u/Ornery_Weakness5128

I think the current Elementalist design in Aion 2 has a major identity problem and lacks build freedom compared to what many Spiritmaster players expected.

Right now, the class feels too dependent on Elemental Fusion.

Because Elemental Fusion requires:

• Fire Spirit
• Water Spirit
• Wind Spirit
• Earth Spirit

players are forced to reserve 5 skill slots just to use the class’ strongest core mechanic.

This creates several problems:

• very limited build diversity
• lack of flexibility in PvP/PvE
• spirits feel like prerequisites instead of actual companions
• the class feels more like a generic burst mage
• not enough room for DoTs, curses, utility, or control skills

Many players expected the Spiritmaster/Elementalist to be:

• a sustained DPS class
• focused on DoTs and debuffs
• tactical positioning and kiting
• elemental combinations
• and meaningful spirit interactions

Instead, most current skills feel heavily focused on initial burst damage, while DoTs only exist as weak side effects.

Suggested Rework Direction

A possible solution would be to integrate elemental spirits directly into elemental skills.

Example:

• Fire skills automatically summon a Fire Spirit
• Water skills automatically summon a Water Spirit
• Wind skills automatically summon a Wind Spirit
• Earth skills automatically summon an Earth Spirit

The spirits could:

• attack automatically
• apply additional effects
• strengthen DoTs/debuffs
• or empower Elemental Fusion interactions

This would solve multiple issues at once:

Benefits

• frees up multiple skill slots
• improves build diversity
• makes spirits feel meaningful again
• creates smoother combat flow
• strengthens class identity
• supports a true DoT/control playstyle
• keeps the class modern and action-oriented

Elemental Fusion could then interact dynamically with currently active elemental spirits instead of requiring dedicated spirit skills in the skill bar.

This system would feel much more natural and closer to the original Spiritmaster identity while still fitting AION 2’s faster combat style.

 

 

Greets 😃