Build:D/any PvP Pious Renewal

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. This build has received 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: PvP FA PvP RA PvP AB

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: There Can Be Only One. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: Improved damage against other dervishes, which in return also deal more damage against you.

This build is positively affected by the Flux: Chain Combo. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: Enchanted haste over pious haste. Heart of fury over pious fury. Always use your IAS after the IMS. The build will automatically maintain the full damage bonus

Use Pious Renewal as enchantment fodder for powerful skills while providing yourself with a steady stream of small self-heals and energy.

Attributes and Skills

Dervish / Any 12 + 2 Mysticism 12 + 1 + 1 Scythe Mastery The energy cost of Dervish enchantments is reduced by 56%. In PvE, gain +14 armor rating while enchanted. Crippling Sweep NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Crippling SweepScythe AttackIf this attack hits a foe, that foe is Crippled for 11 seconds. This skill deals +14 extra damage if that foe is moving.56 Pious Assault (PvP) NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Pious Assault (PvP)Melee AttackYou lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If a Dervish enchantment was removed, this skill recharges 75% faster and adjacent foes take 29 damage.512 Wearying Strike NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Wearying 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 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Pious Renewal NightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Pious RenewalElite Flash Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, nothing happens. When this enchantment ends, Pious Renewal is recharged and you gain 5 Energy and 28 Health.28 Pious Fury (PvP) EotNDervish. Mysticism 14Pious Fury (PvP)StanceRemove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 5 seconds, you attack 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long.515 Pious Haste NightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Pious HasteStanceYou remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 7 seconds you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed you run 50% faster instead.512 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

Optional

• Irresistible Sweep (PvP)NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Irresistible Sweep (PvP)Melee AttackDeal +14 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If you lose an enchantment in this way, Irresistible Sweep cannot be blocked and removes a stance.5 - removes a stance and is unblockable.
• Rending SweepNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Rending SweepMelee AttackYou deal +19 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was lost, you remove an enchantment from each foe you hit.6 - free enchantment removal coupled with damage.
• Lyssa's AssaultNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Lyssa's AssaultScythe AttackThis attack interrupts an action if it hits. If you are enchanted, any skill you interrupt is disabled for an additional 9 seconds. This attack does 50% of normal damage.5½15 - interrupt with disable.
• Chilling VictoryNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Chilling VictoryScythe AttackIf it hits, this attack strikes for +14 damage. For each foe hit who has less Health than you, that foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 29 cold damage.6 - good amounts of damage.
• Mystic SweepNightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Mystic SweepMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +11 damage. If you are enchanted, this attack deals an additional +11 damage.516 - fast-activation attack with decent conditional damage.
• Victorious SweepNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 14Victorious SweepMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +24 damage. If the target foe has less Health than you, you gain 77 Health.54 - spammable damage.
• Vow of PietyNightfallDervish. Wind Prayers 3Vow of PietyEnchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you have +24 armor and +2 Health regeneration. Vow of Piety renews whenever an enchantment on you ends.15¼45 - extra protection. Use 3 Wind Prayers.

Variants

• Use an optional skill over Resurrection Signet in AB & FA.
• Enchanted HasteNightfallDervish. UnlinkedEnchanted HasteFlash Enchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, you move 25% faster. If this enchantment ends prematurely, you lose 1 condition.1015 over Pious HasteNightfallDervish. Mysticism Pious HasteStanceYou remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 1..6..7 seconds you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed you run 50% faster instead.512 if you want to avoid canceling your IAS. Note the slower speed.

Equipment

• Survivor Insignias
• Vampiric/Zealous/Ebon Scythe of Defense 15^50
• Various Defensive Sets

Usage

• Maintain Pious Renewal so it is always ready for teardowns, Pious Fury and Pious Haste.

Counters

• Anything that stops Pious Renewal from being used when necessary:
  • Signet of Humility: as long as Pious Renewal was already active, this is not an issue as the next time it is removed the skill will recharge.
• Melee-hate.