User:Klachfluffen/Sandbox/Build:D/A JQ VoS Roadblock

Show the world that you're a strong PvP Dervish that don't need no human allies to cap shrines in Jade Quarry.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Dervish/Assassin ScytheMastery=8+1 Mysticism=10+1 EarthPrayers=12+1+1 ShadowArts=2][Mystic Regeneration][Sand Shards][Mirage Cloak][Death's Charge][Vow of Silence][Pious Assault][Radiant Scythe][Dash][/build]

Equipment

 * Radiant insignia on chest and legs
 * 3 Windwalker's insignia
 * Scythe - +20% enchantment duration, 20/20 sundering, +15% damage while enchanted
 * Spear/Shield set - +20% enchantment duration, +10 armor vs lightning/piercing damage

Usage
Quarry Shrines
 * Maintain Mystic Regeneration and Sand Shards at all times to assert your independence.
 * To start, it's best to head to the further quarry away from your base: green or purple.
 * Target the Mesmer NPC (Luxon Wizard or Kurzick Illusionist).
 * 3 -> 4 -> 5 -> auto-attack + 7
 * If Death's Charge is on cool-down, you can Dash in but make sure to pre-cast Mirage Cloak and VoS beforehand.
 * You can Death's Charge in and THEN cast Mirage Cloak for additional damage, but you run the risk of enchantment stripping with the Mesmers or being caught by Lightning Surge.


 * As Vow peters out: 6 -> 2 -> 3 -> 5 -> auto-attack + 7
 * Clean up. The next few strikes should fell every NPC save a lone Ranger with probably about 40-50% health left provided that nobody intervened.
 * As soon as all of the casters are dead, strip VoS with Pious Assault and renew your first three enchantments again.

Ranger Shrines
 * 4 -> 3 -> auto-attack -> 5 -> 7 -> 6 -> 2 -> auto-attack + 7
 * Use VoS as enchantment fodder for Pious Assault AoE or to protect you from stray casters trying to hassle your style.
 * Flash that Mirage Cloak as much as possible.

Counters

 * Your enchantments are stripped/not maintained properly
 * You are blinded
 * Not being sassy or independent enough
 * Glass ceilings

Variants
You can replace Radiant Scythe with Extend Enchantments for a stupidly long Mirage Cloak, but this strategy can strangle your blue bar and actually hurt your DPS since the goal would be to keep your block up for as long as possible without renewal.