Build:E/any Searing Flames Elementalist

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. If you disagree with this rating, please discuss it on the build's talk page. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP HA PvP AB PvP CM PvP GvG PvE general PvE hero

This PvP build is used to cause high damage, semi-spammable AoE pressure. It can be adapted for PvE purposes.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=eleme/ firema=12+1+3 energy=12+1][searing flames][glowing gaze][liquid flame][glyph of sacrifice][meteor shower][glyph of lesser energy][fire attunement][resurrection signet][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• A Full set of + Health Armor
• A +5 Energy/30 Hp Weapon with an offhand of choice.
• A 15/-1 Energy Set
• A Staff of Enchanting is optional.

Usage

• Keep Fire Attunement up at all times.
• Find a mob of players or NPCs and cast Searing Flames, Glowing Gaze, Liquid Flame repeatedly.
• Use Glyph of Lesser Energy whenever possible to assist your energy.
• Cast Meteor Shower in combination with Glyph of Sacrifice on a bunched up group of players/NPCs to cause panic.
• Resurrection Signet for fallen allies.

Counters

• Enchantment removal.
• Anti-spam skills such as Backfire, Spiteful Spirit, and Diversion.
• Frigid Armor and Avatar of Melandru prevent burning, however Frigid Armor is an uncommon skill.
• Signet of Humility.
• Mantra of Flame.
• Protection Prayers (Protective Spirit in particular).
• This build is less useful against split or spread teams.

Variants

• Replace Resurrection Signet with Flame Djinn's Haste for Alliance Battles or Competitive Missions.
• Replace Liquid Flame with Meteor for knockdowns.
• Serpent's Quickness can be used to decrease recharge times.
• Replace Resurrection Signet with Resurrection Chant and combine with Glyph of Sacrifice for an instant, reusable resurrect.
• Adding in Mark of Rodgort to keep constant burn on all enemies. (Recommended for PvE mostly)
• Meteor Shower has a high recharge time, any of these variants can replace it and glyph of sacrifice in faster-paced PvE.
• Meteor Shower is generally a bad choice in PvP, where players may just run out of it.
• Use Glowing Signet (Paragon) for extra energy gain in faster paced PvP battles