Curse

AngeliqueSynner · Oct 19, 2008, 01:35 PM // 13:35

My signet of midnight didn't work as well as planned. x__x
In fact, it downright epicly failed. xD

So, does anyone know of an elite and/or any other helpful skills to help this skillbar:
Victorious Sweep, Mystic Sweep, Zealous Sweep, Heart of Fury, Vital Boon, Mystic Regeneration, Faithful Intervention, and Conviction.

Attribute split is unimportant as I'm only level 15.
Scythe 9+1+2
Mysticism 8
Earth Prayers 8+1

The gear I'm rocking:
Windwalker/Major Scythe
Windwalker/Minor Vigor
Windwalker/Minor Earth Prayers
Windwalker/Vitae
Windealker/Clarity
Scythe has +15% while enchanted and 19% enchanting.

I have elemethal snathes, so if needed I can use one. :3
I haven't left Istan yet, so I'm stuck secondary Mesmer for now.
I'd rather not deal with self-stripping via pious skills, my timing is horrible. >__o¿
I'd prefer dropping Conviction and Mystic Sweep before anything else.
Also, PvE skills are alright. I have Eternal Aura, but no real need to use it as of yet. I was looking at Aura of Holy Might, Would that be worth a spot on my bar with a Kurzick Rank of only 3?
My play style is more defensive/speed than damage output.

Tyla · Oct 19, 2008, 01:46 PM // 13:46

If you want a more defensive way of play, you're best off running something else.

To start, make the scythe 15^50 and +30HP. Buy a staff and mod it with +20% enchants.

Lose the amount of self-heal. At maximum, bring Faithful Intervention.

+Health runes are stronger than +AL; but if you don't have enough money you're best off with +AL / enchanted.

Aura of Holy Might is worth it even from rank 1.

Oh, and Wounding Strike / Avatar of Lyssa are both pretty hawt.

The Meth · Oct 19, 2008, 03:21 PM // 15:21

I would drop all of your defensive skills except conviction. Take either Wounding Strike or Avatar of Lyssa as your elite as tyla said. If you take Lyssa, get Eternal Aura to charge it. Have Aura of Holy Might at all times, its pretty much the supreme dervish pve damage cheat. Once you get off of istan change your secondary to warrior and take Save Yourself. As a dervish you'll be getting so much extra adrenaline that you can keep it up quite often even without +adrenaline skills. Also you are 1 rank away from 5 second save yourself time, though even with 4 seconds it should be more then enough. Have a Ritualist hero put splinter weapon on you then and things tend to fall over just at the sight of you while their attacks are mere scratches.

+Armor really isn't worse then +health in PvE, the vast majority of damage is armor affected. Noone ever died in pve from the +30 damage on an axe skill, they died because the enemy was lvl 30 and does 300 damage with its auto attack. +Armor just keeps saving and saving you health through the whole battle, where +health only helps in saving you from an armor ignoring spike.

Molock · Oct 19, 2008, 03:35 PM // 15:35

If you want blinding go for Ebon Dust Aura. I would not recommend it however, Wounding strike is a superior elite. Mystic Regeneration isn't worth its energy cost, I would drop it.