Build:E/Me Obsidian Flesh Vaettir Farmer

This build is part of the current metagame. The community has decided this build is in the current metagame and deserves to be stored. The frequency section describes how often the build is used. This build has also received an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming

Farms Glacial Stones, gold items, and Mesmer tomes by using Stoneflesh Aura, Obsidian Flesh, and Mantra of Earth to reduce damage to 0 and Wastrel's Worry and Wastrel's Demise to nuke.

Frequency

• Slightly less common than the assassin build due to being slightly less forgiving of mistakes, but still very commonly seen during holiday events.

Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / Mesmer 11 + 1 + 3 Earth Magic 12 Domination Magic 5 Inspiration Magic 4 Air Magic 1 Energy Storage Glyph of Swiftness EotN Elementalist. Air Magic 4 Glyph of Swiftness Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells recharge 25% faster, and projectiles from those spells move 200% faster. 10 1 5 Obsidian Flesh Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 15 Obsidian Flesh Elite Enchantment Spell For 20 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but cannot attack and have -2 energy degeneration. 30 1 25 Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 15 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 15 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 31, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Mantra of Earth Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 5 Mantra of Earth Stance For 50 seconds, whenever you take earth damage, the damage is reduced by 34% and you gain 2 Energy. 20 10 Wastrel's Worry Prophecies Mesmer. Domination Magic 12 Wastrel's Worry Hex Spell After 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 84 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill. 1 ¼ 5 Wastrel's Demise Nightfall Mesmer. Domination Magic 12 Wastrel's Demise Hex Spell For 5 seconds, target foe is hexed with Wastrel's Demise. Each second while hexed, target foe and all foes adjacent to that foe take 8 damage and an additional 8 damage for each second this spell is in effect. This hex ends prematurely if target foe uses a skill. 3 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

• Arcane Echo
  Core

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Arcane Echo

  Enchantment Spell

  If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill.

  

  20

  2

  15
• Crystal Wave
  Prophecies

  Elementalist. Earth Magic 15

  Crystal Wave

  Spell

  Foes adjacent to you are struck for 100 damage but are cured of any negative Conditions.

  

  20

  ¾

  15
   and/or Teinai's Crystals
  Factions

  Elementalist. Earth Magic 15

  Teinai's Crystals

  Spell

  Foes adjacent to you are struck for 100 damage but are cured of any negative Conditions.

  

  20

  ¾

  15
• Ether Nightmare (Kurzick)
  Factions

  Mesmer. Kurzick rank

  Ether Nightmare (Kurzick)

  Hex Spell

  Target foe loses 5..8 Energy. For each point of Energy lost in this way, that foe and all foes in the area suffer -1 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

  

  25

  3

  10
• Cry of Pain
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Sunspear rank

  Cry of Pain

  Spell

  Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

  

  15

  ¼

  10
• Light of Deldrimor
  EotN

  No Profession. Deldrimor rank

  Light of Deldrimor

  Spell

  All foes in the area are struck for 55..80 holy damage. The location of hidden objects are briefly indicated on your Compass. Any hidden objects in the area are revealed.

  

  20

  ¾

  5
   with high Dwarf-Ranking
• Storm Djinn's Haste
  Nightfall

  Elementalist. Air Magic 4

  Storm Djinn's Haste

  Enchantment Spell

  For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Each second that you are moving, you lose 1 Energy.

  

  10

  ¼

  5
   for running to Jaga Moraine and balling faster

Equipment

• Full Geomancer Insignias
• +20% enchantment weapon. Energy around 50 or more is suggested.
• Shield of Fortitude (+10 vs. Earth Damage), optional unless not using Geomancer insignias
• 40/40 Domination Magic set for spamming, but not required.

Usage

• Start at Longeye's Ledge and run to Jaga Moraine in Hard Mode. You can avoid all monsters.
• If you trigger a Frost Wurm, cast Obsidian Flesh and then run away.
• Maintain Mantra of Earth as well as Obsidian Flesh and Stoneflesh Aura while aggroing.
• Cast Glyph of Swiftness before renewing Obsidian Flesh. Cast Glyph of Swiftness early on to avoid renewing Obsidian Flesh at the same time as Stoneflesh Aura.
• You typically split killing the Vaettir into two groups, a north and south side. Aggro a side and wait for them to ball. A more advanced pull of all the Vaettir can be seen in on the A/Me version.
• Start spamming Wastrel's Worry and Wastrel's Demise. Tab between foes to avoid waiting for the spells to expire and Illusionary Weapon canceling them.
• Pick up your drops and rezone.

Notes

• Spectral Vaettir deal earth damage with their attacks, causing Mantra of Earth to trigger.
• If you pre-cast Glyph of Swiftness and Obsidian Flesh but delay casting Stoneflesh until you've pulled the first 2-4 mobs, you can avoid most energy problems by getting hit sooner.
• Beginning in the south is better for Norn points.

See Also

• Build:A/any Vaettir Farm