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This build is mainly for targeting spellcasters, it will keep on high life dealing damage from Soul Leech and Backfire to keep these two on after each other to fear foes from using spells. While putting Wastrel's Worry on the foe to let it use a spell while he hurts himself. You also have two life-stealing damage to steal health from your foe in the meanwhile. And theres a spot for a variant. This build is made for PvP.

Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Blood Magic	10 + 1 + 3
Domination Magic	11
Soul Reaping	10 + 1

Soul Leech

Backfire

Wastrel's Worry

Shadow Strike

Lifebane Strike

Optional

Signet of Lost Souls

Resurrection Signet

• see variants for the optional slot.

Equipment

• Armor with energy management (Radiant Insignia's).
• Insightful Blood Magic staff of Mastery with have faith inscription.

Usage

• Select target (spellcaster preferred).
• Cast Soul Leech and Wastrel's Worry whenever possible to make the foe use a spell.
• Drain health with Shadow Strike and Lifebane Strike.
• When you know Soul Leech is about to end, cast Backfire on your target (do the same thing when Backfire is about to end to put Soul Leech on foe).
• Use Signet of Lost Souls when energy is required.
• The usage of the variant skills is different, but you will know how/when to use it.

Variants

in optional slot

• Power Leak
• Diversion
• Energy Burn
• Shatter Enchantment
• Overload
• Empathy
• Strip Enchantment

instead of Backfire

• Arcane Echo: for if you prefer keeping Soul Leech on the foe for lifesteal only.

Notes

• Do NOT cast Soul Leech and Backfire at same time on the foe.
• This build requires good timing.