Build:E/W Thunderclapper

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters 5 Variants 6 Notes

The Thunderclapper takes advantage of arrows that deal lightning damage combined with the elite Thunderclap in order to interrupt and knockdown foes.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / Warrior	Attribute Rank
Air Magic	12 + 1 + 3
Energy Storage	10 + 2
Tactics	8

Thunderclap

Shock Arrow

Whirlwind

Bonetti's Defense

Air Attunement

Glyph of Elemental Power

Healing Signet

Resurrection Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Full Battlemage Armor Set
• Runes:
  • Superior Air Rune
  • Major Energy Storage Rune
• Shocking Shortbow of Fortitude with +5 energy is preferred.

[edit] Usage

• Begin with Glyph of Elemental Power followed up with Air Attunement, so it will last longer (by 3 seconds).
• Use Glyph of Elemental Power again followed up with Thunderclap on a target you are going to interrupt.
• Begin to shoot and tell your allies to attack the same target. Thunderclap will render the target useless while your allies dish out the damage.
• If the target is using any stances that will block/evade your arrows, spam Shock Arrow against him as an alternate attack.
• When you are under attack or in need of energy, use Bonetti's Defense.
• Use Healing Signet to heal yourself.

[edit] Counters

• Interrupters who would get to you first.
• Blackout, Energy Drain, etc. Any skills that would render your skills useless or deny you energy.
• Degeneration, both Health and Energy would destroy you.
• Any hex removals that will take off Thunderclap will make this build useless.
• Dolyak Signet, Balanced Stance, Ward of Stability.
• Viper's Defense, Return, etc. Any Assassin skills that will shadow step away from your attacks.
• Shield of Judgment would knock both your target and you, but you take more damage and target has more time to escape.

[edit] Variants

• Drop Whirlwind for Blinding Flash if you feel you won't be using it as often.
• Drop Whirlwind for an offensive Air Magic if you wish to deal high damage.
• Drop Whirlwind for Windborne Speed if you feel you need a speed buff to get away from focused fire.
• Drop Thunderclap for Glimmering Mark to do blindness instead of knockdown and also conserves energy, though this defeats the purpose of this build.

[edit] Notes

• This works well with Necromancers that carry Blood Ritual or Blood is Power in their skill bar. This will help maintain your energy.
• Best used with AoE nukers as their targets will be constantly knocked down, thus unable to escape.