Weaver - Freshweaver

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This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 16 votes.
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5 stars
AnOffMetaPumpkin gave this build 5 stars • December 2023
Power creep swung around again and this is ridiculous. The damage nuke is nuts and much of it forces a dodge or goes through projectile blocks. Be sure to check the date of reviews on here when reading about what's good rn. 😄
4 stars
Selaflaffy gave this build 4 stars • February 2023
After the Scepter mini-rework and the buffs to several elementalist skills this build had quite a few combos opening up for it again. I believe it has improved post-update in terms of general viability, while it isn't Fresh Air Catalyst, it can still fill a pretty specific nieche, and be damn fun doing it too.
2 stars
Ethan gave this build 2 stars • August 2022
This build is basically a meme at this point, it can still work, but I found even core FA Elementalists out dpsing the FA weavers. No team fight presence and can’t really 1v1, so basically you exist to disrupt small fights.
4 stars
Trrrrev gave this build 4 stars • May 2021
4 stars for being very fun, as opposed to potent. You will not affect match outcomes much with this build. Ultimate "run & gun" playstyle. I think the build needs an update, the trait "final shielding" is a 240 sec cd now, as such "Elemental lockdown" is a better choice, also I take the trait "arcane precision" due to the weakness it provides. One key to the playstyle is activating skills with the target behind you, this is possible for many skills in this build, and the ability to fire behind you along with your great speed is what makes the build somewhat competitive against melee once they close in. I also choose tornado for the elite, cd on fiery greatsword is just too long.
2 stars
Paradoxoglanis gave this build 2 stars • May 2020
With the widespread damage nerfs, this build has lost a lot of its potential. It no longer has enough damage to justify its limited utility and survivability. You will have to land multiple burst combos in a row to down someone, all while struggling to kite and sustain through condi pressure and cc combos. The build still functions as a fast paced and highly mobile burst build, but its effectiveness has decreased significantly.
1 star
Ether gave this build 1 star • May 2020
if u want real range w/ dmg and dont want to get melted after someon touch u, just play ranger/engi. in the current spvp environment, even the meme builds that functions similar to FA weaver either has more survival or chase down potential that also has dmg somewhere similar to this build. Just don't bother w/ this build as of right now. If u dedicate yourself trying to learn this build, it'll only cause disappointment as the build has minimal sustain. Any movement impair condition will pretty much force u to use lightning flash since u can't afford to take any dmg w/ the pathetic base health pool ele has, coupled w/ the fact that a good portion of side node builds can jump on to u in a blink of an eye thanks to your sceptor's range.
2 stars
Aditya Cyfer gave this build 2 stars • April 2020
Fresh air no longer has that damage. One burst combo used to bring out heavy target golem to 30%, now to completely down a player you have to do atleast 2 main burst combos and then numerous air autos. They nerfed it so bad, it's really laughable and unplayable. Even grimmjack doesn't want to play fresh air. People who never played FA, will never know what piece of elite art it used to be.
3 stars
Utrex gave this build 3 stars • December 2018
Permanent superspeed when engaging, no need to face target (unless using Plasma Beam or Arc Lightning) simply splendid burst when in the hands of a master. Less sustain than core FA but because you have a good kiting kit you're able to use mobility to your advantage. A very difficult build but it's a high reward for its risk. (Used Arcane burst variant) The main problem this build has is sustain. As you know, Mirages are mobile and a single touch from them is enough to condi you to death! Be extra careful around Mirages.
3 stars
Hanz gave this build 3 stars • December 2018
Has some pros and cons. What I like: 1) FA weaver makes better use of Focus than any other weaver build because it can rotate the primary attunement to secondary in no time, so it has better access to Earth 4-5. 2) Higher burst than core FA. What I don't like: 1) You're locked to a single attunement for way too long once you're in air. Not being able to swap around reactively is going to cause a lot of problems. I said it can rotate attunements better than other weaver builds, but still much worse than core ele or even tempest. In air this is a free kill, utilities can only buy so much time. 2) Very minimal sustain, even for a burst build. 3) Feels clunky and handicapped, I think weaver was made with sword in mind and anything else is going to be okay-ish at best. That being said it can be a lot of fun when it works, and has a fairly high skill cap. EDIT: back from the archives because it's seeing play again, updated usage a bit
1 star
Dome gave this build 1 star • September 2018
After the patch, weaver mender sword/dagger is much much better.
4 stars
Oskoff gave this build 4 stars • September 2018
Disclaimer: Played this build for over 90% of my ranked games in the past 9 months including the time when it fell out of meta so I am extremely biased. THE BAD: 1 - Mediocre at best survivability with some of the worst condition removal of any viable build 2 - The actual damage of the bursts isnt that impressive when compared to some other builds, particularly certain Mesmer builds 3 - Poor cleave outside of Firey Greatsword 4 - Bad RNG on crits leading to a Raging Storm not activating until an arcane blast lands can unexpectedly decrease your burst far more than you expect 5 - Weakness can single handedly shut this build down due to denying Fresh Air resets THE GOOD: 1 - The sheer variety of possible bursts allow you to almost immediately transition from one target to another, combined with the fact you're ranged this makes it one of the more useful bursty builds to have in a teamfight 2 - Almost permanent in combat superspeed makes certain specific builds a non-threat to you 3 - Some of the best defense against projectiles 4 - Great access to blinds 5 - Suffers less than almost any other ranged build against projectile blocks and reflects 6 - The bursts from this build are far harder to avoid than bursts from Mirages or Deadeyes for example as they don't have an equivalent audio cue to a summoned phantasm or a Deadeye leaving stealth Also, the biggest reason to play this build is just how insanely fun and fast paced it feels to play
5 stars
McBKboy gave this build 5 stars • December 2017
Very strong. Water into fire into lightning will demolish anything, asumming you have good positioning.
5 stars
Auser gave this build 5 stars • December 2017
One of the best dps ranged burst builds atm, can carry teamfightd if you can position well due to being able to wipe scourges and others out easy
5 stars
Nathanel gave this build 5 stars • December 2017
marvelous burst, and incredibly nice condi cleanse better then core fresh air. definately one of the succesfull non Firebrand,Scourge,Mirage and Spellbreaker builds out there.
5 stars
Karas gave this build 5 stars • December 2017
Insane burst build it is the perfect counter against avatar Sw/D weaver build. it gets raped by other ranged burst build though. But really this and avatar are the 2 best usage you can make with weaver in PvP
5 stars
Swagnacious gave this build 5 stars • November 2017
I personally run with scholar rune, get rid of water traits, run arcane 2,3,2. Run lighting flash, arcane shield, and arcane blast. Taken a liking to glyph of harmony as well. You'll definitely see a massive damage spike when you 2x swap to air, then go in for an air/fire 3 (plasma beam) and 2x swap to air before the channel finishes, all while dumping air 2 and arcane blast. The damage is destructive. The draw back to this build is that you can't handle condi pressure, you also have to per-determine what weapon skills you might need and set yourself up for them just in case. So always keep in mind, your needing a defensive cd (ex: earth 5) your gonna need to force it open with FA in most cases. This build is one I highly recommend to veteran FA players.

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