User:Dervish Mazta/builds/WT Snarer Ele

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Good for TA, HA and GvG

The Water Trident Snarer elementalist utilizes various Water Spells to pressure and hinder the opposing team with Slow, Miss, Knockdown, and direct damage.

Equipment

 * Armour with Survivor insignias.
 * A staff with dual 20% faster casting water mods.

Usage

 * Cast and maintain Water Attunement.
 * Slow pursuing or fleeing opponents with Freezing Gust.
 * Knockdown incoming or fleeing opponents with Water Trident.
 * Target clumped groups of enemies with Ice Spikes and Deep Freeze.
 * Try to afflict more than one enemy with Blurred Vision, Warriors or Assassins in particular.
 * Glyph of Lesser Energy is to maintain your energy, precast it before using your more expensive spells.

Counters

 * Standard caster counters...Backfire etc...
 * Excessive energy denial.
 * Excessive interruption.

Variants

 * Aura of Restoration can replace one of your water hexes to provide a cover enchantment as well as a self heal.
 * Glyph of Sacrifice and Resurrection Chant may be used in GvG or HA.
 * Blurred Vision can be switched for Aegis. Reduce energy storage to 9+1 and up Protection Prayers to 9 and use a weapon with an enchantment-lengthening mod.