User:Teranda Whisperwind/Waste Not the Energy

This build uses an anti-energy to stop for example Monks healing enemies party members with loss of energy and Hexes for damage with attack and for other spell casters to take damage when finished casting a spell.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Mesmer/any,name="Waste Not the Energy" FastC=11+1 Domin=10 Inspi=10][Ether Feast][Energy Tap][Energy Surge][Waste Not, Want Not][Drain Enchantment][Empathy][Backfire][Optional][/build]

For the optional try a Rez Sig or Resurrection spell for TA, RA, and HA or for AB take Mind Wrack.

Equipment
A mix of Survivor and Radiant with a Superior Vigor, Attunement, and Vitae runes with a sleek mask of Fast Casting.

A staff of Fast Casting with a Insightful staff Head and a staff wrapping of Fortitude with an inscription of "Hale and Hearty"

Usage
Firstly Choose a Target, just for this purpose i'll say an Elementalist,

Secondly Cast Backfire (*Note* only cast this if the Target is a spellcaster)

Thirdly Cast Empathy

Then start to spam Energy Surge and Energy Tap and if health is low Ether Fest.

Counters
Basic Anti-Spam methods such as Diversion.

Daze.

Any spell that causes slower casting or Exhaustion.

Variants
Some people may wish to get rid of Waste Not, Want Not and add in Mind Wrack.