[GW] New Elementalist Builds to Play With

After the update that added a new variety of elemental skills to use, I've had a bit of a play around with some of the new elites.
These builds are not sensational, by all means. The main thing to take away from this video is that you can do some wacky stuff and make some odd looking builds work quite well.
Also, don't take these as super seriously amazing, because they all have room for improvement, plenty of the skills are optional and can be swapped for quite a lot of variety.

The most important thing is to play with the builds yourself and to get a real feel for how they work. Make your own builds, borrow my ideas, go nuts

Podcast with Woodenpotatoes & Guildwarsbuddy, talking about this update:
http://youtu.be/WUp6PMlNuO8

Arenanet developer commentary about this update:
http://tinyurl.com/7ssuyzk

The builds:
double dragon - AOE damage
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elemental attunement/master of magic - maximizing AoE damage
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shockwave - farming or PBAoE damage (glass cannon)
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thunderclap/blinding surge/glimmering mark (any air elite) - condition control & damage
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mirror of ice/shatterstone - movement control & damage
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mist form - support heals & control
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starburst warrior - warrior with spells
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lightning touch assassin combined with water ele
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[SolarComms]

@magicalmike2 The reactions would indeed be hilarious. If I had the expansion necessary (Yes I don't have it and I feel ashamed) I would try to include it. That said, I would use shockwave and add Kinetic Armor in there, since there is decent defense, and since you will be using spells a lot, that adds a bit of defense in there.

[magicalmike2]

@SolarComms I just heard that a dervish did shards of orr with a shockwave build and did well, I'll watch the video myself when it's out!

[SolarComms]

Good job man. I am happy to see a person using skills other than *mass fire and do damage* if for no other reason than because I find fire to be boring....

[magicalmike2]

@SolarComms But, but... Searing flames is the bestest elite in the game and eles can't use other elites because I want searing flames and I'll kick you if you don't do what I say!

I'd love to see some weird shockwave builds start appearing in normal teams though, would cause some hilarious reactions.

[Bankai555]

REAL DRAGONS! :D

[TheOliverzz]

Savannah Heat build is also very good killed Master of Damage in 5 seconds and i was mission 2 skills.

[magicalmike2]

@WoodenPotatoes Yeah, lol I enjoyed his play. Nothing elitist like saintvicious or hsgg, makes a change.

Trying to think of any derv skills that take advantage of earth damage, or knock down so you can stick aftershock in too... I'm no expert.

[WoodenPotatoes]

@magicalmike2

Yeah I just need to remember to unlock it as well and see how it goes. Btw that jungle karthus was pretty crazy. I like how much stuff the guy was going while idly eating curry and crap.

[magicalmike2]

@Drewxor Thanks! It's pretty disappointing when you can't have 8 double dragons burning everything up! I'll be using the starburst warrior all the time now :D

[magicalmike2]

@WoodenPotatoes I had to cut it off, I ran out of GW puns. :(

I should have got shockwave captured on my derv, but I didn't yet... The awesome thing is that these spells provide defence as well as offence by doing conditions all over the shop.