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Anakin The Paladin · Jun 30, 2006, 04:09 AM // 04:09

Ok im getting factions soon and im going to make an Elementalist,but i have a few question.

1.Should I start him in Tyria or Cantha?Why?

2.Should I make him a Fire,Water,Earth or Air Elementalist?

3.Whats the highest energy you can possibly have with an elementalist?

Thank You.

Swinging Fists · Jun 30, 2006, 06:18 AM // 06:18

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Originally Posted by Anakin The Paladin

Ok im getting factions soon and im going to make an Elementalist,but i have a few question.

1.Should I start him in Tyria or Cantha?Why?

Depends what you want to do. If you want to play slowly and enjoy the ride, start in Tyria. Otherwise, start in Cantha. You didn't state specifically that you already have Prophecies, but if you don't, you have no choice but to start in Cantha, if you only have Factions.

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2.Should I make him a Fire,Water,Earth or Air Elementalist?

You don't really have to make him only one element. You can change back and forth whenever you want. In PvE, most use fire. Air is most common in PvP. Earth is usually thrown in for defense, but you can make a build around the earth line. Water is for slowing down your enemies mainly, but is also good against fire enemies, such as Charr and mobs in the Ring of Fire at the end. The mobs in Cantha are fairly well varied, but fire is by far the most common.

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3.Whats the highest energy you can possibly have with an elementalist?

Well, let's see. You have a base energy of 30. You can buy armor with a bonus +7. Energy storage can be up to 16, with a hat and a superior rune, which adds 48 more energy. You have a choice in weapons. If you go with 2 one-handed weapons, you can have +5 energy on the wand, etc... and +27/-1 on the offhand I believe. if you go with a staff, I don't think you can top +32, so I'll leave it at that. 30+7+48+5+27=117. Think 117 is the most energy you can have. I don't suggest either having energy storage up at 16 or using a /-1 offhand, but you didn't ask for advice, you asked for the max. I think this answers your question, and hopefully correctly

Lafayette · Jun 30, 2006, 10:25 AM // 10:25

Starting in Tyria means you level up slowly but you also get access to all the early skill quests in Ascalon and the Northern Shiverpeaks. If you're low on cash and/or aren't willing to spend lots of gold buying skills then Tyria might be more useful. You will still get access to the skill quests in Kryta, jungle and the desert if you start in Cantha, however. If you're still enjoying the Prophecies missions then I'd say start in Tyria. You can jump over to Cantha when you get to Lion's Arch if you want - helps to get max armor too.

Fire is easily the most common element but it is certainly not always the best. I prefer earth for nice spiking power and some added defense, but it is entirely situational. Fire excels in the jungle, for instance, but is weak against other types of foes. If you have enough skills and the items as well, change your build depending on your situation - just as you would do with any other profession.

Elementalists cannot get a +7 energy armor. Their armors either add health or armor, but not energy. So: 30 + 48 + 15 + 27 = 120 (base plus energy storage at 16 plus 15/-1 wand plus 27/-1 focus). That would leave you with 2 energy regen. With 120 energy that's a long recharge time after engagements - Ether Prodigy of course would speed that up. But yes, elementalists can get well over 100 maximum energy but in doing so they sacrifice energy regen, and either fire power or health - because using superior ES rune instead of, say, sup Fire, or using two sups and suffering less health.

Instead of less energy regen, if you have a +12 energy focus and +5 energy about 50% hp wand, then at 16 energy storage: 30 + 48 + 5 + 12 = 95 energy. If you had 13 energy storage and the rest the same, then you'd have 86 maximum energy. With an insightful +5 staff so providing +15 energy (instead of wand/focus), at 13 ES: 30 + 39 + 15 = 84 energy. Like Swinging Fists said, I wouldn't recommend having ES at 16. If I'm only using two attributes, I have my elemental attribute at 16 and ES at 13. Which provides a good pool of energy for me, with four energy regen.

Anakin The Paladin · Jul 01, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39

Ok,thank you guys.I dont want max energy I was just curious.I think ill start in Tyria,I want to enjoy the experience.Thanks alot.

Jun 30, 2006, 04:09 AM // 04:09	#1
Anakin The Paladin Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CA,USA	Elementalist Questions Ok im getting factions soon and im going to make an Elementalist,but i have a few question. 1.Should I start him in Tyria or Cantha?Why? 2.Should I make him a Fire,Water,Earth or Air Elementalist? 3.Whats the highest energy you can possibly have with an elementalist? Thank You.

Jun 30, 2006, 10:25 AM // 10:25	#3
Lafayette Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005	Starting in Tyria means you level up slowly but you also get access to all the early skill quests in Ascalon and the Northern Shiverpeaks. If you're low on cash and/or aren't willing to spend lots of gold buying skills then Tyria might be more useful. You will still get access to the skill quests in Kryta, jungle and the desert if you start in Cantha, however. If you're still enjoying the Prophecies missions then I'd say start in Tyria. You can jump over to Cantha when you get to Lion's Arch if you want - helps to get max armor too. Fire is easily the most common element but it is certainly not always the best. I prefer earth for nice spiking power and some added defense, but it is entirely situational. Fire excels in the jungle, for instance, but is weak against other types of foes. If you have enough skills and the items as well, change your build depending on your situation - just as you would do with any other profession. Elementalists cannot get a +7 energy armor. Their armors either add health or armor, but not energy. So: 30 + 48 + 15 + 27 = 120 (base plus energy storage at 16 plus 15/-1 wand plus 27/-1 focus). That would leave you with 2 energy regen. With 120 energy that's a long recharge time after engagements - Ether Prodigy of course would speed that up. But yes, elementalists can get well over 100 maximum energy but in doing so they sacrifice energy regen, and either fire power or health - because using superior ES rune instead of, say, sup Fire, or using two sups and suffering less health. Instead of less energy regen, if you have a +12 energy focus and +5 energy about 50% hp wand, then at 16 energy storage: 30 + 48 + 5 + 12 = 95 energy. If you had 13 energy storage and the rest the same, then you'd have 86 maximum energy. With an insightful +5 staff so providing +15 energy (instead of wand/focus), at 13 ES: 30 + 39 + 15 = 84 energy. Like Swinging Fists said, I wouldn't recommend having ES at 16. If I'm only using two attributes, I have my elemental attribute at 16 and ES at 13. Which provides a good pool of energy for me, with four energy regen. Last edited by Lafayette; Jun 30, 2006 at 10:28 AM // 10:28..

Jul 01, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39	#4
Anakin The Paladin Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CA,USA	Ok,thank you guys.I dont want max energy I was just curious.I think ill start in Tyria,I want to enjoy the experience.Thanks alot.