF? If so, would your build loose its effectiveness in burst department?

Hi

Answer:
1) yes ferocity is going to nerf this build quite a bit. You will have to compensate the loss in crit damage by ditching the PVT ACC… and switch out some celestrial gear for cav or valk however i really don’t know yet as I’ve yet to see how gear will compare.

2) No, my sigils are already set up for the patch. I was running force / battle.. I’ve switched to hydro / fire. ( yes i know they share the same CD right now. they won’t after patch) I really love hydro it hits HARD. I’m criting for 3-4k sometimes and it is soo powerful when you get your proc going into air or earth. I am considering loosing fire and using bloodlust as it puts my attack around 3,600 with gaurd stacks

3) If the nerf LF – BS i’m quitting.. that would crush my style of game play.. LF – FGS was a bug and I’m positive it was not supposed to work that.

scerevisiae.1972:

Forzani.2584:

I am guessing…and I stand to be corrected, is the DS allows he to be more aggressive bombing into a group because he knows he has a good chance of escaping because most of the CC will be absorbed.

DS does nothing after taking around 1800 damage. You don’t try to escape when 90%+ health. Does not compute.

Like I said, it would make a lot more sense to run the cleansing flame fire trait and +10% fire damage, both of which always work and both enhance burst. Not to mention 200 power is way more useful that 300 condition damage in a GC spec.

DS is very underrated. I can not tell you how many times condi specs have just unloaded on me just to sit there confused on why i’m not dying. Not to mention it stops people who open with CC. It is a very powerful trait and very underrated you just need to know HOW to use it. This of course is a roaming video and so in a roaming environment most do not run into diamond skin eles as it is not the meta. So most are very confused making it quite funny. However this build is very powerful against the most skilled condi players even if they know you are DS as I’ve test in OS… it is really bad against pure power builds as you lack the boons and EA which really helps your survivability.

Going 30 into earth is for DS of course but also for the 10% damage mod with full endurance and the 300 toughness. With lack of protection boon you need all the toughness you can get. Going 20 into fire would drop you down pretty low making you even more squishy. That would truly make you a glass cannon. I’ve experimented going 10 into fire before.. it does not pay .. diamond skin is what makes this build work hands down you just need to know how to play with it…….

Nutshel.7264:

Really nice vid, gj.
Though are are guilty of not giving proper credits to artists behind music, this is a big no no. Please add track list at the end of video or at least in info box.

Yeah, I’ll be sure to add the music credits in the description box when i get home today.

katniss.6735:

I like the spec, and I made it work in spvp with: Triple Strike!

Glad your having fun with it

SonOfKrypton.4357:

jkels.6398:

fire / hydro

Gnomez my love, you don’t get an opinion. Quitter. <3

hey I’m on the fence with ESO!

fire / hydro

jkels.6398:

SalaZin.2509:

Will you be releasing another video after the April 15th update? Considering the changes to crit. I’m wondering if it’d affect a build like this.

It will definitely effect the build. One of the reasons why I’m really kittened at anet is the celestial gear nerd considering I made my ascended gear with it. To compensate for the loss in crit damage I’m probably going to swap out my PVT earring for a cav or valk earring. It will really depend on how my stats look after the patch. I’ll probably post something though.

Kyon.9735:

Great vid. I’ve always liked seeing eles dominate without going deep into Arcana or Water. I’m quite surprised with how glassy your opponents are (even the non-uplevels) or are these selected videos?

I put a couple uplvls in the video for entertainment value I usually don’t attack uplvls .. but i put a couple in just cause it was funny and that huge gang of uplvls was to much to resist. I was laughing so hard in that fight.. but yeah they had very little armor I think i hit one for a 12k burning speed and another guy for a 16.5k churning earth… but yeah soloy entertainment value. There are high armor players in the video though … I think three warriors and two engys had high armor the build just hits that hard.

Some must be missing the point of this build.

Yes you are going to fall below the 90% threshold and lose your 20% damage mod and diamond skin at times.

The power of this build this the initial burst with your 30% damage mod (40% within 600 meters and 45% with force sigil and 55% at night. You can tweak the damage mod up to 60% with two night sigils. I really like hyromancy though i usually hit around 3-4k when switching into attunments on top of your extra damage from switching into air or earth gives some really nice burst. )

Most classes will have to try to CC you after your burst but … you are immune. Once they release you are diamond skin it is usually to late for them. It does very well against condi builds not so great against power builds if you don’t end it quickly.

Its impossible to stay above 90% all the time. Switching into water poping renewal then going into earth will help you get back over 90% to proc diamond skin and your damage mods. That defensive combo works really well together and yes if you do get knocked down under 90% you want to try to get back over 90% ASAP but don’t go the whole fight trying to stay above 90% that will just get you killed. Keep the pressure on you still have overwhelming dps without your 20% damage mod and diamond skin.

posthumecaver.6473:

It is funny but Diamond Skin was only relevant in 2 fights, against a Sword/Sword warrior which absolutely did nothing to him and one necro.

And prevented opener of 2 thieves with Basilisk Venom, other then those fights he was always under %90 health so his damage modifiers and Diamond Skin were useless

You need to watch more closely sir.

I’ve actually ran this build in SPVP and its pretty powerful. Zerker amulet and scholar runes. The burst is insane and it is really fun fighting condi builds. There are obviously builds that are problems still.

As far as the concern staying above 90% to get your mods. Yeah sometimes it can be tough.. you have to remember to stay aggressive. What makes this build so powerful is high dps and the initial burst as you are going to get the first strike with LF with all your mods up.

Ether renewal works really well with diamond skin. Pop renewal as soon as you notice your taking conditions. Swap into water first then earth for stability then back to dpsing your enemy

Ulion.5476:

jkels.6398:

mmm the build gives 40% damage mod and i’m running 3,200 base attack with 94% crit damage so even though some might have crap gear and maybe semi afk the build does a lot of dps.

What food are you using I know it is sharpening stones and what esle?

sweet and spicy butternut swash soup. The one that gives 100 power and 10% crit damage

mmm the build gives 40% damage mod and i’m running 3,200 base attack with 94% crit damage so even though some might have crap gear and maybe semi afk the build does a lot of dps.

everyone dies. If your questioning the survivability of this build i will say it holds up fairly well. 2800 armor, two stabilities, diamond skin and 4 heals. The build has so much dps that most are overwhelmed and are instantly put on the defensive. Try it and see

This build its super fun. I would say the most bursty I’ve ever run. Very powerful ENJOY!

NEW VIDEO

well done I enjoyed watching that video

Hey Anet are you going to let me change my full ascended celestial set to what I want after you nerf it?

Cause if you don’t that would be messed up. I spent a lot of gold and time into making it. I don’t want extra power or stats I want crit damage. At least give me the option to change the gear into something i want and not completely waste all the time i spent getting it.

lazycalm.5186:

Just link your build on one of the editors

now what fun is that

Forzani.2584:

It’s a new game show ..Guess That Build !

I am still learning the class so the build wouldn’t help me. You play very well. The things I need to work on are the combos. Like someone earlier said you do have a fairly set combo that you start many fights with..then adjust how the fight develops.

I was just on my ele and can’t figure out what you are doing with LF and Burning Speed. I don’t see any combo there

HAHA , new game I like it. Um…. as for that screenshot i posted. The toughness is actually wrong I did +60 instead of +30. I need to learn to multiply apparently. So that works out to 1821 toughness and whatever that turns out to be in armor

jkels.6398:

http://postimg.org/image/lffv27n39/

+30 toughness for fully infused ascended armor.

http://postimg.org/image/lffv27n39/

oZii.2864:

Hannoy? is that you? You look like someone I know.

Just watched your newest video another good one, good music.

Nope not Hannoy

Haha you guys have the traits cracked! I’m sure everyone can guess what traits to use but I will say this build really shines against the condi meta in both WvW roaming and in SPVP. So use it wisely and you are a condi user’s worst nightmare. Make sure to stay aggressive and use that damage it is overwhelming to most and please, Eles if you see me in WvW don’t blow me up with my build k thx.

Graendall.4765:

From what i saw in the video my rough estimate would be

20 air 20 earth 20 water and 10 in arcana

Close but missing the most important part of the build

Wyrden.4713:

well that insane. u basically kill ppl w 3 skills, burning speed, lighnting flash, the aoe fire thingy

impresive

but hows ur survivability

Depends on who I’m fighting but just to give you an idea I have 2600 armor.

BonShaun.7521:

And have you tried an S/D setup? Fun as well

I have tried S/D but i find D/D to have better burst using this build.

BonShaun.7521:

Can you show some footage of you killing more of the higher class characters? Like warriors or guardians! Aside from that, epic

Hi,

First part of the video around 1 minute mark is me bursting a guardian down. Although it is really tough to burst a warrior down I have done it but didn’t get the chance to record it. They were of course dps warriors … and did not get their CDs off in time. Other then that its pretty hard to burst a good warrior down in one rotation.

This video was mainly just to show the burst potential of this build

New Video. This is my WTF build as most people say WTF when fighting it. Very fun build. Enjoy!

mwt.7214:

Have you achived your wvw rank while d/d?

Most comes from playing staff as it is easier to get kills but I play dd frequently.

yeah i really screwed up with the chat box. I’m using window’s movie maker which is just really BAD … there is no way to edit out the chat box or put a picture over it except a stupid caption. I need to find some better software.

As far as gear goes there are some hints in the video.

I made another super awesome video for you guys to watch

oZii.2864:

Very good video watched the whole thing.

Thank You

NEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyEJV0yErn4

Video 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wi4dOf-8hA

Video 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5v5qJvAgPw

ROT’s adventures last night in DB was an interesting night to say the least