Build:D/any Avatar of Lyssa 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: PvE general

This build uses Avatar of Lyssa to spam Flash Enchantments more, and deal a lot of unconditional AoE damage.

Attributes and Skills

Dervish / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Scythe Mastery 12 + 1 Mysticism Pious Assault Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14 Pious Assault Melee Attack If it hits, this attack deals +19 damage and removes 1 Dervish enchantment. If a Dervish enchantment was removed, this skill recharges 75% faster and adjacent foes take 29 damage. 12 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Heart of Holy Flame Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 13 Heart of Holy Flame Flash Enchantment Spell All adjacent foes take 27 holy damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal holy damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are set on fire for 5 seconds. 10 10 Zealous Renewal Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 13 Zealous Renewal Flash Enchantment Spell All nearby foes take 27 holy damage. For 22 seconds, you have -1 Energy regeneration and gain 1 Energy whenever you hit a foe. If this enchantment ends prematurely, you gain 4 Energy. 10 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Aura of Holy Might (Luxon) Factions Dervish. Luxon rank Aura of Holy Might (Luxon) Enchantment Spell For 45 seconds, you deal 20..25 holy damage to all adjacent foes whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. 30 ¾ 10 Avatar of Lyssa Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 13 Avatar of Lyssa Elite Form For 79 seconds, your Dervish enchantments recharge 50% faster and your attacks deal chaos damage. Whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, steal 1 Energy from all nearby foes. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. 20 2 5 Template code

1st Optional :

• 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
   Deep Wound.
• Reap Impurities
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Reap Impurities

  Melee Attack

  If this attack hits, you deal +14 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 38 holy damage.

  

  5
   for conditional AoE damage.
• Irresistible Sweep
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Irresistible Sweep

  Melee Attack

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

  

  6

  5
   damage and stance removal.
• Eremite's Attack
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14

  Eremite's Attack

  Melee Attack

  If it hits, this attack deals +9 damage and removes a Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment is removed, you do an additional +9 damage and strike all adjacent foes.

  

  6

  5
   great with splinter weapon.
• Whirlwind Attack
  Nightfall

  Warrior. Sunspear rank

  Whirlwind Attack

  Melee Attack

  Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage.

  

  1

  6
   great with splinter weapon, use if you chose Pious Fury
  EotN

  Dervish. Mysticism

  Pious Fury

  Stance

  Remove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 1..6..7 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long.

  

  10

  5
  .
• 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
   more AoE use if you chose Pious Fury
  EotN

  Dervish. Mysticism

  Pious Fury

  Stance

  Remove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 1..6..7 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long.

  

  10

  5
  .

2nd optional:

• Staggering Force
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Earth Prayers

  Staggering Force

  Flash Enchantment Spell

  All nearby foes are struck for 10..34..42 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes have Cracked Armor for 1..8..11 seconds.

  

  6

  10
   Fast recharge
• Lyssa's Haste
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Wind Prayers

  Lyssa's Haste

  Flash Enchantment Spell

  For 3..13..16 seconds, your Dervish enchantments recharge 33% faster. When you activate this enchantment, all adjacent foes are interrupted. When this enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are interrupted. 50% failure chance unless Wind Prayers 5 or higher.

  

  15

  10
   Interrupt.
• Dust Cloak
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Earth Prayers

  Dust Cloak

  Flash Enchantment Spell

  All adjacent foes are struck for 10..34..42 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are Blinded for 1..3..4 seconds.

  

  6

  10
   for blind spam and additional damage.
• Asuran Scan
  EotN

  No Profession. Asura rank

  Asuran Scan

  Hex Spell

  For 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty.

  

  5

  5
   for unblockable/death penalty removal.
• "I Am the Strongest!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "I Am the Strongest!"

  Shout

  Your next 5..8 attacks do an additional +14..20 damage.

  

  20

  5
   for a damage boost.
• "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)
  Factions

  Warrior. Kurzick rank

  "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)

  Shout

  For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor.

  

  8
   for keeping your party alive.
• Death's Charge
  Factions

  Assassin. Shadow Arts

  Death's Charge

  Spell

  Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 65..173..209.

  

  30

  ¼

  5
   for better mobility.

3rd optional:

• Drunken Master
  EotN

  No Profession. Deldrimor rank

  Drunken Master

  Stance

  For 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead.

  

  60

  5
   Drunkard IAS, can be used without alcohol.
• Pious Fury
  EotN

  Dervish. Mysticism

  Pious Fury

  Stance

  Remove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 1..6..7 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long.

  

  10

  5
   Teardown IAS.
• Heart of Fury
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Mysticism

  Heart of Fury

  Stance

  For 2..8..11 seconds, you attack 25% faster.

  

  4
   Adrenaline IAS.

Equipment

• Survivor, Blessed Insignias, or Wind Walker if your party uses supportive enchantments on you.
• Largest vigor rune you can afford, rune of clarity and a rune of vitae or minor earth if using Earth Prayer skills.
• Zealous, Furious, or Vampiric Scythe of Fortitude.

Usage

• Maintain AoHM and Avatar of Lyssa during battle.
• Spam Zealous Renewal and Heart of Holy Flame and use your attack skills to do AoE damage.
• Don't remove your AoHM, use flash enchantments just before using a tear down attack.

Variants

• Swap out Zealous Renewal and/or Heart of Holy Flame for any fitting Flash Enchantments; Sand Shards and Staggering Force etc.

Counters

• General melee hate and deep/spammy enchantment removal.