Curse

AaronSwitchblade · Nov 30, 2007, 01:43 PM // 13:43

I have a friend that is a new player, and they want to create an Assassin Necro. The wiki however states that it's a bad combo; is that correct? I'm not familiar enough with necros to advise them.

BlackSephir · Nov 30, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24

It allows me to use all Assassin's skills
WIN!

Pick Me · Nov 30, 2007, 02:50 PM // 14:50

It isn't a bad combo, but you'll find that /Mo may be better.

Advantages of a Necro:

Plague Touch
Plague Sending
Parasitic Bond
Enfeebling Touch

Parasitic Bond at 0 points into Curses will last 20 seconds. Health Degen and works with Black Lotus Strike

Condition removal is good, as is reducing the damage that warriors can do on an Assassin.

/Monks have hard rez, condition removal, hex removal.

/Warriors have stance removal, interupt, stances, wild blow, watch yourself!, etc.

But a good Assassin will not need to use any 2ndary skill.

Hope this helps.

Bowstring Badass · Nov 30, 2007, 03:06 PM // 15:06

A/N is not bad but other combos can be better. It is a game of skill really unless you get hit with blind 24/7..... Then you are just useless. The skills pick me mentioned are not a bad choice except plague sending imo. If he does not like it he can always change his secondary later in the game anyway.

X Cytherea X · Nov 30, 2007, 03:19 PM // 15:19

rigor mortis, cuz expose defenses sucks

a/n is useless for pve though

yum · Nov 30, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by X Cytherea X

rigor mortis, cuz expose defenses sucks

u r xmark!

Tyla · Nov 30, 2007, 05:26 PM // 17:26

theres always...VIRULENCE!

Painbringer · Nov 30, 2007, 05:36 PM // 17:36

[skill]Spinal Shivers[/skill] Cold Weapon

Bowstring Badass · Nov 30, 2007, 06:04 PM // 18:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Painbringer

[skill]Spinal Shivers[/skill] Cold Weapon

Hope that is sarcasm. lol

Coloneh · Nov 30, 2007, 06:23 PM // 18:23

why? spinal shivers + critical strikes would be excellent.

Tyla · Nov 30, 2007, 06:26 PM // 18:26

yes but you'll need high curse spec to have efficient energy management.
ill rather go with a necro to use that

Bobby2 · Nov 30, 2007, 09:55 PM // 21:55

[skill]Rend Enchantments[/skill][skill]Rigor Mortis[/skill] 'I'm using Rigor Mortis on (insert enemy touch ranger)' is a fun announcement to make in AB, much more so than Expose Defenses...

Disadvantages of going /N: no IAS, no heal available

Bowstring Badass · Nov 30, 2007, 09:56 PM // 21:56

He could use mobius + critical strike + critical eye+ zealous daggers and bam you got most of your energy.

Bobby2 · Nov 30, 2007, 10:00 PM // 22:00

he needs cold daggers -_-

Painbringer · Nov 30, 2007, 10:10 PM // 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowstring Badass

He could use mobius + critical strike + critical eye+ zealous daggers and bam you got most of your energy.

You have to do cold dmg to make it work. You would need energy return on all attacks and high critical attributes and critical eye running. Which with all the new nightfall skills you should be able to do it. Not for ever but you really could piss off an opponent for awhile. Just an idea for necro secondary would for sure need plague touch as well.

ensoriki · Dec 01, 2007, 03:01 AM // 03:01

Dark Aspostasy >Spinal shivers lulz.

Anyways.

For PVE...

Crazy awesome idea.

Be an assassin ...With minions!!!

>.>....don't knock it till you try it....then knock it like a door.

Bowstring Badass · Dec 01, 2007, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Shit forgot about that. ;P

Mist Walker Skarloc · Dec 01, 2007, 05:59 PM // 17:59

Assassin with minions? Brings back memories. I was with an A/N equipped with a staff. I asked why, and his answer was "I wanna play a necro but I don't want to level a character all the way to 20 again". He was using various blood magic skills, such as Vampiric Gaze as well as Deathly Swarm.
Good stuff.