Elementalist actually is really easy to play as, the problem is staying alive due their lousy health-pool, long-cd defenses, and easy to interrupt cast times. Usually you'd want to avoid damage …

Armorsmithing and Leatherworker dont have any use to an Elementalist. Dont forget, also, that you are not locked into the professions you choose. I have max level crafting for 4 professions …

As someone who started as a newbie with an elementalist, it's totally doable. I ended up mostly using a fire attunement in the beginning and slowly adding in other elements. If you boost …

Notes 6/26/2017: If you're new to GW2 or having trouble "getting" Elementalist, this may help. They're powerful but squishy.

Recovering elementalist main here. Elementalists are not weak, they're perfectly viable (they can get the job done). Elementalists have the highest skill floor in the game - lowest hp, worst …

Staff elementalist is more of a support weapon in pve and a dps weapon in wvw zerging. It's okay if you want to use it with a heal alac tempest or if you wanna zerg with a dps …

Catalyst by far. I mean i find it the most fun in general but in open world scenarios it is the elementalist spec with the highest boon output, best sustain and highest cleave which are all …

Elementalist becomes much tankier with elite specs. Weaver gets tons of barrier and Tempest gets supercharged protection. Until then, I recommend using Scepter Dagger and keeping your …

Especially post SOTO weapon changes. How is the elementalist experience ? Is Anet still treating you like a red headed step child? What are your experiences like in fractals, pvp and open world …

Elementalist has less health and has higher technical difficulty compared to some other classes. For open world, it is better to use a more defensive set like celestial, and remember you can …