Archive:E/Me Renewal Sliver Farmer

This build was archived 16:45, June 16, 2010 (UTC), for the following reason: Sliver armor nerf This build had been designed for the following use: PvE farming This build was in the category Good before being archived.

This build uses the Earth Magic skills mixed with Mantra of Earth to both greatly reduce damage taken and gain energy per hit. It is then able to keep Sliver Armor up constantly using Glyph of Renewal, dealing large amounts of damage.

Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 3 Earth Magic 8 + 1 Energy Storage 10 Inspiration Magic Your maximum Energy is raised by 27. Glyph of Renewal PropheciesElementalist. UnlinkedGlyph of RenewalElite GlyphFor 15 seconds, your next Spell instantly recharges.5110 Sliver Armor FactionsElementalist. Earth Magic 16Sliver ArmorEnchantment SpellFor 11 seconds, you have 52% chance to block attacks and whenever you are the target of a hostile Spell or attack one nearby foe is struck for 37 earth damage.10130 Aftershock CoreElementalist. Earth Magic 16AftershockSpellNearby foes are struck for 105 earth damage. Knocked down foes are struck for 72 additional earth damage.10¾10 Mantra of Earth CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 10Mantra of EarthStanceFor 70 seconds, whenever you take earth damage, the damage is reduced by 42% and you gain 2 Energy.1020 Aura of Restoration CoreElementalist. Energy Storage 9Aura of RestorationEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, you gain 1 Energy and are healed for 380% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell.5¼20 Stone Striker NightfallElementalist. Earth Magic 16Stone StrikerEnchantment SpellFor 32 seconds, whenever you take or deal elemental or physical damage, that damage is converted to earth damage.5¼20 Armor of Earth CoreElementalist. Earth Magic 16Armor of EarthEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, you gain 62 armor, but move 12% slower.10¾15 Stoneflesh Aura NightfallElementalist. Earth Magic 16Stoneflesh AuraEnchantment SpellFor 16 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 33, and you are immune to critical attacks.10215   Template code

Variances

interrupt replace aftershock for Mantra of Resolve

knockdown replace aftershock with Ward of Stability

degen replace aftershock with Glyph of Restoration

foes with high elemental resistance replace aftershock with Tenai's Crystals\Crystal Wave

Equipment

• Geomancers Armor.
• Any weapon with a +20% longer enchantments mod. As this build would normally be used to tank a melee weapon would be best.
• A Totem Axe fits this description as does Rajazan's Fervor, although a Galigord's Stone Staff will work too.

Usage

• Before aggroing anything, cast 4-8 in order for timing maintaining each at or before recharge points
• Once you have even a single foe in the grup aggroed you can begin by casting renewal and sliver and continue aggroing more the recharge times of these skills are precise to within 1 second of recasting
• Note that if you cast sliver armor again before renewal you will have to wait the full recharge time for sliver armor slowing down the process
• Sliver armor alone is not enough to kill foes that heal so use aftershock to augment the damage
• Aura Of Restoration is enough healing if you A) don't have geomancer insignias B) are pulling only 5 or so enemies at a time and are not replacing skills for counters C) you choose not to use armor of earth on foes that do less damage

Counters

• Multiple forms of degen in one pull
• Enchant removal
• Stance removal
• Multiple interrupts or interrupt combined with spike damage over what armor of earth and your stance reduce
  • Example: Droknar's trolls use Disrupting Chop during cast time of Stoneflesh Aura with 2 it is possible to recast spells and heal through this effect, but if you pull the large group in the cave you will get hit for 37x# of enemies by devastating hammer so bring either glyph of resto or mantra of resolve

Notes

Movie of the build at Arkjok Ward(HM): Movie of the build at Arkjok Ward in Hard Mode, French version of the game: Movie of the build at Droknar's Forge, French version of the game