User:Rodeus/PvE Dervish

A better Dervish build for use with an avatar of choice. Uses Attacker's Insight for energy management, and Eternal Aura to keep spamming skills and keep your Form up.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=D/? mys=11+1 scy=12+1+1 win=5][Pious Assault][Lyssa's Assault][Chilling Victory][Eternal Aura][Heart of Fury][Attacker's Insight][Optional][Optional][/build]


 * Optional 1: Avatar of choice
 * Optional 2: something nice, you have 11 points to spend, or 16 if you spec 4 in wind and add a minor rune. Put in a hard res for use with pugs, or Great Dwarf Armor for an armor boost. Or  Conviction for a shorter armor boost and block. You can even put on mantra of resolve to counter interrupts. PI is always a winner.

Equipment

 * Survivors Insignia
 * A zealous/vampiric scythe of enchanting

Usage

 * Before aggro get your Form up, use Attacker's Insight and gogogo
 * Heart of Fury > Eternal Aura > Chilling Victory > Lyssa's Assault > Pious Assault > Attacker's Insight > Chilling Victory > Lyssa's Assault...

Counters
Blind/blocks/rupts/enchant removal/other melee-hate.

Variants

 * AoG for 20+ life-stealing each hit with a vamp scythe
 * AoD for a better heal and hex removal
 * AoB for a great armor and ims
 * AoM for condition immunity and a better chance to get the bonus dmg from Chilling victory.
 * AoL for more spammability and a nice bonus dmg