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Lord Garofoli · Jul 13, 2007, 01:27 PM // 13:27

Hello,
Before I buy Nightfall, I am trying to plan out my dervish solo build. I have chosen several skills out and I'd like to run them by you.

WEAPON: Dwayna's Grace

ATTRIBUTES:
Scythe Mastery: 9 + 1
Mysticism: 9 + 1
Earth Prayers: 12 + 1 + 3

ARMOR:
Istani Armor with Windwalker insignia

SKILLS:
Mystic Regeneration
Armor of Sanctity
Veil of Thorns
Vital Boon
Mystic Sweep
Mystic Vigor
Avatar of Balthazar
Faithful Intervention
Heart of Fury
Conviction

What I need help with is determining which two skills to take out and possibly more for a second profession; and also see how I need to adapt this to be used to solo in FoW and UW. I was thinking rending aura for UW Smites.

USAGE:
Before entering combat activate Faithful Intervention. Immediately before entering cast all of the remaining enchantments and stances. Once in combat keep enchantments refreshed and use Mystic Sweep as main damage dealing skill. This Build receives 25 healths per hit as well as +20 health regeneration (Only can use 10 at a time), which can counter any set of conditions and keep the +10 regeneration. Comments and Criticism appreciated. Thanks.

candyman_sb · Jul 13, 2007, 04:30 PM // 16:30

there is a armor cap of 25, so balthazar + conviction=only 40 armor. Mysticism should be 9 or 12 because u get 1 energy for every 3 ranks so just hit a breakpoint(0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15).

Now I don't know for sure but is it possible to solo those areas with that build? Maybe a 130 hp build would be better.

Bassu · Jul 14, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37

Lack of firepower. For God's sake, dervishes aren't for tanking, standing and soaping damage only. And this build is known and used for running mainly.
Don't plan, improvise!

Lord Garofoli · Jul 14, 2007, 12:01 PM // 12:01

Okay, Well What do you mean there is an armor cap of 25? That doesn't make any sense. Also for firepower, I don't mind if it takes three weeks to kill enemies; Long as I live. By the way this is a solo build; therefore I need to tank. So What spells should I not keep?

The Defiled Knight · Jul 14, 2007, 12:32 PM // 12:32

Dervishes tank absoloutley fine, a tank is there to take all the agro to prevent monsters from attacking the backline characters such as elementalist and monks they are NOT there to do damage this build however does whata true tank is meant to do and take as much damage as it possibly can.

So you can still follow the guidelines for tanks aswell as doing a bit of damage use victorius sweep instead of conviction so you gain health aswell as do a bit of damage.

The armor cap btw is an update a-net put in place to stop people from overusing +armor skills to lower the ammounts of people making almost invincible builds ( this is just my thought's on it ) and basically when you use +armor skills you cannot have over +25 armor so... for example in your build you are using conviction which is +20 armor ( i think ) and Avatar of Balthazar +40 armor ( i think ) and when used together you would normally have +60 armor but with the update in place you only have +25 armor. This basically makes conviction completely useless because Avatar of Balthazar is giving yout he +25 by it's self.

Well I've hoped I helped you it's a fairly basic build but it is still effective. Keep up the good work.

Nikki Moonlight · Jul 14, 2007, 01:30 PM // 13:30

actually, single skills can still go above 25 armor, so avatar of Balthazar would give +40 armor, but conviction wouldn't do anything.

Bassu · Jul 14, 2007, 05:09 PM // 17:09

Saying that dervishes are made for tanking is pure stupidity. Wait... hmm... does the scythe have 9-41 damage? Oh yeah, ANet would definitely give tanking class such weapon. And 70 basic armor, right ><

Good dervish should have ~4 skills for survival, 3 for attacks and 1 for rez. If you go solo u can increase amount of self-defense skills to 5-6 and go with 2-3 scythe attacks.

Making dervish a tank is just a waste of class' potential.

The Defiled Knight · Jul 15, 2007, 12:14 AM // 00:14

Oh k thanks nikki I wasn't too sure about that myself haha, and heres another point on tanking... You say that why would A-net give dervish's such a powerful weapon when there meant to be tanks? but.... why would A-net give such powerfull defensive skills if it's meant to be an offensive class???

You can't say this guy is silly or anything for making a dervish tank alot of people believe dervish tanks are better for things further into the game but seriously this just comes down to preferance some people might prefer tanking with dervishes and you can't say there wasting such a good profession because they're doing what they want to with it.

I say if tanking with a dervish works for you do it and if you prefer using a dervish as a spiker or just general melee damage dealer do it theres no right and wrong.

Lord Garofoli · Jul 15, 2007, 01:01 PM // 13:01

Okay, lol. I am trying to make a solo Dervish, Not for Team use. This is to solo hopefully the UW and FoW. What do you think of this as a SOLO build? Thanks.

Anarion Silverhand · Jul 15, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13

You lack damage.

Could you specify a little more what excactly you plan on soloing in UW and/or FoW?

AscalonWarrior · Jul 15, 2007, 03:03 PM // 15:03

EDIT: nvm.. Didn't read the whole post

Lord Garofoli · Jul 15, 2007, 08:13 PM // 20:13

I don't NEED to solo UW or FoW, basically I mean to be able to solo some missions, quests, and to farm. I know I lack damage but Won't it just take a while? I'd rather be alive (Slowly but surely) Vs. Risking it. What skills should I use above, maybe with one more sycthe attack? (Ermites maybe?)

street peddler · Jul 16, 2007, 04:51 AM // 04:51

eremites isnt that good...used mainly just to get off as many attacks as possible ( 3/4 activation time)

Lord Garofoli · Jul 18, 2007, 06:14 PM // 18:14

Okay Sorry. I will mainly use this build for Green farming. If I use victorious sweep; how does this build sound? Thanks.

EDIT: Is there point in using Armor of Sanctity and Veil of Thorns? I was thinking, Is -21 damage even that great?

Lord Garofoli · Jul 18, 2007, 06:24 PM // 18:24

Double Post. :P

Lord Garofoli · Jul 20, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13

Alright, What if I got rid of Faithful Intervention and as my elite I use Vow Of Strength? How would that be with a vampiric scythe? Anyways I really don't care how long it takes to kill the enemies, just as long as they die before me.

If I use vow of strength maybe I can take out Mystic sweep as well and place something else there. Thoughts?

zling · Jul 21, 2007, 12:07 PM // 12:07

I'd say that the best solo dervish would be Dervish/Ele with:
Mystic Regeneration
Stoneflesh Aura
Armor of Sanctity
1 armor boost skill, you have a lot to choose from
1-2 enchantments that cause conditions when starting and/or ending
2-3 scythe attacks, mystic sweep and victorious sweep being 2 of the better options
elite, there are a lot of options, either a form, reaper's sweep, or whatever else you like...