Armor of Earth

At the risk of encouraging people to actually believe that you should take what a skill description says at face value, Armor of Earth is described thusly:

"For 30 seconds, you gain 24-53 armor, but move 50%-21% slower than normal." (Emphasis added)

Note that it says "you". What that means is that it's a skill that is targeted on yourself and only on yourself. You can't cast it on anyone else. The same holds true for a lot of Elementalist enchantments such as Aura of Restoration, any Conjure, Elemental Attunement, Armor of Mist, and beyond. If you could target someone else in your party with it they would say "target ally gains". If you could target everyone *but* yourself they'd say "target other ally".

Also, I'll just make a point that Armor of Mist is far and away a much better option if you're looking for an Ele defensive buff. Water, as a whole, isn't all that attractive but for a splash, you could do worse. Look at it this way: Armor of Mist is an Armor of Earth that makes you faster instead of slower.

Yeah, and I was pointing it out in IRC last night newb.

Anyhow, he's talking about a Warrior here. Not a Monk. For a Monk I agree, until someone can figure out something ultra sexy with Water, Earth is still the better alternative thanks to those unbreakable wards. But for a Warrior you only have so much energy and you can't afford to run Wards without something like GLE backing them. Armor of Mist gives you a speed boost and an armor boost. And Water gives you a Conjure, which Earth doesn't (Which isn't the best thanks to the fact that you'll miss out on a Zealous upgrade). I like a Warrior running with Water right now a lot more than with Earth.

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