Changes: Build:E/any PvP SH Elementalist

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This build has been designed for the following use:

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This build is designed for massive AoE damage through the use of Elementalist Fire Magic skills. The extremely high DPS is devastating over a short period of time to clumped targets.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=eleme/any firema=12+1+1 energy=12+1][Savannah Heat][Searing Heat][Teinai's Heat][Rodgort's Invocation][glyph of Lesser Energy][Optional][fire Attunement][resurrection Signet][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

Any max AL armor with the appropriate rune setup can be used.
Survivor Insignias should be used.
Standard weapon sets.

Usage

Maintain Fire Attunement at all times.
Resurrect fallen party members with Resurrection Signet.
Cast Savannah Heat on bunched up foes, along with Searing Heat and/or Teinai's Heat.
Use Glyph of Lesser Energy if energy becomes a problem or if Fire Attunement is removed.

Counters

Targets fleeing the AoE before the bulk of the damage can be dealt.
Standard caster counters like Dazed, Interrupts, Diversion.

Variants

For PvE:
- Deep Freeze, commonly paired with Auspicious Incantation for a snare.
- Meteor or Meteor Shower for PvE.
- Fireball or Liquid Flame.
The many PvE-only skills, such as:
- Mindbender
- EBSoH
- EBSoC
- EBSoW
- "YMLaD!" to snare foes inside of your AoE spells
For HA:
Weapon of Warding (8 Spec)
Resilient Weapon (8 Spec)
Flesh of My Flesh/Death Pact Signet (use with the above.
Mantra of Resolve (8 Spec)
Make Haste and SoC (9/8 Spec)
Ward Against Foes or Grasping Earth (8+1/10+1 Spec)

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 == Variants ==
+*For PvE:
-If taking 2 variants, drop Resurrection Signet for one of them.
+**[[gw:Deep Freeze|Deep Freeze]], commonly paired with [[gw:Auspicious Incantation|Auspicious Incantation]] for a snare.
+**[[gw:Meteor|Meteor]] or [[gw:Meteor Shower|Meteor Shower]] for PvE.
-*[[gw:Gale|Gale]] is commonly used for groups without snares.
+**[[gw:Fireball|Fireball]] or [[gw:Liquid Flame|Liquid Flame]].
-*For PvE, [[gw:Deep Freeze|Deep Freeze]], commonly paired with [[gw:Auspicious Incantation|Auspicious Incantation]] for a snare.
-*[[gw:Meteor|Meteor]] or [[gw:Meteor Shower|Meteor Shower]] for PvE.
-*[[gw:Fireball|Fireball]] or [[gw:Liquid Flame|Liquid Flame]].
-*[[gw:Weapon of Warding|Weapon of Warding]] or [[gw:Protective Was Kaolai|Protective Was Kaolai]].
-*Take [[gw:Death Pact Signet|Death Pact Signet]] for resurrection purposes.
-*[[gw:Mantra of Resolve|Mantra of Resolve]]
-*[[gw:Make Haste|Make Haste]] or [[gw:Song of Concentration|SoC]].
-*[[gw:Ward Against Foes|Ward Against Foes]] or [[gw:Grasping Earth|Grasping Earth]].
-*[[gw:Aegis|Aegis]] for Aegis/DA chaining.
-*[[gw:Rend Enchantments|Rend Enchantments]], [[gw:Gaze of Contempt|Gaze of Contempt]] or [[gw:Mirror of Disenchantment|Mirror of Disenchantment]] for problematic enchantments.
 *The many PvE-only skills, such as:
 **[[gw:Mindbender|Mindbender]]
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 **[[gw:Ebon Battle Standard of Courage|EBSoC]]
 **[[gw:Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom|EBSoW]]
 **[[gw:"You Move Like a Dwarf!"|"YMLaD!"]] to snare foes inside of your [[gw:Area_of_Effect|AoE]] spells
+*For HA:
+*[[gw:Weapon of Warding|Weapon of Warding]] (8 Spec)
+*[[gw:Resilient Weapon|Resilient Weapon]] (8 Spec)
+*[[gw:Flesh of My Flesh|Flesh of My Flesh]]/[[gw:Death Pact Signet|Death Pact Signet]] (use with the above.
+*[[gw:Mantra of Resolve|Mantra of Resolve]] (8 Spec)
+*[[gw:Make Haste|Make Haste]] and [[gw:Song of Concentration|SoC]] (9/8 Spec)
+*[[gw:Ward Against Foes|Ward Against Foes]] or [[gw:Grasping Earth|Grasping Earth]] (8+1/10+1 Spec)
 [[Category:Multi-campaign builds|E/any SH Elementalist]]