Build:W/D Enduring Scythe

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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.

The Enduring Scythe Warrior is designed to function as an effective offensive and defensive PvE warrior in most situations.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Dervish 12 Scythe Mastery 12 + 1 + 1 Strength Warrior's Endurance Prophecies Warrior. Strength 14 Warrior's Endurance Elite Stance For 33 seconds, you gain 3 Energy each time you hit with a melee attack. Warrior's Endurance cannot raise your Energy above 24. 30 5 Power Attack Core Warrior. Strength 14 Power Attack Melee Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +38 damage. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 3 5 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). This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 4 ¾ 5 Protector's Strike Prophecies Warrior. Strength 14 Protector's Strike Melee Attack If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 38 more damage. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 3 ½ 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 "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Factions Warrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Shout For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. 8 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

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Warrior / Dervish 12 Scythe Mastery 12 + 1 + 1 Strength Warrior's Endurance Prophecies Warrior. Strength 14 Warrior's Endurance Elite Stance For 33 seconds, you gain 3 Energy each time you hit with a melee attack. Warrior's Endurance cannot raise your Energy above 24. 30 5 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Power Attack Core Warrior. Strength 14 Power Attack Melee Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +38 damage. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 3 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). This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 4 ¾ 5 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). This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 4 ¾ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code   See Variants for optionals.

[edit] Equipment

• Sentinel's or Survior's Insignias
• Zealous Scythe of Fortitude
• Non-Zealous Weapon
• Best Runes of Absorption and Vigor as Possible.
• Rune of Clarity.

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Warrior's Endurance and Aura of Holy Might during battle.
• Use your attack skills as often as possible.
• Use "Save Yourselves!" to maintain a high amount of armor on your team.

[edit] Counters

• General anti-melee.
• Enchantment removal can lower this build's damage dealing capabilities.

[edit] Variants

Optional Skills:

• Body Blow
  EotN

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Body Blow

  Melee Attack

  If this attack hits, target foe takes +38 damage. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 14 seconds.
  This attack skill has 14% armor penetration.

  

  7
   for a hard-hitting adrenal based attack skill (and a possible source of DW).
• Enraging Charge
  Nightfall

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Enraging Charge

  Stance

  For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 4 strikes of adrenaline.

  

  20

  5
   to charge "Save Yourselves!"
• Rending Touch
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Unlinked

  Rending Touch

  Spell

  You and target touched foe lose 1 Enchantment.

  

  8

  ¾

  5
   for Removing key enchantments.
• Wild Blow
  Core

  Warrior. Unlinked

  Wild Blow

  Melee Attack

  Lose all adrenaline. If it hits, this attack will result in a critical hit and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked.

  

  8

  5
   to Remove blocking stances, keep in mind it makes you lose all adrenaline.
• Pious Assault
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Scythe Mastery 12

  Pious Assault

  Melee Attack

  Lose 1 Enchantment. If this attack hits, you deal +17 damage and inflict a Deep Wound for 17 seconds.

  

  12

  10
   to inflict Deep Wound. Keep in mind it'll remove any enchantment on you. It would be wise not to equip any enchantment skills.
• Resurrection Signet
  Core

  No Profession. Unlinked

  Resurrection Signet

  Signet

  Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.

  

  3
  /Sunspear Rebirth Signet
  Nightfall

  No Profession. Sunspear rank

  Sunspear Rebirth Signet

  Signet

  Resurrect target dead party member at your location with full health and 10% energy for each Sunspear rank you have attained. This signet can only be used once per mission unless recharged by a morale boost.

  

  3
   for obvious reasons.
• Distracting Blow
  Core

  Warrior. Unlinked

  Distracting Blow

  Melee Attack

  Swipe your weapon at the target, dealing no damage but disrupting the target's current action (and the actions of foes adjacent to your target).

  

  10

  ½

  5
  /Distracting Strike
  EotN

  Warrior. Unlinked

  Distracting Strike

  Melee Attack

  If Distracting Strike hits, it deals no damage and interrupts target foe's action. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that skill is disabled for 20 seconds.

  

  15

  ½

  5
   to interrupt key skills.
• "Dodge This!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "Dodge This!"

  Shout

  For 16..20 seconds, your next attack cannot be blocked and does +14..20 damage.

  

  4
   against Blocking and additional damage.
• "I Am The Strongest!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "I Am The Strongest!"

  Shout

  Your next 5..8 attacks do an additional +14..20 damage.

  

  20

  5
   for additional damage.
• Feel No Pain
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  Feel No Pain

  Skill

  For 30 seconds you have +2..3 Health regeneration. If you are drunk when activating this Skill you also have +200..300 maximum Health.

  

  20

  5
   for increased survivabilty.
• Great Dwarf Armor
  EotN

  No Profession. Deldrimor rank

  Great Dwarf Armor

  Enchantment Spell

  For 22..40 seconds, target ally has +24 armor, +60 maximum Health, and an additional +24 armor against Destroyers.

  

  10

  1

  5
   for an armor and hp buff.
• Warrior's Cunning
  Core

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Warrior's Cunning

  Skill

  For 11 seconds, your melee attacks cannot be blocked.

  

  60

  10
   for temporary unblockable attacks.
• Club of a Thousand Bears
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  Club of a Thousand Bears

  Melee Attack

  If this attack hits, it deals +6..9 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 60 damage). If target foe is non-human it is knocked down.

  

  12

  5
   for an energy based KD.
• Brawling Headbutt
  EotN

  No Profession. Deldrimor rank

  Brawling Headbutt

  Skill

  You headbutt target touched foe dealing 45..70 damage and knocking down that foe if it hits.

  

  ¾

  7
   for an adrenaline based KD.
• Flail
  Nightfall

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Flail

  Stance

  For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower.

  

  4
   or Burst of Aggression
  Nightfall

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Burst of Aggression

  Stance

  For 9 seconds, you attack 33% faster. When this Stance ends, you lose all adrenaline.

  

  12

  5
  .

[edit] Notes

• Contrary to the skill description of Aura of Holy Might, it raises your damage rating rather than your damage percent. For example, at rank 5, it increases your damage rating by 25. This effectively adds 54% damage to every attack.