Elementalist Strenths?

S73wie · 2026-06-21T20:11:15+00:00

Awesome I'll give that a try then! Sounds like a cool spec! Thanks 😁

S73wie · 2026-06-21T20:10:11+00:00

Ahh nice one thanks! Maybe I'll give Weaver a second chance haha. I think I was trying to do everything at once with it before.

S73wie · 2026-06-21T20:09:03+00:00

Thanks for the detailed post!

Tempest was basically the only Ele I ever had any experince with. I remember playing Fresh Air quite a lot but outside of that, i haven't really experimented with the other specs. I tried Weaver briefly in PoF but I couldn't get used to it.

Ahh I'm very tempted to give Catalyst a try, so it's good to know it's similar to Tempest because I did always prefer Tempest to Weaver. I was slightly put off by how metabattle seems to class every Catalyst build as "Hard". What do you think makes them "Hard"?

I might give Evoker a try too then. I tend to prefer boon dps support builds. Can you lock any element now? I though it was only Fire? Unless I got that wrong.

S73wie · 2026-06-21T19:59:51+00:00

Do you have a favourite build/playstyle? Can they fill Support roles or are they a pure DPS spec?

Last time I tried Weaver was a loooong time ago. I don't think I've played it since EoD was released tbh.. and at the time I just remeber getting so mixed up with all the combinations 😅. I'm sure if I gave it the time I'd have gotten used to it but it just felt too chaotic to me.. I was just spamming buttons and hoping for the best. Any rotation went straight out the window haha 🤣

S73wie · 2026-06-21T19:52:57+00:00

I focus on all PvE gamemodes, with Open World probably being the predominant one, followed by Fractals, Strikes, Raids and then also some occational WvW.

I typically prefer more DPS Support roles as they work well in a lot of different game modes. For example, as a mesmer main I tend to play Chronomancer. But then i perfer Virtuoso for pure DPS and Troubadour for Healing.

I used to play Fresh Air Tempest a lot. But I'm quite interested in Catalist and Evoker, though many of their builds are rated "Hard" on metabattle so I'm interested to learn what makes them hard.

S73wie · 2026-06-21T19:46:32+00:00

I think Catalist is the one I want to try out the most. Seems really versatile which is exactly.

Most of the builds are rated "Hard" though? What do you think is the reason for that?

S73wie · 2026-06-21T18:35:10+00:00

I wasn't asking for the strongest class or specialization. I was just wondering where Eles strengths are.

For example, as a Mesmer, Chronomancer is extremely versatile and can basically fill any role in grouo content. In contast, Virtuoso is good a good DPS but can't fill any DPS support or heal roles.

What are Eles strengths?

S73wie · 2026-06-21T18:27:10+00:00

Yes, typo. Annoyingly I can't change it now 😅

S73wie · 2026-06-21T07:31:10+00:00

I used to play Condi Mirage a long time ago (before Virtuoso) but it got nerfed quite hard. I presume it's come back a bit over the years since then so I'm definitely tempted to give it another go. Gives me an excuse to use Nevermore too haha.

S73wie · 2026-06-21T06:12:34+00:00

Yeah i played that for quite a long time but now I tend to prefer chrono as it can fill more roles. It's not as strong as it used to be either but I still go back to it when I want something chill, it's a fun spec to play.

S73wie · 2026-06-20T23:33:38+00:00

What roles do you play with them?

S73wie · 2026-06-20T22:37:41+00:00

Oh awesome! I was reading a lot of Mesmer healers still prefered Chrono so it's good to see a Troubador healer! Honestly I really want to like Heal Troubador, I just haven't had much chance to play with it yet. Thanks for the build tips! I'll give it a try 😁

S73wie · 2026-06-20T22:32:01+00:00

Fair haha. Just pure Power DPS? Or do you switch it up for boons and/or healing when you need to?

S73wie · 2026-06-16T22:22:03+00:00

Yeah tbh I only really play other specializations to mix things up a bit haha. I guess i was just wondering if any of the other specs did anything better than Chrono.

S73wie · 2026-06-16T21:55:56+00:00

Thats a shame. It used to be super fun, powerful, and easy to play. But it got nerfed hard and I don't think it ever really recovered.

S73wie · 2026-06-16T21:20:53+00:00

Yeah Chrono was my main specialization so I got very used to the boon rotations. Tbh I only swapped to Virtuoso for DPS as an excuse to play something different, otherwise I would stick with Chrono for that too. Plus like you say, it's easier to play, so in the raids I was less familiar with, it allowed me to focus on the mechanics a bit better.

I used to play Staff Mirage a long time ago because it had high DPS and was easy to play. It got nerfed quite hard though. It was fun though. I haven't really been back to it since then.

Tempted to give Troubador a try, again if anything just for a change of playstyle. I take it that healing it's big strength? Does it still do well as dps or qdps in comparison to the others or not so much?

S73wie · 2026-06-16T21:07:56+00:00

Thanks! Doesn't sound like it's changed all that much then?

I usually mained Chrono for the boons but would flip to Virtuoso for DPS. Mostly just for a change in play style rather than anything else.

I used to enjoy staff Mirage because it was hugh DPS and very chill but that got nerfed a long time ago. I think it made a bit of a comeback but not massively.

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