Looking for any input

I was looking around at some derv bomber builds and they seemed similar to what I attempted to do when I had first got Nightfall a long time ago, and since I decided to make a derv again I decided to give it another try, somewhat based off some builds with the skill sand shards off the pvx.

Here is what I got so far.

Stats:
Earth Prayers 12+1+3
Mysticism 9
Tactics 9 (probably not keeping but figured why not for extra armor from a shield)

Equipment:
Mix of Blesses and Survivor runes (survivor on chest and legs, blessed on the rest)
+20% enchant +5e (totem axe right now)
Shield (gloom shield of fortitude +30 and armor +10vs slashing for right now)
Mix of vitae and vigor runes and an attunement rune(probably changing)
Total of 32 energy at with current gear


Skills:
(Optional)
Dust Cloak
Mystic Sandstorm
Eternal Aura
Aura of Thorns
Mystic Regeneration
Sand Shards
(Some avatar, depends on the area I guess)

For the optional, I had Mystic Sweep, but it caps at 30 damage, plus I realized its not needed to trigger sand shards which Mystic Sandstorm does. With Mysticism at 9 I get 12 energy (or 15 if I cast dust cloak before mystic sandstorm, but I have to wait for energy to cast sandstorm) and 36(or 45) hp back after mystic sandstorm.

For the optional skill I was thinking something like By Ural's Hammer as it would give +25% more damage plus some healing, but on this char I haven't even started my deldrimor title.

For the avatar, I could use:

Balthazar for more armor
Dwanya for some healing + hex removal
Lyssa for more energy + potential extra damage
Grenth for some life stealing

Would the damage done from Sand Shards, Eternal Aura, or Dust Cloak trigger the life steal at all? I assume Mystic Sandstorm would since it can trigger Sand Shards as well, but if any of those can't trigger the life steal avatar of grenth would be pretty useless.


Anyways, does anybody have any extra input of anything I may have overlooked? This build is used for general PVE so far, Sandshards does cause scatter pretty fast, but if placed well along with mystic sandstorm it does a nice amount of damage, with an ele that has some skills that doe aoe knockdown and the cripple from aura of thorns helps too.

This can be a fun build, not very effective. Seeing as most of the dmg is elemental, and not that high, itll be useless in HM. In JQ tho, this is awesome fun .
As for ur elite, i wouldnt take an avatar. I would either go with some shadowstep (i use "ride the lightning" in JQ). Or maybe the mysticism elite called: Pious Renewal for great e-management with the build.

Edit: go me for only reading half of ur post

Yeah so far it is fun, but I still haven't gotten any elites to go along with it. .

From what ive noticed so far, assuming the damage isn't lowered from elemental resistance, my damage is a nice beginning spike then some small DOT before I recast any of the enchant spikes.

In HM I could imagine it being a somewhat OK tank with some decent damage spiking + conditions (blind, cripple, bleeding), could also put in Heart of Holy Flame to add some burning too