Which Element Should I Pick For A W/ELE - Guild Wars Forums

ZAFTkirayamato · Jun 20, 2005, 01:16 AM // 01:16

For air, I have a build that can blind and weaken others.
For Earth, I have high defensive abililities
For Fire, I have high offense
I dont wan tto use water

ZAFTkirayamato · Jun 20, 2005, 03:54 AM // 03:54

anyone/

Vladmoney · Jun 20, 2005, 03:55 AM // 03:55

i have same question on the build section on form: its either got be water, air, fire (since they all have conjure spell), but which is one is best for PvP and wich one is best for PvE. I'd really like to know.

EDIT: btw right now me fire, and i think fire is good for PVE (since it does area damage), but really question is whats best for PvP

spikydude · Jun 20, 2005, 03:59 AM // 03:59

For PvE, i would probably go with Earth since as a warrior, it will be a bit too inefficient to try and cast offensive spells.

ZAFTkirayamato · Jun 20, 2005, 04:06 AM // 04:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by spikydude

For PvE, i would probably go with Earth since as a warrior, it will be a bit too inefficient to try and cast offensive spells.

Why will it be?

Thanato · Jun 20, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13

a warrior has a less then desirable amount of energy.

i'd also say go with earth. armor of earth can be very beneficial to you as you're the meat shield (or arrow sponge) and perhaps using aftershock after knocking down a foe with one of those hammer skills gives a nice junk o' damage

hell, i do it with my ranger

spike trap and aftershock (if they get too close that is)

ZAFTkirayamato · Jun 20, 2005, 04:46 AM // 04:46

with a focs and the right skills, energy isnt a problem

Weezer_Blue · Jun 20, 2005, 06:14 AM // 06:14

Ice might be useful, as many ice spells also snare enemies. Earth would be good for the extra armour, and fire would be pretty nifty if you focus on incinerating people.

Lews · Jun 20, 2005, 06:17 AM // 06:17

I use half and half earth and fire.

Immortal Flame · Jun 20, 2005, 06:28 AM // 06:28

In high lvl PvP earth wont help you. A mesmer will be put on you to rip enchantments and do armor ignoring damage. In PvE water wont help, enemies dont run in PvE anways. Other than that, if your just gonna use a conjure, do air. It penetrates armor i believe.

silvertemplar · Jun 20, 2005, 10:01 AM // 10:01

I'd also go with Air, not for the damage, but because BLIND and KNOCKDOWN [and Lightning Interupt Effects] are all under air. I've used gale extensively to interupt both in PvP and PvE [knocking down an ettin while doing his healing signet thing works wonders, and im not even mentioned knocking down running Monks?]. Both Gale and Blinding Flash are cheap and generally fast to cast [with a few cons, but we assume you wont be using it constantly]. Im of course assuming you don't have a knockdown warrior attack. I doubt i would use my secondary Elem for damage UNLESS it is sometihng like Lava Font which hits all targets around me, but chances are, as a warrior in PvP you wont be surrounded by a "gang" of warriors [unlike when you are a monk], you'll probably be taking on a warrior 1-on-1 and be chasing mages around the place [making alot of area spells tricky to use]. Anyway thats just my view up to now.

Of course in PvE i would probably consider Lava Font and similar spells [which do damage around you over a period of time].

Aaaaagh · Jun 20, 2005, 11:37 AM // 11:37

I play a w/e. I use water for pvp because it gives me a nice balance between offenisve capabilities and defensive. Good armor spells, enchant frost and AE cold damage. For pvp I run air for the low mana cost knockdown spells, one is Gale the other I forget, but it does damage and KD's anyone attacking. I also like to run enchant lightning and sometimes blind.

Vladmoney · Jun 20, 2005, 02:26 PM // 14:26

I am a big fan of all the conjure spells, so for me earth is not an options. I am also not a big believer in a lot of defencive spells in PvP, since mesmers would pretty much rip that apart. What i have analyzed is this: for PvE, fire would be best, because it does area spells, and since you are often surrounded by many monsters its very usefull. Mana is really not a problem for me that much, with great mana mangement I am very good at making everything work. For PvP i would actually have to go with air, because it has more of a 1v1 spells, which are very usefull since thats what alot of wars do, and it does have conjure lighting.

salatious · Jun 20, 2005, 05:15 PM // 17:15

stay away from fire. the man cost are very high for anything that is usefull and the limited mana that you have will only hurt you... Air is a great addition to use alot of low cost Knockdowns like Shock and whirewind. and if your fighting other mele classes blind is by far the best thing to cast.

Earth is good but lets face it as a warrior you already have the best AC you can get in the game. what you should be looking for is ways to kill faster not ways to take more damage and last longer in the fights.

to be honest there are better secondary classes for Warriors than Elementalist but if your going to go this way go with AIR..

as for me i use Mesmer with my warrior

ZAFTkirayamato · Jun 20, 2005, 10:49 PM // 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by salatious

stay away from fire. the man cost are very high for anything that is usefull and the limited mana that you have will only hurt you... Air is a great addition to use alot of low cost Knockdowns like Shock and whirewind. and if your fighting other mele classes blind is by far the best thing to cast.

Earth is good but lets face it as a warrior you already have the best AC you can get in the game. what you should be looking for is ways to kill faster not ways to take more damage and last longer in the fights.

to be honest there are better secondary classes for Warriors than Elementalist but if your going to go this way go with AIR..

as for me i use Mesmer with my warrior

I think 40 energy+ warriors endurance can survive the spells ill cast

aja · Jun 20, 2005, 10:54 PM // 22:54

any of them would work, but i know some of the warriors in my guild like air. slap on a conjure lightning with a lightning hilt or whatever. not to mention gale to stop the runners

arnansnow · Jun 20, 2005, 10:55 PM // 22:55

Lightning is the best, I love Chain Lightning, Hurricane(name probably isn't right) and all the ones that give weakness

Khift · Jun 21, 2005, 12:08 AM // 00:08

Inferno works very well in my Warrior's Endurance PvE build. The 10 energy is nothing, and the short casting time (5/4ths of a second) keeps me pounding longer than something like Lava Font or Phoenix would be.

derrtyboy69 · Jun 21, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04

well i think earth is best for PVE because of high defense, but its not good for pvp (ppl ussually dont target warriors) i would use lightning, because u can knock ppl down, interrupt, and useing lightning strike (only 5 energy), you can become a very effective anti warrior

Aka · Jun 21, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15

Wow, do we have a balanced game here or what? I love all the different opinions, and I love that they're all basically right.

I started with Earth on a warrior, but soon switched to Air. Pretty much for the above reasons. As a warrior in PvE you take most of your damage from spells, so more armor is unually not needed.

But it's fun to reformat and become the un-hurtable granite warrior. Go stand in a group of 20 charr and just kind of chuckle.

Jun 20, 2005, 01:16 AM // 01:16	#1
ZAFTkirayamato Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	Which Element Should I Pick For A W/ELE For air, I have a build that can blind and weaken others. For Earth, I have high defensive abililities For Fire, I have high offense I dont wan tto use water

Jun 20, 2005, 06:14 AM // 06:14	#8
Weezer_Blue Elite Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just a Box in a Cage Guild: Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]	Ice might be useful, as many ice spells also snare enemies. Earth would be good for the extra armour, and fire would be pretty nifty if you focus on incinerating people. __________________

Jun 20, 2005, 10:01 AM // 10:01	#11
silvertemplar Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Profession: Me/N	I'd also go with Air, not for the damage, but because BLIND and KNOCKDOWN [and Lightning Interupt Effects] are all under air. I've used gale extensively to interupt both in PvP and PvE [knocking down an ettin while doing his healing signet thing works wonders, and im not even mentioned knocking down running Monks?]. Both Gale and Blinding Flash are cheap and generally fast to cast [with a few cons, but we assume you wont be using it constantly]. Im of course assuming you don't have a knockdown warrior attack. I doubt i would use my secondary Elem for damage UNLESS it is sometihng like Lava Font which hits all targets around me, but chances are, as a warrior in PvP you wont be surrounded by a "gang" of warriors [unlike when you are a monk], you'll probably be taking on a warrior 1-on-1 and be chasing mages around the place [making alot of area spells tricky to use]. Anyway thats just my view up to now. Of course in PvE i would probably consider Lava Font and similar spells [which do damage around you over a period of time]. Last edited by silvertemplar; Jun 20, 2005 at 10:15 AM // 10:15..

Jun 20, 2005, 03:54 AM // 03:54	#2
ZAFTkirayamato Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	anyone/

Jun 20, 2005, 03:55 AM // 03:55	#3
Vladmoney Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Charter Vanguard Profession: W/E	i have same question on the build section on form: its either got be water, air, fire (since they all have conjure spell), but which is one is best for PvP and wich one is best for PvE. I'd really like to know. EDIT: btw right now me fire, and i think fire is good for PVE (since it does area damage), but really question is whats best for PvP

Jun 20, 2005, 03:59 AM // 03:59	#4
spikydude Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON	For PvE, i would probably go with Earth since as a warrior, it will be a bit too inefficient to try and cast offensive spells.

Jun 20, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13	#6
Thanato Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Guild: Followers of the Faith Profession: R/Me	a warrior has a less then desirable amount of energy. i'd also say go with earth. armor of earth can be very beneficial to you as you're the meat shield (or arrow sponge) and perhaps using aftershock after knocking down a foe with one of those hammer skills gives a nice junk o' damage hell, i do it with my ranger spike trap and aftershock (if they get too close that is)

Jun 20, 2005, 04:46 AM // 04:46	#7
ZAFTkirayamato Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	with a focs and the right skills, energy isnt a problem

Jun 20, 2005, 06:17 AM // 06:17	#9
Lews Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Washington Profession: R/E	I use half and half earth and fire.

Jun 20, 2005, 06:28 AM // 06:28	#10
Immortal Flame Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, California Guild: Nothing to Lose [NtL]	In high lvl PvP earth wont help you. A mesmer will be put on you to rip enchantments and do armor ignoring damage. In PvE water wont help, enemies dont run in PvE anways. Other than that, if your just gonna use a conjure, do air. It penetrates armor i believe.

Jun 20, 2005, 11:37 AM // 11:37	#12
Aaaaagh Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005	I play a w/e. I use water for pvp because it gives me a nice balance between offenisve capabilities and defensive. Good armor spells, enchant frost and AE cold damage. For pvp I run air for the low mana cost knockdown spells, one is Gale the other I forget, but it does damage and KD's anyone attacking. I also like to run enchant lightning and sometimes blind.

Jun 20, 2005, 02:26 PM // 14:26	#13
Vladmoney Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Charter Vanguard Profession: W/E	I am a big fan of all the conjure spells, so for me earth is not an options. I am also not a big believer in a lot of defencive spells in PvP, since mesmers would pretty much rip that apart. What i have analyzed is this: for PvE, fire would be best, because it does area spells, and since you are often surrounded by many monsters its very usefull. Mana is really not a problem for me that much, with great mana mangement I am very good at making everything work. For PvP i would actually have to go with air, because it has more of a 1v1 spells, which are very usefull since thats what alot of wars do, and it does have conjure lighting.

Jun 20, 2005, 05:15 PM // 17:15	#14
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	stay away from fire. the man cost are very high for anything that is usefull and the limited mana that you have will only hurt you... Air is a great addition to use alot of low cost Knockdowns like Shock and whirewind. and if your fighting other mele classes blind is by far the best thing to cast. Earth is good but lets face it as a warrior you already have the best AC you can get in the game. what you should be looking for is ways to kill faster not ways to take more damage and last longer in the fights. to be honest there are better secondary classes for Warriors than Elementalist but if your going to go this way go with AIR.. as for me i use Mesmer with my warrior

Jun 20, 2005, 10:54 PM // 22:54	#16
aja Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Old Guard Profession: Mo/E	any of them would work, but i know some of the warriors in my guild like air. slap on a conjure lightning with a lightning hilt or whatever. not to mention gale to stop the runners

Jun 20, 2005, 10:55 PM // 22:55	#17
arnansnow Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: DOOM Profession: E/N	Lightning is the best, I love Chain Lightning, Hurricane(name probably isn't right) and all the ones that give weakness

Jun 21, 2005, 12:08 AM // 00:08	#18
Khift Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO] Profession: P/	Inferno works very well in my Warrior's Endurance PvE build. The 10 energy is nothing, and the short casting time (5/4ths of a second) keeps me pounding longer than something like Lava Font or Phoenix would be.

Jun 21, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04	#19
derrtyboy69 Grotto Attendant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Clouds Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] Profession: Mo/Me	well i think earth is best for PVE because of high defense, but its not good for pvp (ppl ussually dont target warriors) i would use lightning, because u can knock ppl down, interrupt, and useing lightning strike (only 5 energy), you can become a very effective anti warrior

Jun 21, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15	#20
Aka Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	Wow, do we have a balanced game here or what? I love all the different opinions, and I love that they're all basically right. I started with Earth on a warrior, but soon switched to Air. Pretty much for the above reasons. As a warrior in PvE you take most of your damage from spells, so more armor is unually not needed. But it's fun to reformat and become the un-hurtable granite warrior. Go stand in a group of 20 charr and just kind of chuckle.