Curse

Bloodborn · Jul 01, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45

Blood Magic/Soul Reaping/Shadow Arts build focused on self sustainability. More focused on PvE, but I don't see why it wouldn't work for PvP. Not meant to be a super hardcore fully maximized build, but somewhat of a themed/fun build that's hopefully not too bad. I'm working on leveling this guy, so it's yet to be tested. Not totally sure on stat allotment...Blood would naturally be maxed but the others could go any way really.

Core 7 Skills

[skill]Dark Pact[/skill][skill]Vampiric Gaze[/skill][skill]Shadow Strike[/skill][skill]Offering of Blood[/skill][skill]Signet of Lost Souls[/skill][skill]Dark Escape[/skill][skill]Heart of Shadow[/skill]

Most of these speak for themselves. Shadow Strike and Lost Souls offer two great skills to use depending on if your foe is above or below 50%. Offering is there to keep the energy flowing. Escape/Heart for extra survivability since Dark Pact and Offering both can bring your health down in addition to mob dmg.

Filler Skills

[skill]Awaken The Blood[/skill] Great addition if you can take the 50% sacrifice increase. The boost to all your Blood skills will be great.

[skill]Life Siphon[/skill] Good sustained leech. Nice for those mobs that just won't die.

[skill]Shroud of Distress[/skill] A nice avoidance option.

[skill]Unholy Feast[/skill] AoE leech.

[skill]Touch of Agony[/skill] Could sub this in for Dark Pact if you're going solo and don't mind the range.

[skill]Well of Blood[/skill] Good group addition.

[skill]Plague Touch[/skill] Anti-Condition.

[skill]Mark of Subversion[/skill] Anti-Caster

[skill]Strip Enchantment[/skill] Anti-Enchantment

What do you guys think? I believe this has a pretty strong core of skills to keep the damage/health/energy flowing with enough alternates to deal with most threats if you know what you're going up against(PvE). Does it appear to lack anything in particular? My only concern is Signet of Lost Souls might be a little unnecessary since Offering is in there...the heal is nice though

Thanks!

ZenRgy · Jul 01, 2007, 10:54 AM // 10:54

This does bairly any damage, Spoil Victor is the best blood elite if you want to do damage, you already have SoLS + soul reaping is enough energy management.

Shadow Strike + vamp gaze is only deadly when used in a spike with 5+ other necros.

If you plan to run this in AB/FA etc. it'll probably work.

Bloodborn · Jul 07, 2007, 08:57 PM // 20:57

[skill]Protective Was Kaolai[/skill] + [skill]Vengeful Weapon[/skill]

Might make Ritualist a better complement...After reading how heart of Shadow functions I'm tempted...

Bloodborn · Jul 08, 2007, 05:02 AM // 05:02

Decided to change it up and go with Ritualist. Very self sufficient and can do damage or heal.

12+4 Blood
12 Restoration
3+1 Soul Reaping

Core 7 Skills

[skill]Dark Pact[/skill][skill]Vampiric Gaze[/skill][skill]Shadow Strike[/skill][skill]Offering of Blood[/skill][skill]Protective Was Kaolai[/skill][skill]Vengeful Weapon[/skill][skill]Soothing Memories[/skill]

#8 slot

[skill]Blood Ritual[/skill]
[skill]Well of Blood[/skill]
[skill]Unholy Feast[/skill]
[skill]Plague Touch[/skill]
[skill]Blood of the Aggressor[/skill]
[skill]Mark of Subversion[/skill]

Xiaxhou of Trinity · Jul 10, 2007, 04:34 AM // 04:34

he likes to spam things so he's using vamp gaze/shadow strike. switch out vamp gaze for mark of subversion, vengeful for any of your other "fillers". Is this for pve or pvp? IMO your filler skills can do more than the shdow strike->vamp gaze->dark pact spam.