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The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on August 11, 2025 and is up to date for the August 19, 2025 patch.

Overview

A long-ranged staff build for Weaver for open world. This build will mostly spam Lava Font and is easy to play.

Unfortunately, staff is not a high damage weapon, but it offers some nice healing and utility to compensate, and is fully ranged.

This build will work good enough for average open world and story content, but if you need to tackle harder challenges, consider other of our elementalist open world builds. Most of the damage of this build comes from AoE pulsing ground attacks, so this build can struggle against very mobile targets, and it lacks boon generation.

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Skill Bar

Staff

Utility

Skill Variants

Healing

We default to Glyph of Elemental Harmony as it provides strong burst healing and a boon based on attunement. Other alternatives are:

Arcane Brilliance - weak heal by default, but is greatly increased if it strikes nearby enemies. Performs a blast finisher, and heals for more when doing so. Excellent synergy with water combo fields. (See: Guide:What are Combo Fields).
Ether Renewal - very high healing and condition removal throughout its long channelling time. Great option for raw healing if you can afford the cast time.

Utility Skills

We default to:
Glyph of Storms provides ranged AoE damage, use it on Fire for consistent damage, or on Air for burst damage but a longer cooldown. Can be replaced.
Arcane Blast provides ranged burst damage. Can be replaced.
Arcane Shield is a stun break and blocks 3 attacks. Can be replaced.
We have chosen utility skills that compliment staff's ranged AoE damage, but feel free to replace them. Here are some alternatives:

Arcane Wave - AoE damage and mobility.
Arcane Echo - lets you cast Meteor Shower or any other weapon skill twice in a row, improving burst damage.
Primordial Stance - great AoE damage but in melee range.
Lightning Flash - mobility.
Armor of Earth - stunbreak with Stability.
Twist of Fate - stunbreak and dodge, and has two charges.
Cleansing Fire - condition cleanse and stun break.
Stone Resonance - stability and barrier with two charges.

Elite Skills

We default to Glyph of Elementals. Cast it on Fire for damage, on Water for support, healing and Knockback, on Air for a Stun, or on Earth for defense. If you don't like having a pet and/or would like more burst damage, replace it with Fiery Greatsword.

Conjure Fiery Greatsword - provides high damage with skills 4 and 5, and mobility with skill 3.

Specializations

Trait Variants

Power Overwhelming - when playing in groups that provide Might.
Ferocious Winds + Stormsoul - when playing in groups that provide Fury.

Specialization variants

Arcane

Arcane can replace Air. This adds defense and utility at the cost of damage. Final Shielding has excellent synergy with the active skill of your elemental from Glyph of Elementals.

Arcane Resurrection - Improves revive power in groups.
Bountiful Power - Use this when playing in groups that give lots of boons.

Equipment

This build uses the same gear as Build:Weaver - Power DPS, making it a good option for general PVE.

Ascended gear is not required for open world, exotic works fine.
Note the second staff is for stacking sigil purposes and is not required.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Staff
Berserker

Sigil

staff
Berserker

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Zhed" armor and "Deathwish" staff. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.

Other relic options include Relic of the Afflicted, Relic of the Cavalier, Relic of Zakiros.
This setup provides 100% critical chance with Fury thanks to Zephyr's Speed (elementalist), Elements of Rage, and Superior Elements.
- Dual Attacks are key to help maintain Weakness for the bonus of Superior Elements. Your Earth autottacks Stoning will also help.
- When solo, your sources of Fury are Zephyr's Boon and Raging Storm. You will trigger Zephyr's Boon with Sunspot. When playing in groups that provide Fury, change your traits to Ferocious Winds and Stormsoul.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Farming

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Damage

Your damage skills are Lava Font, Flame Burst, Pyroclastic Blast, Eruption, Lightning Surge, Plasma Blast, Shock Wave, and Ice Spike. Fill in the gaps with auto attacks.
Lava Font is your main source of damage, make sure to spam it. When attuning to other elements, go back to Fire Attunement as soon as possible.
Generally speaking, you want to rotate through Fire, Air, and Earth, and only double attune to Fire Attunement, unless you really need the healing of Geyser, the crowd control of Gust, or (in extremely rare occasions) the Magnetic Aura of Magnetic Aura.
Use Firestorm (Glyph of Storms) and Meteor Shower on groups of enemies.
When solo, your sourcess of Fury are Zephyr's Boon and Raging Storm. You will trigger Zephyr's Boon with Sunspot by attuning to Fire periodically. When playing in groups that provide Fury, change your traits to Ferocious Winds and Stormsoul.

Opener

For burst damage, start combat attuned to Earth Attunement + Fire Attunement and do the following:

Eruption and attune to Fire Attunement+Earth Attunement
Lava Font
Pyroclastic Blast
Shock Wave and attune to Fire Attunement+Fire Attunement
Flame Burst
Firestorm (Glyph of Storms)
Lava Font
Meteor Shower and attune to Air Attunement+Fire Attunement
Lightning Surge
Plasma Blast and attune to Fire Attunement+Air Attunement
Lava Font

Fill the gaps in cooldowns with auto attacks.

Defense & Support

The best defense is to dodge attacks or get out of the way. Your Dual Attacks provide Swiftness thanks to Swift Revenge to help run out of attacks.
Burning Retreat is a powerful defensive evade and movement skill, and it can be used in any direction by rotating your character (or your camera, if using action camera).
Sandstorm inflicts Blinded in a large AoE, which is useful against groups of trash mobs.
As a weaver, you can attune to water and then to another element to access Healing Rain to remove conditions, provide Regeneration, and a water field. In desperate situations, you can double attune to Water to use Geyser for healing and a water field.
Ice Spike, Eruption and Transmute Earth can be used on water fields for additional area healing or on fire fields for extra might. (See: Guide:What are Combo Fields).
Magnetic Aura provides Magnetic Aura for projectile reflection, but this is quite niche as it requires you to double attune to Earth.
If you need more defense, you can slot and use Stone Resonance.
Lahar provides 1 stack of personal Stability.
Arcane Shield can be used to block dangerous attacks.

Glyph of Elementals

Elementals from Glyph of Elementals can be commanded to do an additional skill.

The Fire Elemental can be commanded to deal damage and Burning in an AoE. Use this one for damage.
The Ice Elemental can be commanded to deal damage in an AoE, while healing nearby allies by 6401, knocking back enemies, and removing 1 condition. Use this one for support.
The Air Elemental can be commanded to Stun for 1.5 seconds. Use this one for on-demand crowd control.
The Earth Elemental can be commanded to inflict nearby enemies with 1 second of Immobilize and 5 seconds of Cripple, while providing 3 seconds of Protection to nearby allies. Use this one for tanking.

Crowd Control

Gust - Knockback
Pile Driver - Daze
Static Field and Unsteady Ground - Stun and Knockback, respectively. When used against enemies with a defiance bar, they instantly deal defiance damage. Against enemies without a defiance bar, these skills only work if the enemy attempts to walk over the skill.
Frozen Ground and Shock Wave - Soft CC options.
Crashing Waves - From Ice Elemental.
Shocking Bolt - From Air Elemental.
If you need a lot of crowd control you can use Conjure Frost Bow so that you and an ally can use Deep Freeze.

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 | profession = Elementalist
-| specialization = Tempest
+| specialization = Weaver
 | designed for = open world, open world general
 | focus = strike damage
-| rating = great
+| rating = good
-| xpac = hot
+| xpac = pof
+| difficulty = 1
 }}
 ==Overview==
-A long-ranged staff build for elementalist for open world farming with a zerg. This build is primarily focused on dealing area damage in group farms and does not function well solo. Most of the damage of this build comes from AoE pulsing ground attacks, so this build can struggle against very mobile targets.
+A long-ranged staff build for {{Tooltip|Weaver}} for open world. This build will mostly spam {{Skill|Lava Font}} and is easy to play.
-There are two variants of this build:
+Unfortunately, staff is not a high damage weapon, but it offers some nice healing and utility to compensate, and is fully ranged.
-* Weaver: this is the default variant, a fully ranged build with even more pulsing AoE ground attacks through {{Skill|Pyroclastic Blast}} and more long range attacks with {{Skill|Plasma Blast}}. On top of that, as a weaver, the cooldown for swapping attunements is much shorter, which greatly benefits this build that, while wanting to use different attunements like all elementalist builds, has the bast majority of its damage tied to Fire Attunement so it wants to return to Fire as soon as possible.
-* Tempest: this variant has to be played in melee range but is simpler and provides more melee AoE attacks through {{Skill|Overload Fire}} and {{Skill|Overload Air}}, better tagging potential by using shouts like {{Skill|"Feel the Burn!"}} or {{Skill|"Aftershock!"}}, and some boons to your subgroup. However, it greatly suffers from the increased recharge to attunements. If you leave Fire Attunement, it goes on cooldown for 10 seconds, or 20 if you overload, and the bast majority of this build's damage comes from Fire Attunement. But if you never leave Fire Attunement, you obviously cannot cast skills from the other attunements.
+This build will work good enough for average open world and story content, but if you need to tackle harder challenges, consider other of our elementalist open world builds. Most of the damage of this build comes from AoE pulsing ground attacks, so this build can struggle against very mobile targets, and it lacks boon generation.
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 |healing = Glyph of Elemental Harmony
 |utility1 = Glyph of Storms
-|utility2 = Arcane Wave
+|utility2 = Arcane Blast
 |utility3 = Arcane Shield
-|elite = Conjure Fiery Greatsword
+|elite = Glyph of Elementals
 }}
 ===Skill Variants===
-Let's explain why we recommened these skills, and alternatives you can consider:
 ====Healing====
-{{Skill|Glyph of Elemental Harmony}} is a great burst heal and povides a boon.
+We default to {{Skill|Glyph of Elemental Harmony}} as it provides strong burst healing and a boon based on attunement. Other alternatives are:
-* {{Skill|Arcane Brilliance}} - the strongest heal if there are enemies in range, plus a blast finisher, but very weak healing if there are no nearby enemies.
+* {{Skill|Arcane Brilliance}} - weak heal by default, but is greatly increased if it strikes nearby enemies. Performs a blast finisher, and heals for more when doing so. Excellent synergy with water combo fields. (See: [[Guide:What are Combo Fields]]).
-* {{Skill|Ether Renewal}} - very situational heal that removes up to 8 conditions throughout its long channeling time. Arcane Shield can help with channellig it without getting interrupted.
+* {{Skill|Ether Renewal}} - very high healing and condition removal throughout its long channelling time. Great option for raw healing if you can afford the cast time.
-* {{Skill|Signet of Restoration}} - passive healing over time, but very weak heal on demand, leaving you vulnerable to burst damage.
-* When playing the tempest variant, {{Skill|"Wash the Pain Away!"}} is a weak AoE heal, but also cleanses 1 condition.
 ====Utility Skills====
-{{Skill|Glyph of Storms}} provides ranged AoE damage, use it on Fire. {{Skill|Arcane Wave}} provides ranged AoE burst damage. {{Skill|Arcane Shield}} is a stun break and blocks 3 attacks.
+We default to:<br>
-* {{Skill|Arcane Blast}} - Good single target damage.
+{{Skill|Glyph of Storms}} provides ranged AoE damage, use it on Fire for consistent damage, or on Air for burst damage but a longer cooldown. Can be replaced.<br>
+{{Skill|Arcane Blast}} provides ranged burst damage. Can be replaced.<br>
+{{Skill|Arcane Shield}} is a stun break and blocks 3 attacks. Can be replaced.<br>
+We have chosen utility skills that compliment staff's ranged AoE damage, but feel free to replace them. Here are some alternatives:
+* {{Skill|Arcane Wave}} - AoE damage and mobility.
+* {{Skill|Arcane Echo}} - lets you cast {{Skill|Meteor Shower}} or any other weapon skill twice in a row, improving burst damage.
 * {{Skill|Primordial Stance}} - great AoE damage but in melee range.
-* {{Skill|Lightning Flash}} - Mobility.
+* {{Skill|Lightning Flash}} - mobility.
-* When playing the tempest variant, {{Skill|"Feel the Burn!"}} or {{Skill|"Aftershock!"}} provide good AoE tagging and support.
+* {{Skill|Armor of Earth}} - stunbreak with {{Tooltip|Stability}}.
+* {{Skill|Twist of Fate}} - stunbreak and dodge, and has two charges.
+* {{Skill|Cleansing Fire}} - condition cleanse and stun break.
+* {{Skill|Stone Resonance}} - stability and barrier with two charges.
 ====Elite Skills====
-{{Skill|Conjure Fiery Greatsword}} - provides high damage with skills 4 and 5, and mobility with skill 3.
+We default to {{Skill|Glyph of Elementals}}. Cast it on Fire for damage, on Water for support, healing and {{Tooltip|Knockback}}, on Air for a {{Tooltip|Stun}}, or on Earth for defense. If you don't like having a pet and/or would like more burst damage, replace it with Fiery Greatsword.
-* {{Skill|Glyph of Elementals}} - Cast it on Fire for damage, on Water for support, healing and {{Tooltip|Knockback}}, on Air for a {{Tooltip|Stun}}, or on Earth for defense.
+* {{Skill|Conjure Fiery Greatsword}} - provides high damage with skills 4 and 5, and mobility with skill 3.
 ==Specializations==
-{{Specialization|Fire|top|bot|top}}
+{{Specialization|Fire|top|top|top}}
-{{Specialization|Air|bot|mid|top}}
+{{Specialization|Air|top|mid|top}}
 {{Specialization|Weaver|top|mid|top}}
-====Trait Variants====
+;Trait Variants
-* {{Trait|Burning Fire}} - If conditions are a problem.
+* {{Trait|Power Overwhelming}} - when playing in groups that provide {{Tooltip|Might}}.
-* {{Trait|Zephyr's Boon}} - Fury and swiftness if using aura traits/utilities.
+* {{Trait|Ferocious Winds}} + {{Trait|Stormsoul}} - when playing in groups that provide {{Tooltip|Fury}}.
-* {{Trait|Master's Fortitude}} - Bonus vitality at the expense of the 10% critical chance from Superior Elements.
+===Specialization variants===
+;Arcane
+{{Tooltip|Arcane}} can replace Air. This adds defense and utility at the cost of damage. {{Trait|Final Shielding}} has excellent synergy with the active skill of your elemental from {{Skill|Glyph of Elementals}}.
-===Arcane===
+{{Specialization|Arcane|top|bot|mid|variant=y}}
-Replaces Air. Adds defense and utility at the cost of damage.
+* {{Trait|Arcane Resurrection}} - Improves revive power in groups.
-{{Specialization|Arcane|mid|bot|mid|variant=y}}
+* {{Trait|Bountiful Power}} - Use this when playing in groups that give lots of boons.
-* {{Trait|Arcane Resurrection}} - Improves revive power in zergs.
-* {{Trait|Bountiful Power}} - Use this when running with a group that grants lots of boons.
-* {{Trait|Evasive Arcana}} - Provides good defensive abilities on dodging while in {{Skill|Water Attunement}} or {{Skill|Air Attunement}}.
-===Tempest===
-The tempest variant has to be played in melee range but is simpler and provides more melee AoE attacks through {{Skill|Overload Fire}} and {{Skill|Overload Air}} and better tagging potential by using shouts like {{Skill|"Feel the Burn!"}} or {{Skill|"Aftershock!"}}, and some boons to your subgroup. However, it greatly suffers from the increased recharge to attunements. If you leave Fire Attunement, it goes on cooldown for 10 seconds, or 20 if you overload, and the bast majority of this build's damage comes from Fire Attunement. But if you never leave Fire Attunement, you obviously cannot cast skills from the other attunements.
-{{Specialization|Tempest|top|mid|top|variant=y}}
 ==Equipment==
-This build uses the same gear as [[Build:Weaver_-_Power_DPS]], making it a good option for general PVE.
+This build uses the same gear as [[Build:Weaver - Power DPS]], making it a good option for general PVE.
 * Ascended gear is not required for open world, exotic works fine.
 * Note the second staff is for stacking sigil purposes and is not required.
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 | sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Bloodlust
-| infusion1 = Mighty +9 Agony Infusion
+| relic = Relic of the Thief
-| infusion1-qt = 14
-| infusion2 = Precise +9 Agony Infusion
-| infusion2-qt = 4
-<!-- Custom stats -->
-| shoulders = Assassin
 }}
+If you are gearing this character from zero, start with '''exotic quality gear'''. Search the trading post for "Zhed" armor and "Deathwish" staff. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: [[Guide:How to Gear a Character]].
+* Other relic options include {{Relic|Relic of the Afflicted}}, {{Relic|Relic of the Cavalier}}, {{Relic|Relic of Zakiros}}.
 * This setup provides 100% critical chance with {{Tooltip|Fury}} thanks to {{Trait|Zephyr's Speed (elementalist)}}, {{Trait|Elements of Rage}}, and {{Trait|Superior Elements}}.
-** Nearby allies will help maintain {{Tooltip|Weakness}} for the bonus of Superior Elements. Your Earth autottacks {{Skill|Stoning}} will also help.
+** Dual Attacks are key to help maintain {{Tooltip|Weakness}} for the bonus of Superior Elements. Your Earth autottacks {{Skill|Stoning}} will also help.
-** If you don't have infusions, use an {{Tooltip|Assassin}} head armor.
+** When solo, your sources of {{Tooltip|Fury}} are {{Trait|Zephyr's Boon}} and {{Trait|Raging Storm}}. You will trigger Zephyr's Boon with {{Trait|Sunspot}}. When playing in groups that provide {{Tooltip|Fury}}, change your traits to {{Trait|Ferocious Winds}} and {{Trait|Stormsoul}}.
-* If you are only going to play the tempest variant, use the gear from [[Build:Tempest _-_Fresh Air]].
-===Variant Equipment===
-'''Gear'''
-* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} - Trades 10% damage for +60% effective health.
-* {{Tooltip|Knight}} - Defensive (trinkets only).
-'''Runes'''
+==Consumables==
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - provides a huge increase to sustain in a zerg.
+Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
-'''Sigils'''
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Stamina}} - Extra defense in a zerg.
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Strength}} - Option for more self {{Tooltip|Might}} generation.
+===DPS===
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
+* {{Food|Plate of Spicy Moa Wings}} / {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
+* {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} / {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}
 ==Consumables==
-'''Food'''
+Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
-* Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
-* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming.
-* {{food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}} - DPS.
-* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense.
-'''Utility'''
+===DPS===
-* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming.
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}} / {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - DPS.
+* {{Food|Plate of Spicy Moa Wings}} / {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
-====Consumable Variants====
+* {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} / {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}
-'''Food'''
+===Farming===
-* {{food|Dragon's Breath Bun}} - Damage buff against groups of weaker enemies.
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{food|Fried Golden Dumpling}} - Budget food (if not using {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Strength}}) for added self might generation.
+* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
-* {{food|Plate of Orrian Steak Frittes}} / {{food|Plate of Roast Meat with Braised Leeks}} - Budget DPS food.
+* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
+* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
-'''Utility'''
-* {{utility|Hardened Sharpening Stone}} - Budget DPS utility.
 ==Usage==
-'''Damage / Tagging'''
+===Damage===
-* Your damage skills are {{Skill|Lava Font}}, {{Skill|Pyroclastic Blast}}, {{Skill|Eruption}}, {{Skill|Lightning Surge}}, {{Skill|Plasma Blast}}, {{Skill|Shock Wave}}, and {{Skill|Ice Spike}}. Fill in the gaps with auto attacks.
+* Your damage skills are {{Skill|Lava Font}}, {{Skill|Flame Burst}}, {{Skill|Pyroclastic Blast}}, {{Skill|Eruption}}, {{Skill|Lightning Surge}}, {{Skill|Plasma Blast}}, {{Skill|Shock Wave}}, and {{Skill|Ice Spike}}. Fill in the gaps with auto attacks.
-* Use {{Skill|Firestorm (Glyph of Storms)}} and {{Skill|Meteor Shower}} on large, static groups of enemies or bosses.
+* {{Skill|Lava Font}} is your main source of damage, make sure to spam it. When attuning to other elements, go back to {{Skill|Fire Attunement}} as soon as possible.
-* {{Skill|Arcane Blast}} - Instant cast single target tagging.
+* Generally speaking, you want to rotate through Fire, Air, and Earth, and only double attune to {{Skill|Fire Attunement}}, unless you really need the healing of {{Skill|Geyser}}, the crowd control of {{Skill|Gust}}, or (in extremely rare occasions) the {{Tooltip|Magnetic Aura}} of {{Skill|Magnetic Aura}}.
-* {{Skill|Flame Burst}} and {{Skill|Chain Lightning}} - Useful for rapidly tagging weaker enemies.
+* Use {{Skill|Firestorm (Glyph of Storms)}} and {{Skill|Meteor Shower}} on groups of enemies.
-* {{Skill|Arcane Wave}} - Instant cast wide area tagging (If equipped).
+* When solo, your sourcess of {{Tooltip|Fury}} are {{Trait|Zephyr's Boon}} and {{Trait|Raging Storm}}. You will trigger Zephyr's Boon with {{Trait|Sunspot}} by attuning to Fire periodically. When playing in groups that provide {{Tooltip|Fury}}, change your traits to {{Trait|Ferocious Winds}} and {{Trait|Stormsoul}}.
-* When playing the tempest variant, {{Skill|"Feel the Burn!"}} and other shouts are an instant cast AoE tagging.
+;Opener
+For burst damage, start combat attuned to {{Skill|Earth Attunement}} + {{Skill|Fire Attunement}} and do the following:
+# {{Skill|Eruption}} and attune to {{Skill|Fire Attunement}}+{{Skill|Earth Attunement}}
+# {{Skill|Lava Font}}
+# {{Skill|Pyroclastic Blast}}
+# {{Skill|Shock Wave}} and attune to {{Skill|Fire Attunement}}+{{Skill|Fire Attunement}}
+# {{Skill|Flame Burst}}
+# {{Skill|Firestorm (Glyph of Storms)}}
+# {{Skill|Lava Font}}
+# {{Skill|Meteor Shower}} and attune to {{Skill|Air Attunement}}+{{Skill|Fire Attunement}}
+# {{Skill|Lightning Surge}}
+# {{Skill|Plasma Blast}} and attune to {{Skill|Fire Attunement}}+{{Skill|Air Attunement}}
+# {{Skill|Lava Font}}
+Fill the gaps in cooldowns with auto attacks.
-'''Defense & Support'''
+===Defense & Support===
 * The best defense is to dodge attacks or get out of the way. Your Dual Attacks provide {{Tooltip|Swiftness}} thanks to {{Trait|Swift Revenge}} to help run out of attacks.
-* {{Skill|Burning Retreat}}is a powerful defensive evade and movement skill, can be used in any direction by rotating your character.
+* {{Skill|Burning Retreat}} is a powerful defensive evade and movement skill, and it can be used in any direction by rotating your character (or your camera, if using action camera).
-* {{Skill|Sandstorm}} inflicts {{Tooltip|Blinded}} in a large AoE, useful against groups of trash mobs.
+* {{Skill|Sandstorm}} inflicts {{Tooltip|Blinded}} in a large AoE, which is useful against groups of trash mobs.
-* You can attune to Water and then to another element to access {{Skill|Healing Rain}} to remove conditions, provide {{Tooltip|Regeneration}}, and a water field. You can double attune to Water to use {{Skill|Geyser}} for healing and a water field.
+* As a weaver, you can attune to water and then to another element to access {{Skill|Healing Rain}} to remove conditions, provide {{Tooltip|Regeneration}}, and a water field. In desperate situations, you can double attune to Water to use {{Skill|Geyser}} for healing and a water field.
-* {{Skill|Ice Spike}}, {{Skill|Eruption}} and {{Skill|Transmute Earth}} can be used on water fields for additional area healing or on fire fields for extra might.
+* {{Skill|Ice Spike}}, {{Skill|Eruption}} and {{Skill|Transmute Earth}} can be used on water fields for additional area healing or on fire fields for extra might. (See: [[Guide:What are Combo Fields]]).
-* {{Skill|Magnetic Aura}} provides {{Tooltip|Magnetic Aura}} for projectile reflection.
+* {{Skill|Magnetic Aura}} provides {{Tooltip|Magnetic Aura}} for projectile reflection, but this is quite niche as it requires you to double attune to Earth.
 * If you need more defense, you can slot and use {{Skill|Stone Resonance}}.
 * {{Skill|Lahar}} provides 1 stack of personal {{Tooltip|Stability}}.
 * {{Skill|Arcane Shield}} can be used to block dangerous attacks.
+====Glyph of Elementals====
+Elementals from {{Skill|Glyph of Elementals}} can be commanded to do an additional skill.
+* The Fire Elemental can be commanded to deal damage and {{Tooltip|Burning}} in an AoE. Use this one for damage.
+* The Ice Elemental can be commanded to deal damage in an AoE, while healing nearby allies by 6401, knocking back enemies, and removing 1 condition. Use this one for support.
+* The Air Elemental can be commanded to {{Tooltip|Stun}} for 1.5 seconds. Use this one for on-demand crowd control.
+* The Earth Elemental can be commanded to inflict nearby enemies with 1 second of {{Tooltip|Immobilize}} and 5 seconds of {{Tooltip|Cripple}}, while providing 3 seconds of {{Tooltip|Protection}} to nearby allies. Use this one for tanking.
-'''Crowd Control'''
+===Crowd Control===
 * {{Skill|Gust}} - {{Tooltip|Knockback}}
 * {{Skill|Pile Driver}} - {{Tooltip|Daze}}
-* {{Skill|Static Field}} and {{Skill|Unsteady Ground}} - {{Tooltip|Stun}} and {{Tooltip|Knockback}}, respectively. These only work if an enemy crosses the edge of the skill, they have no effect on targets that don't cross it.
+* {{Skill|Static Field}} and {{Skill|Unsteady Ground}} - {{Tooltip|Stun}} and {{Tooltip|Knockback}}, respectively. When used against enemies with a defiance bar, they instantly deal defiance damage. Against enemies without a defiance bar, these skills only work if the enemy attempts to walk over the skill.
 * {{Skill|Frozen Ground}} and {{Skill|Shock Wave}} - Soft CC options.
-* {{Skill|Crashing Waves}} - From Ice Elemental if equipped.
+* {{Skill|Crashing Waves}} - From Ice Elemental.
-* {{Skill|Shocking Bolt}} - From Air Elemental if equipped.
+* {{Skill|Shocking Bolt}} - From Air Elemental.
 * If you need a lot of crowd control you can use {{Skill|Conjure Frost Bow}} so that you and an ally can use {{Skill|Deep Freeze}}.

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