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This build uses Air Magic to Spike and Blind opponents. Additional defense and/or utility skills round out the character.
Attributes and Skills
<pvxbig> [build prof=eleme/any airmag=12+1+1 energy=12+1][blinding surge][Shell Shock][Lightning Bolt][optional][optional][Aura of Restoration][air attunement][Resurrection Signet][/build]
- Optional 1:
- [[Gale@14]
- [[Enervating Charge@14] or [[Enfeeble@6] for weakness.
- [[Strip Enchantment@8]
- Optional 2:
- [[Glyph of Lesser Energy@13]
- [[Shock Arrow@14]
- Variants:
- [[Chain Lightning@14] in place of Lightning Bolt.
- [[Pious Concentration@6] and [[Armor of Sanctity@6] to stop interrupts (drop res signet and one skill).
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Equipment
- A wand and offhand with 20/20 HCT/HSR are strongly recommended.
- A weapon set with +20% enchantment duration for casting Air Attunement.
- Defensive Sets for +AL versus certains foes.
- Survivor armor.
Usage
- Cast Air Attunement before entering combat.
- Use Blinding Surge to relieve pressure, and particularly to deflect enemies' most powerful attack skills (watch for Warriors converging on a new target). Do NOT spam Blinding Surge on recharge or it becomes very easy for enemy mesmers to Divert.
- Use Gale to interrupt or prevent key actions such as self-heals and knock down fleeing (or chasing) foes.
- Use WoW to relieve pressure off monks and to have a block against interupts.
- Use PwK for party-heals.
Counters
- Diversion.
- Interrupts, particularly Distracting Shot, Power Lock and Power Block.
- Signet of Humility.
- Enchantment removal.
- Standard caster counters, Dazed, Migraine etc.
Variants
- If taking /Rt skills use a hard res over Resurrection Signet, either Flesh of My Flesh or Death Pact Signet.
- In HA consider taking:
- Ward Against Foes with Grasping Earth.
- "Make Haste!" and "Fall Back!".