Build:D/any Vow of Strength

It's superior to 100B because it has an inherited ability to attack 3 foes, plus sand shards is alright for another splinter weapon. Good for a manly manly spike.

Manly spiking for Dervs, except more powerful.

The aoe is just huge

fuck you all armor respecting and strippable, this is big motherfucking damage

Scythe's inherent ability to strike 3 foes procs the long-lasting VoS a lot. Whirlwind and Eremite's proc VoS a lot. Coupled with Sand Shards, this build deals a ton of AoE damage and even more when Mark of Pain is added to the mix. Just cover the enchantment you'll be fine.

Even if VoS is armor-affected, it's still massive, massive damage. Combine with Sand Shards, Eremite's, Whirlwind, and Reap Impurities, with SoH, Splinter and MoP on others, and you literally have somewhere around a 300-500 AoE damage spike in a matter of seconds, with high potential for repeatability.

You have to have groups that are at least 3-4 strong and be able to ball them properly, but the results are massive enough that that's perfectly acceptable.

Even if VoS is armor-affected, it's still massive, massive damage. Combine with Sand Shards, Eremite's, Whirlwind, and Reap Impurities, with SoH, Splinter and MoP on others, and you literally have somewhere around a 300-500 AoE damage spike in a matter of seconds, with high potential for repeatability. You have to have groups that are at least 3-4 strong and be able to ball them properly, but the results are massive enough that that's perfectly acceptable.

It does lots of damage on 2+ foes, which is normal in PvE.

has massive aoe damage. Dervs are manlier than warriors with their skirts anyways, but this brings it up even more.

Manly spiking for Dervs, except more powerful.

Even if VoS is armor-affected, it's still massive, massive damage. Combine with Sand Shards, Eremite's, Whirlwind, and Reap Impurities, with SoH, Splinter and MoP on others, and you literally have somewhere around a 300-500 AoE damage spike in a matter of seconds, with high potential for repeatability. You have to have groups that are at least 3-4 strong and be able to ball them properly, but the results are massive enough that that's perfectly acceptable.

Even if VoS is armor-affected, it's still massive, massive damage. Combine with Sand Shards, Eremite's, Whirlwind, and Reap Impurities, with SoH, Splinter and MoP on others, and you literally have somewhere around a 300-500 AoE damage spike in a matter of seconds, with high potential for repeatability. You have to have groups that are at least 3-4 strong and be able to ball them properly, but the results are massive enough that that's perfectly acceptable.

Even if VoS is armor-affected, it's still massive, massive damage. Combine with Sand Shards, Eremite's, Whirlwind, and Reap Impurities, with SoH, Splinter and MoP on others, and you literally have somewhere around a 300-500 AoE damage spike in a matter of seconds, with high potential for repeatability. You have to have groups that are at least 3-4 strong and be able to ball them properly, but the results are massive enough that that's perfectly acceptable.

I'm clearly Vorpal's sock account.

Clunky and strippable. However, massive damage and epic synergy with MoP, not even needing WWA to function, makes the risk worth it.

Big damage but vulnerable.

Manly spiking for Dervs, except more powerful.

The best possible spike on a derv player. Melee AI isn't great.

Incredible build that works wonders with casters who need a powerful frontline. Combine it with a SoS ritualist and it's amazing.

Bring in an Earthbind rit if you can, to increase the knockdown duration for maximum effect.

Only possible downside is that these heroes tend to charge in too early if you accidentically click. If you don't set up protection early enough, they can very rarely insta-die, but it's a rarity and barely of impact on the build (since it's AI behaviour).

massive aoe damage whose potential is limited by its dependence on preparation and context, but at its worst remains a reliable dps build

Very strong spikes. 4/5 for universality because areas with heavy enchantment removal significantly reduce the effectiveness.