Best Spiker build?

I've always wanted to try spiking, but I don't know the best template for it..

..but what spike do you want? ranger spike? foc? air?

air of course.

No, I think what he is asking is what 'breed' of Air Spiker? Cause there is a 'Ranger' Spike that uses one of the Elites and a Lighnining Bow to conintously interupt them, knock them down, etc. Works very well.

This is what I've been doing in CA

Lightning Surge
After 3 seconds, target foe is knocked down and struck for 14-83 lightning damage. This Spell causes Exhaustion.

Lightning Strike
Strike target foe for 5-41 lightning damage. This Spell has 25% armor penetration.

Chain Lightning
Target foe and up to two other foes near your target are struck for 10-70 lightning damage. This Spell has 25% armor penetration and causes Exhaustion.

Lightning Orb
Lightning Orb flies towards target foe and strikes for 10-82 lightning damage if it hits. This Spell has 25% armor penetration

Enervating Charge
Target foe is struck for 5-41 lightning damage and suffers from Weakness for 5-17 seconds. This Spell has 25% armor penetration

Air Attunement
For 36-55 seconds, you are attuned to Air. You gain 30% of the Energy cost of the Spell whenever you use Air Magic

Blinding Flash
For 36-55 seconds, you are attuned to Air. You gain 30% of the Energy cost of the Spell whenever you use Air Magic

Res Sig

The Idea is -> Enervating Charge/Blinding Flash on Warriors/Rangers.

Spiking -> Cast Surge, immediatly cast Lightning Orb (2 seconds) -> Enervating Charge (3 Seconds) (Surge Activates+knockdown) -> Lightning Strike (4 Seconds)

You can finish with chain lightning.

It's pretty solid, but heavy on energy.

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With only Air Attunement for energy managemnt and two skills that cause exhaustion,you'll run out of steam before you know it.Take Elemental Attunement(I wouldn't recommend Glyph of Energy for an air spiker since no air spells require more than 15 energy to perform) or a skill or two from the mesmer inspiration line.

Air -16
energy storage-15
+Sup vigor

1)lighting Orb
2)Chain Lighting
3)enervating charge
4)lighting strike
5)Glyph of ele power
6)Ether Prodigiy(energy recover)
7)Aura of Restoration
8)REs.Sig

I've always run this:

Lightning Orb
Lightning Strike
Enervating Charge
Blinding Flash
Air Attunement
Ele Attunement {E}
Aura of Restoration (a must for both healing and covering the 2 attunements)
Rez Sig

This build is designed to do two things:
1. Spam Lightning Orb (3 energy), Lighting Strike (1 energy), and Enervating Charge (2 energy) as often as the game will allow. 20/20 speed bonuses definitely help.
2. Blind every Warrior and Ranger in sight with Blinding Flash (3 energy).

Of course, this build depends entirely on having dual attunements up as often as the game will allow, so bringing Aura of Restoration as a cover enchantment is a must (heals nice too).
The insane recast times on those attunements will kill you, so you better cover them, or you'll be without them for a long-ass time if they get stripped.

[QUOTE=Grammar]I've always run this:

Lightning Orb
Lightning Strike
Enervating Charge
Blinding Flash
Air Attunement
Ele Attunement {E}
Aura of Restoration (a must for both healing and covering the 2 attunements)
Rez Sig

/QUOTE]


This is what I use too.

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Use Ether Prodigy and dont think about problems.
But be ready for dmg.!
In 20 sec I get 5-~75 energy and take 140-150 dmg1

Aeromancer can't solo spike without lightning surge.
It is like axe can't spike without eviscerate.

If you are looking for solo air spike, lightning surge is the must have.

the double atunements are pretty good, but if you're worried more about exhaustion, i would take glyph of energy. if you keep up your air attunement, you should be ok and with GoE, you can eliminate heavy exhaustion (even though some people might argue that chain is hardly heavy exhaustion). just a suggestion