Build:E/D PvP Second Wind

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: PvP RA PvP GvG

This build is positively affected by the Flux: Hidden Talent. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: Improved properties of the dervish skills.

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: There Can Be Only One. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: Increased damage dealt to and received from other elementalists

This build is positively affected by the Flux: Jack of All Trades. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: You can flux the build for a generally improved performance.

This build is positively affected by the Flux: Chain Combo. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   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

Elementalist / Dervish 12 + 1 + 1 Air Magic 9 + 1 Energy Storage 8 + 1 Fire Magic 5 Earth Prayers Your maximum Energy is raised by 30. Teinai's Wind FactionsElementalist. Air Magic 14Teinai's WindSpellTarget foe and all adjacent foes take 38 cold damage. Burning foes struck by Teinai's Wind take an additional 77 damage and are interrupted.518 Lightning Strike CoreElementalist. Air Magic 14Lightning StrikeHex SpellStrike target foe for 47 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration. If you are Overcast, that foe is hexed with Lightning Strike for 3 seconds. When this hex ends, that foe is struck again for 47 lightning damage.515 Lightning Orb CoreElementalist. Air Magic 14Lightning OrbSpellSend out a lightning Orb that strikes target foe for 94 lightning damage if it hits. This spell has 25% armor penetration.1525 Glyph of Immolation EotNElementalist. Fire Magic 9Glyph of ImmolationGlyphFor 15 seconds, your next 3 Spells that target a foe also cause Burning for 3 seconds.5110 Second Wind FactionsElementalist. UnlinkedSecond WindElite SpellYou gain 1 Energy and 5 Health for each point of energy restricted by Overcast. You lose all enchantments.5515 Pious Concentration NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 5Pious ConcentrationStanceFor 10 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 1 Dervish Enchantment or Pious Concentration ends.1010 Fleeting Stability NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 5Fleeting StabilityFlash Enchantment SpellFor 3 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and move 25% faster. This enchantment ends prematurely if it prevents a knockdown.510 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

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.

Videos

• Original Guild Wars - Testing Second Wind Ele in Random Arenas
• Second Wind Ele with Blind in RA
• Usage in Chain Combo flux in RA (but should make spikes less predictable by sometimes using lightning hammer+Teinai on a different target than lightning strike)