User:Manbeast15/D/A Death Grip

This build, entered into Nog64's contest, is meant to easily cripple opponents, while doing very good damage to keep them near.

Equipment
Armor - Radiant and Survivor Insignias on Armor to boost energy and health to maximum Weapon - Icy Scythe of Enchanting (15 while enchanted is ideal here). The Soulbreaker is ideal here if you have the pre-order tied to your account.

Usage
Before combat, use Faithful Intervention to give yourself a healing boost when there is a good amount of pressure on you. Once you find the target, either activate Grenth's Grasp before engaging or as soon as you do, then Zealous Renewal to keep energy up, seeing as you will not have a Zealous Scythe as your main weapon. Then, either attack a few times before unleashing your combo, or go all out Wearying Strike-Signet of Malice-Mystic Sweep-Victorious Sweep for a massive combo. If your target is not dead, just keep attacking. Your opponent should be crippled, so the target should not have much of a chance to get away.

Counters
-Anti-melee hexes (i.e Spiteful Spirit, Empathy, etc...) -Enchantment removal can hurt, but should not shut you down if Zealous Renewal was used as a cover enchantment instead of Grenth's Grasp. -Blind can hurt if you haven't hit your target yet, but if you have, Signet of Malice should get rid of it.

Variants
Featherfoot Grace could replace Victorious Sweep if you are confident that your scythe damage is already good enough.