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This necromancer specializes in Curses and centers around the use of the elite skill
Feast of Corruption to spike large groups
of foes with AoE armor-ignoring damage. The specific skill set
listed here is designed for PvE use but it can be easily adapted
for PvP play.
Attribute and skills
Equipment
- Of the many armor options available to necromancers the mods
on Scar Pattern Armor are the most useful. A
large energy bar is the only way you can ensure a successful cast
of several offensive spells on a single target.
- Halves skill recharge time on Curses is a very useful mod as well as it will enable
repeated casting of your Curses spells. A truncheon from Nord Stonegrimm or Uderit Ignis will
provide the build with the much needed chance of fast recharge and
in the off hand Villnar's Glove provides a chance for level
19 Curses as well as an
additional chance at halves spell recharge. Another option for the
focus would be the focus available from Cinder Linnwood
or Goran
Grimyak which will increase the chance at a fast recharge of Curses spells to 36% but
without the added bonus of a 20% chance of +1 Curses. A third option would be
to take the curse staff from Hoknil the Lesser, which has the two
20% fastcast/recharge upgrades built in while also allowing the
addition of a +1 Curse Staff Wrapping. This also allows for the
inclusion of a staff head of your choosing.
Usage
- Usage of the spiker is fairly straightforward. Cast Awaken the
Blood before combat, wait for a group to form up and hit them
with Suffering. Echo Feast of
Corruption, and send it at the group (twice).
- Desecrate Enchantments does additional
AoE armor-ignoring damage and can be used after Feast of
Corruption, if the additional damage is needed to take out a
group of targets.
- Enfeebling Blood is an excellent utility
skill to use to help mitigate damage. It works best on groups that
are not targeted as it makes them that much easier to ignore. Also,
use it on the targeted group if the initial AoE damage spike does
not take them down.
- Parasitic
Bond is included as a self heal as well as a hex that can be
used to trigger the life steal of Feast of
Corruption when attacking single targets.
Variants
- Shadow of
Fear can be used instead of Suffering as an effective AoE hex that triggers Feast
of Corruption. [NOTE: Suffering has a larger radius than Shadow
of Fear.] Use which ever skill suits the individual corrupter's
personal tastes. This skill particularly shines in areas where foes
will fall to a single iteration of the AoE damage spike as it is
cheaper than Suffering and if foes are dying before Suffering can deal any
degeneration damage the extra 5 energy is wasted. In higher level
areas Suffering is
preferable because its degeneration damage can often take down what
is left of a group after the AoE damage iteration.
- Meekness could
also be used instead of Suffering. Its wider radius will allow Feast of
Corruption to quickly steal back the sacrifice cost of the spell,
with the only downside being a higher energy cost and a longer
recharge time.
- Spinal
Shivers can be included as a utility skill to help shut down
monks or casters of any kind. Coordinate with team mates, if a
shutdown is needed this skill is indispensable. If it is not needed
a corrupter is better off with Enfeebling Blood.
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Necromancer / Mesmer 
