Dervish Machine Gun

I met a Dervish in RA today... This guy was hitting with a speed of a machne gun... He was cutting through ppl like butter.

He killed me so fast, that all I could see is that he was spamming exhausting assault, and his elite was "Way of the Empty Palm".

He was D/As

Anyone know what build it was, and waht made him attack so fast?

(sorry I dont know assasins at all, and i dont know their skills)

sand shards..trying to find build..its over 400 aoe every 5 secs

Heh, if that's the case, it's probably gonna be nerfed real fast

yes but right now, whoever is using this build is farming faction like crazy

I came across an A/D in AB who did the same thing. He just destoyed my regular D in mere seconds.

Yes, farming gladiator points with that gimmick build. 9 of 10 teams fall for it.

Heres the basic function of the build:
Way of the Empty Palm
Exhuasting Assualt
Sand Shards

Thats it..rest is whatever you want.

He was attacking so fast because Exhausting Assualt has a 1/2 second cast time. Thats why it is used.

It works off the Mechcanics of Assassin attacks (which will be fixed by nightfall release most definately).

See, you CAN use a skill you don't meet the prerequisite of, It just Auto Misses, and recharges instantly.

They exploit this with Sand Shards that does AoE dmg when you "miss" with an attack.

SO

With Way of the Empty Palm/Sand Shards up Exhausting Assualt is FREE TO CAST, and does 42 AoE dmg every 1/2 sec.

SO basically Price of failure, insidous, and SS would pwn them, huh?

Yes, it would

Do N/Me or Me/N, and throw SS and Empathy on them

omg Anet is gonna break the nerf stick hitting this one.

Insidious wouldnt do shit.

Insidious only triggers on hits, this build is based on missing.

Maybe the ole ShackWrack build my work nicely

No it doesn't. Its comon variant does about 48 dmg per sec.

It is aoe though.
Assassin combo has higher DPS actually, but no AoE and less sustainability.
I've had Insidious Placed on me by many stupid necros, because they can;t read. Insidious Parasite description clearly states it steals for every attack enemy hit, not makes. I hit none.

Like with touchers, you have several variants, some of which are very basic, some are more sophisticated(like you can still see touchers without speed boost).

Here is my RA:
D/A
Earth Prayers: 12+1+1(breakpoint because increases in damage go +1 +1 +2)
Deadly Arts: 12
Wind Prayers: 3+1

Daggers with no +15%, but with +5 en, and +20% ench mod.

Siphon Speed
Way of the ...
Exhausting assault
Sand SShards
Vital Boon
Pious Restoration
Mystic Regenaration
Rez sig

Everything should be obvious except 2 things. I use Vital Boon to feed Mystic regen which reaches +16 regen with all 4 enchants on. I also use Pious restoration on Vital boon to knock off 2 hexes, i.e. empathy or SS.

Most other things can be pushed through.

Counters: Rend, Gaze of Contempt, Expunge Enchants, and other enchant removal.

SS and empathy if you are too noob to use Pious Restoration properly.

Ahaha nerfed 10 minutes after posting it LOL.

1/2 sec attack, Hits twice (its dual attack) . Even factoring in the wait for the next attack..you are averaging 4 hits in just over 1 sec.

EDIT: new build just nerfed it. Sand Shards is only for Scythe attacks now.

Experience shows you don't actually get 2 attacks per 0.5 sec. Try timing it.

Since it was nerfed heres a new on:
Signet of Midnight
Sand Shards
Some attack that attacks everyone around you
res


Sythe: energy +5

Earth prayers:MAX
Sythye Mastery:MAX

Just use Protector's Strike its a 1/4 and 2 second recharge.