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This build is provisionally vetted good pending more votes.

This build has received a provisional rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good.

This build has been designed for the following use:

Flux This build is positively affected by the Flux: Hidden Talent.
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Notes: Improved properties of the dervish skills.
Flux This build is significantly affected by the Flux: There Can Be Only One.
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Notes: Increased damage dealt to and received from other elementalists
Flux This build is positively affected by the Flux: Jack of All Trades.
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Notes: You can flux the build for a generally improved performance.
Flux This build is positively affected by the Flux: Chain Combo.
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Notes: Damage bonus is easy to stack before the match starts and can be maintained throughout combat.

Decent damage, strong anti-CC skills to prevent interrupts and kd, great energy/HP management. Mainly designed for Random Arenas and splitting in GvG.

Attributes and Skills[]

Your maximum Energy is raised by 30.
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Variations[]

  • For split build replace Resurrection Signet with Shell Shock or a snare (hex/ward or Harrier's Grasp- Earth Prayers 6 and Wind Prayers 5). Replace Fleeting Stability with Windborne Speed/Storm Djinn's Haste if faster movement is required.
  • Adjust Energy Storage and Earth Prayers according to taste and Flux.
  • Replace Lightning Orb with Lightning Hammer (PvP) for more reliability but higher energy cost. Some Fluxes can reduce the cost.
  • For GvG in Jack of All Trades Flux - Air Magic 9+1+1, Fire Magic 10+1, Energy Storage 10+1, Earth Prayers 7 and bring speed skill for running and Lava Font for NPC killing (not many solo monks can keep NPCs alive against this variation - hit monk and npc with air skills depending on where spirit bond is and spam lava font on recharge).

Equipment[]

  • 40/40 Air set
  • Fast cast mid energy (+15 energy) air set (fast cast usually better than fast recharge).
  • High energy set
  • Defensive sets
  • Either Prismatic Insignia (fire 8+1 or even 9+1 if you choose prismatic), Aeromancer/Pyromancer or Sentry's.
  • Mid-energy Swift Energy Storage Staff of Enchantment/Adept Air Staff of Enchantment.
  • Rune of Restoration (for split builds).
  • Crippling Bow and Spear (for Harrier's Grasp build).

Usage[]

  • Cancel-cast Second Wind 4-5 times before the fight breaks out in order to build up overcast which will provide synergy with Lightning Strike and Second Wind itself. Try not to build more than 30-40 overcast but you should be fine as long as your maximum energy is 20+. If the fight drags on too long, or you're experiencing heavy pressure/high energy denial then eventually you'll end up stacking more overcast and will have to change to the mid or high energy set.
  • Teinai's Wind should always be used with Glyph of Immolation to interrupt targets and deal triple damage.
  • Pious Concentration should be maintained vs teams with rangers and mesmers. If the enemy has a warrior or anyone with knockdown keep Fleeting Stability off-CD to be available when needed, otherwise use it to fuel PC by providing an enchant it can remove.
  • Burst with Glyph + Lightning Strike + a well timed Lightning orb that should hit when the 2nd part of LS goes off. On a monk follow up with Teinai's Wind to prevent them from reacting to your burst while also delivering more pressure.
  • Switch to Staff of Enchanting when casting Fleeting Stability for running, or when you want to try for a fast recharge/fast cast on Second Wind.

Counters[]

  • Bad energy/cast management.
  • Power Block - although Pious Concentration prevents the interrupt, you'll be locked out from that school of spells and the skill you were casting will fail in the end.
  • Aneurysm, Complicate, Power Lock (and other skills that disable and not just interrupt), Signet of Humility, Arcane Languor.

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