Conjure lightning/fire ec. for rangers and warriors

Can a ranger use conjure lightning/fire/frost or can't they? Iv heard they changed it so only lightning staffs can use conj lightning and so forth, then I heard a ranger with a lighting bow (bow string?) can use it. If this is true, is it the same for warriors with elemental swords? Please enlighten me.

I know there are many discussions on this topic already, but the reason I ask is I've heard many differnt things and want to get it strait once and for all. Any class can use Conjure ____ to add damage to their weapon's attacks, however, you must have the propper weapon modifyers. For instance, if a Ranger wished to use Conjure Frost, he would need an Icey Bow String. Or if a Ranger wanted to use Conjure Lightning, he would need a Shocking Bow String. So really, it's not worth it anymore.

i first thought of going Monk... but then i was told that JI takes a lot of energy to having to keep on recasting it every 8 sec... Pump Smiting to get that up to 15 seconds or so. Yes, it's energy intensive, but that's what Zealous is for.

Conjure * is solid - cheap, long lasting, high damage - but you have to weigh it against the versatility you give up by taking an Elementalist secondary over a Monk secondary. I think it's a pretty tight race but I personally side with flexibility for RP characters.

Peace,
-CxE

Pump Smiting to get that up to 15 seconds or so. Yes, it's energy intensive, but that's what Zealous is for.

Conjure * is solid - cheap, long lasting, high damage - but you have to weigh it against the versatility you give up by taking an Elementalist secondary over a Monk secondary. I think it's a pretty tight race but I personally side with flexibility for RP characters.

Peace,
-CxE But pound for pound, is JI stronger then Conjure when it comes to damage dealing?

But pound for pound, is JI stronger then Conjure when it comes to damage dealing? Well Judge's Insight adds 23% damage, and that stacks with skills. If you're chaining skills, that'll be on par with a ~9 Conjure on damage, but more expensive.

Of course you get Zealous. Plus other Monk skills.

Peace,
-CxE

Well Judge's Insight adds 23% damage, and that stacks with skills. If you're chaining skills, that'll be on par with a ~9 Conjure on damage, but more expensive.

Of course you get Zealous. Plus other Monk skills.

Peace,
-CxE But alone it doesn't right? Like Barrage+JI < Barrage+Conjure? Or Dual Shot+Conjure > Dual Shot+JI?

I'm not really high on the preps like Read the wind, since the way I see it, the time you take stacking up that damage is basically a elementalist casting time. I'm sort of using the mentality of sustainable, not spike. So just plain figures will do.