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Any profession can go far in any skill if the right build and attributes are put to use. With the elementalist, each element has it's strong points and can be considered "overpowered" in some way, but they can also be considered powerless in others. For example, I don't see allot of defense in fire so a purely fire based build would rely either on others for defensive support or on wiping out the opponent before the opponent wipes out the elementalist. By adding defensive earth magic, you can create a balance. So in a team PvE setting, a fire elementalist is great, but if you take that elementalist to one-on-one PvP, you're going to want to rethink some tactics.