This build aims to combine the Dervish elite skill Vow of Strength and the high damage of a scythe with the assassin's inherent high chance of critical hits.

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Dervish	Attribute Rank
Scythe Mastery	10
Critical Strikes	10 + 1 + 3
Earth Prayers	11

Assassin's Remedy

Critical Eye

Sharpen Daggers

Armor of Sanctity

Conviction

Vow of Strength

Vital Boon

Resurrection Signet

• Signet of Pious Light can be added if a direct heal is required.
• Mystic Sandstorm can be used if facing large numbers of low HP foes
• Rending Touch can be used if enchantment removal is needed. Use it to removal Vital Boon to heal the player and remove an enchant from an enemy.
• A great number of unlinked Assassin skills can be used as escape moves.

Equipment

• Full Nightstalker's Armor would afford the best protection.
• A Perfect Sundering scythe of Enchanting with +15% damage while enchanted would be ideal for this build.

• Dwayna's Grace or Mallyx's Hatred would be the best "Green" scythes to use for this build.

Usage

Cast Critical Eye, Sharpen Daggers, Assassin's Remedy, and Vital Boon immediately before combat. Try to stick to that stacking order as much as possible to protect the most vital enchantments with less vital ones. Vital Boon in particular should always be cast last.

While in combat maintain Vow of Strength and Conviction as much as possible. If taking more damage than usual Armor of Sanctity can be used to survive.

Counters

• Any slowing effect will greatly diminish the effectiveness of this build. Even crippling will prove difficult to remove if applied before reaching a target.
• Enchantment removal will limit this build to auto-attacks and Conviction. Survivability will still be high but damage will be lacking until enchantments can be reapplied.
• Watch out for skills that target enchantments such as Desecrate Enchantments and Melandru's Arrows