Need a Good RA/TA Air E/X Spiker

I really can't seem to find any good air ele spike builds out there. They almost always require monks to keep them alive, and aura of restoration is never enough to keep yourself alive. However, I have been wrong before. Anyone have any good air ele spike builds? (Preferably Elemental Attunement or Ether Prodigy as Elite)

El/Me

Air: 16
Energy: 11
Dom: 6
Illusion: 6

Skills
Phantom Pain
Lightning Surge
Lightning Orb
Shatter Delusions
Lightning Strike
Blind Flash
Air Attunement
Rez


Not my build but it's my favorite build to play.

Yes that one is a good one. Kills in less than 2 secs if you do it right. Make sure to use the skills consecutively in the order that he gave them for a successful spike.

Thanks for the build. Hopefully I get some more by the end of the day. I want to test out more.

heres my build

e/me
Air: 16
Energy: 13

blinding flash
lightning strike
lightning javelin
lightning orb
inspired hex
aura of restoration
elemental attunement {e}
rez sig

not exactly a spike build per se, but it does keep the damage up for quite a while
fyi, aura of restoration is enough imo, however little it heals. just keep the warriors / rangers off you with blind and remove the high degen hexes with inspired. javelin works well on physical damage classes that have their back turned on you.

Quote: Originally Posted by awesome sauce

Last time I used Ether Prodigy, I was still extremely low on energy and couldn't cast as much as if I had the attunements on. (Then again, low energy when Prodigy runs out is a good thing) Of course, Ether Prodigy iworks better in GvG and in Tombs, but Ether Prodigy alone doesn't seem that good. Then again, I must be doing something wrong with my Ether Prodigy build. Any builds with Ether Prodigy? One more thing, would Gale be any good in RA/TA/HA/GvG?

Gale is a great spell to bring in arenas. Dont spam it over and over though, i usually use it on monks on the run or people using resurrection signets(although PD is better for that matter).

Anyways, blinding flash is a great spell for keeping warriors out. Dont use enervating charge though, it isnt really worth it sometimes

What's wrong with Enervating Charge? Costs too much for spike? If I shouldn't use Enervating Charge, what should I use in place of it? Last of all, which is better, Shock or Gale?

Gale is ownage.

Enervating Charge?...I don't bring it that much. Does too little for its cost. And Blinding Flash keeps Warriors away more effectively.

Ok, so I should use Gale instead of Shock. However, I still think with double attunements you can keep Enervating Charge, because the energy isn't really that bad and the weakness is just another condition that the monks have to remove. It would be like a cover condition, so that monks can't get to the blindness fast enough. Then again, the 10 energy might be a little too much. So, what should I have in place of it if I should take out Enervating Charge? Here's my build that I've been playing around with.

Attributes:
-Air:12+3+1
-Energy Storage:12+1
Wilderness Survival:3 (Just because of Serpent's Quickness in Alliance Battles)

Skills:
Lightning Orb
Lightning Strike
Enervating Charge (What should I put in in place of this?)
Blinding Flash
Gale
Air Attunement
Elemental Attunement/Ether Prodigy
Ressurection Signet/Serpent's Quickness

Any ideas?

Ok, so I should use Gale instead of Shock. However, I still think with double attunements you can keep Enervating Charge, because the energy isn't really that bad and the weakness is just another condition that the monks have to remove. It would be like a cover condition, so that monks can't get to the blindness fast enough. Then again, the 10 energy might be a little too much if I'm using Ether Prodigy. So, what should I have in place of it if I should take out Enervating Charge? Here's my build that I've been playing around with.

Attributes:
-Air:12+3+1
-Energy Storage:12+1
-Wilderness Survival:3

Skills:
-Lightning Orb
-Lightning Strike
-Enervating Charge (What should I put in in place of this?)
-Blinding Flash
-Gale
-Air Attunement
-Elemental Attunement/Ether Prodigy
-Ressurection Signet/Serpent's Quickness

Any ideas?

Oh and by the way, which should I use, double 20/20's or double +15/-1 wands and offhands, and for which type of PvP?

Quote: Originally Posted by cmaster16 -Enervating Charge (What should I put in in place of this?) conjure lightining. wand damage>no damage in your downtime.
or, aura of restoration. minor self heals>no heals at all (it does make a difference in RA)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmaster16 Oh and by the way, which should I use, double 20/20's or double +15/-1 wands and offhands, and for which type of PvP? double 20/20 caster pieces (or a +5e/20 wand and 20/20 foci) are for your 'normal' set, double +15/-1 set is for focus swapping and using e-prod with (swap back down to a weapon slot with no gear to 'hide' your energy so you dont take as much damage from prodigy..just remember to leave enough energy to recast e-prod again)

Quote: Originally Posted by cmaster16