Build:E/any Blinding Surge

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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 GvG PvP HA

This build is part of the current PvP meta. Remove this tag if it no longer exists in the current PvP metagame.

This build uses Air Magic to Spike and Blind opponents. Additional defense and/or utility skills round out the character.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Air Magic 12 + 1 Energy Storage 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 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 1 5 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 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Aura of Restoration Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 13 Aura of Restoration Enchantment Spell For 60 seconds, you gain 1 Energy and are healed for 460% 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

• 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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• Enervating Charge
  Core

  Elementalist. Air Magic 14

  Enervating Charge

  Spell

  Target foe is struck for 48 lightning damage and suffers from Weakness for 19 seconds. This Spell has 25% armor penetration.

  

  8

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  10
• 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

  1

  5
• Strip Enchantment
  Core

  Necromancer. Blood Magic 8

  Strip Enchantment

  Spell

  Remove 2 enchantments from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you steal 37 Health.

  

  15

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• Weapon of Warding
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 8

  Weapon of Warding

  Weapon Spell

  For 6 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +3 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block. Weapon of Warding ends if that ally attacks.

  

  5

  1

  10
• Protective Was Kaolai
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 8

  Protective Was Kaolai

  Item Spell

  Hold Kaolai's ashes for up to 39 seconds. While you hold his ashes, you gain 24 armor. When you drop his ashes, all party members are healed for 50 Health.

  

  25

  1

  10
• Conviction
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Earth Prayers 8

  Conviction

  Stance

  For 23 seconds, you have +24 armor while enchanted, otherwise you have +3 Health regeneration.

  

  20

  5
• For HA variants see bottom of page.

[edit] Equipment

• A wand and offhand with 20/20 HCT/HSR are strongly recommended.
• A weapon set with +20% enchantment duration for casting Air Attunement.
• Defensive Sets for +AL versus certains foes.
• Survivor armor.

[edit] Usage

• Cast Air Attunement before entering combat.
• Use Blinding Surge to relieve pressure, and particularly to deflect enemies' most powerful attack skills (watch for Warriors converging on a new target). Do NOT spam Blinding Surge on recharge or it becomes very easy for enemy mesmers to Divert.
• Use Gale to interrupt or prevent key actions such as self-heals and knock down fleeing (or chasing) foes.
• Use WoW to relieve pressure off monks and to have a block against interupts.
• Use PwK for party-heals.

[edit] Counters

• Diversion.
• Interrupts, particularly Distracting Shot, Power Lock and Power Block.
• Signet of Humility.
• Enchantment removal.
• Standard caster counters, Dazed, Migraine etc.

[edit] Variants

• If taking /Rt skills use a hard res over Resurrection Signet, either Flesh of My Flesh or Death Pact Signet.
• In HA consider taking:
  • Ward Against Foes with Grasping Earth.
  • "Make Haste!" and "Fall Back!".