Curse

Osi Ri S · Jan 14, 2006, 10:46 PM // 22:46

ok, i have a necro, nec monk lvl 20 and was trying to be a MM when i first made the char but am now seeing as it is alot harder then it looks and i just dont know what the hell im doing, i switch between a death blood mix with some healing prayers (healing breeze and orizon).

I was wondering what the proper skills were for a MM (i know its probably asked alot.)

Also when i go farming in the war camp (the only place to farm right now) i put blood up to 12 and death to 9 and just try to attack one at a time so i dont attract too much attention (deathly swarm made me really popular) so should i stick to one type of necro or can i keep switching in and out whenever i want. I would like to only use one strat (MM or Blood) but if i have to swithc i can handle that.

Also, instead of starting a new post i thought i might as well ask What are some frequently used abbreviations on GW, such as Invinci (i think) SS, SB, SV, hat... stuff like that, mainly conserning necros.

Also someone mentioned a 55hp build, what would be the purpose of that?

I dont know how far in the game i am, i just got across the river On the top western part of the map (can someone tell me)

xxSilhouette · Jan 14, 2006, 10:58 PM // 22:58

The skills i use when being a MM are Bone feind, bone minions, vertas sacrifice, healing breeze, & blood of the master, I have 12 in death, and 10 in healing. I don't do as well as some people i have seen, They seem to be able to raise 30ish and keep them alive, i usually average around 20 give or take. Which is still pretty good in my opinion.

Osi Ri S · Jan 14, 2006, 11:00 PM // 23:00

yea, i have a hard time keeping them alive also. I try to use heal area but it helps a little.

Also, im not very experienced in farming, i dont even know if im doing it right but i farm with the 7 henchies in warcamp and people talk about echos and stuff, what is that?

chris_nin00 · Jan 14, 2006, 11:02 PM // 23:02

Hmmmm...

I was doing a minion master a while ago, but I found that healing spells increases the degen rate of the minions itself. I don't know if I was seeing things or not.

Silhouette is basically right. Verata's skills. You can check them out in the cool skills directory on the Guild Wars guru website! It's so useful!

Cheers!

Osi Ri S · Jan 14, 2006, 11:03 PM // 23:03

k, thanks for the info chris. i mean i havent even beat the game yet so i dont know if i should even be worrying about this.

xxSilhouette · Jan 14, 2006, 11:03 PM // 23:03

I used to use that too (heal area) but the minions were never close enough to me as much as they needed to be. Another thing that i tend to have probelms with if i am farming outside of war camp is all of the gnashers taking corpses, which makes it more difficult to get a high number of fiends. If you don't alreay be sure to target them first when farming there. That helps as well.

I got the Verta's skills in copperhammer mines by the way

xxSilhouette · Jan 14, 2006, 11:08 PM // 23:08

The 55hp build is for invincimonks and you are probley somewhere around henge, close to the mission where you will be going into the desert.

Osi Ri S · Jan 14, 2006, 11:11 PM // 23:11

yes, im in Riverside Province right now, one of the shield cities. could someone recommend a build for where i am in the game now?

sorry to be such a nub but whats an invinci monk ,(incincible monk?) and whats so good about having 55 health?

xxSilhouette · Jan 14, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14

after you complete that mission you will go to sanctum cay (another mission) and then you will go into the desert.

To find out more on the invince monk i belive there is a link to something someone created telling you ALL about them. They are great for farming

munkieix · Jan 14, 2006, 11:35 PM // 23:35

SS = Spite full spirit [e] curses
SV = sympthatic visage [memser illuison skill] forgot spelling..
SB = spell breaker?

most MM Should have 16 death hat + sup rune
around 10 soul reaping
10 healing -- heal area

i use
Animate bone fiend
animate bone horror
blood of the master
veritas sac
heal area
putrid or consume corpse
offerin blood [e]
res sig

nunix · Jan 15, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43

There's actually some interesting MM builds you can do with a /Ranger secondary; once you ascend, you might think about switching off /Monk to take advantage of things like Healing Spring. I used to run a little 'Death Squad' build as N/W but've never done a proper minion master, so can't add much beyond that.

xxSilhouette · Jan 15, 2006, 02:46 AM // 02:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkieix

Animate bone fiend
animate bone horror
blood of the master
veritas sac
heal area
putrid or consume corpse
offerin blood [e]
res sig

that looks like a good build for MM, i think i am going to tweak mine to that

Carinae · Jan 15, 2006, 10:13 PM // 22:13

This is my normal SF/MS/Ettin farming MM build:

Blood Magic: 9
Death Magic: 16
Soul Reaping: 9
Healing: 7

Vampiric Gaze
Offering of Blood
Animate Bone Horror
Animate Bone Fiend
Verata's Sacrifice
Blood of the Master
Heal Area
Vengeance

This is a pure MM build, designed to build and maintain the largest possible army. I usually have 20-30 minions active with this build, and have briefly peaked at 60+ active at one time.

Rule #1
Use Verata's Sacrifice at all time. The instant it recharges, recast it.

Rule #2
Always lead your minions into battle and always fire FIRST. Minions will follow your lead only if they aren't aggroed on a target.

Once you've drawn aggro, take two steps back into your minions. Get them to surround you, and keep them between you and the enemy.

Rule #3
Always be doing something. You should be Attacking, Raising or Healing at all times. Being a good MM requires a lot of focus. There's always something to be done.

Undead Preacher · Jan 16, 2006, 01:54 AM // 01:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxSilhouette

The 55hp build is for invincimonks and you are probley somewhere around henge, close to the mission where you will be going into the desert.

55hp build isn't just for monks...
there is a 55hp solo build for necros, mesmers, and warriors