User:Rickyvantof/E/Me Stone Sheath Warder

The Stone Sheath Warder is used as a supportive PvE build.

Attributes and Skills

 * Ward Against Melee in melee-heavy area's.
 * Ward of Stability in area's with knockdowns.
 * Ward Against Foes instead of Grasping Earth.
 * An offensive skill, such as Obsidian Flame should be used in places where defense is not the priority.

Equipment

 * Geomancer armor
 * The Type of Weapon doesn't really matter. As long as it's an Earth Staff/Wand and Focus.

Usage

 * During battle, cast Stone Sheath.
 * Use Ward Against Elements around volnurable team members.
 * Use Mantra of Earth to reduce damage and gain energy.
 * Use Grasping Earth to make sure it's easier for team members to run away from a certain target.
 * Use Eruption to damage and blind foes.
 * Keep Stoneflesh Aura up during battle.
 * In order to maintain energy, Mantra of Earth needs to be triggered as much as possible.

Counters

 * Fortunately there is no way to remove wards.
 * However there is a possibility that mobs get Stone Sheath removed. Though Grasping Earth covers it up nicely.

Variants
An E/W variant, based even more on defense:
 * You can use a self-heal, if you don't want to be depending on the team's healer too much. Use Glyph of Restoration or Aura of Restoration.