Curse

Anime Divine · Oct 14, 2008, 10:11 AM // 10:11

so i discovered the build warrior dervish from wiki.

Warrior's Endurance
aura of holy might
asuran scan (optional)
i am strongest.
eremites attack
mystic sweep
optional
optional

i had much fun with it dealing 100+damage with scythe attacks
however i have now considerable low armor without shield as i have noticed i died more than 7 times in a vanquish from the same mob. ussually no more than 2 cos im pro

nah j/k but when i try to agro its instant kill. in a mob with rangers and (mesmer necros ench removal)

anyway how i can get more armor without relying on ench.

its really fun

Frozen Bacon · Oct 14, 2008, 11:17 AM // 11:17

Bring a hero monk and micro him/her to cast prots on you before you rush in.

Or

Bring a warrior hero and mirco him to rush in first so that he takes the initial beating.

Or

If you have an mm on your team, flag him/her close enough so their minions to rush in first.

zelgadissan · Oct 14, 2008, 01:03 PM // 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anime Divine

Warrior's Endurance
reaper sweep

I call hax!

Anyway. If you want more armor without enchants, the only way would be either adding a defense mod to your scythe (either +5 universal or +7 vs. either physical or elemental) or insignias. However, there's really no reason I can think of you wouldn't want enchantments even if they're being stripped, especially since you're using one in AoHM. One of the keys to your whole build should definitely have cover enchants. Micro Prot Spirit or something similar on a hero before going in.

wind fire and ice · Oct 14, 2008, 02:25 PM // 14:25

Prot Spirit.
Spirit Bond.
Bring a defense set for aggroing then change to scythe when every thing is set and you can use your monks to keep you alive when you switch.

Since you have no stance in that build right now,you could also try Conviction with afew attr. pts dumped into earth prayers that would give you 24+ armor.

Bobby2 · Oct 14, 2008, 11:37 PM // 23:37

Needs Flail. Let the backliners concern themselves with your health while you pwn stuff.

Luminarus · Oct 14, 2008, 11:52 PM // 23:52

Another option is aggro, and pull back. Strafe the rangers, then once the initial spike is over run in and own their butts.

Anime Divine · Oct 15, 2008, 06:02 AM // 06:02

aha thnx for the replys

those summit rangers still own me sometimes with cons its a different story :P
think is fun to play for a while but still im better as a frenzy axe warrior than a dervish i can do almost same 100+ constant damage with asuran scan and i am strongest togheter with strenght of honor.

illidan009 · Oct 16, 2008, 12:13 AM // 00:13

GG dude how can you have 2 elites? Reaper's Sweep is scythe elite, and obviously Warrior's endurance...
Your build has no defense which is why you're getting killed in HM...and you definitely need Flail for IAS. For defense I recommend....lol nm everything sux.

Anime Divine · Oct 16, 2008, 08:02 AM // 08:02

ehehe oops i changed it it supposed to be eremites attack.

Luminarus · Oct 16, 2008, 08:54 AM // 08:54

U need a form of deepwound somewhere in there (imo). If u trust healers to remove conds, wearying is fine. If not, and they have weaken armor then body blow is also good.

Cathode_Reborn · Oct 16, 2008, 10:03 AM // 10:03

Swap to a shield whenever you can. Anytime you're not attacking equip it. If you know you're about to die, pull back a little, whip it out, then go back in when it's safe.

It's hard to tell what's really causing the deaths - not having a shield shouldn't be doing that much harm. Make sure you don't have any major runes either....W/D builds gain absolutely no benefit from them.

Aubrey · Oct 17, 2008, 04:15 PM // 16:15

If you can spare a few points, get a low-level sword and put just enough swordsmanship pts in to meet the minimums or use a CC sword or something and throw a good shield on one of your wepons slots, that way you can always switch to it quickly and still be able to do SOME dmg until you are regenned enough to scythe them. Boy, that was a long sentence. My English teacher would have my head on a stake!

Tyla · Oct 17, 2008, 04:18 PM // 16:18

Either I read that wrong or you're suggesting to switch to a low specced sword for when you're at low energy. why?

Arkantos · Oct 17, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aubrey

If you can spare a few points, get a low-level sword and put just enough swordsmanship pts in to meet the minimums or use a CC sword or something and throw a good shield on one of your wepons slots, that way you can always switch to it quickly and still be able to do SOME dmg until you are regenned enough to scythe them. Boy, that was a long sentence. My English teacher would have my head on a stake!

...what?

1) With warriors endurance you're not going to get low on energy, unless you're horrible.
2) Even at low energy, a scythe auto attacking at 12 scythe mastery is going to do far more damage than a sword auto attacking at 9 swordsmanship.

Switching to a sword would be absolutely dumb, unless you enjoy doing less damage and wasting attribute points.

OP - If you're dying that much, you're either over aggroing or playing with a bad backline. Get your monks to pre prot you before you aggro. If you're facing heavy enchantment removal, just make sure your backline is really focusing on you for the initial damage. Your build is fine, you just need better backline.

Luminarus · Oct 18, 2008, 06:08 AM // 06:08

I think he meant swap to a sword and shield until ur hp regens enough to attack with a scythe.

Dont devote attribute points to that. Run in with a shield and spear/sword/axe up, then swap to scythe. In those cases if 30hp is gonna save u, ur doing something wrong.