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This build combines aspects of the N/Me Death Farmer and a standard N/Me SS Nuker build to farm small groups of Vermin in Xaquang Skyway.

Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Curses	12 + 1 + 3
Soul Reaping	8 + 2
Blood Magic	7 + 1
Death Magic	6 + 1
Inspiration Magic	5

Awaken the Blood

Arcane Echo

Spiteful Spirit

Plague Touch

Soul Feast

Insidious Parasite

Well of Blood

Physical Resistance

• Plague Sending could be used instead of Plague Touch, but it sacrifices health and detracts from survivability. It's also significantly less spammable, meaning you remove conditions slower.

• Insidious Parasite can be removed and a different skill can be used in it's place, preferably a skill adding to survivability.

• Those who have trouble with energy may consider switching a skill out for Channeling.

Equipment

• 60 + 10 AL Necromancer armor works best, but is probably not required.
• A rune of vigor/vitae can fill in the space left by the required runes.
• A Wicked Staff from one of these collectors, modified with an Insightful/Defensive staff head and a staff wrapping of Curses/Defense:

• Hoknil the Lesser
• Mourn Drakespur
• Gerlinda Korbauch
• Kristo Trilios
• Losi Hapatu

• The Stonereaper may work very well, but the defensive mods on the above staffs may improve survivability.

Usage

Before aggroing, activate Physical Resistance and Awaken the Blood. Wait for some energy to recharge, then activate Arcane Echo and cast Spiteful Spirit on the first Vermin. Quickly switch targets and cast the Echoed Spiteful Spirit on the next vermin, if you fail to do this quick enough it may be interrupted. If you still have time, use your remaining energy to cast Insidious Parasite on one (possibly two, if you have enough energy) vermin, to heal you as they attack. While under attack, use Plague Touch frequently, while switching targets, to both remove powerful degen from yourself and transfer it to the vermin. As they start to die, use Well of Blood and Soul Feast to heal yourself and counter degen while you pick off the last few. Wait for energy to recharge, rinse, and repeat with the next group.

Counters

• Large numbers of Vermin may overwhelm this build before SS can take them out.
• Interrupts. If they interrupt the second SS, or one of your IPs, it may be hard to survive and get the drops.

Variants

• I haven't had a chance to test this with creatures other than vermin, though I suspect it is capable of farming trolls and other physical damage dealers. Just switch out Plague Touch for another healing or defensive skill.
• The Channeling variant, as listed above under the skill bar.

Notes

• This build takes some practice to get timing down, and master control of the corpses.

See also

Inspiration Builds

• Build:N/Me Death Farmer
• Build:N/Me SS Nuker

Vermin Farming Builds

• Build:D/Mo Vermin Farmer
• Build:E/D Sandstorm Vermin Farmer
• Build:Mo/D Monk Vermin Farmer
• Build:W/E Sliver Vermin
• Build:W/Mo Vermin Farmer