Part of the current metagame
Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Strike damage and Control
Designed for: WvW Roaming
Expansions required: Visions of Eternity builds
Difficulty: Normal
This build was last updated on March 28, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
An Evoker take on the Fresh Air archetype for WvW roaming. This Evoker build is meant to deliver quick bursts with very little downtime while maintaining a safe distance and avoiding enemy pressure via mobility and control.
元素使 (Elementalist)
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Heal
幻光恢复 - great option in general, but especially if you want more condition removal. The only drawback is the long cast time, which makes it easy to interrupt (and the skill goes on full CD).Variants
清新气流 isn't necessary for the build as we have 
元素唤醒, but it's still a good trait because of the Ferocity boost. 
穿心一箭 can be better sometimes as it gives you stronger burst vs low HP targets, but in solo roaming where you have to work alone to bring the targets to low health first, we believe that Fresh Air's consistent damage boost is usually better. Bolt to the Heart remains a viable alternative though, especially when roaming in a group.
导雷神针 could also be considered for the last slot. While the build doesn't have a lot of CC skills, it still gives you some extra sustain via 
虚弱, and it can significantly increase the damage potential of your elite skill.Food
There are plenty of viable choices:
- passive damage mitigation and great stats.
- highest damage non-ascended option.
or - armor ignoring damage/healing procs plus extra Precision which is one of the most important stats to have.
- defensive option with more evasion.
Utility
Evoker basics
Evokers gain access to a new skill slot, this is where you select your familiar. Here we chose Hare for ranged burst damage.
Using skills gives you charges - at maximum charges you get to use the base special ability of your familiar - .
Zap itself is building charges of a different kind. After every 3rd use of Zap, you gain access to an empowered version of the skill: .
While your familiar cannot be targeted, it is an entity present in combat. It means that the hare itself is executing Zap and Lightning Blitz, you only command it to do so. If you command it to Zap while Lightning Blitz (LB) is active, Zap will override and cancel LB! The hare can't multitask.
General
Use before mounting up up so you can start combat with a fully charge Zap.
The build's all about swapping in and out of every few seconds, made possible by which drastically reduces the CD of Air. You no longer need to score critical hits to get back into Air, as opposed to Fresh Air builds of other specializations.
Swapping to Air triggers which you should immediately follow up with a for instant burst damage. Entering this attunement also grants you Ferocity from , which is why most of your heavy hitting skills should land while attuned to Air.
Ideally you should start every burst combo with . Not only does it deal great damage, it also marks the target which increases the damage done to them. While the skill has no cast time, it does have a delay.
Second set: you may have noticed a Focus on the second set, this one's for the tryhards. While Elementalists can't swap weapons in combat, they can still stack Bloodlust on random PvE mobs before fights using the second set then switch back to the first set once they're ready to PvP. The Bloodlust stacks will remain active without the need to sacrifice a sigil slot on the PvP set. It's enough to put 1 weapon into the second set as they'll inherit the missing one from the main set. If you have no intention to stack Bloodlust before fights then you don't need the 2nd set! It's not mandatory.
Runes
Sigils
Relics
- converts some of your outgoing damage into healing, offering passive survivability.
- if you want more damage.
闪电突袭 is a one button burst combo, you can use it on its own or in place of Zap in other combos. But bear in mind that LB has a cast time, whereas Zap does not!
Speaking of one button burst combos, your elite 
元素队列 almost always finds good value. It unleashes the empowered version of every familar's attack, all at once at the target location. It's good for bursting multiple targets, CCing them, or even healing your team.
闪电突袭 for burst damage.While 
野兔敏捷 is a defensive skill first and foremost, it can also be used to keep pressuring targets even while you're being focused. The blur will cancel out the incoming attacks, and you can keep casting while it's active.
This build can self-stack 
威能 by blasting the fire field created by the Fire Jade Sphere and 
烈焰之墙. Do not prioritize Might stacking, but do take advantage of the incidental opportunities which arise. Your blast finishers are:
The first dodge you perform after swapping to Earth attunement
狂风涌流 is an excellent skill for setting up burst, use it right before swapping out of Air into another attunement.
A common tactic is to cast 巨龙之牙 and burst enemies before it falls on them. This presents a no-win situation for many builds: they can either facetank your burst but dodge the tooth, or dodge your burst and facetank the tooth.
Try to aim 
浴火凤凰 slightly behind your target whenever you can. This skill passes through targets while doing damage, explodes on the ground, then returns to you once again damaging targets it passes through. The goal here is to hit the target with all 3 parts of the skill, not just the explosion damage.
Notable burst combos
These are some potential combos you can use based on the techniques outlined above. The quicker you pull these chains off, the better.
From Fire:
巨龙之牙
雷霆震击
火焰护盾 ⇒ 
逆向转化火焰 for more Might (it also does good damage in melee). The transmute, Dragon's Tooth and Zap all have a delay, ideally you'd get into Air by the time these went off, but it's fine if only Dragon's Tooth lands in it浴火凤凰 - optional: 
电光火石 right at your target before you finish casting Phoenix to make it near instant. You don't have to do that if you were already in melee.空气协调 - swap to this while casting Phoenix
闪电打击
目盲之光 to avoid taking damage in melee, but it's not requiredFrom Earth:
From Water:
雷霆震击
寒冰碎石
寒冰叉戟 - the trident does more damage to Chilled enemies which is important. Shatterstone should secure that but 
刺骨寒风 can do the trick too.空气协调 while casting Water Trident, preferably even before the 2nd strike of Shatterstone goes off so that it may benefit from Air's damage modifiers.闪电打击
Survival
Swapping to Air is just as important for defense as it is for offense. When you're outranging your opponents or trying to survive, the 
奔驰疾速 procs upon entering air and the 
目盲 of 目盲之光 can be life savers.
风灵附体 makes it easy to kite most specs via 奔驰疾速. Avoid melee range whenever possible! Don't stay in melee unless the target is blinded, CC'd or you're about to burst them.
目盲之光 is great at avoiding crucial skills by blinding enemies, and it also shuts down Power-based specs in general with the Weakness. Being an instant cast skill this can also be used while CC'd. 
魔尘沙暴 fills a similar purpose, although that one has a cast time.
寒冰碎石 is a source of spammable 
冰冻 which you can even place behind your back while running away. Chill is great at building distance and swapping to Air gives you 奔驰疾速 which makes it even easier to run away.
Needless to say other CCs can also be used for shaking off pursuers.
野兔敏捷 is your most powerful defensive cooldown, granting blur. It's instant cast, shields you from incoming attacks, and even lets you cast other skills while active (like your healing skill) without the fear of interruption.
磁力脉动 and 
回旋风流 provide excellent protection against enemies who use projectiles. These however do not work against unblockable projectiles, and some ranged builds - such as this one - are mostly unaffected by projectile reflects and blocks.
磁力脉动 is the build's best condition cleanse which can also be used while stunned.
Condition cleansing in the build is rather scarce. You're limited to Magnetic Wave, a dodge roll in water, and the occasional proc. Your best defense once again is not getting hit in the first place.
offers protection against all kinds of pressure, including conditions that are already on you. In that sense it's stronger than Hare's Agility, but you must keep channeling this skill to maintain it.
The first strike of Blinds enemies while the snare is useful for keeping distance.
