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The Spirit Scythe utilises the hard hitting abilities of a scythe while boosting damage with Spirit's Strength as well as providing defensive abilities from the Earth Prayers line.

Attributes and Skills

Ritualist / Dervish	Attribute Rank
Spawning Power	10 + 1 + 3
Scythe Mastery	11
Communing	6 + 1
Earth Prayers	8

Victorious Sweep

Mystic Sweep

Vital Weapon

Spirit's Strength

Optional

Mystic Regeneration

Conviction

generic resurrect

• Use Sight Beyond Sight if anticipating blindness-causing enemies, otherwise take Wielder's Remedy instead.

Equipment

• Emissary's Armor for the extra defense.
• A Zealous Scythe of Enchanting.

Usage

• Cast Vital Weapon, Spirit's Strength, Wielder's Remedy, and Mystic Regeneration when going into battle.
• Use Conviction to boost survivability.
• Use Victorious Sweep and Mystic Sweep for damage.
• Use Sight Beyond Sight or Wielder's Remedy as nessesary.

Counters

• Heavy enchantment removal will lower your DPS, but you will still be doing a decent amount due to high Scythe Mastery.
• Frequently reapplyed conditions such as blind from Ebon Dust Aura, if you don't have Sight Beyond Sight.
• Standard anti-melee hexes.

Variants

• Victorious Sweep can be replaced by Eremite's Attack for another fast activating attack skill.
• Zealous Renewal can be used for energy management.
• Twin Moon Sweep can replace an attack skill, but this requires a spammable enchantment such as Vital Boon.