Build:D/any Balthazar UW Solo

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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 farming

Farming UW has never been faster for a Dervish.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Dervish / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Scythe Mastery 11 + 2 Mysticism 6 + 1 Wind Prayers Mystic Sweep Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14 Mystic Sweep Melee Attack If this attack hits, you deal +10 damage for each Enchantment on you (maximum 30 bonus damage). 4 ¾ 5 Eremite's Attack Nightfall Dervish. Scythe Mastery 14 Eremite's Attack Melee Attack If this attack hits, you deal +10 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 30 bonus damage). 4 ¾ 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 Mystic Vigor Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 13 Mystic Vigor Enchantment Spell For 20 seconds, every time you successfully hit with an attack, you gain 6 Health for each Enchantment on you (maximum 25 Health). 15 ¼ 5 Rending Aura Nightfall Dervish. Wind Prayers 7 Rending Aura Enchantment Spell For 12 seconds, whenever you are hit by a melee attack, your attacker loses 1 Enchantment. 15 1 10 Heart of Fury Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 13 Heart of Fury Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, you attack 33% faster. When this Enchantment ends, all nearby foes are set on fire for 3 seconds. 30 ¾ 10 Avatar of Balthazar Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 13 Avatar of Balthazar Elite Form For 79 seconds, you gain +40 armor, you move 33% faster, and your attacks deal holy damage. This Skill is disabled for 120 seconds. 30 2 10 Eternal Aura Nightfall Dervish. Sunspear rank Eternal Aura Enchantment Spell All nearby foes take 40..100 holy damage. For 10 seconds, nothing happens. When this Enchantment ends, all other Dervish Skills are recharged. 30 1 10 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Windwalker or Blessed armor.
• Zealous Scythe of Enchanting (Asterius' Scythe works great.)

[edit] Usage

[edit] Grasping Darknesses

• Cast Avatar of Balthazar and Eternal Aura and run to the spirit and get the quest.
• Aggro the first (from the left) group of Graspings.
• Attack until they've all used their interrupt. Cast Heart of Fury, Aura of Holy Might and Mystic Vigor.
• Spam Attack Skills for a high damage output.
• Repeat until all groups are dead.
• Don't pull Bladed Aatxes with the Grasping Darkness as you will not be able to survive their damage output.

[edit] Smite Crawlers

• Use Avatar of Balthzar → Eternal Aura as before and aggro the Smites.
• Once you've got them where you want them, use Mystic Vigor → Rending Aura → Heart of Fury → Aura of Holy Might.
• Spam the Attack Skills for a high damage output.
• Should the fight get interrupted by either another group of smites or a patrolling group of Coldfires, and you don't think you can handle it, run away.
• Repeat until all groups of smites are dead.

[edit] Coldfire Nights

They can be killed. However, don't attempt it unless forced to.

• Like before, use Avatar of Balthzar → Eternal Aura before aggroing.
• If they use their Maelstroms before you get close, use Heart of Fury and Aura of Holy Might once you're at melee range. If not, precast them.
• Bash away. Note: Coldfires rarely ball up nicely and they use a protective ward, so don't expect the fight to be over quickly.

[edit] Counters

Not running far enough after aggroing

Nightmares

[edit] Variants

• Avatar of Balthazar + Eternal Aura can be replaced with Pious Haste + Physical Resistance, giving you an eliteless build with the same efficiency, but with a few key differences. Without Balthazar, you can switch from group to group far easier and quicker, as you don't need to set up before. However, you lose your ability to kill Coldfires.

[edit] See also

God of Farming. In the FoW section.