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I have been getting into Tempest the last couple of days. I really enjoy condi Tempest and was trying to get a good build for power Tempest aswell (no Weaver for me, don't want to twist my thumbs too much) but all the builds I have found include conjured weapons. I really don't like these! Is there a build for power Tempest without conjured weapons that still pulls of passable damage? Maybe replace these with elemental glyphs or something from arcane?

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Unfortunately Elementalist's damage is definitely benefitting from the burst damage from Lightning Hammer 4 and FGS 5. The damage is just that good to not pass up... 

 

Theoretically you could try using Elementals but the damage isn't worth it plus the constant management. (You'd have to hope they don't die in AoEs.) Plus you have to make sure you're always keeping them up since they expire after a certain amount of time. 

 

You could also use Glyph of Storms since it's a low cooldown. I'd use Firestorm exclusively since the cooldown is SO low and you'll get burning which increases your damage by 10%! 

 

For maximum damage I'd recommend Elite Fire Elemental for burst damage and all Lesser Air Elementals. I'd also recommend using the Glyph trait for reduced cooldowns to have 1 additional Elemental. 

 

But for maximum damage period (Elitist high-end), you'd be better off learning to use Lightning Hammer just for 4 and GS for 5 (and 4.) 

 

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PGAUmAjiVxuYk4orc22A-e (Here's a base template of what I was thinking, I haven't played with PvE meta in a while but I figure this would work!) 

 

Hope this helps! 

Edited by kybraga.7103
Added a link to the build in question.
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Thank you for your suggestions! I probably should learn to play with the conjured weapons but they feel so clunky and out of place. I will play around a bit but condi plays so much more fluid in my opinion. It's not like I am planning to main Ele now but I am having fun at the moment.

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