Build:D/any Arenas Pious Dervish

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP FA PvP RA PvP AB

Use Pious Renewal as enchantment fodder for powerful skills while providing yourself with a steady stream of small self-heals and energy.

Attributes and Skills

Dervish / No profession 12 + 2 Mysticism 12 + 1 + 1 Scythe Mastery Crippling Sweep Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14 Crippling Sweep Scythe Attack If this attack hits a foe, that foe is Crippled for 11 seconds. This skill deals +14 extra damage if that foe is moving. 6 5 Pious Assault (PvP) Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14 Pious Assault (PvP) Melee Attack You lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If a Dervish enchantment was removed, this skill recharges 75% faster and adjacent foes take 29 damage. 12 5 Wearying Strike Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14 Wearying Strike Scythe Attack You remove 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, you inflict a Deep Wound for 10 seconds. You suffer from Weakness for 10 seconds if an enchantment is not removed. 6 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Pious Renewal Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 14 Pious Renewal Elite Flash Enchantment Spell For 8 seconds, nothing happens. When this enchantment ends, Pious Renewal is recharged and you gain 5 Energy and 28 Health. 8 5 Pious Fury (PvP) EotN Dervish. Mysticism 14 Pious Fury (PvP) Stance Remove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 5 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long. 15 5 Pious Haste Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 14 Pious Haste Stance You remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 7 seconds you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed you run 50% faster instead. 12 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

Optional

• Irresistible Sweep (PvP)
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Irresistible Sweep (PvP)

  Melee Attack

  Deal +14 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If you lose an enchantment in this way, Irresistible Sweep cannot be blocked and removes a stance.

  

  5
   - removes a stance and is unblockable.
• Rending Sweep
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Rending Sweep

  Melee Attack

  You deal +19 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was lost, you remove an enchantment from each foe you hit.

  

  6
   - free enchantment removal coupled with damage.
• Lyssa's Assault
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Lyssa's Assault

  Scythe Attack

  This attack interrupts an action if it hits. If you are enchanted, any skill you interrupt is disabled for an additional 9 seconds. This attack does 50% of normal damage.

  

  15

  ½

  5
   - interrupt with disable.
• Chilling Victory
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Chilling Victory

  Scythe Attack

  If it hits, this attack strikes for +14 damage. For each foe hit who has less Health than you, that foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 29 cold damage.

  

  6
   - good amounts of damage.
• Mystic Sweep
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Mysticism 14

  Mystic Sweep

  Melee Attack

  If this attack hits, you deal +11 damage. If you are enchanted, this attack deals an additional +11 damage.

  

  6

  1

  5
   - fast-activation attack with decent conditional damage.
• Victorious Sweep
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Victorious Sweep

  Melee Attack

  If this attack hits, you deal +24 damage. If the target foe has less Health than you, you gain 77 Health.

  

  4

  5
   - spammable damage.
• Vow of Piety
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Wind Prayers 3

  Vow of Piety

  Enchantment Spell

  For 20 seconds, you have +24 armor and +2 Health regeneration. Vow of Piety renews whenever an enchantment on you ends.

  

  45

  ¼

  15
   - extra protection. Use 3 Wind Prayers.

Variant

• Death Pact Signet (PvP)
  Nightfall

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3

  Death Pact Signet (PvP)

  Signet

  Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 32% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.

  

  12

  4
   over Resurrection Signet
  Core

  No Profession. Unlinked

  Resurrection Signet

  Signet

  Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.

  

  3
  : for a hard res. Use 3 Restoration.
• Use an optional skill over Resurrection Signet in AB & CM.
• Enchanted Haste
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Unlinked

  Enchanted Haste

  Flash Enchantment Spell

  For 7 seconds, you move 25% faster. If this enchantment ends prematurely, you lose 1 condition.

  

  15

  10
   over Pious Haste
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Mysticism

  Pious Haste

  Stance

  You remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 1..6..7 seconds you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed you run 50% faster instead.

  

  12

  5
   if you want to avoid canceling your IAS. Note the slower speed.

Equipment

• Survivor's Insignias
• Vampiric/Zealous/Ebon Scythe of Defense 15^50
• Various Defensive Sets

Usage

• Maintain Pious Renewal so it is always ready for teardowns, Pious Fury and Pious Haste.

Counters

• Anything that stops Pious Renewal from being used when necessary:
  • Signet of Humility: as long as Pious Renewal was already active, this is not an issue as the next time it is removed the skill will recharge.
• Melee-hate.