Viable WvW Roaming Core Elementalist D/D builds Showcase: Sanctuary rune

[solemn.9608]

Hi all, just thought I'd stop by and leave this here since I'm sure there are at least a few elementalist enthusiasts who might be interested in these builds.

 

language warning on this video

 

 

Duel gameplay using the fire/air/arcane build:

 

Feel free to give your 2 cents on what might improve the build(s), keep in mind I created these for my own playstyle which is very mobile/fast paced so if it seems like I've missed something obvious then it's probably intentional

Edited August 9, 2021 by solemn.9608

[ElrondMcEnz.5236]

definitely going to try this. just got sanctuary runes together. thx for all your content, it helped me out a lot. just wondering, is cele tempest viable too in a way? 

 

[Downstate.4697]

12 minutes ago, ElrondMcEnz.5236 said:

definitely going to try this. just got sanctuary runes together. thx for all your content, it helped me out a lot. just wondering, is cele tempest viable too in a way? 

 

Cele in general is only worth running with good might uptime imo. Other things to consider is heal signet doesnt synergize well with overloads. If i was gonna run cele for roaming id pick core or weaver over tempest. Although a FA tempest with cele sounds interesting enough to try.

[Jski.6180]

It is very hard to not use tempest or weaver for a melee build over core ele even full glass builds. Tempest has stun brakes and a vigor endurance combo that works well for melee Latent Stamina is very powerfully and weaver simply gets free states as well as barrier.

[Zhaid Zhem.6508]

You have a sensual voice.

[solemn.9608]

On 8/14/2021 at 11:42 AM, Zhaid Zhem.6508 said:

You have a sensual voice.

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ty

 

On 8/12/2021 at 12:51 AM, Jski.6180 said:

It is very hard to not use tempest or weaver for a melee build over core ele even full glass builds. Tempest has stun brakes and a vigor endurance combo that works well for melee Latent Stamina is very powerfully and weaver simply gets free states as well as barrier.

This is true, but also the reason why I went with so many heal sources alongside sanctuary rune. The water/earth build hits pretty hard in every attunement, the fire/air build has good burst, and both have decent sustain and quick access to evades. Overall I think these builds are pretty good compared to what I'm used to on Weaver, and I have limited play on Tempest but I've used it enough to know it's "comparable". It's not easy to make core ele viable though I agree 😅

 

On 8/11/2021 at 4:05 PM, ElrondMcEnz.5236 said:

definitely going to try this. just got sanctuary runes together. thx for all your content, it helped me out a lot. just wondering, is cele tempest viable too in a way? 

 

Yw, probably Tempest would be viable with cele and the right traits/runes/sigils ya, I would assume so. I haven't tried but I don't imagine it would be too difficult to come up with something that works decently. Would have to make good use of the healing/condi/power stats and skills tho.

[Jski.6180]

2 hours ago, solemn.9608 said:

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ty

 

This is true, but also the reason why I went with so many heal sources alongside sanctuary rune. The water/earth build hits pretty hard in every attunement, the fire/air build has good burst, and both have decent sustain and quick access to evades. Overall I think these builds are pretty good compared to what I'm used to on Weaver, and I have limited play on Tempest but I've used it enough to know it's "comparable". It's not easy to make core ele viable though I agree 😅

 

Yw, probably Tempest would be viable with cele and the right traits/runes/sigils ya, I would assume so. I haven't tried but I don't imagine it would be too difficult to come up with something that works decently. Would have to make good use of the healing/condi/power stats and skills tho.

I tried Sanctuary but i think runes of earth as the barrier effect from sanctuary on reg and soothing mist where a lot of your self healing comes into play and i think runes of earth +10% in coming heals is effected by it.

[ElrondMcEnz.5236]

i am having so much fun with this build while roaming. still have to figure out how to deal with outnumbered situations but thanks for sharing. keep up the good work. 

[Sunshine.5014]

It's a fun build, but this only work in certain circumstances. It's viable, but Weaver is still better for 1v1, and Tempest is better for zerging.

[solemn.9608]

On 8/17/2021 at 1:59 PM, Sunshine.5014 said:

It's a fun build, but this only work in certain circumstances. It's viable, but Weaver is still better for 1v1, and Tempest is better for zerging.

Tempest is better for healing in zergs, and small-scale hybrid roles ya

 

And ya in general weaver performs slightly better because fire/arcane barrier weaver exists and is still just as broken as it ever was, but excluding that, it's very comparable to weaver (speaking as the guy who just made ~70 weaver montages, it feels similar)