Archive:D/A Sand Shards Shadow

This incredibly lethal Dervish build is capable of reaching a peak AoE DPS of 156.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Dervish/Assassin earthprayers=12+1+3 mysticism=11+1 deadly=6][Heart of Fury][Sand Shards][Way of the Empty Palm][Exhausting Assault][Mystic Regeneration][Faithful Intervention][Dash][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor - Full set of any armor with Radiant Insignias. Runes of Attunement on empty slots of armor.
 * Weapons - Daggers of Enchanting (Energy +5)

Usage

 * Upkeep all enchantments as recharge/energy allows.
 * Spam Exhausting Assault. This results in 156 DPS with Heart of Fury on, and 104 with it off. Note that this damage is practically un-stoppable; as of now is the only thing that can completely mitigate the DPS from this build. and  both reduce it to a semi-manageable amount.

Counters

 * Shield of Absorption, Angelic Protection, and Shielding Hands.
 * Shield of Absorption, after the 1st second of attacking during which your DPS is 81, will bring your DPS to zero.
 * Angelic Protection needs to be used by a Paragon with 16 Leadership to bring the DPS to 80.
 * Shielding Hands brings the DPS to 66.
 * On-attack hexes like Empathy are devastating; you attack 6 times per second with HoF active.
 * Removal of Sand Shards or WotEP.