Curse

Cronos · Apr 25, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27

This is kinda my first build, I would like critique. It's probably really bad cuz It's my first try at this!

Elementalist/Necromancer

Skills:

1. Aura of Restoration : Description: For 60 seconds, you are healed for 152-350% of the energy cost each time you cast a spell.
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 1/4 second
Recharge Time: 20 seconds
Skill Type: Enchantment Spell
Linked Attribute: Energy Storage
2. Air Attunement : Description: For 36-55 seconds, you are attuned to air. You gain 30% of the energy cost of the spell whenever you use Air Magic.
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 2 seconds
Recharge Time: 60 seconds
Skill Type: Enchantment Spell
Linked Attribute: Air Magic
3. Conjure Lightning : Description
Lose all enchantments. For 60 seconds, your attacks strike for an additional 1-13 lightning damage.
Energy Cost
10
Casting Time
1
Recharge Time
60
Skill Type
Enchantment Spell
Linked Attribute
Air Magic
4. Chain Lightning : Description: Target foe and up to two other foes near your target are struck for 10-82 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration and causes exhaustion.
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 2 seconds
Recharge Time: 20 seconds
Skill Type: Spell
Linked Attribute: Air Magic
5. Deathly Swarm : Description
Deathly Swarm flies out slowly and strikes for 15-67 cold damage (before armor) on up to three targets.
Energy Cost
10
Casting Time
3 seconds
Recharge Time
3 seconds
Skill Type
Spell
Linked Attribute
Death Magic
6. Putrid Explosion : Description
Target corpse explodes, sending out a shockwave that deals 24-101 damage to each nearby creature.
Energy Cost
10
Casting Time
1 seconds
Recharge Time
0 seconds
Skill Type
Spell
Linked Attribute
Death Magic
7. Glimmering Mark {E} : Description
For 1-13 seconds, whenever target foe suffers lightning damage, that foe and all adjacent foes suffer from blindness for 3 seconds.
Energy Cost
10
Casting Time
2
Recharge Time
15
Skill Type
Hex
Linked Attribute
Air Magic

8. Whirlwind : Description: All adjacent foes take 15-51 cold damage. Attacking foes struck by Whirlwind are knocked down.
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 3/4 second
Recharge Time: 20 seconds
Skill Type: Spell
Linked Attribute: Air Magic

I'm not sure if this works, I just took some skills that looked good off the Skill Listing really. My plan here is to keep up Conjure Lightning to add strength, Then Glimmering Mark to blind people, then just hit them hard with my AoE spells. I don't know the attributes, can someone help?

Cleocatra · Apr 25, 2005, 12:45 AM // 00:45

Just general information here:

1. Conjures only work on weapon attacks, not spells.

2. If you are going to nuke/AoE/Blast people, the elementalist is made just for these things so using the elementalist lines for these is probably more ideal than using your Necro secondary to try to nuke. You might want to consider either getting a different secondary that complements your main build (such as mesmer energy management) or using your Necro half to help your team with the side stuff like enchantment removal.

Cronos · Apr 25, 2005, 01:31 AM // 01:31

Oh I didn't know that. Thanks.

Kha · Apr 25, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10

Aura of Restoration isn't that great in PvP. And if you are going with Death Magic, Soul Feast is better in my opinion. That's what my E/N uses.

For attributes, you may want to go with something like:
8 Energy Storage (plus runes)
12 Air Magic (plues runes)
10 Death Magic

or

10 Energy Storage (plus runes)
11 Air Magic (plues runes)
10 Death Magic