My derv builds

I have spent the day making derv builds. I can certainly say they are vastly stronger then before! Here is what i came up with.

1. Planes Solo ( requiers heroes for chamber)

deathly paradox
shadow form
sig of mystic haste
shroud of distress
mystic sandstorm
sand shards
zealous sweep
eternal aura

solos planes easy. cast signet before SF to counter rupts. Working on a better damage verson atm. atts on max shadow, then split on mystic, scythe and earth.

2. Holy damage AOE

Avater of balth/vow of strength
Aura of holy might
pios assault
reap impurities
sand shards
staggering force
save yourselves
eremites zeal

Keep AOHM under all you enchants, constantly cast and tear down staggering force for AEO holy and AOE from pious, folowed by reap impurites for yet more AOE holy damage. If you hit 3 foes with this combo, along with sand shards, it causes MASSIVE damage, especially with VOS also. It shreds balls of 3 or more foes in seconds.

stats spread over mystic, scythe and earth

Just tears through mobs, lacks a little survivabilty though.

my latest version of the planes uses a cheap flash enchant to constantly teardown of pious, followed by reap impurities, it seams to do about the same damage as mystic sandstorm+sand shards. and less prone to being interupted.

Could you make a some sort of "How-to" for running to planes.
It is quite difficult on a derv tbh, idk why

Use heroes and sacrifice 'em to get there.

Solo of the planes is actually very easy. I think that i may even be able to do it without heroes, if your lucky with running past ataxes.

For the chamber (with heroes), take an SoS with shelter, a healer, and a mesmer with ineptude, clumsiness etc. just let the spirits and yourself tank the ataxes, and the mesmer will kill the ataxes very quickly. Run to planes is simple, just watch for blacknesses.

Once in planes, group as many waling lords and dreamriders as you can, ball them up, and spam sand shards and mystic sandstorm on recharge. they may scatter, but you can easily killl them.

IMPORTANT: when casting SF and shroud of distress, mindblades will rupt them. You must use signet of mystic wrath before them, so the insta cast. however, refreshing signet of mystic wrath to not refresh the uses of it, so bare this in mind when enchanting yourself.