Curse

tastegw · Apr 09, 2005, 08:54 PM // 20:54

Class: Necromancer / Mesmer

Assumed items:
+1 to Soul Reaping
+2 to Curses

Attributes: (cost)
Soul Reaping: 1+1 (1)
Curses: 11+2 (77)
Domination Magic: 10 (61)
Inspiration Magic: 10 (61)

Total attribute points used: 200/200

Skills:
1) Channeling (availability) - (5,1,15) For 40 seconds, whenever you cast a spell, you steal 1 energy from each nearby foe.
2) Soul Barbs (availability) - (10,2,20) For 30 seconds, target foe takes 28 damage when an enchantment or hex is cast on that target.
3) Energy Drain (availability) (elite) - (5,1,20) Steal 16 energy from target foe. This is an elite skill.
4) Barbs (availability) - (10,2,30) For 30 seconds, target foe takes 9 more damage when hit by physical damage.
5) Weaken Armor (availability) - (10,3,30) For 30 seconds, target foe has an armor penalty of -23 against physical damage.
6) Energy Tap (availability) - (5,3,20) Steal 12 energy from target foe.
7) Spiteful Spirit (availability) - (15,2,10) For 19 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or uses a skill, Spiteful Spirit deals 31 shadow damage to that foe and all adjacent foes. This is an elite skill
8) Backfire (availability) - (15,3,20) For 10 seconds, whenever target foe casts a spell, that foe takes 105 damage.

be a pretty nice combo along side of 5 warriors and 2 monks

Maugrim · Apr 09, 2005, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Maybe swap out the Inspiration or Domination line for Blood Magic? Order of Pain would be a nice skill in here

Order of Pain
Description Sacrifice 17% of maximum health. For 5 seconds, whenever a party member hits a foe, that party member does an additional 3-13 damage.
Energy Cost 10
Casting Time 2 seconds
Recharge Time 0
Skill Type Enchantment Spell
Linked Attribute Blood Magic

and for more damage if you wanted to switch out Spiteful Spirit,

Order of the Vampire {Elite}
Description Sacrifice 17% of maximum health. For 5 seconds, whenever a party member hits a foe, that party member steals 3-13 Health.
Energy Cost 10
Casting Time 2 seconds
Recharge Time 5 seconds
Skill Type Enchantment Spell
Linked Attribute Blood Magic

Now that would be some excellent extra damage!. If you kept it the way it is though, it would still be very deadly. Even deadlier if those Warriors were Wa/Ra with pets

!!! Imagine having 5 warriors and 5 pets coming at you, and then having Barbs and Weaken Armor cast on you. Also...if one of your Monks was a Minion Master...I'll just let that sit with you for a moment...

tastegw · Apr 09, 2005, 09:33 PM // 21:33

ihad order of pain in there, but the down sides of that skill turned me away from it.

5 seconds it lasts and i sacrifice 17% max health. i put alot of thought into the decision not to add in that skill,

another reason, was i didnt think order of pain would be worth it because it was the only skill from that tree that i liked.

but ya, if it lasted 10+, then definatly.

Acan Vishnu · Apr 09, 2005, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Hmm, both spiteful spirit and energy drain are elite skills.