[Build] D/Me Pious Healer

Profession: Dervish/Mesmer

Name: Pious Healer

Type: PvE

Category: Support Healing

Weapons: Any, Totem Axe and an Inspiration Magic +12 energy offhand are reccommended.

Armor: I use Sentury's Insignia for the armor bonus, however any could be used.

Attributes:

9+1+3 Earth Prayers
12+2 Mysticism
9 Inspiration magic

Skills Set:
1. Imbue Health [Mysticism]
2. Signet of Pious Light [Earth Prayers]
3. Energy Tap [Inspiration Magic] (Optional)
4. Mantra of Inscriptions [Inspiration Magic]
5. Pious Renewal {E} [Mysticism]
6. Vital Boon [Earth Prayers]
7. Faithful Intervention [Mysticism]
8. Generic Ressurect

Summary:

Purpose: This build uses the cheap, spammable nature of Signet of Pious Light and Pious Renewal to relieve pressure from your monks in terms of healing, and also generate a very durable, energy-efficient healer. I wanted to take the Dervish in an entirely different direction, making use of skills that can be captured or trained before Vabbi, the Realm of Torment, Ember Light Camp, etc.

Healing: To begin with, you should try to always maintain Faithful Intervention as a last-resort cover enchantment before your Signet goes into a cooldown, and Mantra of Inscriptions is maintained constantly in this unlikely event. Essentially, all you must do is continually cast Pious Renewal and Signet of Pious Light. Because Signet of Pious Light removes an enchantment, you should always use Pious Renewal with it. Imbue Health is used as a very large recovery heal. You should attempt to use Vital Boon in Conjunction with Imbue Health, in order to increase your maximum health and heal for that extra mile. Due to the fact that Pious Renewal covers it's own energy cost, you will find that you do not need high energy to maintain this build and use it effectively. So long as you remember to always cover Signet of Pious Light with a Pious Renewal, you will maintain maximum or near-maximum energy.

The Optional Slot: I place Energy Tap in this slot for the occasional Mesmer that wants to try an energy denial skill of some sort. This can be replaced with Heart of the Holy Flame, Conviction (Be mindful of Mantra of Inscriptions), Watchful Intervention, or whatever else you may find to your liking. One point can be dropped from Earth Prayers and Inspiration, then placed into Wind Prayers for Vow of Piety. Additionally, Vital Boon can be removed for Armor of Sanctity and Aura of Thorns/Veil of Thorns if you want some added survivability.


Notes & Concerns:

The skill Rust hurts this build greatly as it ends up making your signet nearly useless. Energy is not nearly an issue, the Totem Axe is reccomended because of the 20% extended enchantments mod. Should you have a Bonding monk with your group, ensure that you have Faithful Intervention covering your bond, so you have an extra safeguard to accidently removing it. If you are having trouble getting Mantra of Inscriptions, simply capture it from Sanctum Cay.

Credit: Myself, my guild, and all those groups I tested this with.

If you want to contact me ingame with anything, my Dervish is Vaelin Rokla, and I don't bite...Much.