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F2P Power Elementalist

Guild Wars 2 F2P Power Elementalist - Scepter & Dagger Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Free-to-Play (F2P) Elementalist is an Open World build that uses fire and air attunements for strong strike damage, offering simple rotations and solid mobility for players wihtout expansions.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Good mobility
  • Provides self boons
  • Access to healing & support
  • Plenty of utility
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Forced movement
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Equipment

Item
Stat
Ambrosial Chef's BackpackBackpiece
Ruby Orichalcum EarringAccessory
Ruby Orichalcum EarringAccessory
Ruby Orichalcum AmuletAmulet
Ruby Orichalcum RingRing
Ruby Orichalcum RingRing
Primary Weapon Set
Berserker's ScepterMain Hand
Berserker's DaggerOff Hand
Other Items

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

再生纹章 图标再生纹章 can be replaced when needed:

秘法波动 图标秘法波动 can be replaced when needed:

元素雕文 图标元素雕文 can be replaced when needed:

  • 飓风形态 图标飓风形态 for an extremely strong but slow Defiance Break with added mobility.

燃烧精准 图标燃烧精准 can be taken for more Damage when the Condition Removal from 燃烧烈焰 图标燃烧烈焰 is not needed.

狂风巨作 图标狂风巨作 for a slightly noticeable Damage increase at a cost of Superspeed.

狂怒风暴 图标狂怒风暴 for structure bosses without Defiance Bars.

Focus can be taken instead of Dagger for more survivability.

Dagger can be taken instead of Scepter at the cost of burst Damage.

Rotation & Extras

Attunements can be swapped while casting skills. Use this to save time and perform the rotation faster.

Key Concepts

Rotate between Attunements often to trigger your traits in the Arcane Trait Line:

清新气流 图标清新气流 will let you swap out and back into 空气协调 图标空气协调 quickly. Swap to other Attunements, use their damaging skills and swap back to 清新气流 图标清新气流.

You should use your Scepter / Dagger set for Damage and your Staff for ranged tagging.

Dealing Damage

清新气流 图标清新气流 allows you to stay in 空气协调 图标空气协调 most of the time, use this to dip into other Attunements and return to 空气协调 图标空气协调 for Damage.

Your loop between Attunements could look like this:

Here you can find a list of your Damage skills and utility skills for each Attunement:

火焰协调 图标火焰协调 空气协调 图标空气协调 流水协调 图标流水协调 大地协调 图标大地协调

大地协调 图标大地协调 exists primarily for Blasting Combo Fields with 地动山摇 图标地动山摇 and 大地翻腾 图标大地翻腾.

***** Please note that no comment next to the skill name indicates it's used for Damage.

Apply Vulnerability with 电力激发 图标电力激发 every time you swap to 空气协调 图标空气协调.

You can use 秘法波动 图标秘法波动 for the Damage, Defiance Break, and Blast Finisher.

风暴雕文 图标风暴雕文 effects are different depending on the Attunement:

元素雕文 图标元素雕文 effects are different depending on the Attunement:

Defense

流水协调 图标流水协调 has plenty of Healing and Condition Removal options:

You also Heal whenever you swap Attunement due to 秘法复苏 图标秘法复苏.

Keep casting and Heal up naturally from 再生纹章 图标再生纹章. The more you cast, the more you Heal.

元素协调 图标元素协调 generates boons when you swap Attunement:

风灵附体 图标风灵附体 grants you Superspeed when you attune to 空气协调 图标空气协调. Use this to your advantage to catch up to foes...or to run away.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
疾风升流 图标疾风升流232Dagger: 空气协调 图标空气协调
地动山摇 图标地动山摇200Dagger: 大地协调 图标大地协调
秘法波动 图标秘法波动200 per ChargeUtility
冲击水流 图标冲击水流150元素雕文 图标元素雕文 in 流水协调 图标流水协调
电击箭矢 图标电击箭矢150元素雕文 图标元素雕文 in 空气协调 图标空气协调
磁力激荡 图标磁力激荡200Alternate Utility: 地磁护盾 图标地磁护盾
盾磁拉拽 图标盾磁拉拽150Alternate Utility: 地磁护盾 图标地磁护盾
强风来袭 图标强风来袭232Alternate Utility: 闪电巨锤 图标闪电巨锤
静电力场 图标静电力场200 on contactAlternate Utility: 闪电巨锤 图标闪电巨锤
静电力场 图标静电力场200 when crossedAlternate Utility: 闪电巨锤 图标闪电巨锤

Tornado Notes

飓风形态 图标飓风形态 turns you into, you guessed it, a tornado, which can Launch enemies within the skill's Radius every three seconds. It pulses a maximum of five times.

Here's what you need to know:

  • 残骸飓风 图标残骸飓风 throws rocks at enemies, dealing Knockback. Switch to this skill instantly upon entering the transformation. Make sure to stand in the enemy's hitbox to ensure 残骸飓风 图标残骸飓风 projectile hits
  • 尘埃冲锋 图标尘埃冲锋 makes you charge towards the direction you're facing, Launching enemies hit by you. Use this skill off Cooldown.
  • Try to avoid hitting trash mobs with the tornado as to not send them flying. No one likes to chase trash.

Here's what's nice to know:

  • We are here for Defiance Break, the following skills don't help us with that.
  • 电能飓风 图标电能飓风 shoots bouncing lightning and 沙尘飓风 图标沙尘飓风 shoots 魔尘沙暴 图标魔尘沙暴.
  • 元素安魂曲 图标元素安魂曲 makes you launch several projectiles dependent on mode selected. This skill adds a little bit of extra Damage overall.
SkillDefiance Damage
飓风形态 图标飓风形态232
残骸飓风 图标残骸飓风 with 飓风形态 图标飓风形态150 + 232
尘埃冲锋 图标尘埃冲锋332