Free Elite mission weekend Tips

Hi all,

I haven't had a chance to do the elite missions yet and was going to give them a try this weekend. I plan on taking my Ele/?? there. I was wondering if my fellow players would give tips on what skills an ele should take into Urgoz to be more efficient. Also, feel free to give some tips on what not to take or do while in Urgoz. Yes, I will be a noob in this area, but I don't want to be completely useless. An informed player is a better player.

Thanks in advance.

Usually people prefer this build for Urgoz and Deep:
Ele/Mes with Glyph of Renewal/Meteor Shower/Arcane Echo/Rodgort. The rest is up to you. Try to get your Fire to 16, if you can.

DON NOT bring firestorm, or lava font, or any other things that fire off more often then every 3 seconds. they will scatter, and scatter down there is deadly to the team. using fire burst spells such as incendiary bonds, make sure you time it so they do over every 3 seconds, or once again, scatter. doesnt matter wether or not its the same spell, as long as its aoe damage.

if you go ele, mes is great, and e/mo with rebirth can be a lifesaver.
if you are anything but monk, MUST HAVE SIG

If you're going as a fire ele then you want to bring Meteor Shower...it's AoE, but does not cause scatter, and the knockdown is essential. Plus, Meteor Shower is a great spell to use with echoing or Glyph of Renewal. If you have Prophecies, then you also definitely want to have Rodgort's Invocation. All the other spells should just be the staple nuker skills (Flame Attunement, Fireball, etc.)

Ele Attune , Fire Attune , Archane Echo , Met Shower, Meteor, Incendory Bonds, Rodgorots Invocation Or Fire Ball, Res Sig

hmmm, ok, looks like I just go with my normal nuker build for pure damage. Sounds good.

From what I have read here it sounds like the monster mobs are pretty intense in both areas. I was just curious, since I have not been in either Elite mission, if an Ele was used in a different capacity. Wasn't sure if Wards were used for extra protection or maybe Ice for slow down.

Thanks for the input guys.

Anyone know if there are any useful mesmer primary builds for urgoz?