User:Darunian/PvP Episode 2

=Darunian's PvP Episode 2= Welcome to the second episode of my PvP discussions, this one will focus on the role of the Elementalist in Heroes' Ascent.

The Elementalist

 * The elementalist is the most powerful class, and also the most fragile. Mainly because they share the lowest armor level and have very few self-heals.  However, like most Mage classes in RPGs, they bring with them the most powerful spells of any class and the largest amount of them.


 * In PvP, the elementalist is one of the most popular professions to bring in a group. Much of this comes from their ability to create/assist in spikes, snare, use speed buffs to run relics, and the ability to easily destroy a clumped up party.  Aside from these uses, the elemenalist is also a great profession to pick even if you're only going to use your secondary's skills due to their Energy Storage attribute.  With all of these strengths, it would seem that elementalist is the most all around amazing class in Heroes' Ascent.  However, some of their qualities are a bit more undesireable.


 * Like everything else that is good in the world, there is always a downside, the same holds true for the elementalist. The elementalist lacks any real ability to defend itself, (unless you want to invest in the Earth Magic line and use quite a few skill slots) are easily shut down by a moderately skilled mesmer or ranger,  (Most of this is because the elementalist's skills usually take 1 second+ to cast) and once their attunement is shattered/removed they better hope they still have quite a bit of energy left over.


 * However, a lot of their weaknesses can be overcome by the skills of other players or ones of their own. The elementalist's defensive problems can be easily overcome by a Paragon bringing defensive shouts. Also, to avoid interruption, the elementalist has a nice little glyph called Glyph of Concentration that can solve that problem for the next 2 spells, Spell Breaker can stop any attempts from your "Friendly Neighborhood Mesmer" from interrupting you, also a paragon can even provide a nice Song of Concentration to help the elementalist and their party.  The last problem I will address is the issue of energy management after the attunement has been removed.  To say the the elementalist lacks any other energy management is like saying that deserts lack sand; they pack plently of other options in their arsenal.  Most of them can be found in the energy storage line including a popular choice Glyph of Lesser Energy.  Aside from the Energy storage line, the elementalist also has skills in other lines to use including, Mind Blast in Fire Magic, Shock Arrow in Air, Glowing Ice in Water, and Glowstone in Earth.


 * As shown here, the elemtentalist is one of the most powerful, userful, and otherwise powerful classes in Pvp, that with a little improvising can overcome its weaknesses to become truly amazing on the battlefield.