New armor choices

The new high-end armor choices for elementalists are:

1. Tempest -- +10 AL while enchanted
2. Battlemage -- +10 AL against physical damage
3. Traditional -- now modified to +10 AL against elemental damage +10 more AL against one particular element (your choice)

I've bought a set of Tempest. There's almost no such thing as a good elementalist build in which you're not constantly enchanted -- or almost constantly, in a few seconds of down time between Ether Prodigies, or when you've been stripped. This is especially true with the new short recharge time for Aura of Restoration.

Thoughts?

In PvP I'd go with Battlemage, tempest seems like a reasonable choice too.

i go for the tempest, u have many enchants for ele's which i use almost constant so its always +10 armor; thats nice

also, for earth tank its the best choice (armor of earth enchant = + xtra 10 armor)

How much of the time do you have a attunement on you as an ele?? I'd go for tempest for sure

Except for Ether Prodigy builds, I think you have Aura and/or at least one Attunement on you pretty constantly.

And Ether Prodigy is up how long? 46-50 seconds out of every minute?

48 for me.

What level of Energy Storage?

Hmmm.... so nobody takes Kurzick, Archmage armor (+35HP) ? ;-D.

In PvP i go for Tempest one, since i use enchantments and also it looks nice when its red dyed.

I would take +10 armor always over +60 HP. Why not +10 armor almost always over +35 HP?

Btw, which skin do you find more beautiful - luxon or kurzick? Is there any picture on internet of luxon 15 female armor?

Does the +10 stack for each piece of armor, so if you have a full set you get +40 armor? If not there isnt really a point to getting a full set of tempest, a piece of each would give the most bonus' if they dont stack.

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i would actually choose Battle mage, cuz unbloked melee is evry ele's nitamre

Ever seen warder with 24/7 enchant in pvp (u dont have to always get bonder with u and if u have new elite order owns u) I hate anet for that skill so battlemage ftw

Well, I continue to think that having Aura always up is almost always a good strategy, especially with the fast recharge.

Given that, Tempest is the way to go.

Besides, although I'm dubious about its looks, my wife claims to like it.

Sorry to be a Factions n00b, but is this new armor available in the first main town you get to? K-Center I believe I've hear it called.

Thanks for the help!!

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