Build:E/N RA Bsurge

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA

Blinds and keeps weakness on everything that tries to hit you, and debuffs monks/eles with rip, whilst still providing damage.

[edit] Build

Elementalist / Necromancer 12 + 1 + 1 Air Magic 11 + 1 Energy Storage 6 Curses Blinding Surge Nightfall Elementalist. Air Magic 14 Blinding Surge Elite Spell Target foe is struck for 47 lightning damage. That foe and all adjacent foes are Blinded for 7 seconds. This spell has 25% armor penetration. 4 ¾ 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Lightning Bolt Nightfall Elementalist. Air Magic 14 Lightning Bolt Spell Send out a Lightning Bolt that strikes for 47 lightning damage if it hits. If Lightning Bolt strikes a moving foe, that foe is struck for 47 additional lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration. 8 1 5 Enfeeble Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 6 Enfeeble Spell Target suffers from Weakness for 18 seconds. 5 ¼ 5 Rip Enchantment Nightfall Necromancer. Curses 6 Rip Enchantment Spell Remove 1 enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment was removed, that foe suffers from Bleeding for 13 seconds. 10 1 5 Aura of Restoration Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 12 Aura of Restoration Enchantment Spell For 60 seconds, you gain 1 Energy and are healed for 440% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell. 12 ¼ 5 Air Attunement Core Elementalist. Air Magic 14 Air Attunement Enchantment Spell For 58 seconds, you are attuned to Air. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill whenever you use Air Magic. 45 2 10 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

• Shock Arrow
  Factions

  Elementalist. Air Magic 14

  Shock Arrow

  Spell

  Rapid projectile: deals 47 lightning damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if you hit an attacking foe. 25% armor penetration.

  

  8

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  5
• Shell Shock
  EotN

  Elementalist. Air Magic 14

  Shell Shock

  Spell

  Target foe takes 38 lightning damage and has Cracked Armor for 19 seconds. This Spell has 25% armor penetration.

  

  8

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  5
• Lightning Orb
  Core

  Elementalist. Air Magic 14

  Lightning Orb

  Spell

  Send out a lightning Orb that strikes target foe for 94 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration.

  

  5

  2

  15
• Gale
  Core

  Elementalist. Air Magic 14

  Gale

  Spell

  Knock down target foe for 2 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. (50% failure chance with Air Magic 4 or less.)

  

  5

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  10

[edit] Equipment

• Air 40/40 Set
• Defensive Set

[edit] Usage

• Spam BS on melee
• Use Enfeeble for softening physical damage and Rip Enchantment for removing key skills.
• Try to crack the armour on high AL foes
• Lightning Bolt on moving foes
• Maintain enchantments.
• Use AoR as cover

[edit] Variants

• Gale over Enfeeble
• Go /W and bring disciplined stance and/or shield bash. Adjust attributes appropriately
• Go /D and bring Armor of Sanctity. Adjust attributes appropriately
• Distortion can be taken with correct useage.