Amazing Dervish... D/W

I recently started working on a Dervish and am starting to really enjoy the class. I don't yet have all the skills for this build, but it looks rather entertaining. I will give it a go when I get the chance. Thanks for sharing. early on you can use the varient i started out on this which was...

Blessed insignias on armor
normal scyth with min req in syth mastery

max mysticism
rest Earth prayers
(keep ur mysticism at increments of 3 and dumping the rest into earth untill u get sup myst rune and major earth rune in which case youll have 10scyth 12earth 15myst

pious assult
twin moon
Heart of holy flame
sealous renewal
vital boon
sig of pious light
arau of thorns

others to swap out as they become available

heart of furry
dust cloak
staggering force

as has been discovered... u can use a 1 handed melee weapon and shield with the two attack skills i listed as well.. but mostly not needed because with the above build you want the extra dmg from ur syth

the build works essentially the same... except instead of stacking all ur enchants your going to prep with vital boon only at first then go in hit an encahnt use and attack (the attacks above will remove an enchant twin moon will attack twice and heal you and pious assault will instant recharge) keep adding an enchant and removing them with attacks till low on energy then use your sig to dump them all

recast vital boon and start over...

And sin I hope that by saying "variants of this build" isn't inferring that you are the one that first created a build using Mystic Regeneration as it's backbone,anyway.... seems like a nice build GJ... nope not at all.. Anet created the skill the game and all the equipment... I just borrow what they created...

Backbone of the build I use, I Consider to be Mystic Regen along with that the build uses absolutely no attacks for its dmg defence and overall capability... when i say varients im more refering to the types of enchants that can be used with the build...

Varient I was refering to in my most recent post is refering to a varient of the dervish in general...

I claim absolutely no credit for the builds I use... simply happy with giving anyone something to work with...

I'm currently using several of these skills, but not quite in the manner that you suggested. I'll adjust my build and my tactics a bit. I have been keeping Mysticism high, but I didn't pay too much attention to the break points. Thanks for the heads up. you can make any alterations to skills and how you use the build..

be aware though that the function of the build is not related to melee attacks at all.. both pious assault and twin move are merely utilized to there fullest because they remove the enchants you want to set off...

the enchants that i use in the builds have primary and secondary effects.. except mystic regeneration which speaks for itself in its usefullness with a high enchant build...

ultimately the function of the build comes from setting up ur enchants to apply the primary effects directly to yourself or for AoE at everything around you... the attacks and the sig are meant to prematurely end those enchants forcing their secondary effects to go off.. such as burning grom HoHF, bleeding from thorns, weaken from staggering force, etc... and that use of it is what keeps you alive and doing constant damage...

mysticism heals and regens ur energy everytime an enchant ends... Vital boon give you a max health boost and then when it ends gives a nice heal in conjunction and timeing with twin moon or sig of pious light you are healing yourself through a lot of dmg...

I do see way to many dervs out there just trying to get off as much damage as they can and the skills they use don't even mix together well (that feeling you get when u just feel your build is missing something)

with both builds i listed above... you get 4 effects from every enchant you use... primary secondary health and energy... it works fluidly and is hard to break... doesnt have energy management issues and isnt dependant on conditional environment...

its definately your choice how you play... just keep that in mind

good luck

and one more question...are the totem axe and shell shield absolutely necessary and if so where can i get them and how much do they go for? they shell is need if you want to go for passive weapon dmg and not have to put points into tact or motivation to meet reqs for other shields...

the shell is easy to get.. it is outside the Sunspear Hall to the South...

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Hassin%27s_Shell

easily farmable with the build using the Syth Version (since you dont have the shield yet)... think ill go farm some for that mater as this build seems to be getting some popularity those shields may be worth a few gold...

Totem Axe is not needed... reason i use a totem axe is because i had some in storage and its easy to obtain at 4k-6k a pop... pretty much though if your not worrying about your weapon dmg u can use any 20% enchant 1hd melee weapon with +5 energy always.. (energy not needed but very helpfull) if your going fo dmg with weapon u want Q8 or Q9 weapon and go with 15% while enchanted or 15^50 if you dont need the energy...

if your using the build as i posted though... your really not doing much attacking because your typically always casting

I use the Totem for its mods not its dmg... put my points into tactics/motivation depending on the shield to get +16AL and the mods on a real shield...

Im now hunting for one of the Paragon Sheilds and thinking of going for +45hp while enchanted -2 dmg while enchanted vs the +30hp/-5dmg 20% standard max shield

PS when they going to add a spell checker... lol my typing gets horible

I have tried many of the dervish builds in this forum but their build cannot give very high damage. After some invesgation i found that the problem is dued to the using of sycthe :
i) the damage of sycthe is low,
ii) the speed of sycthe is low,
iii) many enemies have high physical defense,
iv) enemies can block your physical attack,
v) too little enemies got hit by sycthe Dude wth are you talking about?

Let me spell this out to you. First of all its spelt "scythe" not "sycthe". The scythe has the HIGHEST maximum dmg of a melee weapon in the game! So don't give me "the dmg of a scythe is crap" bs. True, the speed of the scythe is slow, like the hammer, but this is only to keep the game balanced. And you can use IAS skills like Heart Of Fury which is awsome. Many enemies have high physical defence and they can block your attacks...poor argument - I guess melee characters arnt for you. And lastly - too little enemies get hit by scythe attacks?!? Dude the scythe is the ONLY weapon (not including skills) that can hit multiple targets!

To the OP: It looks like a fun idea. Mystic sandstorm/Mystic twister spikes have been seen in PVP occasionalluy - I personally love them for the originality. RA is not a good test for PvP. TA is better but mainly depends on who you`re fighting. The best way to counter your damage is simply spread. and let 1 single meleer attack you while the others do ranged stuff. Good teams are those who adapt.

I promise I'll test this build in TA/HA then I;ll be back
/pats OP on the back thanks for the imput, has already been tested in HA/TA/GvG/AB/RA/ZE and works excelent as a 4 man derv with support for HA or a 4 man Derv cap team in AB, 4 man for RA/TA/ZE(btw 7 consecutive flawless including 4vs6 Zaishen Rangers, finally got wiped by 8 Z Eles)

Also.. I have modified the build since then and abandoned the Scythe line completely. Blows the current build out of the water

I have been afraid to post the build because well its good and I want to get more play out of it before everyone knows it and overuses it... Soon though Soon... PLUS im having a hard time naming it.. so far no one has made a build like it or post anything close to it anyware other than the primary skills of Sandstorm and Regen... soon to be experiementing with this build using a Ranger in the team with 15-16BM running Symbiosis... 1500+ hp dervish(es) running around

Hey guys~!! Plz dun so nervous about my article(and focus on my spelling mistake)~!!

I'm not surprised to see some of u object to this build, coz i have argued with many players on this issue before.(i asked them to throw away their green end-game sycthe XDDD) how ur gonna have enough energy to cast those spells?

25 is only enough for like 2-3 enhancments

how ur gonna have enough energy to cast those spells?

25 is only enough for like 2-3 enhancments
depending on your choice of runes and weapons this build functions fully at 30-37 energy(2-3 attunement runes +5e weapon, remember you dont care about weapon dmg in this build)

even at 25 energy you are fine if you prep and aren't the type that loves to prematurely spike

Mysticism at 15 returns 5e and 15hp everytime an enchant ends and the dervish has 4 pips of energy regen

depending how many enchants you have on when you release sandstorm you get 5-30 energy back... your signet is a 0e cost which releases an enchantment which returns energy because of mysticism and instantly recharges your signet for another go