Class: Dervish/mo
Attrbiutes:
scythe: 14 - sup scythe and+scythe hood
Earth 10 - minor earth prayers
mysticism 10 - minor mysticism
heal - 8
Equipment:
Windwalker insignias all around
Eshekibeh's scythe: +15% while enchanted, vampiric 5/-1, health +30
Skills:
Reapers Sweep[e], Lyssa's Assault, Heart of Fury, Conviction, Mystic Vigor, Mystic Regeneration, Faithful Intervention, Mending
Usage:
Once I exit the outpost I immediately cast mending and then Faithful Intervention (in that order I typically do not worry too much about enchant stripping as it still leaves mending). I then go aggro the first group of monsters I want to kill and cast Mystic Regeneration and Conviction. Once they close into melee range with me I back up to bunch them together for the scythe attacks (OTOH if I am fighting ranged attackers I let them hit their attack range and slowly back up to do the same thing). I then cast Mystic Vigor and Heart of Fury and mostly just let the scythe attack making sure I always keep Mystic Regeneration and Mystic Vigor up at all times, the rest I cast if I have enough energy, just make sure you always have enough when Mystic Regeneration is going to end. Lyssa's assault is pretty much a "free" cast if you have ten energy (its cost), once the attack completes (no matter if you hit or not) you get 11 energy back at 14 scythe. Reapers sweep causes a deep wound on foes less than 50% and that can end fights pretty quick - especially all three mobs are below 50%.
Changes:
Well, first off mending isn't really needed so you can pretty much use any secondary. The two mystic spells are what are keeping you alive. The Vampiric scythe isn't really needed either but the +5 health and the unconditional +5 damage is nice. I've found an Ele or Warrior secondary works well replacing mending with Wild Blow so you always critical or using the ele conjure enchants if you use elemental damage. So far I've haven't found a secondary that isn't effective with this. The /mo is just the most brain dead of the bunch to use.
If I know I'm going to get a lot of enchant strips I replace Faithful Intervention Vital Boon and make sure it is the cover enchant. It's cheap enough that you can almost always keep it up for Mystic Regeneration also. I do not like the forms more because of the 120 second recharge and sitting around waiting on them.
Snd, lastly, the elite. I will sometimes use Avatar of Melandru if I am facing enemies that spam conditions (especially blind). Avatar of Balthazar is great if I need a running skill to get through some enemies. Reaper's sweep isn't that much damage - most of it just comes from you plain scythe's attack so pretty much anything works. I do not have an ebon snathe yet but I suspect that Ebon Dust Aura would be very very good if you did (while I could use Dust Cloak for earth damage I hate using two skill slots - I think I'm better off not).
The windwalkers insignias are not really needed either but +15 armor doesn't hurt. I do not have an issue with energy as they are almost all cheap so this seemed the best to me, though if switching out for Avatar of Melandru or using a different skill set from a secondary the +energy may be needed.
What I've done so far:
Griffons, rockshots, sand drakes, ettins, sand giants, tengu, and some others I can not think of right off the bat. I know I have solo'd a good part of Maguuma Jungle as I took on 8 jungle trolls and stayed at full health the whole time. I have not cleared the desert yet so haven't tried it with Trolls outside of Droks.
One of the things I've liked about this build is on Griffon runs is that I can pretty much take on everything around. The Rockshots can not interrupt the vast majority of those skills (absolutely none of the required ones), you out heal the touches of the sand giants, and the others just never even stand a chance.
Well, if this has been posted, sorry I didn't see it and the search phrase I used didn't find it. Maybe someone else will see this one later and not post it again. I'm not sure if this is "good" but I can farm while watching TV or eating (in other words, not really paying attention) in some areas I've always had to actually watch the game. Use it, make fun of it, whatever
I hope someone finds it useful.
