Build:Me/E Stoning Spammer

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the medium category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA

Uses Fast Casting and Lyssa's Aura to spam weakness, knock-downs, and blindness with Earth Magic; more specifically, the newly buffed Ebon Hawk.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Elementalist 12 Earth Magic 9 + 1 Fast Casting 9 + 1 + 1 Inspiration Magic Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Ebon Hawk Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Ebon Hawk Spell Send a projectile that strikes target foe for 10...70...85 earth damage and causes Weakness for 5...13...15 seconds if it hits. 5 0.6 10 Stoning Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Stoning Spell Send out a large stone, striking target foe for 93 earth damage if it hits. If Stoning hits a foe suffering from Weakness, that foe is knocked down. 5 0.6 15 Ash Blast Factions Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Ash Blast Spell Target foe is struck for 59 earth damage. If Ash Blast strikes a knocked-down foe, that foe is Blinded for 13 seconds. 8 0.6 5 Lyssa's Aura Factions Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 11 Lyssa's Aura Elite Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, you have +4 Energy regeneration. This enchantment reapplies itself every time you cast a spell on a foe. 30 0.6 5 Earth Attunement Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Earth Attunement Enchantment Spell For 55 seconds, you are attuned to Earth. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Earth Magic. 45 1.3 10 Kinetic Armor Prophecies Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Kinetic Armor Enchantment Spell For 8 seconds, you gain +68 armor. Whenever you cast a Spell, Kinetic Armor is renewed for 8 seconds. 60 1.9 15 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. 2.1 Template code

• Stone Daggers - Fast recharge spell to keep up Lyssa's Aura if something goes horribly wrong.
• Glowstone - Keep Lyssa's Aura up for no energy.
• Ether Feast - Self heal.
• Drain Enchantment, Inspired Enchantment or Inspired Hex - Utility, team assist.
• Grasping Earth

[edit] Equipment

• Full Radiant or Suvivor's armor, whichever you're more comfortable with.
• Rune of Superior Vigor.
• 40/40 Earth Magic set.

[edit] Usage

• Cast Earth Attunement and Lyssa's Aura just before combat.
• Spam Ebon Hawk, followed by Stoning for knock-downs. On physicals, also use Ash Blast while they're down for blindness.
• If you use Stone Daggers, use it to keep Lyssa's Aura up if one of your spells happens to be interrupted.
• Because of the fast recharge, you can keep blindness and weakness on multiple targets, such as warriors, assassins and rangers, while still having time to harass monks.

[edit] Counters

• Massive enchantment stripping.
• Not avoiding interrupts.
• General anti-caster.
• Dodging. Get close enough.