When a, for example, guardian gives regen for lets say: 5 seconds and it gives 1000 health and i give (as an elementalist) at the same time regen for 5 sec but 2000 health, what will happen?
my friend will have 10 sec regen (3000 health) or just mine buff or?
and what if i give the regen first or what if te guard gives it first?
because when i am heal specced and i give strong regen (for example 6000 health in 2 sec), but the others in my group give poor regen (1000 health in 10 sec), would my regen be nerfed? (12 sec for 7000 health)
hm u are right :-)
still, it must be possible like this
rly hate staff, i used it from lvl 1 to 80 but bah…
and our group has no blast finishers think, so…
still thanks for the advice!
@Gokil
Ty for the replay, u gave me stuff to think about it
on ur answaers:
1) so earths embrace seems more functual then obsidian focus
2) ty
3) so benevolence it is!
4) ether to signet: i use ether so remove condies when u face a necro or have stupid root/schill or so + imo it has strong heal: 6400 heals in 15 sec…
cleric: then i have more power but still zero crit chance and zero crit dmg… condi replace the 3 stats power-crit chance-crit dmg and gives so more dmg no?
the food chance: interesting!
5 + 6: ok
i used clerics before like u said and the dmg is rly very very low! so i think condi dmg would do better. so i want to go for full healing: was looking for nomads but it seems very hard to get them?
@Neko
i am not convinced about that build for example: not my playstyle (hate 2 handed weapons except warr hammer ^^) but ty anyway ;-)
here a video of the first time i did healing ele (bad gamestyle: too much clicking, too long in water, … i know, still working to be better xD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl7hmvV7yAA
i am very satisfied about my survivability and my dps. try to stack the mobs and use the AOE of ur spells
u should stack in 3 sec with fire enough might to nuke ur target
btw when pve replace mist form to armor of earth for chunning earth (= stability) and during casting time swap to water for heals and 20% more crit chance ^^
ele is harder to play then warrior for example, take ur time to master it
Hi all, i have some questions on my healing build
I always played s/d fresh air but now my guild will gonna run groups in wvw and i changed to a heal build but while mastering it, i have some questions:
1) in the earth trait: what is obsidian focus? what is a channeling skill, how long will the extra toughness be? now i use earths embrace but 240 more toughness is always welcome ^^
2) when i wsap to water i get a regen for 7 sec (= 2200 health regen) and when i use a cantrip i can get get 8 sec regen (2200 health regen) so when i use it at the same time will it be 8+7 sec = 15 sec regen or 8 sec regen with 4400 health regen?
3) what gives more healing to allies? sup sigil of life (250 more healing power) or the sigil of benevolence (+2,5% outcoming heal for alies)
5) schould i go for full apothecary? cuz then i lose more HP
6) now i have cleansing wave in trait, better to replace it for aquamancer alacrity or soothing disruption?
1100 toughness, not even 13000 health… u won’t survive long even with ether renewal. Any skilled player, whatever class he plays, will melt u in 20 sec
travler runes? why? u should have non stop speed cuz the air refreshment on crit
i play s/d fresh air too but i builded some more survivability, i needed it but maybe u are more skilled then me
However even there d/d ele isn’t something really great and must have. It is just allowed to play at all now, first time for a while
Can only second that.
And yeah new strength runes are OP, but new strength runes, new celestial amulet and signet of restoration buff are the things that keep Elementalist viable atm (considering Aquamancer builds). And Runes of Strength keep burst builds viable.
And another reason why I think some Elementalists seem really strong is because they still played them while they were not viable and got adapted to having the weaker class. If I look at my Team-Mates often the ppl with the most dumbed down /OP builds and classes(especially before the patch), were the ones playing the worst.
From time to time not even bothering to dodge attacks etc etc.
While Elementalist was underpowered, elementalists(the hardcore ones) had to learn their dodges, their positioning etc, cause one single mistake meant certain defeat against some builds even if they were played by totally unskilled ppl.
And the other thing is ppl didnt meet Elementalists in PvP before the patch alot, so ppl are not adapted to face an elementalist anymore (okay by now ppl should have adapted).
But considering the points above I understand very well why ppl have problems with Elementalists atm.
running this one
i put 1 in earth to have the 120 extra toughness and i gave up 1 in water (lingering elements), just trying
but i am not sure yet to put that 1 from earth back in water (cleansing wave)
hey Sheppy, thank u very much for the explanation! it helps me alot
only this part i don’t get:
If you took the signet and 600 healing power this gives 262 (signet) + 205 (regeneration) + 110 (soothing mist)( pretty much permanent with lingering elements) = 577 hp a second, potentially.
what u mean with 600 healing power? from gear?
205 (regeneration): soothing wave?
trying the signet atm and the things u said, not very easy
the mistform is for stomping indeed, only screwed when they get stealthed
PS:
before entering battle i heal myself in fire (getting stacks of might) or in air (speed) and during battle i use my heal to get regen (thats why the healing power but i am not sure if it helps me alot) (same reason for the food (omnomberry ghost) to get a kind of autoregen they cannot take off me)
I ve a few questions but first, let me introduce myself
I love to play S/D ele and i only play wvw (not zerking, not solo-ing , playing in groups of 2-5 (mostly a power warr, power/healing engi or power mesmer))
My gamestyle: agressive, high dmg, i prefer kick and rush before wait and see… (so semi fresh air S/D ele)
this build is in my opinion good for high dps (in fights i have mostly around 15 stacks of might) and a bit survivability
oh, this build is also builded on having the 2 wvw buffs (100 power + 2500 extra health)
so my questions:
1) what do u find about my build for this gameplay, what can be better (stats), suggestions or discussion
2) for this playstyle if i want more survivability: more vit or toughness?
3) little offtopic maybe but related to my build: what is better: More crit chance and less crit dmg OR more crit dmg and less crit chance to do MORE dps
It’s been said on here a million times, Ele’s are fun to play but you have to put in 4x the effort (keystrokes) than other classes to get the same damage. Can you play the piano?
I run a variation of a d/d bunker auramancer with a lot of boon duration and i can 1v1 most classes. It just takes more time to burn them down. Usually by the time i get close to stomping someone they have friends show up and it turns into a 1v2,3,4,5,ect…and then I just have to bail out and find my own backup.
It is an INCREDIBLY FUN class to play. I like it more than all the others. I just takes time to get comfortable with bouncing in and out of attunments, finding which skills combo with the others, and stacking your might (with my build). Once you have 20+ stacks of might (and maybe 25 stacks from a sigil of bloodlust) you can chew through almost anything.
My advice, make one. Play it. Learn it. If it’s something that you feel you enjoy then keep at it. I’ve had my ele for about a year and I’m still learning new tricks about her. It is a labor of love to play an Ele. Don’t play it because you want to do a ton of damage. That’s not what they do. Unless you spec zerker gear/staff and hang out in the background. You can faceroll as a support/damage staff ele. The only downside there is if you’re caught 1v1,2,3,4,ect…you’re a goner.
A fight with an elementalist is like a chess match. You need to know your opponent inside and out. Know what they intend to do before they do it. Then counter and make them pay for making a mistakes.
Said like a real ele lover, like me! Wonderfull
If u want to roam solo/in small group u need to play subtile.
i prefer a semi glass (fresh air, S/D) build. Not the best survivability but funny when u play a bit aggressive ;-)
(so semi fresh air S/D ele)