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suggestions on scythe mods?

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Takonic
Takonic
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #1
so I made my dervish a while back, but never gotten serious about her...but she is fun again! ...but she needs a scythe.....any suggestions on some good scythe mods to look at ..?

she currently using

+5 nrg
Zealous
Fortitude scythe...

I hear 20/20 enchant20% are good too but..not sure...need some insight! thanks!
Kyrein
Kyrein
Krytan Explorer
• #2
20/20 guided by fate 20% ext enchants.
Stormlord Alex
Stormlord Alex
Grotto Attendant
• #3
Drop the +5e mod. The scythe is the hardest-hitting weapon in the game, to give up a huge damage boost for a negligible energy boost is stupid.
Cebe
Cebe
The 5th Celestial Boss
• #4
I started using a Droknar's Reaper a while back and never looked back. Zealous, 15^50 and Enchanting are great mods for a scythe for general use.

Of course, it's always beneficial to have other scythes you can switch to when you need to. I'd also invest in an Ebon Scythe, Vampiric, and possibly Icy.

A discussion on scythe mods can be found in the Dervish Guide stickied at the top of this forum by the way.
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~ Dan ~
Forge Runner
• #5
Quote: Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver
I started using a Droknar's Reaper a while back and never looked back. Zealous, 15^50 and Enchanting are great mods for a scythe for general use. QFT.

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ZenRgy
ZenRgy
Zookeeper
• #6
Sundercrits on scythes are hot.

I have a Zealous 15^50 +30, Elemental 15^50 +30, Vamp 15^50 +30 and Sundering 15^50 +30.
Darkside
Darkside
Krytan Explorer
• #7
I use Sundering 20/20, strength and honor (guided by fate is also good), and of enchanting (Fortitude is also good depending on your build)

If you're running AoM you could consider a zealous scythe mod to try and keep energy up.
Marverick
Marverick
Forge Runner
• #8
for PvE you want Zealous, 15^enchant or 15^50 (doesn't really matter), and +20% Enchanting

for PvP you want vampiric, zealous, sundering, and elemental mods, all with 15^50 and +30hp
Brian the Gladiator
Brian the Gladiator
Krytan Explorer
• #9
Sundering has better DPS then vamp with a scythe... Therefore, you should always use a sundering scythe for your damage swap.

Basically:
--> Sundering swap (for damage)
--> Zealous swap (for energy)
--> Elemental swap (for killing warriors)

--> 15/-1 Staff (for putting up expensive avatars)

Whether you choose hp+30 or enchantment mod is up to you and is pretty build specific TBH.
It is pretty obvious that all attacker classes should be using 15^50 mods 99.99% of the time so... yea

I hope this helps.
You can't see me
You can't see me
Forge Runner
• #10
Zealous, 15^enchant, 20% Enchants. Godly weapons.
Bowstring Badass
Bowstring Badass
Forge Runner
• #11
Quote: Originally Posted by Brian the Gladiator
Sundering has better DPS then vamp with a scythe... Therefore, you should always use a sundering scythe for your damage swap.

Basically:
--> Sundering swap (for damage)
--> Zealous swap (for energy)
--> Elemental swap (for killing warriors)

--> 15/-1 Staff (for putting up Tree with dp)
Fixed.

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Takonic
Takonic
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #12
wow, thanks! i cannot believe there is so much feedback! ...definately got the info needed
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Bassu
Frost Gate Guardian
• #13
Oh and btw, if you're not using attacks "when foe has lower HP than you" you might want to go with defense mod instead of fortitude. I think somewhere here there were made pretty interesting points about this mod being more useful than the additional hp.
But all in all, Zealous is your friend.
Draginvry
Draginvry
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #14
I'm real fond of the Sundering 15^50

The last mod is a toss-up between Fortitude, Defense, Enchanting. It depends on your build.
Marverick
Marverick
Forge Runner
• #15
Quote: Originally Posted by Brian the Gladiator
Sundering has better DPS then vamp with a scythe... Therefore, you should always use a sundering scythe for your damage swap. At 14 Scythe Mastery, with a 15^50 and customized Scythe, a Scythe criticals for 86 damage.

Sundering increases this to 105.

Now, if we assume every hit is a critical hit, then Sundering should add 19 damage every 5 hits.

Vampiric adds 25 damage every 5 hits, regardless of critical hits or not. And every single hit being a critical hit is never going to happen.
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GForce9x
Ascalonian Squire
• #16
Pretty much all of the general usage mods have been posted. Basicly just use the one that best suits your build. If you are running Lyssa, give yourself the damage mods. If you're running EDA, use Ebon, 20%Enchanting, and your favorite inscription.
Coloneh
Coloneh
Furnace Stoker
• #17
Quote: Originally Posted by Brian the Gladiator
Sundering has better DPS then vamp with a scythe... Therefore, you should always use a sundering scythe for your damage swap. this is a lie. vamp has better DPS on every weapon in the game. dont make things up.


anyways, perfect weapon setup imo would be:

zealous
15^50
defense (or fortitude if you feel like spending a bunch of money for no reason)

vampiric
15^50
defense (or fortitude if you feel like spending a bunch of money for no reason)

elemental (probably ebon to trigger EDA)
15^50
defense (or fortitude if you feel like spending a bunch of money for no reason)

+20e staff of fortitude (for casting melandru and casting builds)
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fivetiger
Ascalonian Squire
• #18
How does one go about getting a Zealous snathe? Am I correct in thinking that, unless I get really lucky, I'm going to have to buy one off another player?

Roughly, how much should I expect to pay? I just hit 20, and bought my 70 armor, so not a lot of cash on hand.
Dr Strangelove
Dr Strangelove
Furnace Stoker
• #19
Quote: Originally Posted by Coloneh
this is a lie. vamp has better DPS on every weapon in the game. dont make things up. You're correct, but the gap isn't as huge with scythes as with other weapons. Sundercrits hurt hardcore. 100+ damage autocrits to the back will kill stuff.
Marverick
Marverick
Forge Runner
• #20
Quote: Originally Posted by fivetiger
How does one go about getting a Zealous snathe? Am I correct in thinking that, unless I get really lucky, I'm going to have to buy one off another player?

Roughly, how much should I expect to pay? I just hit 20, and bought my 70 armor, so not a lot of cash on hand. They're around 2-5k.