User:Calexis Corrino

This is a dual attunement echo nuker, it uses a combination of meteor shower, arcane echo and glyph of sacrafice to create cause almost permanent knock down on target foes and cause large amounts of damage. Once the meteor showers are cast other AoE spells can be used to create a large amount of damage per second.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Elementalist/Mesmer FireMagic=12+1+3 EnergyStorage=12+1][Elemental Attunement][Fire Attunement][Arcane Echo][Meteor Shower][Glyph of Sacrifice][Searing Heat][Optional][Rodgort's Invocation][/build]

Good optional skills include: Glyph of Elemental Power (increases the amount of damage done per second in the AoE), Teinai's Heat is a good additonla AoE spell, Incindery Bonds (combined with Rogort's Invocation can provide spike damage on foes who are moving or whilst your other skills are recharging, keep in mind to also echo Rogort's Invocation). Matra of Resolve is also a good choice if you are facing opposition with plenty of interrupts (your huge energy reserve should be able to suffer a few attempted interrupts).

Equipment

 * Full set of radiant insignias, a superior fire magic rune, a minor energy storage, the best vigor you can afford and use runes of attunemnt on the remaining available slots.
 * A good fire staff will help with this build, 20% HCT, 20% HSR, 20% Longer Enchantments and +5 energy (enchanted) will do fine.

Usage
Put up your enchantments, best use a tank to take the agro of the spawn, keep out of cast range till he has agro, this build is very frail and will not sustain many hits. Once the tank has been engaged in combat use arcane echo followed by meteor shower, then use glyph of sacrafice on the echo'ed spell (extra recharge doesnt matter as the skill ends in 20 seconds anyway) and cast the second meteor shower (should take 1 second instead of 5 to cast). Your targets should now be under perma-knock down for the next 9 seconds, now add Searing Heat (and if you took it use Teinai's heat too) followed by mark of rogort (as many times as you can spam it). The total amout of damage done within the duration of the string of AoE close to 1300 and should finish most spawns.

Counters
The main concern is if you become the target, if so ping for healing from monk.

Variants
Matra of Resolve is a must in places like FoW, the upside with this build is your huge energy reserve combined with dual attunement means you can take several attempted interrupts and still have enough energy to keep on casting.