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Support Tempest

Guild Wars 2 Support Tempest - Staff Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

元素使 (Elementalist)tempest

Build Template

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Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Access to healing & support
  • Plenty of utility
  • Easy to learn
  • Defensive options
  • Plenty of CC
  • High mastery curve
  • High learning curve
  • Requires accurate positioning
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Equipment

Item
Stat
AvatarAmulet
Relic of the TrooperRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Dolyak (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Support Tempest is a strong healer with access to high amounts of cleanse, defensive boons, healing. It's main mechanic is applying auras.

Thanks to Staff it also has access to strong aoe CCs.

It also relies on using overloads but it's not recommended due to not running 动荡传导 图标动荡传导.

Game start

5 seconds before the gates open you should apply Swiftness on your entire team.

  1. 大地喷发 图标大地喷发
  2. 静电力场 图标静电力场
  3. 寒冰尖刺 图标寒冰尖刺

Healing

Support Tempest relies on auras and Water Attunement to cleanse conditions and heal.

元素棱堡 图标元素棱堡 makes any aura application heal allies. The traits 元素护盾 图标元素护盾 and 活力洪流 图标活力洪流 make any aura you apply Protection, Vigor and Regeneration.

Applying those boons will also proc 流水净化 图标流水净化 and 精力暗涌 图标精力暗涌 making your auras cleanse conditions and give endurance to allies and yourself.

You apply Frost Aura mostly by blasting 寒冰禁地 图标寒冰禁地 with 寒冰尖刺 图标寒冰尖刺, 大地喷发 图标大地喷发 or 逆向转化大地 图标逆向转化大地.

Magnetic Aura, tied to Earth Attunement, will reflect projectiles. You can apply it with 磁力光环 图标磁力光环 and "天崩地裂!" 图标"天崩地裂!". You should use 逆向转化大地 图标逆向转化大地 to trade your own aura for aoe Stability. Your other source of Stability is simply swapping to Earth Attunement.

On Staff 间歇温泉 图标间歇温泉 will simply heal in aoe and 治疗之雨 图标治疗之雨 will cleanse conditions and will heal for each condition cleansed.

"抚慰伤痛!" 图标"抚慰伤痛!" heals in aoe around you. The radius gets bigger as you cast but you should start casting it quite close to your allies to get all of the healing off. It also cleanses conditions.

Your elite, "五行归元!" 图标"五行归元!", will save allies from death if used at the correct timing.

流水复元 图标流水复元 will resurrect a downed ally. It has a different effect based on your current attunment. Prioritize using it in Water Attunement for a full heal on the ally or Air Attunement to teleport them to you.

Defense

Remember that all of your Staff abilities are ranged so you can stay out of the melee during teamfights.

Most of your defense will come from the healing you usually use for allies. Your Stability usage is very important as this build doesn't use any Stun Break.

Swapping to Earth Attunement will give you some Barrier and 磐石之心 图标磐石之心. 磐石之心 图标磐石之心 is quite short but can completely deny a power burst.

Use 电光火石 图标电光火石, 乘风急速 图标乘风急速 and 灼焰翻滚 图标灼焰翻滚 for mobility.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
疾风爆发 图标疾风爆发400Air Attunement
静电力场 图标静电力场2 secondsAir Attunement
大地动荡 图标大地动荡Unique crowd control enemies can't walk throughEarth Attunement
地能波动 图标地能波动2 secondsEarth Attunement