Curse

peep17 · Jun 12, 2006, 12:40 PM // 12:40

Im using a new ele/nec, my idea is too nuke with AoE, and raise my bone minions and bone horror, while life stealing also, is this a good idea or what?

Pick Me · Jun 12, 2006, 12:55 PM // 12:55

Nuking only is fine (make sure that you max out in Energy Storage).

Minion Master (only use Death Spells for Minion Mastery); again, Max out in Energy Storage, since you have no soul reaping

Blood Magic is fine but used mainly for support (as is curses).

Trying to mix Nuking with MM and blood is never a good idea. You spread yourself too thin in your attributes and your skills.

DeanBB · Jun 12, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42

Also note that as a non-necro primary you're use of minions is limited due to Death being limited to 12. You will have fewer minions and of lower level than a primary necro MM. In the early game that may be OK but later they won't be very effective.

Francis Crawford · Jun 16, 2006, 07:37 AM // 07:37

No, no, no. When there's an MM present, Soul Reaping is a GREAT attribute because of all the minion deaths.

I play N/E for Glyph of Energy as an MM, but I don't see the point in E/N MMing unless you simply don't have an MM character and want to enjoy yourself with something admittedly underpowered.

WildmouseX · Jun 16, 2006, 01:55 PM // 13:55

keep in mind that both nukeing skills (I.E. AoE spells), and MM skills are high in energy consumption. most el nuke skills cost between 10-15 E, where bone feind and vamp horors cost 25; minnions, reg horors, and flesh golum are going to cost you 15. without soul reaping MMing is generaly a bad idea.

look into useing blood magic for self heals and group support, or curses to increase the ammount of dmg you do. the E/N is a viaible combination, but not as a mm.

LightningHell · Jun 16, 2006, 02:08 PM // 14:08

This screams Ether Prodigy...again.

But why do you want to MM as an Elementalist?

WildmouseX · Jun 17, 2006, 12:31 AM // 00:31

well, the idea of useing el as the primary for storage has been around for a long time. people have been running storage mes' and monks since the start, and like i said useing blood and curse skills will benifit from a storage build - but when you MM you start throwing minnion spells faster then anyone without soul reaping can recharge.

it's a solid concept, it just doesn't work well in this aplication.

Pick Me · Jun 19, 2006, 05:42 PM // 17:42

The MM elementalist has a few energy management skills.

Energy Boon (e)
Ether Renewal (e)
Ether Prodogy (e) - as long as you know you'll have 0 energy left when it ends
Glyph of Lesser Energy
Glyph of Energy (e)
Offering of Blood (e)
Well of Power (e)

Hmmm... it seems more than I thought.

But regardless, you can only carry upto 2.

Since you are not a Necro as primary, you can only get 10 minions at one time, which means lots of sacrifices (monks do not like necros who sacrifice a lot).