E/R Bug bomb

Although, I think there is a slightly better build than that for this purpose... better energy management, less attribute diversification, and a slightly easier elite to capture :P Yep, I like this approach. Looking back, I seem to have misprized Shockwave, but it might be the way to go. At 16 Earth Magic, even Glyph of Elemental Power + Shockwave appears to work (I had some success in testing this, but need to look at it more thoroughly). This would be swell, since then the first damage the Termites took would also kill them, thus eliminating any possibility of scattering.

It does seem that you lose some efficiency against the Tusked Howlers, however, and that's a bit of a concern. You don't need to kill them, but, for myself at least, it's the most convenient way to get around the anti-farming code. Of course, you have the extra slot to work with; so, you're free to add another damage spell -- two, in fact, if you lose Aura of Restoration. I'm not entirely sold on that skill, incidentally, which is the one critique I might make. I just don't find that the bugs ever kill me, and presumably your build would have less of a problem with that since you're running more Earth Magic and have to weather fewer attacks due to the increased speed. I tend to value my skill slots over my health or energy, however, because I never seem to have enough of them. Of course, that begs the question of what to replace it with, and there aren't necessarily any strong contenders.

Thanks for the input, Salamandra (and for the comments also, Neriandal and buy and die).