Curse

Cherno · Feb 24, 2006, 04:55 PM // 16:55

Been trying to play with a build I like on this and have gone into UW a few times with guildies as a support to the 55 and SS to test out the build.

First is that this build is very fun and can really speed things up and compliments the SS very well:

N/ME
Awaken
Soothing images
Suffering - This can be tricky if you have an SS with it as I don't think suffering stacks
Feast
Desecrate
Shatter Hex
Matra of Resolve (?) or Maybe Arcane Echo
Res Sig

N/Mo:
This is more of a support build for the 55:
Awaken the Blood
Suffering
Feast
Desecrate
Blood Ritual
Retribution
Essence Bond or Balthazar's Spirit
Rebirth
Vengeance

We usually can take this a 55 and an SS and clear out the labyrinth, smite run, escort of souls, wrathful spirits and unwanted guests and 3 parts of restore the monuments without any problems. Haven't gotten around to trying the Ice King yet, but don't think it would work very well 3 man.

Cherno · Feb 28, 2006, 03:59 PM // 15:59

132 views and no opinions?

Wicked Shadow · Mar 01, 2006, 05:08 AM // 05:08

Can't say much on the N/Me build as I've very little experience with Me skills and strategy so far. Personally I've found that 55 prefer SS rather than feast of corruption when it comes to an elite for help. Depending on the enemy SS will do much more damage than feast before the recharge is done.

Unfortunately the only time I've used Feast of Corruption was in RA, and it was met with mixed results. Here's the build to the best of my memory, in case you care. I dunno if it'd work anywhere else.
N/

16 curse
11 blood
9 soul reaping

Awaken the Blood
Soul Barbs
Parasitic Bond
Life Siphon
Insidious Parasite
Feast of Corruption
Strip Enchantment
Res Sig

I meant this for self-preservation while doing spike damage with soul barbs and feast, and as such it's very limited. I didn't even bother to use a secondary. You could switch things around a give it a shot in pve, I'll bet. It'd be rather easy to spread parasitic bond around a mob, then hit them all with feast.

Cherno · Mar 01, 2006, 06:18 AM // 06:18

Thanks.
I ran this again tonight in UW with my guild. Note that we still use an SS, I am not trying to replace them, but it is a nice general PvE build and good extra necro dmg in UW.

I tried soul barbs and found it to be not worth the energy.

Don't like the idea of insideous parasite as much anymore either as I am looking for AoE hexes.

In my original post, I listed Shatter hex...I thought it was shattering hex on an enemy...duh me. So that's out.

So my new build is:
Awaken
Soothing images
Suffering
Feast
Desecrate
Matra of Resolve
Arcane Echo
Res Sig

Works very nicely and to see the smites die so so quickly....priceless.

Sirix Leai · Mar 02, 2006, 12:00 AM // 00:00

I run UW regularly as SS with two monks from my guild, one as 55 and one in support as a Mo/N(safety net is nice with a group effort to get several people fissure armor not proffit) The monk who usualy plays in support will bring FoC and desecrate enchantments. I cast first SS, call suffering and monk will hit with FoC and desecrate, I cast second SS then hit with my own desecrate. Damage from my desecrate, monks desecrate and FoC will spike more than 1/3 of an aaxte health.