Best PvE Secondary for Dervish

Any particular reason why you chose Warrior as your secondary, or did you change your secondary to Warrior after your Ascention?

no, there's no reason.
I'm capping elites with her and my last one was a Warrior one
Once I got my title I'm gonna take /Mo for a hardrez I guess

/Mo for prot spirit and a hard rez

either /Mo for rez and PS or /W for Wild Blow and/or Distracting Blow.

~Polynikes

Mo secondary is the best, but that does NOT mean you should not play with other options.

For instance, you can take /W and use WatchYourself + Protector Strike (doesnt matter u have no strenght) + Mystic Sweep + Eremites + Zealous Vow [E]. It's fun in some PvE areas for some frantic action (seriously, you're pressing the buttons as fast as you can!)


If you just want simply the best, then try out my Juggernaut build (it's posted somewhere in the forum but im too lazy to find the link):

D/Mo Juggernaut
8 prot prayers
15 mysticism
the rest in scythe

(scythe with 20% enchant mod)

Reversal of Fortune
Protective Spirit
Crippling Sweep
Chilling Victory
Heart of Fury
Avatar of Dwayna [E]
Mending Touch
Rez


I suggest you try it out just for the feeling of it. There r a few game missions where i personally wont use it (those artifically anti-enchant game areas), but other than that it's fun and cool. Keep prot spirit on urself and spam RoF like mad when ur attacked. RoF is FREE on 15 mysticism. Yes that's right, 165hp heal every 2 sec, and since RoF is 1/4 cast time you can keep attacking as well. Dont worry you're not a "tank", your damage is big in PvE, bigger than the dmg warrior one, and your tanking is better as well.

But my suggestion would be to find the build which suits your playstyle. Besides, playing one build will get boring. I also like D/A Lyssa w daggers in RA, but i dont think that would work in PvE since scythe AoE is much stronger there.

My Survivor Dervish is at 950K experience and I have found that I almost never use any secondary skills, because the Dervish has such a versatile line. The one secondary skill I do use sometimes is Wild Blow which is useful when fighting Kournan rangers. Here is the build I use most often:

Mystic Regeneration
Vital Boon
Heart of Holy Flame
Mystic Sweep
Reapers Sweep (e)
Signet of Pious Light
Faithful Intervention
Capture Signet

Just substitue another Scythe attack or Wild Blow for Reapers Sweep since you won't have elites yet. Wild Blow is good because in addition to removing a stance, it guarantees a critical which is high damage with a Scythe.

Mystic Regen and some of the others may not be available until later in the game but you can unlock them with Balthazar faction and then buy them in Kamadan. I highly recommend doing this for Mystic Regen, if not others.

A few other key tips for survivior:
- Always use Shift + Ctrl to send heros and henchies in first so they take initial aggro spike.
- Never play with PUGs.
- Consider moving to Tyria to ascend for the 50K experience. The best time to do this is right after the Consulate Docks Mission. If you complete the next primary quest - Hunted - you will ascend and will not get the 50K experience for ascending in Tyria.

I've gotten to 950K this way playing through the game normally, using scrolls and capping skills as I go. I've just finished Crossing The Desolation and after capping a few more skills am going to switch to Cantha and do the same there.

Good luck with your survivor.

/W for Flail or Wild Blow depending on my build.

Anarion Silverhand, yes that is what I use /W for also.