Curse

oicpie · May 31, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24

I would appreciate any builds you can give me with NO elite spells. I'm new to Guild Wars and an Elementalist... and all of the builds I see on this forum have some elites on them. I havent got to the fire island yet so I can't capture them yet. But in the mean time I would like a good nuking build with Fire, Earth, Water, or Air before i get my elites. My Nuking build is:

Fire magic- 16
Energy- 13

1)Fireball
2)Mshower
3)AEcho
4)Glyph of Lesser Energy
5)Rodgorts
6)Fire Attunement
7)Aura of Restoration.
8)Res Sig

It does do a nice amount of AOE damage, but sometimes i have energy problems and this provides no defence at all. I was thinking about Air, but theres so many ex on it. Earth and Water seem very nice... I just don't know. Lol

deadmonkey4u · May 31, 2006, 08:27 PM // 20:27

To be honest this looks fairly optimal for pve until u can get elemental attunement for the glyph.

While some may argue aura of rest is bad, I think its ok in pve especially if I have to take henchies or a poor monk and can only guess when my next heal will be.

oicpie · May 31, 2006, 08:32 PM // 20:32

Somehow I don't like Nuking... and then being completely useless for like a minute or more. I was considering going earth but I'd have to get close.. and without any healing spells I think armor of earth and Kenetic armor are completely useless. Water is Nice, but not that much damage lol. I like fire but so much energy and recharge time... Air just completely sucks without having something to take off the EX, which happens to be an Elite.

correct me if im wrong? cause im not completely sure. I want my elites so bad lol.

Francis Crawford · May 31, 2006, 10:25 PM // 22:25

Have you been to the desert? If so you can get Ether Renewal. And while you can't BUY Aftershock, you can cap it using a cap sig in Dragon's Lair.

So you can put together what is basically a solo farming Earth build with

Ether Renewal (E)
Kinetic Armor
Armor of Earth
Aura of Restoration
Earth Attunement
Stone Daggers
Aftershock
Crystal Wave (I think)

Drop one for rez, if you like. Drop another one for a ward or a monk spell, if you like.

Frankly, the armor can be a bit of a pain in group PvE, but even so it's not a bad build at all.

I started a thread on that build which has been moving to the Farming forum.

Just run away from corpses if there are any Marrow Scarabs in the vicinity, before they can get off Well of the Profane.

Francis Crawford · May 31, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

Have you been to the desert? If so you can get Ether Renewal. And while you can't BUY Aftershock, you can cap it using a cap sig in Dragon's Lair.

So you can put together what is basically a solo farming Earth build with

Ether Renewal (E)
Kinetic Armor
Armor of Earth
Aura of Restoration
Earth Attunement
Stone Daggers
Aftershock
Crystal Wave (I think)

Drop one for rez, if you like. Drop another one for a ward or a monk spell, if you like.

Frankly, the armor can be a bit of a pain in group PvE, but even so it's not a bad build at all.

I started a thread on that build which has been moving to the Farming forum.

Just run away from corpses if there are any Marrow Scarabs in the vicinity, before they can get off Well of the Profane.

kuwlij · May 31, 2006, 11:06 PM // 23:06

nice build but what ure forgetting is that OP asked for a nuker build..

i personally use a dual MS build with main skills:
archane echo,
M shower
glyp or sacrifice

i sacrifice the second m Shower although is some places the dmg is so high u dont even need it. basically if you can't use ele attunment (elite) and only firre att you will have to focus on cheap spells instead. AoR is one of my favourite skills. doesnt leave you totally dependant on healers. you could go with immolate, fireball and inferno for some low cost dmg dealing fun. note immolate is perfect for foes escaping from aoe areas.

also when u take henchies with u take necro. has ... blood ritual? well anyway it's a spell that gives u x seconds of + energy

oicpie · Jun 01, 2006, 09:05 PM // 21:05

Thanks... I guess thats the best nuking build i can get without elites lol
And my solo farming build is a 55 elem... works very well with large groups

which will be better with elites lol

gameshoes3003 · Jun 01, 2006, 10:39 PM // 22:39

Hey you use the same solo earth build as me (except in a different order) =D YAY!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francis Crawford

Have you been to the desert? If so you can get Ether Renewal. And while you can't BUY Aftershock, you can cap it using a cap sig in Dragon's Lair.

So you can put together what is basically a solo farming Earth build with

Ether Renewal (E)
Kinetic Armor
Armor of Earth
Aura of Restoration
Earth Attunement
Stone Daggers
Aftershock
Crystal Wave (I think)

Drop one for rez, if you like. Drop another one for a ward or a monk spell, if you like.

Frankly, the armor can be a bit of a pain in group PvE, but even so it's not a bad build at all.

I started a thread on that build which has been moving to the Farming forum.

Just run away from corpses if there are any Marrow Scarabs in the vicinity, before they can get off Well of the Profane.

torquemada · Jun 02, 2006, 08:28 AM // 08:28

After a time (Ring of Fire, etc.) shower becomes almost useless damage-wise, and even KD-wise (can't knockdown huge creatures like titans)...

Francis Crawford · Jun 02, 2006, 05:04 PM // 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by gameshoes3003

Hey you use the same solo earth build as me (except in a different order) =D YAY!

I started a thread on it. The thread got moved to the Farming forum.

Pick Me · Jun 02, 2006, 05:22 PM // 17:22

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have Archane Echo, you should be on Fire Island (Ember Light Camp). Last time I checked (its been a while) Archane Echo makes its first appearance in Ember Light Camp. Anyway, about 70% or more of the elites in Tyria are found before Ember Light Camp. None are found prior to the Desert (unless you get to Droks before the Desert). There are a few in the desert (including Dragon's Lair), there are about 6 or so in the Southern Shiverpeaks (including Mineral Springs). You can cap around there (you don't need to finish Thunderhead Keep - but there is an elite there too).

Your build looks fine to me, but I'm not a nuker.

Francis Crawford · Jun 02, 2006, 06:34 PM // 18:34

Arcane Echo can be bought in Beetletun.

sumasage · Jun 02, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

where can i cap Ether Renewal in factions? i dont wanna play ch1 again just for the skill. Thanks.

Francis Crawford · Jun 02, 2006, 11:39 PM // 23:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by sumasage

where can i cap Ether Renewal in factions? i dont wanna play ch1 again just for the skill. Thanks.

I don't know that it's possible.

On the other hand, it wouldn't cost that much to buy runs from Lion's Arch to Sanctum Cay to Amnoon to Thirsty River, and Ether Renewal is an easy cap in Thirsty River because of how close it is to the start of the mission (second boss on the left, IIRC).