Elementalist post cd nerf, looking for build.

[Barry_Kent]

Hey elementalists !, i have some fun playing my elementalist and my gol was hit 100% cd for volcanic ball build, but when devs nerf cd to 80% i wonder what is great build for elementalist now , and how vaible is comper to other mages builds in epic and legendery ?.

[AH-1 Cobra]

Unfortunately, Elementalist is crud currently without 100% CDR. Because their cool downs like eruption and lightning bolt still do crap damage in legendary. I made a mod in the workshop that raises the CDR cap back to 100% along with some other stuff. If you really want to play an elementalist, I recommend using it.

If you don't want to mod - Oracle or Conjurer would be a better choice if you want a similar type of build. That way you at least got Ternion attack and a Lich pet.

[Nightmare]

Ice Shards or Flame Surge have no cooldown and are good fun and deal really good damage as well and thanks to Heat Shield and Energy Shield you can be extremely tanky plus you have panic buttons in Freezing Blast and Stone Form, immunity to ranged with Squall and Spellbreaker removes huge amount of damage capacity from dangers mobs such as master archers.
You don't need 100% cooldown as elementalist has a ♥♥♥♥ ton of good stuff going to it and deals really good damage

[Barry_Kent]

thx for answer guys, Nightmare: i`m gona try thats skills cuz now i`m testing skill combination, and have hope make something intresting to play, cuz now is ok but not great for me. Some new opinions ? ,

[gregthegrim]

Originally posted by Nightmare:

Ice Shards or Flame Surge have no cooldown and are good fun and deal really good damage as well and thanks to Heat Shield and Energy Shield you can be extremely tanky plus you have panic buttons in Freezing Blast and Stone Form, immunity to ranged with Squall and Spellbreaker removes huge amount of damage capacity from dangers mobs such as master archers.
You don't need 100% cooldown as elementalist has a ♥♥♥♥ ton of good stuff going to it and deals really good damage

This.
A Flame Surge elementalist is a monster of a character.

[Malleus Phallus]

Originally posted by gregthegrim:

Originally posted by Nightmare:

Ice Shards or Flame Surge have no cooldown and are good fun and deal really good damage as well and thanks to Heat Shield and Energy Shield you can be extremely tanky plus you have panic buttons in Freezing Blast and Stone Form, immunity to ranged with Squall and Spellbreaker removes huge amount of damage capacity from dangers mobs such as master archers.
You don't need 100% cooldown as elementalist has a ♥♥♥♥ ton of good stuff going to it and deals really good damage

This.
A Flame Surge elementalist is a monster of a character.

I agree with these two. Haven't used flame surge on my elementalist, but actually my evoker. Hardly ever use my primary attack now (short range/melee spellcaster hybrid, but why hit them when you can shotgun them with a blast of fire?). I have an elementalist using ice shards as well; I recommend picking one or the other, at least until the higher levels, or when you have a bunch of skill boosting items.

[AH-1 Cobra]

Flame surge does crap damage in legendary unless someone would like to point me to a video of play in act 4 legendary proving otherwise. I've tested with a number of gear setups, and the skill does crud for damage end game. It's considerably weaker than ternion attacking with a staff.

[Malleus Phallus]

Originally posted by crimsonedge11:

Flame surge does crap damage in legendary unless someone would like to point me to a video of play in act 4 legendary proving otherwise. I've tested with a number of gear setups, and the skill does crud for damage end game.

That's where my evoker uses it, you need pretty specialized gear to make it good, but it is pretty powerful if you have the gear to compliment it & the skill points invested.

[AH-1 Cobra]

Originally posted by WhiteNinja334:

That's where my evoker uses it, you need pretty specialized gear to make it good, but it is pretty powerful if you have the gear to compliment it & the skill points invested.

You care to post a video with the gear you're using? If you can beast Hades with flame surge in Legendary without making a marathon out of the fight, then I'll be somewhat impressed. If it's not at least comparable in DPS to ternion attacking with a very good staff, then I don't really see what the point is.

[FrankieWuzHere]

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[Malleus Phallus]

Originally posted by crimsonedge11:

Originally posted by WhiteNinja334:

That's where my evoker uses it, you need pretty specialized gear to make it good, but it is pretty powerful if you have the gear to compliment it & the skill points invested.

You care to post a video with the gear you're using? If you can beast Hades with flame surge in Legendary without making a marathon out of the fight, then I'll be somewhat impressed. If it's not at least comparable in DPS to ternion attacking with a very good staff, then I don't really see what the point is.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=777963077

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=777963163

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=777963241

Gear and skills.

Not actually at hades yet, been movin' slow. Cuz I can. But you say beat Hades using flame surge as if that's the only thing I'd be using... I just use flame surge as a base attack, I combine it with all the other skills. I wouldn't bother trying to beat him with just flame surge. That probably would be a pain, since my char is squishy as ♥♥♥♥, and I run around a lot and try to not stay close to the enemy.

[AH-1 Cobra]

The evoker and elementalist I tested out did far more DPS with its regular staff attacks than any of the earth attacks in his arsenal. Or even with melee attacks as well. I tested both a STR and INT setups. Flame surge did so little damage, that I went back and rerolled after one mob group. That's with god tier equipment. INT focused, over 1200 INT, and % fire damage on gear. If you need more than flame surge maxed out in Ultimate skill levels, and plenty of INT and % fire damage, then maybe one of you claiming it's good should be more specific.

If you were to reroll that build and make it a diviner, you'd have a more potent build offensively and defensively and for less points. You got a ton of points in Earth mastery. You can get the most out of spirit for a bit less points invested than what you got invested in Earth.