Curse

Undead Preacher · Dec 30, 2005, 06:43 PM // 18:43

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Originally Posted by Swang

could u tell me the build that u r using for soloing UW? n if u mean necro build ofcourse, what do u do with nightmares?

I posted my Aotl Build here in the forums.... Nightmeres are simple, i use Deathly Chill, kills them instanly.... and when I solo.... NM's die with 2 max customized wand hits... only problem is when 2 spawn but doesn't happen often... i dunno what solo build you use but for nm's bring 1 spell that does HIGH dmg, for me, deathly chill does 89dmg and its an INSTANT kill!

pagansaint · Dec 31, 2005, 05:05 AM // 05:05

Actually holden I have, they are too gimmicky for me, I want something that can survive and kill in many types of battles, not just geared towards one opponent type, or people who don't know what is going on.

AotL Dark Aura builds are:
Enchantment heavy offense.
Enchantment heavy defense.
Touch range.
Sacrificial Damage, which has to come quickly or the build doesn't work.

I played with the build when it first started seeing much exposure, I stopped after I realized it doesn't work at top damage versus anything but warriors and stupid/inexperianced/unaware casters.

It has its benefits, the enchantments it relies upon let you still take a moderate bit of damage while still chaining out Dark Pact and Touch of Agony.

But anything other than unfocused or off target Aura type damages will start to cut into the health pool too deeply to allow maximum casting of spells.

And degen? Well, I assume you have played against or with an invinci-monk who thought they could use their build in PvP.... Unavoidable death with any sort of attack on top of the degen.

And enchantment strippers? Well Good Game Necro... You have to re-cast because your once good damage is now only slightly annoying and not fast enough to be overly worrying. And then because you were already stripped are being babysat by a mesmer or interrupt ranger or you are dead from spike.

So yeah. Been there done that. Been killed and then killed everyone of these I've seen there-after (except when monking of course)

holden · Jan 02, 2006, 04:32 PM // 16:32

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Originally Posted by pagansaint

Actually holden I have, they are too gimmicky for me, I want something that can survive and kill in many types of battles, not just geared towards one opponent type, or people who don't know what is going on.

AotL Dark Aura builds are:
Enchantment heavy offense.
Enchantment heavy defense.
Touch range.
Sacrificial Damage, which has to come quickly or the build doesn't work.

I played with the build when it first started seeing much exposure, I stopped after I realized it doesn't work at top damage versus anything but warriors and stupid/inexperianced/unaware casters.

It has its benefits, the enchantments it relies upon let you still take a moderate bit of damage while still chaining out Dark Pact and Touch of Agony.

But anything other than unfocused or off target Aura type damages will start to cut into the health pool too deeply to allow maximum casting of spells.

And degen? Well, I assume you have played against or with an invinci-monk who thought they could use their build in PvP.... Unavoidable death with any sort of attack on top of the degen.

And enchantment strippers? Well Good Game Necro... You have to re-cast because your once good damage is now only slightly annoying and not fast enough to be overly worrying. And then because you were already stripped are being babysat by a mesmer or interrupt ranger or you are dead from spike.

So yeah. Been there done that. Been killed and then killed everyone of these I've seen there-after (except when monking of course)

lol. im sorry you have all those problems
try n/monk and use contemplation of purity.

pagansaint · Jan 02, 2006, 11:51 PM // 23:51

You have to be very fast to get rid of Contemplation in time to save yourself. In that time you are also taking damage from outside sources if they are serious about taking you down.

I'd rather use a character with broader range that doesn't crumple like a beer can at a frat party.