Curse

finalhack13 · Oct 11, 2007, 12:33 AM // 00:33

I'm in sort of a "NecroDepression" in which I mean I haven't played my necro in months. Reason being that he's is just to repetitive/boring. I mean MM is always summon and heal and watch....etc etc. Then SS is decent but does not always fare well. I'm am now interested in new builds for my Necro (as stated in Title) that I can enjoy and actually PWN. Please post builds if you are feeling generous enough

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Thank You!

AuraofMana · Oct 12, 2007, 11:49 AM // 11:49

You realize.... with any build, you are only going to do a small amount of repetitive actions over and over again right? So Summon -> Heal isn't really anything out of ordinary.

Str0b0 · Oct 12, 2007, 04:17 PM // 16:17

Enfeebling Blood+Suffering+Discord you fill in the rest.

Pick Me · Oct 12, 2007, 05:05 PM // 17:05

There are blood spike builds somewhere in the builds thread. Very repetative, cast, cast, cast, etc.

I like using my N/Me - Curse + Domination or Blood + Illusion builds.

Jam Jar · Oct 25, 2007, 04:10 AM // 04:10

try a N/W XP

sabare · Oct 27, 2007, 02:46 AM // 02:46

i like my discord build

discord (elite)
enfeeble
parasitic bond

those are the basic things that i like to use in the build. as for the other five skills, i would probably recommend something along the lines of, dececrate enchants, or some antimelee stuff. Maybe an interrupt or a rez.

i Valinor · Oct 27, 2007, 04:42 AM // 04:42

meleemancer.

use a sword or axe (make sure its doing physical damage) with flurry, mark of pain and SS. the rest of the skills dont really matter, but defensive stances are good.

P.S. you dont really have to use ss im just to lazy to cap anything els.

Zev · Oct 28, 2007, 06:10 PM // 18:10

The key thing to remember is that after playing Guild Wars for a certain period of time, there will never be any sort of "uber epiphany". You will not slap on a certain build and start laughing and getting extremely excited, jumping out of your seat, and all the extreme over-reactions people in commercials do while playing video games.

And it is not just Guild Wars, I will now summarize every video game ever made: "stare a screen, input commands with keys/gamepad, watch images on the screen correspond to your input. Repeat."

If something isn't fun, and you are trying to have fun, do something else. Either a different build, a different class, PvP instead of PvE, or a different game even. Or try doing something in real life, books, physical activity, social interaction, art, music (listening or creating).

There are alot of options, but you will almost never find some sort of extreme happiness or bliss like is portrayed in fiction. And this is the kind of happiness we all think we are *supposed" to have, and all the time. Sometimes life just stinks, just do your best and ride it out. You'll come out stronger because of it.

yikes, ahem, sorry about all that text. I have been writing my college thesis and my brain is still stuck in writing mode.

cheers

i Valinor · Oct 29, 2007, 05:41 PM // 17:41

.....been playing for 2 years and i laugh my ass off when playing anynumber of builds. But your right if i play more then about an hour its turns to a mild chuckle and then it turns into sucking on a coke can and not much more.

Squishy ftw · Oct 29, 2007, 05:46 PM // 17:46

On my necro is love playing with [skill]enfeeble[/skill] + [skill]virulence[/skill] + [skill]epidemic[/skill] + [skill]necrosis[/skill]
I also like throwing in a [skill]fragility[/skill]

Khasar · Oct 29, 2007, 07:06 PM // 19:06

Ya thats a fun build to use.

Occasionally I use a dark aura/Grenths balance build that works pretty good. Cast dark aura and just start using your sacrafice skills then cast demonic flesh to boost your hp a bunch + loose alot of hp then immediatly cast GB on a full health target and it does alot of damage and works great for spikes. I actually used this vs glint and we pwned her.

Only downside is that this requires getting into melee range which is usually not to good of an idea as a necro. Maybe get Warrior as a secondary and bring some stances if you want to do this build.

Zev · Nov 03, 2007, 08:10 PM // 20:10

To balance out my earlier post here are some thoughts I've been having for a non MM death build for general PvE grinding.

[wiki]Necrosis[/wiki][skill]Icy Veins[/skill][wiki]Putrid Bile[/wiki]
ummm maybe[skill]defile enchantments[/skill] perhaps [skill]serpent's quickness[/skill]

the idea is to get your team to focus fire on your target which is hexed with IV and PB, you give some focused dmg to it with necrosis (or with desecrate if some enchants are present) and when the target dies you get an aoe explosion with huge range. Serps Quick could help you spam IV around or get more Necrosis off.

For e-manage your soul reaping and [skill]signet of lost souls[/skill] may be enough. Once the bodies start blowing up you should be fine on energy. I want to stay away from corpse stealing, a party member or hero will still most likely be a MM. Even if [skill]putrid explosion[/skill] rocks with this in theory.

This is nothing new or different mind you, but I enjoy tinkering around with builds none the less. It seems fun, and thats what you were asking for

cheers!

Necromonger · Nov 10, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48

IMO Anet over nerfed the Necro years ago, my first character was a Necro (who has beaten prophecies, and is almost finished the other 3 games), but compared to my Ranger/Monk/Warrior is a much harder character to play.

You have no idea how pissed off I am when I struggle to complete a mission with my Necro, then walk the mission with my Ranger, pretty much going C -> Space -> Skill (usually splinter/barrage) -> rinse and repeat.

Again IMO they are useable PvE Necro builds, but nothing overly powerful ...

Fuzzy Taco · Nov 10, 2007, 06:52 PM // 18:52

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Originally Posted by Necromonger

nothing overly powerful ...

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]

sabare · Nov 10, 2007, 11:21 PM // 23:21

I found a build off of guildwiki a while ago that i loved for a little while.

vampiric spirit, dark aura, masochism, blood of the agressor, and dark pact are your main skills. your other 3 skills can be whatever you want really. you could go sin secondary and use siphon speed for a snare. signet of lost souls is a good alternative too

what you do is put up masochism, dark aura, and vampiric spirit in that order. Then, get close adjacent to soembody and span blood of the agressor and dark pact. your target will be hit with damage from: vampiric spirit, dark aura, and dark pact/blood of the agressor. since your stealing life and hitting 3 times everytime you use BoTA/dark pact, it goes through protective spirit pretty well. It's kinda energy intensive though. and the health sacrifice can be annoying but it's a nice build.

Necromonger · Nov 11, 2007, 04:58 AM // 04:58

Fuzzy Taco, SS has been nerfed very badly, as has Soul Reaping as has being a MM (remember the no 8 minion limit?)

The builds are not unusable, but certainly weaker, and less effective in a lot of scenarios.

Actually took the enfeeble/Virulence/epedemic/necrosis/fragility build for a spin ... not bad, things seem to go down a lot quicker than some standard curses builds.

Fuzzy Taco · Nov 11, 2007, 05:42 AM // 05:42

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Originally Posted by Necromonger

Fuzzy Taco, SS has been nerfed very badly, as has Soul Reaping as has being a MM (remember the no 8 minion limit?)

The builds are not unusable, but certainly weaker, and less effective in a lot of scenarios.

Actually took the enfeeble/Virulence/epedemic/necrosis/fragility build for a spin ... not bad, things seem to go down a lot quicker than some standard curses builds.

1st off, the minion limit is 10, assuming you're using maximum levels of death magic. 2nd, SS hasn't been nerfed badly at all. if you're talking about the AoE flee nerf, that's long gone, and we've gotten around it. SS is still unmatched for the raw damage it deals when applied correctly. also, Soul Reaping has been nerfed, but it's still very powerful in its current form. enough so, anyway, that entire builds can be made using it as their only energy management, like my own Glimmer necro and the many N/Rt resto healers floating around today.

sickle of carnage · Nov 11, 2007, 05:48 AM // 05:48

[skill]reckless haste[/skill] + [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] = massive AoE Damage

Moloch Vein · Nov 11, 2007, 06:03 AM // 06:03

People claiming necromancers are useless because SR has been nerfed make me laugh. Yes, SR has been nerfed, and it was an ugly nerf at that. The first nerf was a disaster. The second is simply ugly. That said there is no stronger PvE class in the game.

Kusandaa · Nov 11, 2007, 06:55 AM // 06:55

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Originally Posted by Moloch Vein

People claiming necromancers are useless because SR has been nerfed make me laugh. Yes, SR has been nerfed, and it was an ugly nerf at that. The first nerf was a disaster. The second is simply ugly. That said there is no stronger PvE class in the game.

MIght not the the most powerful, but necros can adapt to -everything- ATM. There are N/E nuker builds, N/Rt restauration builds... you can tank easily with N/D AotL MM build, and there's always the traditional stuff. I play FoC a lot these days (suffering+arcane echo+FoC = mass dmg); there's also death nukers, Icy Vein necros... and one of my friends ran a weird Toxic Chill spike that was nice.

After over 2 years, still my fav class to play

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