Build:R/D PvE Pet Scythe

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

Strong Scythe AoE with good single target damage and DW spam from your pet.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Dervish 12 Scythe Mastery 10 + 1 + 1 Beast Mastery 8 + 1 Expertise Crippling Victory EotN Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12 Crippling Victory Scythe Attack If this attack hits a foe, that foe is Crippled for 7 seconds. If you have more Health than target foe, all adjacent foes take 26 earth damage. 6 Victorious Sweep Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12 Victorious Sweep Melee Attack If this attack hits, you deal +21 damage. If the target foe has less Health than you, you gain 70 Health. 4 3 Reap Impurities Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12 Reap Impurities Melee Attack If this attack hits, you deal +13 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 34 holy damage. 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Enraged Lunge Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Enraged Lunge Elite Pet Attack Your animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that applies a Deep Wound to target foe for 17 seconds and deals +42 damage. 5 3 Never Rampage Alone Nightfall Ranger. Sunspear rank Never Rampage Alone Skill For 18..25 seconds, you and your pet attack 25% faster and have 1..3 Health regeneration. 20 10 Comfort Animal Core Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Comfort Animal Skill You heal your animal companion for 87 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 48% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you. 1 1 3 Template code

Optional 1:

• A PvE skill of choice.
• Chilling Victory
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12

  Chilling Victory

  Scythe Attack

  If it hits, this attack strikes for +13 damage. For each foe hit who has less Health than you, that foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 26 cold damage.

  

  6
• Radiant Scythe
  EotN

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12

  Radiant Scythe

  Scythe Attack

  This attack strikes for +1 damage for each point of Energy you currently have, maximum 25 damage. You gain 6 Energy if this attack hits.

  

  6

Optional 2:

• Scavenger Strike
  Core

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 12

  Scavenger Strike

  Pet Attack

  Your animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +22 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 13 Energy.

  

  10

  5
   for better energy management
• Brutal Strike
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 12

  Brutal Strike

  Pet Attack

  Your animal companion attempts a Brutal Strike that deals +29 damage. If that attack strikes a foe whose Health is below 50%, that foe takes an additional +29 damage.

  

  5

  10
• Melandru's Assault
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 12

  Melandru's Assault

  Pet Attack

  Your animal companion attempts a Melandru's Assault that deals +17 damage to all nearby foes.

  

  5

  10
   for AoE damage (bug: 23 damage, not +23 damage)

Equipment

• 5x Survivor/Beastmaster's Insignia.
• Runes of Vitae
• Vampiric/Zealous/Sundering Scythe of Fortitude with "Strength and Honor" inscription.

Usage

• Spam Victorious Sweep on recharge.
• Crippling Victory followed by Reap Impurities for strong AoE.
• Heal/resurrect your pet when needed.

Counters

• Anti-melee
• Pet dying excessively often.