Best Dervish form for PvE? - Guild Wars Forums

The one Casey Squid · Nov 05, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19

Just got to the point where I can cap em and I was wondering whats the best one for general PvE usuage...

Knightsaber Sith · Nov 05, 2006, 05:20 AM // 05:20

Well I found Balthazar to be very usefull for tanking in gates of madness.

Ulivious The Reaper · Nov 05, 2006, 05:21 AM // 05:21

i beleive in nightfall it's between melandru and balthazaar, i'd lean towards balthazaar because i'm a total warrior freak and if i can make my dervish as cool as my warrior then i sure as hell will!!

as for melandru, with all the conditions i see getting spammed around i tend to bring I Will Survive (i think thats the skill) on my warrior, as a dervish with melandrus avatar you won't need condition removal, so yeh, your choice

heres another link with information about the forms to compliment knightsabers link http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Avatar

Knightsaber Sith · Nov 05, 2006, 05:27 AM // 05:27

and guildwiki of course has the locations
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Elite_s...list#Nightfall

strcpy · Nov 05, 2006, 07:07 AM // 07:07

Avatar of Lyssa also looks to be pretty good from its description. +10 energy and +41 damage at mysticism 12 to foes activating skills. In my experience many of the PvE enemy is constantly activating skills. This would be especially potent when you get some support character grouped, with heart of fury (attack 33% faster), and using a +damage scythe skill.

Though I have no experience with it - once you do the cemetery mission the Acolyte of Lyssa no longer spawns in Sunward Reaches. No one has found a second spawn point as far as I know and Anet hasn't put in a fix. I didn't start capping skills until right after finishing the cemetery.

Personally I prefer Balthazar's form (+40 armor is nice) over Melandru's. Mainly because Melandru's form cost 25 energy so if you have any DP at all you can not use your elite. Though I generally prefer Melandru's stats. If you are activating lots of skills or are in a hex heavy area Avatar of Dwayna looks nice also. I don't see a large use for Grenth in PvE, but I haven't made it to the desolation areas (I think they are called - after I complete my current mission I go there).

Nov 05, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19	#1
The one Casey Squid Wilds Pathfinder --> Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Northeast Guild: Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT] Profession: W/E	Best Dervish form for PvE? Just got to the point where I can cap em and I was wondering whats the best one for general PvE usuage...

Nov 05, 2006, 05:21 AM // 05:21	#3
Ulivious The Reaper Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: The Shadowed Assassins Profession: W/Mo	i beleive in nightfall it's between melandru and balthazaar, i'd lean towards balthazaar because i'm a total warrior freak and if i can make my dervish as cool as my warrior then i sure as hell will!! as for melandru, with all the conditions i see getting spammed around i tend to bring I Will Survive (i think thats the skill) on my warrior, as a dervish with melandrus avatar you won't need condition removal, so yeh, your choice heres another link with information about the forms to compliment knightsabers link http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Avatar Last edited by Ulivious The Reaper; Nov 05, 2006 at 05:31 AM // 05:31..

Nov 05, 2006, 05:20 AM // 05:20	#2
Knightsaber Sith Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Few Fallen Heroes [FFH] Profession: W/E	Well I found Balthazar to be very usefull for tanking in gates of madness.

Nov 05, 2006, 05:27 AM // 05:27	#4
Knightsaber Sith Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Few Fallen Heroes [FFH] Profession: W/E	and guildwiki of course has the locations http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Elite_s...list#Nightfall

Nov 05, 2006, 07:07 AM // 07:07	#5
strcpy Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: One of Many [ONE]	Avatar of Lyssa also looks to be pretty good from its description. +10 energy and +41 damage at mysticism 12 to foes activating skills. In my experience many of the PvE enemy is constantly activating skills. This would be especially potent when you get some support character grouped, with heart of fury (attack 33% faster), and using a +damage scythe skill. Though I have no experience with it - once you do the cemetery mission the Acolyte of Lyssa no longer spawns in Sunward Reaches. No one has found a second spawn point as far as I know and Anet hasn't put in a fix. I didn't start capping skills until right after finishing the cemetery. Personally I prefer Balthazar's form (+40 armor is nice) over Melandru's. Mainly because Melandru's form cost 25 energy so if you have any DP at all you can not use your elite. Though I generally prefer Melandru's stats. If you are activating lots of skills or are in a hex heavy area Avatar of Dwayna looks nice also. I don't see a large use for Grenth in PvE, but I haven't made it to the desolation areas (I think they are called - after I complete my current mission I go there).