Most fire magic skills are AoE, as such they are easily countered by moving away, however this isn't to much of a problem in normal mode PvE where the AI will stay in one place. Other fire magic skills can cause knockdowns. Most fire magic skills will cause burning for a short duration, or induce burning upon certain conditions being met.
Many Elementalist skills, especially spells that burn your foes or deal fire damage in large areas, become more effective with higher Fire Magic."įire magic is the most commonly used attribute for elementalist in PvE due to the large amount of damage over time Area of effect skills, which can deal a devastating amount of damage to large mobs that group together. The large amount of defensive skills available also make it possible for an Elementalist to tank or farm in PvE.įire Magic " No inherent effect. Earth Magic spells can have a huge variety of effects, including knock-down, snaring, armor-ignoring damage and causing (defensive) conditions. Commonly used for defensive party support in the form wards or as an alternative to a Fire Nuker (see below). Many Elementalist skills, especially spells which protect you or your allies or deal earth damage, become more effective with higher Earth Magic."Įarth Magic is more a defensive attribute than Fire and Air and has a greater variety of skills (like Water Magic). An example of this would be at the Tyrian mission ' Hell's Precipice' where the Titans are resistant to Fire Magic, the most commonly used attribute for nukers.Įarth Magic " No inherent effect. It is still very useful for fighting bosses and foes with a high armor level, where a 'nuker' is inappropriate because of dampened damage output.
Since Air Magic skills focus mainly on damaging single targets, it is a less popular attribute in PvE, where you will often fight many enemies at once. Because it lacks damage over time, protective skills that reduce the effectiveness of spike damage, such as Protective Spirit, will vastly reduce the effectiveness of Air Magic skills. Additionally, some Air Magic skills can cause blindness, weakness and knockdowns, which are useful in PvP. Many Air Magic damage skills also have 25% armor penetration, meaning high armor level foes, such as warriors, can still be killed with relative ease. Many Elementalist skills, especially spells which deal lightning damage to and debilitate a single enemy, become more effective with higher Air Magic."Īir Magic is the best attribute for spike damage, making effective mostly in PvP, where taking out and/or debilitating single targets is important. Some very useful energy management skills such as Glyph of Lesser Energy, Elemental Attunement and Ether Prodigy are tied to the Energy Storage attribute.Īir Magic " No inherent effect. It gives you access to a much larger energy pool, and a few skills related to Health and Energy, making it useful on any Elementalist. Several skills, related to gaining Health or Energy, become more effective with a higher Energy Storage."Įnergy Storage is a passive attribute. In PvP, outside of caster spiking teams, they serve more as utility, by running flags or relics, or by snaring.Īttributes Energy Storage " For each rank of Energy Storage, your maximum energy increases by 3. In more specialized PvE roles, where 'nuking' is ineffective, they focus on using high-powered spells to take out single targets such as bosses or foes with a high armor level. In general PvE, they focus mainly on using the various area of effect skills to deal damage to multiple monsters at once (Commonly referred to as 'nuking'). Elementalists serve a variety of purposes.