Energy hiding

Energy hiding is a weapon swapping tactic to lower your available energy pool to reduce the impact of energy denial by foes or the cost of skills that use up all available energy (e.g. Rebirth, Purge Signet, or Ether Lord).

Low energy set
A low energy weapon set typically consists of a martial weapon inscribed with "Brawn over Brains" and a zero or low-energy off-hand weapon. If you combine this with a minimum energy focus item inscribed with "Ignorance is Bliss", you can lower your base energy by 7 points.

Components

 * The lowest energy combination is -7.
 * Substituting a shield lowers energy by 5 points (instead of 7), but allows you to increase your armor substantially (casters can get AR +8 from the shield itself plus the inscription bonus).

Usage

 * Equip the low-energy set when idle, when at risk of energy denial, or when about to use a skill that uses up all energy.
 * Switch to a high-energy set when otherwise casting, which will increase your energy pool by at least 5 points, but more likely by 12, 20, or even 37 points.
 * You can also use the low-energy set to meet low-energy requirements of certain skills (e.g. Ether Signet).