Build:A/D Critical Scythe Assassin

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

This build is part of the current PvE meta. Remove this tag if it is no longer used in the current PvE meta.

This build uses Critical Agility with critical strikes skills to deal high damage with a scythe.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Dervish 12 + 1 + 1 Critical Strikes 12 Scythe Mastery Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Eremite's Attack Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12 Eremite's Attack Melee Attack If this attack hits, you deal +9 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 30 bonus damage). 4 ¾ 5 Mystic Sweep Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12 Mystic Sweep Melee Attack If this attack hits, you deal +9 damage for each Enchantment on you (maximum 30 bonus damage). 4 ¾ 5 Malicious Strike Nightfall Assassin. Critical Strikes 14 Malicious Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a foe suffering from a Condition, you deal +29 damage and this attack results in a critical hit. 6 5 Asuran Scan EotN No Profession. Asura rank Asuran Scan Hex Spell For 9..12 seconds your attacks against this foe deal an additional 45..75% damage. 5 5 Aura of Holy Might (Kurzick) Factions Dervish. Kurzick rank Aura of Holy Might (Kurzick) Enchantment Spell All nearby foes take 30..50 holy damage. For 20 seconds, you deal 20..32% more damage with your scythe. When this Enchantment ends, all nearby foes take 30..50 holy damage. 25 ¾ 10 Way of the Master EotN Assassin. Critical Strikes 14 Way of the Master Enchantment Spell For 60 seconds, while holding a non-dagger weapon, you have an additional 31% chance to land a critical hit. 30 ¼ 5 Critical Agility Nightfall Assassin. Sunspear rank Critical Agility Enchantment Spell For 4 seconds and 1 second for each rank of Critical Strikes you attack 33% faster and gain 10..25 armor. This Skill reapplies itself every time you land a critical hit. 30 1 5 Template code

[edit] Elites

• Wounding Strike for more reliable spammable deep wound.
• Reaper's Sweep for Condition heavy teams (where Malicious would normally trigger).

[edit] Equipment

• Radiant / Nightstalker's / Survivor's.
• 15 while enchanted Zealous / Sundering / Vampiric Scythes of Fortitude.

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Way of the Master, Aura of Holy Might, and Critical Agility.
• Use Asuran Scan on the target before attacking.
• Spam Attack skills to blow things up.
• If facing enchantment removal, use Way of the Master to cover the others. If you are facing heavy enchantment removal, either don't run this or run in with no enchantment on, and after the enemies use up their enchantment removal, put on either Critical Agility or Aura of Holy Might and begin attacking.

[edit] Counters

• Enchantment removal.
• Anti-melee.

[edit] Variants

• Critical Defenses (Added defense)
• Critical Eye (More energy)
• "I Am The Strongest!"(More damage)
• Reap Impurities(Damage + Light Healing)