Curse

Grim Lich · Jan 05, 2010, 06:19 AM // 06:19

I've farmed the Smites in UW for awhile, but now with the changes to UW, my old build doesn't work anymore as the Smites just rip through me. So I need some help making a new build. Luckily, Earth and Wind prayers did get a bit of a buff a few updates ago, so that gives us more skills to play with.

So I got the needed skills:

Speed Boost: Pious Haste

Smites' Enchantment Removal: Rending Aura

Now we can go several ways:

Armor Boost:

Usually the Mesmer skills is used because you don't need to put many points into it, but I also suggest Conviction because it adds a 50% to block. It's also in Earth Prayers which we may end up putting skills into, so bonus.

With that we can take Mystic Regen for additional healing, which I find always useful.

So that's 4/8. That leaves us Four skills to fill. That also includes an Elite cause we haven't used one. (Note I do know I didn't include AoHM, that's cause I don't have factions. So my build will not have it, feel free to include it into yours.)

Elite wise we have several options:

We have Five form skills: Balth (Which removes the need of speed boost and armor increase) Dwayna (Which removes the need for healing (kinda)) Grenth (Which steals a good amount of health which can be used as back up healing) Lyssa (Bonus to Energy and Bonus to damage, and can be used with Radiant Scythe for a huge damage boost) and Melandru (Immunity to conditions, and health boost, pretty uselss here.)

However all of those also require Ethernal Aura to maintain them. So that would be two skills.

On the otherside we have the regular Elites: Wounding Strike (Bleeding and Deepwound) Reaper's Strike (+~34 Damage, Deepwound/enchantment Removal) Also, if you are going into Earth Prayers, Vow of Strength is an options if you have no conditions (+40% attack damage? Why yes I like that!)

Besides that we need a IAS and Heart of Fury is our only options (Though if you find a way to get an enchantless build, Pious Fury is also a costly option, though it's also a stance)

Then depending on your Elite choice, you migt want to bring an attack skills, and if you are not bringing Radiant Scythe, I recommend Victorious Sweep for the non conditional high damage boost and the nice health boost.

As for the last spot, it's up to you. Another attack skill, or if you are pushing Earth Prayers you could always throw in armor of sanctity.

So those are all of our options.

I would appreciate opinions as that would help me narrow down the list without spending 1k per try.

Page Down Warhammer · Jan 05, 2010, 06:31 AM // 06:31

Suprised slightly, but I didn't see Onslaught in your list of elites. Maintain able at 12 wind prayers with a +20% enchanting weapon which is an easy cheap IAS and IMS, put 12 in WP 12 in Myst and then 3+3 in earth to maitain conviction, or you can go 9,9,9,9 and use +3 wind prayers and have extra damage from scythe master.

Sorry if this isn't much help, don't do a lot on my derv and when I do its with Onslaught lol

Grim Lich · Jan 05, 2010, 06:45 AM // 06:45

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Originally Posted by Page Down Warhammer

Suprised slightly, but I didn't see Onslaught in your list of elites. Maintain able at 12 wind prayers with a +20% enchanting weapon which is an easy cheap IAS and IMS, put 12 in WP 12 in Myst and then 3+3 in earth to maitain conviction, or you can go 9,9,9,9 and use +3 wind prayers and have extra damage from scythe master.

Sorry if this isn't much help, don't do a lot on my derv and when I do its with Onslaught lol

To be honest, I am also a fan of Onslaught. It's actually a pretty good IAS+IMS and easy to maintain. However it's only 25% each, which I'm not sure if that's enough to outrun the Ataxes. If it is, I will gladly put it up there.

Just went through the Elite list again. It infuriates me that they all offer something good to the run. (which to be honest is good skill creation, but makes my job much harder)

Page Down Warhammer · Jan 05, 2010, 06:49 AM // 06:49

Bring pious haste to outrun attaxes and use Onslaught as just an IAS you were going to bring 1 skill for IMS and 1 skill for IAS anyway, and that still leaves room for like 3 attack skills.

Or just go /A and bring Dash (no attributes required

) and combined with onslaught you should outrun them easy.

MisterB · Jan 05, 2010, 07:05 AM // 07:05

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Originally Posted by Grim Lich

To be honest, I am also a fan of Onslaught. It's actually a pretty good IAS+IMS and easy to maintain. However it's only 25% each, which I'm not sure if that's enough to outrun the Ataxes. If it is, I will gladly put it up there.

I don't play my Dervish, but I have played(solo) in the UW. A +25% speed boost is sufficient to shake the Aatxe in normal mode. Many W/ builds use Sprint or Enraging Charge without issue.

SkekSister · Jan 05, 2010, 09:35 AM // 09:35

No one has yet mentioned Drunken Master. At max rank its a non elite 90 second 33% IAS/IMS. Yes you need booze to sustain it, but alcohol is so pathetically cheap its not really an issue. This skill almost never leaves my Derv's bar.

Olle · Jan 05, 2010, 02:22 PM // 14:22

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Originally Posted by SkekSister

No one has yet mentioned Drunken Master. At max rank its a non elite 90 second 33% IAS/IMS. Yes you need booze to sustain it, but alcohol is so pathetically cheap its not really an issue. This skill almost never leaves my Derv's bar.

Agree totally, booze is cheap, can be farmed in events...
its one skill that lasts very long,and got a great profit for Melee chars
and other

Grim Lich · Jan 05, 2010, 04:47 PM // 16:47

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Originally Posted by SkekSister

No one has yet mentioned Drunken Master. At max rank its a non elite 90 second 33% IAS/IMS. Yes you need booze to sustain it, but alcohol is so pathetically cheap its not really an issue. This skill almost never leaves my Derv's bar.

Very good point, however I'd like to avoid using PvE skills in this discussion, because I hate the idea that you need to go max a title to be able to use it. I don't have that time. Though it is still definitly and option, I'd like to see if we can do it with regular skills.

Either way, besides the IAS/IMS which can be filled with by any of the previous ones we stated, what about Elites? What are your opinions on that?

Page Down Warhammer · Jan 06, 2010, 02:32 AM // 02:32

What about something from another class to provide degen, poison/disease/burning

MisterB · Jan 06, 2010, 05:57 AM // 05:57

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Originally Posted by Page Down Warhammer

What about something from another class to provide degen, poison/disease/burning

Smite Crawlers have Smite Hex and Mend Condition. Come to think of it, they don't have flesh either. So bleeding, poison, and disease are useless.

Anarion Silverhand · Jan 06, 2010, 12:34 PM // 12:34

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Originally Posted by MisterB

Smite Crawlers have Smite Hex and Mend Condition. Come to think of it, they don't have flesh either. So bleeding, poison, and disease are useless.

Quite correct.

Burning IS an option, but you would need something like Sympathetic Visage/Ancestor's Visage to drain their energy so they won't use mend condition, but I don't think the applied burning would be worth it instead of raw damage.