Curse

Rikimaru · Jul 28, 2006, 04:10 PM // 16:10

Weapon: Scythe, +15% while in a stance.
Armor: +10AL while in a stance.

Attributes:
Scythe Mastery 12
Beastmastery 12 (+1+2)
Expertise 10 (+3)
Wilderness Survival 7 (+1)

Skills:
Penitent Strike
Reap Impurities
Bestial Fury/Tiger's Fury
Heal as One (E)
Scavenger Strike
Apply Poison
Comfort Animal
Charm Animal

This is currently untested (since I haven't unlocked the Dervish skills yet) but it should work.
All scythe attacks are automatic AoEs, so Apply Poison will poison everyone near you every time you attack. Because everyone around you will be poisoned, Reap Impurities will heal a great amount of health. Apply Poison also makes it very easy to get the extra damage from Scavenger Strike.
Since you don't use any enchantments, you won't often suffer the downside of the high damage from Penitent Strike.
Use your scythe along with Apply Poison and Bestial Fury to deal great damage to everyone around you, and your pet to deal great damage to a single target.

Jaek · Jul 28, 2006, 05:05 PM // 17:05

On the Scythe, it's not a full AOE affecting everyone around you.

I haven't confirmed it for myself due to being too busy killing (and avoiding being killed), but according to the wiki it's up to 3 targets total in an area adjacent to a point halfway between you and your target.

That does seem about right, I just haven't focused on trying to test it exactly.

Think Hundred Blades and you have the right idea.

Apok Omen · Jul 29, 2006, 07:13 AM // 07:13

I tested a build just like this. Unfortunatly, it isn't all what its cracked up to be. Sorry, but Thumpers are the best cuz they KD their targets.