What is the Best PvE Ele Build?

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I'll vouch for signet of sac+MS+Res chant any day of the week. It's awesome.

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If you're new here, understand that anything from a secondary that an Elementalist can make really effective use out of, Celestial Beaver hates with a passion.

Played around with Churning Earth some more this evening. Paid close attention to when and how much it knocks down. Still didn't see anything that tells me it's worth 3c 30r. DoTAoEs that have to be used offensively start with a huge minus. The knockdowns from this don't add a significant amount of damage (I never saw one that knocked down before the 4th tick). It compares favorably to most of the other offensive options in Earth, but disfavorably to every other 240 targeted DoTAoE.

On the bright side, Unsteady Ground is excellent. If it were a Fire skill I'd consider using it more often. It's a finesse elite though, not a staple, power skill that fuels most of your gameplay...which Earth pretty thoroughly lacks.

Unsteady / Eruption / Stone Daggers / W. Melee / W. Elements is basically where it's at. I feel like a retard using Stone Daggers, but since Obsidian Flame isn't what I want in PvE there really isn't a better option. 70 for 5 isn't the worst deal at least.

Peace,
-CxE

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Lets not get ahead of ourselves, everyone. Okay, so as we know, there is no 'best' build for general use. Although there may be builds that are more favoured in general, they are not the be all and end all of the class. The most important thing is that you find a bar that you enjoy playing. So here are some skills that I favour on my heroes- Fire and Earth, fire being an example of an extremely focused group of skills with excellent attack synergy, earth being an example of mediocre damage, poor attack synergy, but excellent anti melee prot support;

Fire:

[skill]Searing Flames[/skill][skill]Glowing Gaze[/skill][skill]Fire Attunement[/skill][skill]Liquid Flame[/skill]

Fairly basic, but with those 4 skills and a Res, you could get through the whole game without anyone noticing that you have 3 skill slots empty.

Earth:

[skill]Sandstorm[/skill][skill]Eruption[/skill][skill]Ward Against Melee[/skill][skill]Earth Attunement[/skill]

Not as focused as the fire build and damage is mediocre by comparison. But to say it doesn't work would be an untruth. Basically, if all the enemies were as good at this game as ensign, this would suck beyond compare. But they're not that clever, as should be fairly obvious, hence, this will work fine.*

One other skill that is handy on both bars:

[skill]Glyph Of Lesser Energy[/skill]

A no - brainer really. Basically, not only does this serve as a backup for when your attunements get stripped, but it also lends itself excellently to splash investment in a secondary class, for example, Aegis, as ensign suggested already, or;

[skill]Convert Hexes[/skill],

IMO, a prot skill that was designed to be run by E/Mo secondaries. Primary monks have far better options available to them, but this skill suits the energy efficiency of a basic ele perfectly. It is also a godly skill later on in Nightfall due to just how many hexes you can get stacked on you.

And lastly:

[skill]Rebirth[/skill]

My opinion is 3 Res Signets to every Rebirth. Primary monks should be carrying a signet if they're carrying a res at all. Elementalists have the advantage of being able to attack from the back of a group, so provided you know what you're doing, with a little practice, you can avoid aggro even in the worst of pugs. Thats why Eles should take Rebirth. Yes, it reduces their combat ability, but if you're needing to use rebirth, chances are you're not gonna be in combat and besides, what gives the Ele the ability to cast so many high energy spells is not their increased energy pool, rather it is their superior ability to manage that pool.

Oh and my own personal build? Nah I'll pass on posting that up. Not only would everyone else in this thread have a field day with it**, but I'd lose what little credibility I have as a GW player...

*p.s, that was a compliment

**p.p.s, Hamstorm

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