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{{MBuild
| profession = Elementalist
| specialization = Weaver
| designed for = Roaming
| rating = good
| focus = direct damage, mobility
}}

==Overview==
S/F Fresh Air is a WvW roaming build which focuses on burst damage whilst avoiding damage by utilizing superspeed, projectile hate and invulnerabilities to make up for its squishiness.

==Skill Bar==
{{Skillbar
| profession = elementalist
| specialization = weaver
| set1 = Scepter, Focus
| healing = Glyph of Elemental Harmony
| utility1 = Twist of Fate
| utility2 = Lightning Flash
| utility3 = Arcane Blast
| elite = Conjure Fiery Greatsword
}}

===Template Code===
{{BuildTemplate
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| id = build-template-1
}}

==Specializations==
{{Specialization|Air|mid|mid|mid}}
{{Specialization|Arcane|mid|bot|mid}}
{{Specialization|Weaver|top|mid|top}}

==Equipment==
{{PvE equipment
| stats = Marauder
| rarity = Ascended
| runes = 6 Superior Rune of the Scholar
| infusions = 18 Mighty WvW Infusion
| s1w1 = Ascended, Marauder, Scepter, Superior Sigil of Air
| s1w2 = Ascended, Marauder, Focus, Superior Sigil of Energy
| back = Ascended, Berserker
| accessory1 = Ascended, Berserker
| ring1 = Ascended, Berserker
| ring2 = Ascended, Berserker
}}

===Variants===
'''Stats'''
* The ratio of {{Marauder}} and {{Berserker}} gear can be changed based on personal preferences. More experienced players can replace some Marauder pieces with Berserker ones.

'''Runes'''
* {{gw2rune|Superior Rune of Strength}}
* {{gw2rune|Superior Rune of the Pack}}

==Consumables==
'''Food'''

There are plenty of viable choices:
* {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}} - highest damage option.
* {{Food|Plate of Orrian Steak Frittes}} - damage and extra vitality in case you're not comfortable with the current HP.
* {{Food|Omnomberry Ghost}} - armor ignoring damage and a bit of extra healing.
* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} defensive option with more evasion.

'''Utility'''
* {{Gw2food|Superior Sharpening Stone}}

==Usage==
'''Elite specialization basics'''
* Weaver allows the Elementalist to attune to 2 elements at the same time, and skills 1-5 will be decided based on both. Let's call them ''primary'' and ''secondary'' attunements. 

* If you swap to {{Skill|Fire Attunement}} then fire becomes your primary attunement and weapon skills 1-2 will be fire skills. Afterwards if you switch to {{Skill|Air Attunement}} then air is now your '''primary''' attunement and fire's moved to '''secondary''' - now skills 1-2 are air and 4-5 are fire. Skill 3 is a dual skill influenced by both active attunements {{to}} fire + air for example is {{Skill|Plasma Beam}}. 

* The order of the attunements doesn't matter here, water primary with fire secondary has the same dual attack as fire primary and water secondary. Attuning to the same element twice has its own dual skill.

* It's possible to attune twice in a row to the same element, and doing this with {{Skill|Air Attunement}} is going to be a part of your burst rotation.


'''General'''
* The build makes little to no use of {{gw2wiki|Water Attunement}}.

* Keep swapping in-and-out of {{gw2wiki|Air Attunement}} repeatedly while roaming in order to maintain {{gw2wiki|Swiftness}}.
** '''Note:''' attuning to air twice in a row doesn't give swiftness the second time.

* The condition applied from {{Trait|Elemental Surge}} depends on your '''active''' primary attunement when your {{Skill|Arcane Blast}} hits the target, not the primary attunement you are in when you cast the skill. If you want {{Skill|Arcane Blast}} to inflicting {{gw2skill|Immobilize}} to set up a burst then you need to remain in {{gw2wiki|Earth Attunement}} until the skill lands - or swap into swap into earth right before it lands.

* {{Skill|Conjure Fiery Greatsword}}'s purpose is twofold. 
** '''Mobility:''' {{Skill|Fiery Whirl}} and {{Skill|Fiery Rush}} are excellent movement skills that can help you disengage from fights if your defensive CDs ran ou, or if you need to chase after someone.
** '''Cleave:''' AoE in the build is rather clumsy, except for {{Skill|Fiery Whirl}} and {{Skill|Firestorm}}. Use these whenever you need to cleave down a downed enemy.

* {{Skill|Glyph of Elemental Harmony}} is best used in earth for the {{gw2wiki|Protection}}.

* {{Skill|Arc Lightning}} isn't interrupted when you change attunements. Starting the channel in air and swapping to any other attunement is an excellent way of recharging air through {{Trait|Fresh Air}} as this skill hits multiple times in a short period of time. This is also a great filler in general.


'''Burst damage'''
* This build bursts by rapidly unloading instant cast abilities on top of a channeled one. 

* The 3 main channeled skills you're going to use in bursts are {{Skill|Plasma Beam}}, {{Skill|Earthen Synergy}} and {{Skill|Fracturing Strike}}.

* All of your hard hitting abilities should go off after double attuning to {{gw2wiki|Air Attunement}}.

* Burst combos that require an enemy to stay in place (such as the ones involving {{Skill|Fracturing Strike}}) should be used after firing {{Skill|Arcane Blast}} in {{gw2wiki|Earth Attunement}} for the {{gw2wiki|Immobilize}}.


'''Notable burst combos'''

These are some potential combos you can use based on the techniques outlined above. The quicker you pull these chains off, the better.

From '''Fire''' primary '''Air''' secondary:
# {{Skill|Plasma Beam}}
# {{Skill|Arcane Blast}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}
# {{Skill|Lightning Strike}}

:''Note: in this specific case, if you already have an active {{Trait|Elemental Surge}} buff before beginning the chain, {{Skill|Arcane Blast}} should be used '''after''' the second {{Skill|Air Attunement}} in order to benefit from the Air modifiers and {{Trait|Elements of Rage}}.

From '''Earth''' primary '''Air''' secondary:
# {{Skill|Earthen Synergy}}
# {{Skill|Arcane Blast}}
# {{Skill|Hurl}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}
# {{Skill|Lightning Strike}}

From '''Earth''' primary '''Fire''' secondary:
# {{Skill|Fracturing Strike}}
# {{Skill|Arcane Blast}}
# {{Skill|Hurl}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}
# {{Skill|Lightning Strike}}


'''Survival'''
* {{Trait|One with Air}} makes it easy to kite most specs. '''Avoid melee range at all costs!'''

* CCs can be used for shaking off pursuers. 

* Abuse spots on maps that break teleport skill pathing when the enemy team has Thieves, Revenants, and other such specs with teleports. Use the terrain to your advantage in general, it's very important for builds as squishy as this one.

* {{Skill|Magnetic Wave}} and {{Skill|Swirling Winds}} provide excellent protection against enemies who use projectiles. These however do not work against unblockable projectiles, and some ranged builds - such as this one - are mostly unaffected by projectile reflects and blocks.

* {{Skill|Twist of Fate}}, {{Skill|Obsidian Flesh}} and {{Skill|Lightning Flash}} are your last resort defenses in situations where neither CC nor projectile counters will keep you alive. You should only use these when other options are either unavailable or not going to suffice.