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Build: R/D Expert's Victory

Using Expert's Dexterity, this build can spam Chilling Victory for fatal spike damage, as well as support energy through Lyssa's strike, and sustain +30 seconds of 75% block/evade from the Expertise line of stances.

Attributes and Skills

 * Optional slot can be filled with Banishing Strike, if you are fighting MM's or groups with multiple spirits, Crippling Sweep if you need to apply a condition, Rending Sweep if you have a hex-user in your party, Pious Assault/Irresistible Sweep for more damage or intentional enchantment removal, or Throw Dirt if you're looking for a quick anti-melee solution every few battles.

Equipment

 * Max armor with Brawler's Insignias (+10 Armor from Physical Damage), as you will mostly be in melee. The armor should have: 1 Rune of Superior Expertise, 1 Rune of Superior Vigor (+50 health), and 3 Runes of Vigor (+10 health each).
 * Two 15^50 Max Damage Scythes of Fortitude, one with a Zealous Snathe, another with a Sundering Snathe. (See Hand of the Forgotten and Eyes of the Forgotten.) Use Zealous when you are low on energy, in conjunction with Lyssa's Assault, and use Sundering when your energy is well upkept, with other attack skills.

Usage
One beautiful part of this build is that you don't need to "prepare" for battle for ten seconds. All you have to do is activate (and, unfortunately, maintain) Expert's Dexterity; then feel free to aggro the monsters. Use Chilling Victory as often as possible, when conditions are met, for the cold spike. Use Victorious Sweep if you need more health and Lyssa's Assault if you need more energy.

I found that it was most effective to spam Victorious Sweep + Lyssa's Assault until the enemy was below 50% health, then use Chilling Victory as often as possible, and Victorious Sweep/Lyssa's Assault only when I need health/energy. Very useful on resilient bosses, who can't stop healing themselves. As soon as they go below 50%, game over.

If you find yourself the focus of a group of strong monsters or spike, feel free to activate your stances. Lightning Reflexes is generally for melee, and Whirling Defense to counter an onslaught of Rangers. However, they can be used interchangebly, and consequetively.

Counters

 * Anti-spamming skills.
 * Quicksand hurts this build, as it focuses on attack skills.
 * Watch out for excessive conditions (particularly weakness and blind) and hexes.

Variants

 * The build can be refitted to play a key role in melee in most builds.