Curse

Mist Walker Skarloc · May 13, 2007, 08:57 AM // 08:57

Another cold damage scythe build, this one's more for shutdown than damage, but similar idea. Hope you enjoy it:

Any cold damage scythe, 15^enchanted or Vs Hexed foes is nice, 20% Enchantments is cool too. Yet again, the Icy Soulbreaker of Enchanting is perfect. If you don't have a cold damage scythe, you can use an enchantment such as Grenth's Fingers to make your weapon icy.

Armour with Insignia of your preference.

Scythe Mastery - 9+3+1
Mysticism - 9+1
Wind Prayers - 8+1
Curses - 10

Faithful Intervention
Spinal Shivers/Shivers of Dread
Parasitic Bond
Zealous Vow {E}
Heart of Fury
Whirling Charge
Lyssa's Assault
Resurrection Signet

Throw on Faithful Intervention as soon as the map loads. When you see a target you really don't want to cast (monks come to mind), cast Spinal Shivers or Shivers of Dread (they're identical) and then Parasitic Bond as a cheap and renewable cover hex.

Whenever you hit your Shivered target and (s)he's activating skill, that skill will be interrupted and you lose 7 energy. But don't worry, with Zealous Vow active, you'll have 0 energy regeneration, but gain 4 energy every time you hit. Unless every attack you make lands on a skill, your energy will go up. Use Lyssa's Assault whenever possible, it may only do +18 damage, but you gain 1 energy if it hits, so it's worth using.

Heart of Fury and Whirling Charge can be used one after the other to increase your energy gain and chance of interupting.

Obviously, Resurrection Signet is used for ressing your team.

My IGN is Mist Walker Skarloc, feel free to whisper me.
Please leave constructive comments or comments on how much you enjoy this build, but nothing like 'zomfgzorz, yous teh fcuikng phailurez' Thanks

Marverick · May 14, 2007, 12:39 AM // 00:39

I believe Zealous Vow's breakpoint for +4 is 10 Wind Prayers? Drop Mysticism by 1 and bump Wind up by 1.
Your attributes are way screwed up. Spinal Shiver energy breakpoints are 8 (7) and 11 (6); you have yours at 10. Drop Mysticism altogether, IMO. Go 11+2+1 Wind, 11 Curses, 10+2 Scythe.

I'd drop Parasitic Bond for Rending Sweep and Lyssa's Assault for Mystic Sweep/Chilling Victory, and Faithful Intervention for Harrier's Grasp.

boarderx · May 14, 2007, 12:26 PM // 12:26

this is a similar build i set up nice for those instances where you need to shut down a target. I dont remember the build off the top of my head (im at work)

a good varient is to add [skill]Grenth's Grasp[/skill] and also cripple as well as interupt

Mist Walker Skarloc · May 14, 2007, 07:21 PM // 19:21

boarderx, cool idea, but would lose allota energy without zealous vow

Maverick, my attributes should be set at the break off points, unless I read incorrectly from guildwiki.