View source for Tempest - Power DPS

{{Build
| profession = Elementalist
| specialization = Tempest
| designed for = Raid
| rating = Great
| focus = Direct Damage
| xpac = hot
| meta = y
| difficulty = 2
}}

==Overview==
Fresh Air Tempest relies on spamming {{Skill|Overload Air}} and resetting its cooldown with {{Trait|Fresh Air}}. This, combined with its high damage AoE skills, makes it excel at killing adds and trash mobs. In addition, Tempest provides a lot of {{tooltip|Vulnerability}}, deals excellent burst damage on large hitboxes, and provides a unique damage buff to its party through {{Skill|Overload Air}}'s Static Discharge.



==Skill Bar==
{{Skill bar
| profession = Elementalist
| specialization = Tempest
| weapon1 = Scepter
| weapon2 = Warhorn
|healing = Glyph of Elemental Harmony
|utility1 = Signet of Fire
|utility2 = Glyph of Storms
|utility3 = "Feel the Burn!"
|elite = Glyph of Elementals
}}


===Skill Variants===

'''Healing'''
* {{Skill|Signet of Restoration}} provides good healing in low damage fights (i.e. fights where you never press your healing skill).
* {{Skill|"Wash the Pain Away!"}} for a strong group heal.
* {{Skill|Ether Renewal}} if extra condition cleanse is needed.


'''Utility'''
* {{skill|"Feel the Burn!"}} can be swapped to {{skill|Arcane Blast}} for higher burst.
* {{skill|Conjure Lightning Hammer}} can be pre-cast in fractals then swapped to another skill for extra damage.


'''Elite'''
* {{skill|Conjure Fiery Greatsword}} can be pre-cast in fractals then swapped to another skill for extra damage.



==Template Code==
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==Specializations==
{{Specialization|Air|bot|bot|mid}}
{{Specialization|Fire|top|bot|top}}
{{Specialization|Tempest|bot|top|top}}


===Specialization Variants===
'''Water''' can replace '''Fire'''. The damage difference is negligible, and '''Water''' brings a number of small benefits such as extra vitality and healing, but it can interfere with some healers in the same subgroup (such as druids and tempests).

Be aware that the rotation changes very slightly depending on the traitline you use.

{{Specialization|Water|mid|bot|mid|variant=y}}

* The grandmaster trait is completely optional, so take whichever sounds most useful.


==Equipment==
{{PvE equipment
| stats = Berserker
| weight = Light
| rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
| rune-qt = 6
| weapon1 = Scepter
| weapon2 = Warhorn
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
| infusion1 = Mighty +9 Agony Infusion
| infusion1-qt = 18
| relic = Relic of Fireworks
| accessory1 = Assassin
| ring1 = Assassin
}}

* This setup has 2218 precision.


===Equipment Variants===
* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Impact}} instead of {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Force}} on Keep Construct.
* Using full {{tooltip|Berserker stats}} gear with {{Food|Plate of Truffle Steak}} would be a miniscule DPS gain.
** With this setup, it is optimal to use 17 '''Mighty''' infusions and 1 '''Precise''' infusion.



==Consumables==

'''Food'''
* {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}} or ascended versions


'''Utility'''
* {{utility|Potent Superior Sharpening Stone}}



==Usage==

===Scepter Rotation===

<big>'''Opening Burst'''</big>

# Summon {{skill|Glyph of Elementals}} in {{skill|Fire Attunement}} before the encounter starts, and swap to {{skill|Air Attunement}}.
# Cast {{Skill|Lightning Orb}} from afar then begin channeling {{Skill|Overload Air}}. Ideally you time the cast to finish on top of the enemy the moment combat begins. If you aren't confident in pre-casting, you can use {{Skill|Lightning Orb}} after {{Skill|Overload Air}} instead.
# {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} and {{skill|Flame Barrage}} during the cast of the skills above.


<big>'''Loop Rotation'''</big>

The rotation is very simple. After {{skill|Air Attunement}}, you switch to either {{skill|Fire Attunement}} or {{skill|Water Attunement}}, use two skills, then return to {{skill|Air Attunement}} to overload. Then, you switch to whichever of {{skill|Fire Attunement}} or {{skill|Water Attunement}} is still off cooldown, use two skills, then return to {{skill|Air Attunement}} and repeat.

The loop will thus look like one of the following
: {{skill|Air Attunement}} {{to}} {{skill|Fire Attunement}} {{to}} {{skill|Air Attunement}} {{to}} {{skill|Water Attunement}} {{to}} '''Repeat'''
: {{skill|Air Attunement}} {{to}} {{skill|Water Attunement}} {{to}} {{skill|Air Attunement}} {{to}} {{skill|Fire Attunement}} {{to}} '''Repeat'''

Ideally, the first attunement you go into after the opener corresponds with the specialization you chose ('''Fire''' or '''Water'''), as this attunement will have more damage modifiers for the ticking effects of {{Skill|Lightning Orb}}.

Regardless of the specialization, use the following skills in each attunement:


'''Fire'''
# {{skill|Phoenix}}
# {{skill|Wildfire}}. If not available, use {{skill|Dragon's Tooth}} instead.
# {{skill|Air Attunement}} during the cast - we use the longer cast time skill second in order to spend as little time autoattacking in '''Air Attunement''' as possible.


'''Water'''
# {{skill|Shatterstone}}
# {{skill|Water Trident}}
# {{skill|Air Attunement}} during the cast


'''Air'''
# Use whichever of the following cooldowns are available, otherwise just autoattack
#* {{skill|"Feel the Burn!"}}
#* {{skill|Lightning Storm}}
#* {{skill|Lightning Strike}} - this has no cast time, so cast during other skills. You should be able to use it twice each time you're in air.
#* {{Skill|Lightning Orb}}
# {{skill|Overload Air}}
# {{skill|Water Attunement}} or {{skill|Fire Attunement}} as soon as '''Overload Air''' finishes - go to whichever is off cooldown.


[https://youtu.be/87vujFqjy7s Video rotation (fire)]

[https://youtu.be/eHyQIM_wN2s Video rotation (water)]


===Notes===
* Cast {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} whenever it's available - it doesn't interrupt other channels.
* Step back from the boss before casting {{Skill|Lightning Orb}} to maximize the hits you get from it.


===Sword Rotation===

<big>'''Opening Burst'''</big>

# Summon {{skill|Glyph of Elementals}} in {{skill|Fire Attunement}} before the encounter starts, and swap to {{skill|Air Attunement}}.
# Cast {{Skill|Lightning Orb}} from afar then begin channeling {{Skill|Overload Air}}. Ideally you time the cast to finish on top of the enemy the moment combat begins.
# {{Skill|Lightning Storm}} and swap to {{Skill|Water Attunement}} or {{skill|Earth Attunement}} as soon as you begin casting.
# Immediately swap back to {{Skill|Air Attunement}} to gain {{trait|Fresh Air}}, and use {{skill|Quantum Strike}}
# {{Skill|Fire Attunement}}, {{Skill|Flame Uprising}}, {{Skill|Cauterizing Strike}} and {{Skill|Wildfire}}
# {{Skill|Air Attunement}}


<big>'''Loop Rotation'''</big>

The loop follows the opening burst closely. 
# In {{Skill|Air Attunement}} you autoattack and use the following skills off cooldown until the overload is ready:
#* {{skill|Quantum Strike}}
#* {{skill|Lightning Orb}}
#* {{skill|"Feel the Burn!"}}
#* {{skill|Lightning Storm}}
#* {{skill|Flame Barrage}}
# {{skill|Overload Air}} 

After this, you alternate between dipping into {{Skill|Water Attunement}} or {{skill|Earth Attunement}} then immediately back to {{Skill|Air Attunement}}, or swap to {{skill|Fire Attunement}} and:
# {{skill|Flame Uprising}}
# {{skill|Cauterizing Strike}}
# {{skill|Wildfire}} (if available)
# {{skill|Air Attunement}}

Then repeat from the start.


[https://youtu.be/Oz_mBk-HpLs Video example]



===Staff Rotation===
[https://youtu.be/FILD-i-TgfA Video example]