Curse

Sir Tificate · Aug 10, 2008, 08:39 PM // 20:39

With the recent changes to Master of Magic, I've been entertaining myself in AB. I came up with the following build:

Elementalist/Paragon
12+1 Energy Storage
12 Spear Mastery
Full Survivor's, Vitae, Superior Vigor runes
+15^50 Icy Spear, +30 Health
+45 Health while enchanted Energy Storage Focus

"What? How is that a nuker!?" you ask? "Shut up and let me finish," I respond.

Master of Magic (All elemental attributes set to 12, +2 Energy regeneration)
Conjure Frost
Deep Freeze
Breath of Fire
Eruption
Earthquake
Meteor Shower
Stoneflesh Aura

I just pulled this out of nowhere when looking at Master of Magic.

It isn't as directly damaging as a typical nuker, but it has a lot more annoying stuff: AoE snare, AoE blind, AoE kd, good built-in energy engine
Also, using a spear means that when you do get low on energy or meet a lone enemy, you can get pretty good DPS for no energy cost, around 50 per hit on a 60 armor target with Conjure Frost up.

The build could probably stand some refining, but it's mostly just my personal entertainment for the moment. I'm thinking of swapping Stoneflesh for wards, or some nukes for other nukes, or something for Blurred Vision or Blinding Flash.

HackingHippie712 · Aug 10, 2008, 08:57 PM // 20:57

co...conjure?

i mean i know its pve but that doesnt mean im taking defy pain on my wammo(ill stick to HH kthx)

SmokingHotImolation · Aug 10, 2008, 09:00 PM // 21:00

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co...conjure?

This. Seems like a major waste of slot.

Murmel · Aug 10, 2008, 09:21 PM // 21:21

Edit:
Nvm this post... The skill icon code seems to be broke so I ain't much of help...

David Wooding · Aug 10, 2008, 09:49 PM // 21:49

Seems like an ok build but, why paragon?

gigahertz205 · Aug 10, 2008, 09:55 PM // 21:55

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Originally Posted by David Wooding

Seems like an ok build but, why paragon?

Why not? its not like he uses secondary prof skills. and yea conjure is useless

But i dont think its too great because it already has three 25 energy spells which two of them cause exhaustion.

Sir Tificate · Aug 10, 2008, 10:33 PM // 22:33

It's not really a good build.
/P just lets me get a bit of random DPS out. I figured Conjure would help with that. As far as energy, sure it uses lots of energy. Thats why being /P with Conjure is helpful; you can still be useful without energy, and Master of Magic helps energy alot anyway.
Besides, AB leaves a lot of time between battles running from place to place to save up energy again.

Funny note: I actually saw someone using Defy Pain on their Wammo while running this random build in AB.

High Moral · Aug 11, 2008, 02:08 AM // 02:08

How about using some of the other fantastic paragon skills in the other lines instead. That gives energy, runs fast or what not.. Paragon have so much fun skills to play with.

Sir Tificate · Aug 11, 2008, 02:46 AM // 02:46

Master of Magic ends as soon as you use a non Elemental skill. I don't know if that means elementalist skill, or even fire/water/earth/air skill, excluding energy storage and unlinked. So, it has to be an elementalist skill, and the paragon part will be just the free spear dps.

cce · Aug 20, 2008, 07:15 PM // 19:15

signet of illusions is better if you're up for this game -- and yea, it makes for an annoying nuker -- what's better is that you can also include cry, and distortion

Da Rk Bl Ad E · Aug 20, 2008, 07:23 PM // 19:23

Just because you have +2 energy regen from Mom doesn't mean you can handle that energy, fail build to say the least.

Tyla · Aug 20, 2008, 07:31 PM // 19:31

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Originally Posted by cce

signet of illusions is better if you're up for this game -- and yea, it makes for an annoying nuker -- what's better is that you can also include cry, and distortion

If your SoI gets diverted, d-shotted or shut down in general it's not so annoying.

cce · Aug 20, 2008, 09:45 PM // 21:45

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Originally Posted by Tyla

If your SoI gets diverted, d-shotted or shut down in general it's not so annoying.

hasn't happened in 20+ runs

lord of all tyria · Aug 20, 2008, 09:46 PM // 21:46

Rock, paper, scissors is fun.

Faure · Aug 21, 2008, 07:29 AM // 07:29

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Originally Posted by Tyla

If your SoI gets diverted, d-shotted or shut down in general it's not so annoying.

I have yet to come across a ab mesmer that archieves any of those :P.

And it's a bit of non-argument, it's always good to shut down elites and a lot of builds are not so annoying when you do that.

Dzan · Aug 21, 2008, 12:48 PM // 12:48

No run speed boost? Auto fail.