Build:D/W Lyssa's Avatar
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This build uses the skill Avatar of Lyssa to its full potential. With low cost, super-fast, quickly repeatable attack skills and an upped attack speed, Lyssa's Avatar will deliver an extremely large amount of damage in a very short amount of time. Watch Lyssa's Avatar clip
[edit] Attributes and Skills
  Dervish / Warrior |
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| Mysticism | 12 + 1 + 2 |
| Scythe Mastery | 12 + 1 |
| Earth Prayers | 3 |
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| Mysticism | 12 + 1 + 2 |
| Scythe Mastery | 11 + 1 |
| Earth Prayers | 6 + 2 |
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[edit] Equipment
- For the armor, this build requires a good amount of energy, so any radiant armor would help. Also, if blind becomes a problem, consider attaching a blindness duration reduction rune.
- A Zealous scythe of Enchanting +20% with a +15% dmg while enchanted inscription is ideal. Scythe of Corruption works well here.
- If you are set up properly, you will have at least 500 health (with a minor rune of vigor) and 35 energy (without the avatar). If you feel that you don't need the zealous scythe, you may trade it in for a sundering one.
[edit] Usage
Before going into battle, cast Avatar of Lyssa then Watchful Intervention and then Heart of Fury. Pick out a target (prime targets for this build are Necromancers, Mesmers, Elementalists, Ritualists, Rangers, and Assassins), and attack. Spam the four attack skills in order, chaining one after the other in succession. Wild Blow recharges once for every two times each other attack skill recharges, so you can chain those while waiting.
If you are in a battle long enough for the Avatar of Lyssa to wear off, you will still do quite a bit of damage, so conserve your energy and use the attack skills when necessary. Also, if you need health, recast Watchful Intervention whenever it's not on you.
[edit] Counters
Counters to this build are your usual anti-melee incidents, but mostly blind.
[edit] Variants
Heal Variant.
Replace Watchful Intervention, Resurrection Signet,and/or Wild Blow or Protector's Strike with Mystic Regeneration and Mystic Vigor
Speed Variant.
This build can be customized depending on your tastes. If you want to have a speed boost, put in Sprint and take out the ressurection signet if you don't need it. You can also put your remaining attribute points into Wind Prayers and use Harrier's Haste. Or even then replace Heart of Fury with Whirling Charge.
Other Variant.
If you want more health, put in Mystic Vigor, which would give you lots of health with the maxed attack speed. If you want, you can take out Wild Blow if you need the ressurection signet, and in that case you can use Rush as a speed boost too as you won't be losing your adrenaline.
Energy Variant.
If you are concerned about energy usage, you can replace one of the attack skills or the ressurection signet with Zealous Renewal for a great energy gain after the enchantment ends.
[edit] Notes
Note: if you see a spellcaster starting up a long casting time spell, that is the perfect time to chain your skills. You should deal about 130 damage per attack against someone using a skill, so with the four attack skills, you will have done about 500 damage in less than 3 seconds.
[edit] Masters Videos
Here are videos of the build being used against every Nameless Master.
- Watch Master of Axes
- Master of Enchantments (You may watch how Protective Spirit hurts, but not too badly)
- Master of Energy Denial
- Master of Hammers
- Master of Healing
- Master of Hexes
- Master of Lighting
- Master of Spirits
- Master of Survival
This was all done in a row, with no retries (besides Master of Enchantments because I gave up prematurely the first time, so I only tried him twice in total).
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