Build:N/any FA PoD Support

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP FA

This build provides strong anti-physical hexes while still possessing strong spiking ability with heavy enchant removal and a large amount of damage. It maintains a strong level of survivability through Return and Parasitic Bond spam. Incredibly strong on the Luxon side, but does see a lot of play on Kurzick too.

Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Curses 12 + 1 Soul Reaping Pain of Disenchantment Nightfall Necromancer. Curses 14 Pain of Disenchantment Elite Spell Target foe loses 3 enchantments. If an enchantment was lost in this way, that foe and all adjacent foes lose 94 Health. 15 1 10 Faintheartedness Core Necromancer. Curses 14 Faintheartedness Hex Spell For the next 15 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. 8 1 10 Insidious Parasite Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 14 Insidious Parasite Hex Spell For 14 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 43 Health from that foe. 12 1 15 Parasitic Bond Core Necromancer. Curses 14 Parasitic Bond Hex Spell For 20 seconds, target foe suffers -1 Health degeneration. The caster is healed for 114 when Parasitic Bond ends. 2 1 5 Foul Feast EotN Necromancer. Soul Reaping 13 Foul Feast Spell All conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired in this way, you gain 39 Health and 2 Energy. This skill recharges twice as fast if you remove Disease from your target. 4 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

First Optional:

• Rigor Mortis
  Core

  Necromancer. Curses 14

  Rigor Mortis

  Hex Spell

  For 19 seconds, target foe cannot block.

  

  20

  1

  10
   - Luxon side, strong physical support for your team.
• Enfeeble (PvP)
  Prophecies

  Necromancer. Curses 14

  Enfeeble (PvP)

  Spell

  Target suffers from Weakness for 29 seconds.

  

  10

  ¼

  5
   - Both Sides, additional Anti-Physical.
• Barbs
  Core

  Necromancer. Curses 14

  Barbs

  Hex Spell

  For 30 seconds, target foe takes 14 more damage when hit by physical damage.

  

  5

  2

  10
   - Luxon Side, spike support with your physicals and NPC's.
• Plague Sending
  Prophecies

  Necromancer. Curses 13

  Plague Sending

  Spell

  Transfer 3 negative Conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target foe and all adjacent foes.

  

  5

  1

  1
   - Both Sides, to send the conditions you have been inflicted with.
• Defile Defenses
  EotN

  Necromancer. Curses 14

  Defile Defenses

  Hex Spell

  For 19 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 114 damage.

  

  5

  1

  5
   - Both sides, over Parasitic Bond.

Second/Third Optional Optional:

• Augury of Death
  Nightfall

  Assassin. Deadly Arts 3

  Augury of Death

  Hex Spell

  For 11 seconds, the next time damage would drop target foe's Health below 50%, you inflict a Deep Wound for 8 seconds and Shadow Step to that foe. This Spell has half the normal range.

  

  20

  1

  5
   - Put 3 attribute points into Deadly Arts, Both Sides, to push damage with Deep Wound.
• Return
  Factions

  Assassin. Shadow Arts 0

  Return

  Spell

  All adjacent foes are Crippled for 3 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location.

  

  15

  ¼

  5
  / Dash
  Factions

  Assassin. Unlinked

  Dash

  Stance

  For 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.

  

  8

  5
   - Keep Shadow Arts at 0, Both Sides, mobility.

• Disciplined Stance
  Prophecies

  Warrior. Tactics 9

  Disciplined Stance

  Stance

  For 3 seconds, you gain +10 armor and have a 75% chance to block attacks. Disciplined Stance ends if you use an adrenal skill.

  

  15

  5
   - Kurzick Side, change Soul Reaping to 9 + 1, relieve pressure from physicals.
• Shield Bash
  Core

  Warrior. Strength 0

  Shield Bash

  Skill

  For 5 seconds, while wielding a shield, the next attack skill used against you is blocked. If it was a melee skill, your attacker is knocked down and that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds.

  

  20

  5
   - Kurzick Side, Anti-physical.
• Bonetti's Defense
  Prophecies

  Warrior. Tactics 9

  Bonetti's Defense

  Stance

  For 9 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks. You gain 5 Energy for each successful melee attack blocked. Bonetti's Defense ends if you use a skill.

  

  8
   - Kurzick Side, change Soul Reaping to 9 + 1, relieve pressure from physicals, and additional energy management.

• Power Drain
  Core

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 9

  Power Drain

  Spell

  If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 19 Energy.

  

  20

  ¼

  5
   - Kurzick Side, change Soul Reaping to 9 + 1, energy + interrupt.
• Mantra of Earth
  Core

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 9

  Mantra of Earth

  Stance

  For 66 seconds, whenever you take earth damage, the damage is reduced by 40% and you gain 2 Energy.

  

  20

  10
   Kurzick Side, change Soul Reaping to 9 + 1,to mitigate damage from Siege Turtles.

Equipment

• Survivor's Insigniae. Rune of Superior Vigor.
• 40/40 Curses Set
• 40/40 Soul Reaping set
• High energy set.
• Spear + Shield + 10AL vs X damage.

The Equipment Template for this build is: Pk5hiMz6TTeMvKSVGMFpnWXMFZYJRMFJHKBMFZYdLMFZHA

Usage

• Use PoD to remove heavily protted foes, just before an allies chain or a turtle attack.
• Use Faint and Insidious to punish physicals and have a degree of shutdown.
• Cover up your hexes with Parasitic Bond and spam it on foes for future health gain.
• Remove dangerous conditions from your allies, or for small energy/hp gain, with Foul Feast.
• Use Rigor Mortis to support your physical's attacks through Monk/Rit prots and NPC blocking effects.
• Shadowstep to allies, using Return, to quickly escape enemies or get to the frontline faster.

Counters

• Anti-Caster.