Build:E/any Generic Searing

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

Generic Searing Flames build, aimed for solo play with heroes & henchmen.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / Any	Attribute Rank
Fire Magic	12 + 1 + (1-3)
Earth Magic	10 + 1
Energy Storage	8 + 1

Fire Attunement

Flare

Liquid Flame

Fire Storm

Mark of Rodgort

Armor of Earth

Searing Flames

Optional

• For the optional, take a resurrect skill, Leech Signet, Charm Animal, Meteor Shower, or whatever is best for the situation.

[edit] Equipment

• Max AL armor with Blessed or Survivor insignia.
• rune of +1 to +3 fire magic (breaking point for Searing Flames is 14 fire magic)
• any rune of earth magic / energy storage (optional)
• Vitae (Health) runes on rest of the pieces.

• +12 fire offhand / 20% HSR / +45 HP while enchanted

• fire wand / 20% HSR / +5 energy while enchanted
  • or any 1h weapon / +30 HP / +5 energy (a fiery spear works best)

[edit] Usage

• always have fire attunement active.

• pick an enemy caster or ranger in the middle of a crowd.
• open with Mark of Rodgort
• follow with Liquid Flame to start burning
• cast Fire Storm, followed by Searing Flames before they start scattering.
• follow up with another Searing Flames if necessary

• if enemies decide to target you, cast armor of earth and ignore them.

• finish off stragglers with Flare, also using Mark of Rodgort and Liquid Flame if energy is abundant.

[edit] Counters

• Enchantment removal leaves you vulnerable.
• Not enough energy management for multiple prolonged fights.

[edit] Variants

• Fire Storm can be replaced with another aoe like Breath of Fire.
• Armor of Earth can be dropped if safety does not matter. Points in earth magic can be moved to energy storage and the attribute of the replacement skills.

[edit] Notes

• Fire resistant enemies like rangers still take full damage from burning, making the damage more stable compared to direct damage.