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.