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Water Elementalist commmonly used in PvP.
- Extremely common in GvG as a defensive midliner in split, spike, and balanced builds.
- Rarely seen in HA.
Attributes and Skills
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- [[Mirror of Ice@14] - Pumps up water hexes to improve spike damage.
- [[Water Trident@14] - Spammable conditional KD, great for snaring on Frozen Isle.
- [[Empathic Removal] - Provides additional hex/condition removal, great for counter-speccing Hexways (replace Death Pact with a res sig).
- [[Ether Prism@12] - Replaces Water Attunement with either Aura of Restoration or Glyph of Lesser Energy going in the optional. Provides energy management without the risk of enchantment strip.
- [[Icy Shackles@14] - Replaces Winter's Embrace, with either Aura of Restoration or Glyph of Lesser Energy going in the optional. Provides a strong elite snare.
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Equipment
Armor
- 5x Blessed Insignia (Survivor if running Ether Prism)
- Superior Vigor
- Minor Water
- Minor Energy Storage
- Restoration
- Vitae
Weapons
- Water Wand of Memory, 20% cast time
- Water Focus of Aptitude, 20% recharge
- Water Wand of Memory, +15/-1 energy
- Energy Storage Focus of Fortitude, +15/-1 energy
- Adept Water Staff of Enchanting, 20% cast time
- Spear of Defense, +5 energy or 10% recharge or 10% cast time
- Strength Shield of Fortitude, -20% cripple
- Strength Shields of Fortitude, +10 armor vs each damage type
Usage
- Maintain Water Attunement.
- Use Shard Storm followed by Freezing Gust if necessary on spikes.
- Use Shard Storm, Freezing Gust and Winter's Embrace to snare targets.
- Use Blurred Vision for anti-melee.
- Use Glowing Ice for Energy Management.
Counters
- General Anti-Caster.
- Enchantment Removal.
Variants
- Flesh of My Flesh can replace Death Pact Signet.