Build:D/E Obsidian Dervish

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This build has been archived as of 23:31, 3 April 2008 (EDT), for the following reason: Shadow Form buff made this obsolete This build had been designed for the following use: PvE general This build was in the category great before being archived.

This build is variant of the Obsidian Tank. The advantage of using a Dervish is that a Dervish can maintain constant health regeneration, which is the bane of the Warrior variant.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Dervish / Elementalist 12 Earth Magic 12 + 1 + 1 Earth Prayers 3 Mysticism Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 13 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 25, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Obsidian Flesh Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Obsidian Flesh Elite Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but move 50% slower. 30 1 10 Armor of Earth Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Armor of Earth Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, you gain 53 armor, but move 21% slower. 15 ¾ 10 Glyph of Concentration Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Concentration Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 1 Spell cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed. 10 1 5 Mirage Cloak Nightfall Dervish. Earth Prayers 14 Mirage Cloak Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, you have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. When this Enchantment ends, all nearby foes are struck for 71 earth damage. ¼ 15 Mystic Regeneration Nightfall Dervish. Earth Prayers 14 Mystic Regeneration Enchantment Spell For 19 seconds, you have +4 Health regeneration for each enchantment (maximum of 3) on you. 12 ¼ 10 Fleeting Stability Nightfall Dervish. Earth Prayers 14 Fleeting Stability Enchantment Spell For 24 seconds, you cannot be knocked down. If this Enchantment lasts its full duration, you are knocked down. 10 1 10 Ward Against Foes Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Ward Against Foes Ward Spell You create a Ward Against Foes at your current location. For 18 seconds, non-Spirit foes in this area move 50% slower. 20 1 15 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Radiant insignias on all armor pieces.
• Any +5 energy weapon of enchanting such as the Totem Axe or Rajazan's Fervor.
• An Earth Focus, with +health and +armor while enchanted mods, or a HSR mod, such as Hajok's Prism.
• A shield or earth focus with -2 (while enchanted) is a nice addition to the build.

[edit] Usage

• Keep up constantly Stoneflesh Aura, Armor of Earth, and Mystic Regeneration.
• Use Obsidian Flesh as it recharges or as needed.
• If facing minor interrupts, cover your spells with Glyph of Concentration.
• If facing heavy amounts of hard interrupts, cover Glyph of Concentration with Mirage Cloak.

[edit] Counters

• Non-Spell Enchantment removal
• Interrupts
• Dazed

[edit] Variants

• If you're doing Ravenheart Gloom, replace Fleeting Stability.
• If not doing Ravenheart Gloom, replace Mirage Cloak.
• If an elementalist is using Deep Freeze, Ward Against Foes may be replaced (not recommended).
• For less experienced teams, you can include a Resurrection Signet.

Dervish / Elementalist 12 Earth Magic 12 + 1 + 1 Earth Prayers 3 Mysticism Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 13 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 25, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Obsidian Flesh Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Obsidian Flesh Elite Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but move 50% slower. 30 1 10 Armor of Earth Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Armor of Earth Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, you gain 53 armor, but move 21% slower. 15 ¾ 10 Glyph of Concentration Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Concentration Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 1 Spell cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed. 10 1 5 Sliver Armor Factions Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Sliver Armor Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, you have 45% chance to block attacks and whenever you are the target of a hostile Spell or attack one nearby foe is struck for 29 earth damage. 30 1 10 Mystic Regeneration Nightfall Dervish. Earth Prayers 14 Mystic Regeneration Enchantment Spell For 19 seconds, you have +4 Health regeneration for each enchantment (maximum of 3) on you. 12 ¼ 10 Fleeting Stability Nightfall Dervish. Earth Prayers 14 Fleeting Stability Enchantment Spell For 24 seconds, you cannot be knocked down. If this Enchantment lasts its full duration, you are knocked down. 10 1 10 Ward Against Foes Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Ward Against Foes Ward Spell You create a Ward Against Foes at your current location. For 18 seconds, non-Spirit foes in this area move 50% slower. 20 1 15 Template code

• Vital Boon, Sliver Armor, and Grasping Earth are good variants.
• Fire Storm can be used to pull the monks in the mobs up to you.
• Pious Concentration, although risky, is a surefire way to get off your Glyph of Concentration in Ravenheart Gloom. Additional cover enchantments from the monk and a cancel stance such as Conviction are required to use this skill.
• Signet of Pious Light can be using for losing Mirage Cloak for dealing small damage and selfheal.