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This is a Hero Necromancer set-up designed to handle extreme pressure, notably in Hard Mode. It has been successfully used for Vanquishing and acquiring Protector titles with much ease and minimal hero micro-managing.
Composition[]
SS Necromancer[]
Attributes and Skills[]
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Ritualist Curses=12+1+1 Channeling=10 SoulReaping=8+1 restoration=2][Spiteful Spirit][Barbs][Enfeebling Blood][Optional][Splinter Weapon][Rip Enchantment][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build] </pvxbig> <pvxbig>
- [[Reckless Haste@14] for NM
- [[Mark of Pain@14] for additional damage which can be triggered by minions and splinter weapon
- [[Weaken Armor@14] strong choice for Hard Mode
- [[Defile Defenses@14] for areas where foes have block skills
- [[Ancestors' Rage@10] for additional damage
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Equipment[]
- Armor: Survivor Insignia, Vitae and/or Vigor Runes
- Weapons: Any Curses weapon, preferably a 40/40 Curses wand and offhand.
Counters[]
Variants[]
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- Replace [[Rip Enchantment@14] with [[Rend Enchantments@14].
- Replace [[Death Pact Signet@2] with [[Flesh of My Flesh@2].
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Necromancer Healer[]
Attributes and Skills[]
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Ritualist SoulReaping=12+1+1 RestorationMagic=12][Optional][Weapon of Warding][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective was Kaolai][Life][Signet of Lost Souls][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>
Optional Elites[]
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Equipment[]
- Armor: Survivor Insignia, Vitae and/or Vigor runes
- Weapons: Not important - this hero will be carrying Protective Was Kaolai most of the time.
Counters[]
- General anti-caster
- Spirit being killed (Mend Body and Soul and Spirit Light become less effective).
Variants[]
- A second copy of Splinter Weapon instead of Weapon of Warding if less defense is needed. Decrease Soul Reaping, put the attribute points in to Channeling Magic.
Minion Bomber Necromancer[]
Attributes and Skills[]
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Monk DeathMagic=12+1+3 SoulReaping=8+1 ProtectionPrayers=10][Jagged Bones@18][Animate Bone Minions@18][Death Nova@18][Masochism@11][Putrid Bile@18][Protective Spirit][Aegis][shield of Absorption][/build] </pvxbig>
Dwayna's Sorrow Variant[]
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Monk DeathMagic=12+1+3 SoulReaping=10+1 HealingPrayers=8][Jagged Bones:@18][Animate Bone Minions@18][Death Nova@18][Masochism@12][putrid bile][Dwayna's Sorrow][cure hex][Signet of Lost Souls@12][/build] </pvxbig>
Equipment[]
- Bloodstained Insignia either on head or hands or boots, Survivor Insignia on the remaining armor pieces, Vitae and/or Vigor runes.
- A 40% HCT/20% enchantments Death staff.
Counters[]
- Enemies consuming corpses, see Variants for help.
Variants[]
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- If there are not any corpses available use a different hero, such as the SoS Channeling Ritualist.
- If you do not own Eye of the North, replace [[Putrid Bile@16] with [[Rising Bile@16].
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Usage[]
- Put these three heroes on -Guard Mode-
- Call a target so all necromancer heroes lock onto it.
- The SS Necromancer will start putting hexes on, while the MM will accumulate minions to do damage through Barbs and Death Nova
- Vanquish the mission/area while repeating the previous steps.
Trivia[]
- This team build is often called Sabway by the community, after the first person to make it popular on GWGuru.
See also[]
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