Build:D/any PvE Avatar of Balthazar

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Dervish providing plenty of short-lasting AoE conditions for fragility and fevered dreams.

Attributes and Skills

Dervish / Any 12 + 1 + 2 Scythe Mastery 10 + 2 Mysticism 8 + 1 Earth Prayers The energy cost of Dervish enchantments is reduced by 48%. In PvE, gain +12 armor rating while enchanted. Avatar of Balthazar NightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Avatar of BalthazarElite FormFor 74 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 3 seconds. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.5220 Aura of Thorns NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9Aura of ThornsFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes begin Bleeding for 11 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 6 seconds. 310 Twin Moon Sweep NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Twin Moon SweepMelee AttackYou lose 1 Dervish enchantment and gain 50 Health. If an enchantment is lost in this way, you cannot be blocked, you strike twice, and you gain an additional 70 Health.7 Wearying Strike NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Wearying StrikeScythe AttackYou 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 Staggering Force NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9Staggering ForceFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes are struck for 28 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes have Cracked Armor for 6 seconds.56 Dust Cloak NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9Dust CloakFlash Enchantment SpellAll adjacent foes are struck for 28 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are Blinded for 3 seconds.56 Pious Fury EotNDervish. Mysticism 12Pious FuryStanceRemove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 6 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long.510 Reap Impurities NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +15 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 40 holy damage.5   Template code

Variants

• Avatar of GrenthNightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Avatar of GrenthElite FormFor 74 seconds, your scythe attacks deal dark damage and steal 10 Health. You are immune to Disease and inflict Disease on all adjacent foes for 3 seconds whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.5220 over Avatar of BalthazarNightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Avatar of BalthazarElite FormFor 74 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 3 seconds. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.5220 if health drain and disease condition are required. Especially useful against destroyers, which are immune to burning but not to disease.
• Replace Reap ImpuritiesNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +15 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 40 holy damage.5 or Wearying StrikeNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Wearying StrikeScythe AttackYou 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 with
  • Eremite's ZealNightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Eremite's ZealEnchantment SpellYou gain 3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy. For 10 seconds afterward, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, you gain 3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy.3¼15 – more stable energy management.
  • Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty.
    PvE only.55
  • "I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled.
    PvE only.530
  • "Save Yourselves!"FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor.
    PvE only.8
  • Aura of Holy MightFactionsDervish. Kurzick rank Aura of Holy Might (Kurzick)Enchantment SpellFor 45 seconds, you deal 20..25 holy damage to all adjacent foes whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment.
    PvE only.10¾30

Equipment

Armor

• 5 blessed insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of clarity or vitae.

Weapons

• Vampiric "Strength and Honour" scythe of defense.
• Zealous "Strength and Honour" scythe of defense.
• Insightful "Hale and Hearty" staff of defense.
• Shield Set: Furious spear of defense with an "I Can See Clearly Now" shield of fortitude.

Use

Weapon set usage:

• Use your vampiric scythe as your main combat weapon and your zealous scythe whenever you need the energy.
• Switch to your staff when you need to cast an energy skill but have run out of energy.
• Switch to your shield set when you're under heavy attack or idle.

Skill usage:

• Use Avatar of BalthazarNightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Avatar of BalthazarElite FormFor 74 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 3 seconds. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.5220 before combat and renew it if it runs out mid-combat.
• Keep your flash enchantments up and apply conditions on foes by disenchanting yourself with Twin Moon SweepNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Twin Moon SweepMelee AttackYou lose 1 Dervish enchantment and gain 50 Health. If an enchantment is lost in this way, you cannot be blocked, you strike twice, and you gain an additional 70 Health.7, Wearying StrikeNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Wearying StrikeScythe AttackYou 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 and Pious FuryEotNDervish. Mysticism 12Pious FuryStanceRemove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 6 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long.510.
  • Against foes that are weak to holy damage, make sure you do not maintain Staggering ForceNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9Staggering ForceFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes are struck for 28 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes have Cracked Armor for 6 seconds.106 or Dust CloakNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9Dust CloakFlash Enchantment SpellAll adjacent foes are struck for 28 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are Blinded for 3 seconds.106 for any length of time so you can instead use Avatar of BalthazarNightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Avatar of BalthazarElite FormFor 74 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 3 seconds. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.5220's damage conversion on your attacks. Use these two flash enchantments immediately before teardowns.
• Always move near a target which has been hexed with Fevered DreamsPropheciesMesmer. Illusion Magic Fevered DreamsElite Hex SpellFor 10..22..26 seconds, whenever target foe suffers from a new condition, all foes in the area suffer from that condition as well and if that foe has two or more conditions that foe is Dazed for 1..3..3 seconds.10210.
• Use Reap ImpuritiesNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +15 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 40 holy damage.5 to deal AoE damage and remove conditions from foes, triggering FragilityCoreMesmer. Illusion Magic FragilityHex SpellFor 8..18..21 seconds, target and adjacent foes take 5..17..21 damage each time they suffer or recover from a new Condition.515 and allowing Fevered DreamsPropheciesMesmer. Illusion Magic Fevered DreamsElite Hex SpellFor 10..22..26 seconds, whenever target foe suffers from a new condition, all foes in the area suffer from that condition as well and if that foe has two or more conditions that foe is Dazed for 1..3..3 seconds.10210 to apply daze again with new condition applications.
  • Do not chain Reap ImpuritiesNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +15 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 40 holy damage.5 right after Wearying StrikeNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 15Wearying StrikeScythe AttackYou 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 to avoid removing Deep Wound.

Counters

• General anti melee.
• General anti physical.
• Interrupted avatar.
• Foes immune to both burning and bleeding.

Exemplary Videos

Main condition provider in a fevered dreams team build:

See also

• Avatar dervish hero
• PvP Avatar of Balthazar