Curse

NetworkGuru · Dec 30, 2005, 10:33 PM // 22:33

I just started playing Guild Wars and this is my first build. Just wanted to get some opinions on it. I'm lvl 10 and use this build for Ascalon Arena. Note that I haven't yet unlocked all the skills available in the game and am working with what I've got.

Domination Magic 6
Blood Magic 6
Fast Casting 2

1 - Empathy
2 - Blood Renewal
3 - Life Siphon
4 - Chaos Storm
5 - Power Leak
6 - Energy Burn
7 - Backfire
8 - Ressurection Signet

Originally I wanted to make a build that would shutdown enemy casters but I kept finding that all the warriors would attack me and I would pretty much die instantly. Now my strategy is still to shutdown enemy casters except that now I can hold out much longer when a warrior attacks. Against casters I use backfire, energy burn, power leak, and chaos storm. As soon as I see a warrior coming at me I cast Blood Renewal followed by Empathy and Life Siphon. Blood Renewal and Life Siphon combine to give me +6 health regeneration, keeping me alive while the warrior slowly dies from the -2 health degeneration and the damage caused by empathy. If it happens to be a W/Mo then I use my anti-caster spells to keep him from healing himself. The only problem I have with this build is that the 38 energy I have tends to run out awfully fast, but the only way to remedy that is via better equipment which I don't yet have.

octaviancmb · Dec 31, 2005, 12:09 AM // 00:09

Most of the time I just level past the Ascalon Arena as quickly as I can, so take this advice with a huge pound of salt rather than a grain.

I've never been impressed with Chaos Storm in PvP. The smart players will just move out of it, thus costing you Energy, and stupid players are easily killed anyway. I would suggest swapping it, perhaps for some other Blood skill -- I don't know what you've unlocked, but there's plenty of good stuff there to pick from (Vampiric Gaze or Strip Enchantment...?). And don't neglect to put Life Siphon on all your enemies -- it's a really fantastic, cheap, spammable skill!

Good luck with your newbie Mes/Nec!

cmb

ColaManiac · Dec 31, 2005, 05:35 PM // 17:35

i think this is best Me/N buid for ascalon arena
illusion magic 9 (mask +1 and rune +3)
blood magic 6
curses 6

1.parasitic bond -1 hp pip (20 sec)
2.life siphon -2 hp pips (16 sec)
3.faitheartedness -2 hp pips (15 sec)
4.conjure phantasm -5 hp pips (9 sec)
5.blood renewal
6.(what u want)
7.(what u want)
8.res

-10 hp reg should kill any1 at 8-15 secs...

agent of ascalon · Jan 02, 2006, 06:05 AM // 06:05

wana know somtthin? in high lvl arenas, get 12 curses and domination, empathy, SS, insidious parasite = over 70 dmg per hit on the warrior, thats when he is attking