Curse

Sidney822 · Sep 18, 2005, 11:00 PM // 23:00

I need help with this... i can't find any non elite necro skills that gives energy to yourself... my current spiker build is...

Chain Lightning
Lightning Surge {E}
Lightning Orb
Lightning Strike
Blinding Flash
Gale
Air Attunement
(Insert necro skill here)

Thanks.
Sid

clonmac · Sep 18, 2005, 11:11 PM // 23:11

I have just made a E/N build and have been having some awesome success with it. While there aren't any necro skills to fill your empty slot with that will give you energy, I have a really nice spike build that is good in PvP.

I use most of the skills you have there, except I drop the elite you have for lingering curse and then fill in the empty spot with Defile Flesh. When I go into battle I pop both of those onto my target, so now he basically can't be healed and my spike damage is more than twice as effective now. I cover the Lingering curse with Defile Flesh incase they have hex removal.

Once hexed, I start the spike damage. It works wonders. Losing your spike damage elite is worth putting those two curses into the build because it will also help your team out.

It is awesome doing it to a monk, then when he goes to heal himself for 150 health, he will now only heal for about 40 health (I don't believe Defile Flesh and Lingering curse stack completely, so it comes out to about 75% of healing is blocked).

I also dropped the Air Attunement for Aura of Restoration. This way the health sacrifices from the two curses are as noticable.

Spike away!

sirkillalot · Sep 19, 2005, 04:16 AM // 04:16

Orb
Strike
Charge
Surge
Chain
Attunment
Restoration
Res Sig

Bebop · Sep 19, 2005, 12:28 PM // 12:28

Only non-elite that gives back energy I know of is Consume Corpse. You'll need some points in death and its very situational. Its great in PvE where there's more corpses about and it heals also and works as corpse denial to stop people putting up their stoopid wells in PvP.
Apart from that a necro usually uses soul reaping and Offering of Blood. They get ritual and BiP but they're both target other ally.