Curse

BloodSire · Apr 11, 2005, 06:57 AM // 06:57

So I've played in 3 BWEs and I've tried many builds out and I still can't decide what I'd like to play. New ideas keep bombarding me all the time. I consider myself a fairly advanced gamer and I like playing complicated characters, regardless of the game so Mesmer and Necro appeal to me in many ways.

I have 3 builds I'm seriously considering and I could use some help to sort my thoughts on the matter if anyone is willing.

Here's my ideas:

1) Necromancer/Warrior: Blood/Curse/Axe/SoulReaping. Barbs + Flurry + Cleave for damage. Vampiric Gaze for some damage and health. Strip Enchantment for some health and enchantment removal. Insidious Parasite on tanks for added health for myself and loss for them. Rounded out with Awaken The Blood for improved Curse/Blood and Disrupting Chop for taking care of huge cast spells like Resurrect. Pretty much damage damage damage with survivability and utility.

I like this because it combines the energy of a primary caster with sort of an extra energy pool of a warrior(adrenaline) This allows the use of many abilities because you have 2 resources to draw from. Being up close slashing away is fun as well because it really puts you in the action.

2) Mesmer/Elementalist: Illusion/Inspiration/FastCasting. Total Disruption. Spell interrupts(Leech Signet/Power Drain) Energy Steal(Ether Feast) Snares(Imagined Burden) Adrenaline Denial(Soothing Images)...Just keep the enemy from doing what they want. Elementalist just for the Glyph of Lesser Energy to save energy.

I like this because..well... it ruins their day. A well timed Power Drain on an resurrect can win matches. Not much damage in this however...so my e-peen is a little less satisfied :P Fun nonetheless and very powerful.

3) Necromancer/Monk: Blood/Healing/?: I really haven't thought this through very much. I'd love to get some good life sac build going on though. Offering of Blood I especially like. Infuse Health, Blood is Power, Touch of Agony, Dark Aura... something along those lines, hopefully getting some combos figured out.

This is one I'd just like to do conceptually. "Master of life and death" If anyone has any ideas here(especially combos) I'd love to hear them.

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I plan to play them all this next BWE and try them out some more but I could use any insight anyone might be able to bring.

Thanks!

Chaos Engine · Apr 11, 2005, 09:38 AM // 09:38

I too am interested in a Necro/Monk "I am life & death incarnate!" character (sounds fun, no?) but I always thought I'd use Death Magic & Smiting Prayers to deal lots of armor ignoring magical damage.

I tried the Necro/Warrior during the last BWE, it was lots of fun. I believe a Warrior/Necro would fare way better in melee due to higher armor & strength instead of soul reaping though. (I just like the necro models. *sigh*)

With the Necro/War, you might want to focus on one Necro line, so you can spend some points on Tactics skills to boost your survivability (melee range is not the best place to be when you have almost half the armor of an average warrior).

Nash · Apr 11, 2005, 10:15 AM // 10:15

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