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Guild Wars 2 Elementalist
Controlling the elements of fire, water, air and earth, the Guild Wars 2 Elementalist has the ability to inflict massive damage in a single, devastating attack. Now the GW2 Elementalist has the added ability to adapt to new threats by "Attuning" to any of the four elements as the need arises, receiving intrinsic bonuses that continually empower.
Fire Elementalist - FIRE attunement automatically causes flame damage to any foe foolish enough to touch the Ele, who still has the ability to inflict massive damage on multiple enemies by raining down molten rock from above or turning the ground to fire.
Water Elementalist - WATER attunement provides nearby allies with continuous healing while offering the Guild Wars 2 Elementalist a means of controlling an opponent's movement with slippery ice or by freezing foes solid.
Air Elementalist - AIR attunement causes nearby enemies to be continuously shocked by lightning strikes and transforms the destructive powers of wind and lightning into dazzling bolts of lightning which surge from the Elementalist's fingertips.
Earth Elementalist - EARTH attunement offers automatic magical protection to the Elementalist along with powerful defensive skills which can turn the ground, or even flesh, to stone. The earth Ele is not just a defender though as volcanic eruptions and seismic shocks are all at the Elementalist's call.
Below is a 30-minute video showing the creation and gameplay of a male Asura elementalist. Lots of combat with a good demonstration of attunement switching to suit the situation.
While what little speech there is, is in German, the gameplay is easily followed.
Guild Wars 2 Elementalists have a number of special spell types at their disposal:
Glyphs - enhance or modify the natural power of the Elementalist to increase the damage, range, and duration of spells.Signets - Signets provide an ongoing benefit to the Elementalist, but can also be activated for a greater effect.Conjure Spells - Summon useful items and potent weapons that she or other party members can use.Area Spells - Create hazards and mayhem all over the field of battle.
If you find yourself on the losing end of combat, the elementalist's downed skills are:
Grasping Earth: Summon hands that erupt from the ground and immobilize your foe.
Discharge Lightning: Blast your enemy with lightning.
Vapor Form: Assume a mobile, vaporous form.
Help me!: Call for help from allies. Makes you invulnerable for a short time.
For underwater combat the elementalist has these skills at her disposal...
Boil: Boil the water around your enemies.
Steam: Superheat the water around your foes, blinding and burning them.
Lava Chains: Cripple multiple foes with lava chains.
Magma Orb: Shoot a blob of molten rock that explodes after a delay.
From 1:25 to 17:00, the 18-minute video below shows a female Sylvari Elementalist in PvP action during gamescom 2011.
Playing the Elementalist is relatively easy to master – or, rather, easy to learn – but there is a lot of depth to them as well. Much of this comes down to the utility skills you are picking.The links on the right have more in depth information and videos of the various skills a Guild Wars 2 Elementalist has at his disposal.
