Fresh Air Pyromancer - Outnumbered Scepter Dagger Weaver Roaming Montage - GW2

Hi All
It's been a while since my last vid.
Been busy IRL still so haven't been able to create content.
Thought I'd make a quick video showcasing the new build I've been running, using clips collected from the last 2 weeks. It's a Scepter Dagger build running Air, Fire and Weaver - obviously I wanted to do even more damage.
Please feel free to drop me a comment if you have any questions.
IGN - Exzen.2976
Build used in the video:
gw2skills.net/editor/?PGABsitj...
Music:
Mefjus & Camo & Krooked - Sientelo
• Mefjus & Camo & Krooke...
Sub Focus - Could This Be Real (Sub Focus 125 VIP)
• Sub Focus - Could This...
I don't own the music, this video is just for entertainment.
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[@KryticalError]

People: "Ele is so squishy, you literally die instantly when someone looks at you" Exzen: "Ok but what if I just kill EVERYONE on the map first tho" 11/10 Exzen is Ele goals!

[@Exzen]

Haha, one shots are the best defence ;)

[@KryticalError]

@@Exzen Can't argue that logic my friend!

[@NebirosFromSheogh]

Happy birthday, tovaresh! May all your wishes come true

[@Exzen]

Spasiba tovaresh!

[@nathanmoyer7297]

LMAO the moment where the holo leaps at you but is then a corpse by the end of it AHAHAHAHAHA

[@Exzen]

Haha, yeah, I remember finding that hilarious at the time!

[@hirsanas1854]

happy Birthday, friend 🥳! thanks for the help for Zanzzus 😁

[@Exzen]

Spasiba tovaresh!

[@magmageregnum]

I don't even play this game but I always watch ur new videos, they are insanely good! Keep the good work 🤙🏼

[@Exzen]

Haha! Thank you! :D

[@xxxsmoke4lifexxx]

never too late to start gw2 though ;)

[@killerz_7306]

Op build confirmed XD , gj bro insane clips 💪

[@Exzen]

Thanks bro!

[@GW2GHOST]

Bro, I'm lovin it

[@Exzen]

Thanks bro

[@SilkroadFever]

Well played!

[@Exzen]

Thank you! I have always enjoyed your videos too

[@SilkroadFever]

@@Exzen haha thanks :D tbh KZbin recommended this video and I was kinda sceptic when I saw your build running fa and dagger with unravel, but you did really well!

[@Exzen]

@@SilkroadFever it works well in WvW where you can change the stats to compensate for the lack of defensives on focus (cele is just stupid op). I doubt it will work in sPvP. You should give it a try if you find yourself in WvW though, it's easily my favourite build now and I expect you could do some great damage with it having run FA Weaver and Unravel on dagger for so long!

[@SilkroadFever]

@@Exzen ye maybe I give it a try, but I have to agree, celestial is kinda broken especially since they added boon duration and condi duration too. I tried it on my lightning rod and it really hurts :D

[@user-qp3dp6ko7w]

Happy Birthday! Sending hello from Zanzza!

[@Exzen]

Spasiba Tavoresh

[@papioproductions1783]

Amazing mate! Brilliant as always 👍

[@Exzen]

Thanks mate

[@_Idolin]

Every time you put out a new video, I regret not knowing your channel or trying out fresh air ele before moving to power herald. Got bored of bunker weaver and didn't know that this is what top tier fresh air weaver gameplay is :(

[@Exzen]

There's always time to learn! But yeah, I don't blame you for dumping bunker Weaver. Power Herald is fun though

[@_Idolin]

@@Exzen Yeah power herald is super fun. I only regret not giving fresh air ele a try, looks hella fun too and it's my kind of aesthetic

[@GW2GHOST]

Ok, I'm just in love with your gameplay. I've watched the 4th Time this video now

[@Exzen]

Thanks bro

[@OGamerO7]

Impressive, Very Nice! Let's see Paul Allans Monatage.

[@Exzen]

Thanks, haha!

[@johnnytizz]

God. Damn. Insane gameplay! Subscribed :)

[@Exzen]

Thanks man :)

[@larsk.2148]

Dagger give so much more Mobility and damage :) nice Vid Mate

[@Exzen]

Yeah, but way less defence xD Thanks mate

[@karaoke6207]

ah nice a new vid. watching you play my favourite class makes me feel 9 years younger and wanna play again. XD FA Gang Rise Up

[@Exzen]

Thanks my FA friend :)

[@CausBO]

Amazing use of potential!

[@Exzen]

Thank you!

[@saelmaks4860]

С днюхой тебя Exzen с двадцати с чем то летием 🎂

[@Exzen]

Spasiba!

[@amossalatiel7954]

Pog video bro. This build is nasty :D

[@Exzen]

Thanks! Almost as nasty as your one shot build...

[@Master10k2]

Really interesting choice for the 1st song. Got me in the mood for some PvP. Was about foolishly ask "What's it called?" but figured I should click "SHOW MORE" first :D

[@Exzen]

Hehe, people always forget to check the description! Glad you enjoyed the track. It also got me in the mood for some PvP when I first heard kt, which is why I decided to use it xD

[@marcoPallavicini]

Really impressive, nice gameplay.

[@Exzen]

Thanks!

[@ISheen]

OMG Exzen IS BACK ALL =) goo likee

[@Exzen]

[@gw2chief366]

Damn mang!!!! Very nice.

[@Exzen]

Thank you!

[@weert3485]

Exzen be farming damn

[@Exzen]

>:D

[@Phoxy8630]

Amazing plays

[@Exzen]

Thanks!

[@gustavmetal]

Too strong, nerf ele! :p Insane plays, mate, really inspiring to watch!

[@Exzen]

Haha, you leave ele alone xD Thanks mate

[@hanszel_]

Super cool gameplay👍

[@Exzen]

Thanks!

[@Hollts]

Such a good video

[@Exzen]

Thanks Hollts!

[@kiryusha_nolifer]

insane

[@Exzen]

Thank you!

[@lorenzo501]

btw your character is like the first one that I have seen which looks perfect with that legendary bubbles infusion o.o really cool, although I hate the legendary wvw/pvp infusion sphere

[@Exzen]

Thanks! Fashion wars is the true end game xD

[@123HunterHead]

first part legendary

[@Exzen]

Thanks!

[@WildMilotic]

Hey Exzen, I don't play Ele but I am growing to like it, can you go over the difference between scepter/dagger vs scepter/focus? Just a general overview of pros and cons. Thanks in advance and keep up the great content!

[@Exzen]

Hey, it's a good question. The scepter/Focus build is easier to play and more forgiving (it is still hard to play and many will tell you not very forgiving), since it has a lot more defensive utility. Focus brings some very strong defensive skills, with a reflect (earth 4), an area projectile denial (air 4) and an invulnerability (earth 5). It also has arguably the best cc skill in the game, which is an unblockable 4 second knockdown with 900 range (air 5). This essentially allows you to stay at range and trade with other ranged classes pretty well. The main downside to it is that you do need to kite constantly to create distance since you have no real melee options. Scepter/Dagger is very different. Dagger has none of the defensive utility Focus brings, but instead gives you a great mobility skill (air 4) and some good melee burst options (fire 5 and earth 5) as well as some aoe cc (earth 4 and air 5). This is a much more offensive build, capable of one shot combing so many builds the downside is that you are quite weak to anything that can out range you, such as ranger, since you have very few ways to negate the damage. It therefore requires you to position yourself carefully and use line of sight to protect yourself. It's therefore a fair bit harder to play. I also run it with unravel, which essentially allows you to switch up attunements even faster than the Focus build, so I think this probably has a higher skill ceiling as well as a higher skill floor. If you are starting out, I would highly recommend you run scepter focus, at least until you feel comfortable with the Weaver and fresh air mechanics as well as the scepter skills.

[@PinchOfLuck]

Man. Really to bad I don't have 5 hands. Would thumb this up with all of them. Had to rewatch this.

[@Exzen]

Haha

[@Kifi777]

Nice vid :3

[@Exzen]

Thanks mate

[@V-DTAJ]

Didn't even realize that Weaver can use Scepter + Dagger, thats sick!

[@Exzen]

Yeah, its a core weaponset that no one really uses because it "sucks" apparently xD

[@V-DTAJ]

@@Exzen Trying it in wvw this week, but whats your build?

[@Exzen]

@@V-DTAJ Ngl, it is hard to play! Build is in the description, but here: gw2skills.net/editor/?PGABsitjlFwmYKMIGKOWLqvMA-zVRYVBLG9sCppQIsKIwEQtDQA7h3i+nRA-w

[@V-DTAJ]

@@Exzen oh thanks, I'm blind. Was trying to check the description earlier but it never showed any information 🙃

[@LM43243]

Insane gameplay mate, as always. Do you recommend picking up ele for roaming, or is it mostly a very powerful "meme" spec? Hard to judge by compilation clips and angry people on the ele forums haha. How does it fair up to the other ones such as sb ranger, reaper, dh? I love looking at ele gameplay. Cheers!

[@Exzen]

Ele is a good roamer if you can play it well. In general you need to put in a bit more effort than with other classes to get the same result, so whether I recommend it depends on whether you are likely to be put off by this and a potentially steep learning curve (although some of the condi builds are a bit easier and more forgiving to play). Fresh Air Weaver is definitely more than a meme spec and is a very reasonable duelist. While this is obviously a montage full of clips I have selected, I do regularly win 1vX (I also regularly die 1vX). Compared to some of the other specs you mentioned like ranger/reaper/dh, ele can definitely hold its own, although it's not currently in the bracket of "overpowered" and they are all easier to play. If you are willing to put in the effort to learn it and don't get put off while you are dying in the process (lowest armor, lowest hp RIP), it is very rewarding!

[@LM43243]

@@Exzen Awesome! Many thanks for the elaborative answer bro, really appreciate it. Also added you ingame if you don't mind :)

[@Exzen]

@@LM43243 all good, catch you in game!

[@tcut95]

@@Exzen As a long time Tempest main, I find that I still need constant practice to be good at roaming, especially on weaver. All that even though my very first ascended item ever was the wvw scepter because I have done fresh air ele/weaver more than anything besides aurashare.

[@Exzen]

@@tcut95 Weaver does play very differently to tempest, so I can imagine it takes some time to get used to each time you pick up Weaver again.

[@holden2600]

Happy bday 😡🎁

[@Exzen]

Spasiba Holden

[@holden2600]

@@Exzen gw2 is outdated. All my homies play RAID: Shadow Legends

[@Exzen]

@@holden2600 Hahahahaha xD

[@johnrivaile1242]

aguila del monte como el pavo real :V

[@Fr3akingNINJA]

Brilliant clips as always brother. Why the glyph of power though over something like tp or mistform? Is it for the burning + vuln procs to max out your burst? If so - stud

[@Exzen]

I've tried several skills on this build and settled on glyph as it offers both offensive and defensive options. Firstly it's a low cooldown stunbreak, which I think is required given how much cc is around - the fact that it can also be used to add 25% extra dmg on the next 5 attacks also means it can be used as a great tool for maxing the burst, as you put it. The vuln and burns (even chill in water) are useful but honestly aren't the main reason for taking it. Lightning Flash would be good if it was also a stunbreak and dagger has extra mobility on air 4, so I find the teleport on it less important. Mstform is obviously a strong defensive skill and stunbreak, but it has a long cooldown - double that of glyph - and you can't pressure enemies while using it. I appreciate its a good safe stomp, but this build really shines when you can pressure enemies.

[@Fr3akingNINJA]

@@Exzen that's slick, I'll have to try it! Reason I mention burn is you're also getting 10% damage off the fire traitline when you've applied it. Totally agree that the best way to stay alive is to keep the pressure up - especially when you've ditched the defensive utility of focus too

[@kwestyo8579]

niiiiiiiiiiiice

[@Exzen]

Thanks

[@PinchOfLuck]

Like a Bawse. :D

[@Exzen]

Hehe

[@davidconway6344]

yeah boy... saw the video and stopped everything. Exzen time.

[@Exzen]

Haha

[@vlady8578]

Wow that editing! When FA core s/d? :D

[@Exzen]

Hehe, I played core FA s/d for a bit. It's pretty good still, I just prefer running Weaver since it adds an extra layer of insanity

[@Monkeyjitzu]

great video man what the name of the hoodie /glowing eyes combo helm ,?

[@Exzen]

Thanks! The helm is the Winged headpiece and is craftable. The glowing eyes cpme from the Ember Infusion.

[@Monkeyjitzu]

@@Exzen love it man thanks and great video and music choice man !!!

[@itssobalanced]

Running celes accessories is worth the dmg reduction for small amount of def ability?

[@Exzen]

On this build, yeah. If you go full mara you will over cap crit chance, so if you're going full offence, you will want a valk/mara/zerk mix. This is obviously OK, but you have very little defensive skills with dagger offhand and you will be in melee more, so much squishier than if you were running with focus offhand. Also, you'll be hitting Dragons Tooth, Phoenix and Fire grab for about 15k, which is honestly overkill. The defensive stats on Cele really make a difference in my opinion, I find I can take a lot more hits (I don't get one shot by pew pew rangers), not to mention it helps with boon duration for might stacking and some extra condi duration and dmg for the burns.

[@lorenzo501]

when you are like a tornado, do you still try to dodge attacks of the enemy? feels like it isn't necessary at that moment but actually is XD

[@Exzen]

Yeah, it's still necessary to dodge. You have pulsing stab and cc, but you're not invulnerable - especially important against ranged pressure or enemies with stab :)

[@Balsfjordproductions]

Yo! Epic video! How do you get that fiery look on your face?

[@Exzen]

Thanks! It's the Ember Infusion: wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ember_Infusion It drops at Halloween, so if you want it, it will be at its cheapest now. It will likely cost you around 900 gold though.

[@Balsfjordproductions]

@@Exzen thanks for the reply! Abit out of budget atm for that xD Been running your build in spvp, alot of fun but so hard! How do you deal with alot of condies?

[@Exzen]

@@Balsfjordproductions Yeah, not easily affordable! I'm not sure the build would be as effective in sPvP because of the limited stat options with the amulet system. For condis, I am usually ok with Ether renewal (the heal), condi removal on fire attunement (because of the aura trait) and you can also switch to water for cleansing wave (water 5) and the frozen aura on water 4 (1 removal on aura and 2 on transmute). You could also pick up a cleansing sigil if you're really struggling still.

[@Balsfjordproductions]

@@Exzen Thanks for the epic reply! Im for sure not hitting the same numbers on the burst as you, but its fun. Do like the glassy playstyle of it! Gotta try it in WvW :D and get that awesome focus lego!

[@jessegallois3365]

How do you cast behind you when running towards the camera? Whenever I try this my character stops and turns around.

[@7head7metal7]

You might need to enable free camera

[@Exzen]

Yeah, probably this ^

[@7head7metal7]

Damn, if my DH ran up against that, I can only hope my burst lands well, otherwise I'm cooked :'D

[@Exzen]

Haha, yeah, the bursts are stupid scary from this build... although, I still wouldn't want to eat a true shot!

[@gris587]

How do you hurl your Rock Barrier with a lightning combo infused in it? edit: Nvm I just noticed you're wielding the Meteorologicus lol xD

[@Exzen]

Haha, yeah :)

[@123HunterHead]

Just find t funny tat green weaver just sitting there and then attacked at end lol f for kill 5:05

[@Exzen]

Can't blame someone tagging for bags xD

[@zourrazourra3178]

Hi, how did you get your heaume or just the name please ??

[@Exzen]

Hi! Heaume? You mean my headpiece? You craft it - here's the link from the wiki: wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Winged_Headpiece

[@zourrazourra3178]

@@Exzen yes sorry, thanks you !

[@Fevered]

What armor/infusions are you using?

[@Exzen]

Armor: Head - Winged headpiece (crafted) Shoulders - Winter's presence Chest - Perfected Envoy Vestments Gloves - Pyre Gloves (gem store) Legs - Light Corsair Leggings Feet - Light Corsair Boots Back - Dark Matter Cape Infusions: - Ghostly Infusion (x1) - Polysaturating Reverberating Infusion (Purple) (x1) - Ember Infusion (x1) - Koda's Warmth Enrichment I also have Meteorlogicus, Aurora and Vision, which add effects.

[@user-lc7ru2tz3h]

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[@Exzen]

Spasiba tovaresh

[@xxxsmoke4lifexxx]

What are you using in tornado primarily? Usually skill 5 to cc and then spam the blind?

[@Exzen]

Nah, I spam the electrify tornado (1) since it bounces and does great damage - also 4, for some extra dmg and vuln.

[@xxxsmoke4lifexxx]

@@Exzen yeah I barely use it on power ele but the dmg seems actually very nice. time to 1111 :)

[@Exzen]

@@xxxsmoke4lifexxx Fiery Greatsword still does more dmg. I mainly use tornado as a res denial, but you can also use it for the cc and come straight out to set up to burst. It's also good to screw with necromancers :)

[@xxxsmoke4lifexxx]

@@Exzen Yeah, I find fgs very strong in FA ele cause u can keep element swapping. But the res denial is certainly not to be underestimated. Btw great videos. I can never find the perseverance to keep playing glass canon ele but you're doing epic ;)

[@Exzen]

@@xxxsmoke4lifexxx thank you :)

[@fdhgfhhfhgdf5064]

i don,t believe they keep nerf war and staff ele after i see this

[@Exzen]

Haha, I'm not sure what this has to do with war or staff ele! But, yeah, staff ele nerfs were harsh and unnecessary, war could use some reworking, although it is still pretty good in the right hands. This build is super high risk, high reward (and stupidly hard to pull off).

[@fdhgfhhfhgdf5064]

@@Exzen in the past(2018) staff ele can almost one shot people to! But staff gameplay is slow as fuck. This nerf litarally kill the class. 4 sec to do a 3k or 6k dommage is verry bad

[@Exzen]

@@fdhgfhhfhgdf5064 yeah, I remember. Big shame. FA Weaver can still pull off some big combos thankfully

[@exxcaliburs6002]

dude

[@Exzen]

xD

[@cJemTheIncredible]

Fireworks > pack

[@Exzen]

Depends on the build. For this, Pack is better, no contest. The movement speed increase on fireworks is useless on this build because of swiftness and superspeed uptime. Also the might from Pack synergies well with pyromancer's puissance and the extra precision is really nice. I get enough fury from air, so the only thing fireworks gives is vigor, which isn't worth dropping Pack for.

[@paulogoncalves4042]

Teach me pls:( xD

[@Exzen]

Hehe

[@Centrioless]

Way too risky but great job anyway

[@Exzen]

It's honestly not as risky as you'd think. It's actually a pretty good build to duel on etc once you get the hang of it. The cele trinkets give it a bit more tankiness and it has a fair bit of condi cleanse.

[@Kalostro69]

Puta música

[@heavaygw2803]

the video is cool but unfortunately there must be a balance in the game is very broken the elemental xD is a sure nerft hahaha

[@Exzen]

Hehe, I'm not sure this build can be nerfed without making the meta elementalist builds virtually unplayable. The ele community mostly seem to be in agreement that ele doesn't do enough damage xD In all seriousness though, this build uses the highest burst combination of weapons and traits (no defensive traits), there is basically only one decent defensive skill, which is a utility skill (arcane shield) and ele is the class with the lowest armor/hp pool. Also, it is an even more difficult version of FA Weaver, which is widely considered one of the hardest things to play in the game. It's more likely to be incidentally buffed, rather than nerfed. If you consider that Ranger can pull off stupidly high bursts with longbow 2, sic em and One Wolf Pack, Engi can pull off mass one shots with grenade barrage and both can do them from stealth... I don't think this is that bad, considering it has almost no defensive skills and no stealth. Even DH can pull off 18k+ true shots from stealth, while having loads of defensive utility.

[@heavaygw2803]

@@Exzen In that part if I agree with you lately the hunter has become somewhat annoying in pvp I don't want to imagine in wvw he fires some shots that it seems that a submachine gun is shooting at me xD

[@heavaygw2803]

It is more to tell you that with the key 3 of the hunters using command they lower you half your life hahaha I mean it is ridiculous ... The damage they have and to top it off their damn pet that also drops a lot.

[@Exzen]

@@heavaygw2803 Haha, yeah if you think they're broken in PvP... WvW is a whole different level of broken!

[@heavaygw2803]

@@Exzen XD I think for something I was not interested in wvw I like you pvp

[@trror9854]

🤮absolutely disgusting🤮

[@Exzen]