Changes: Archive:N/any Dark Aura Bomber

Latest revision as of 21:59, 2 November 2010

This build has been archived as of 18:10, 1 February 2008 (EST), for the following reasons:

Outdated
Various nerfs, buffs, and campaign releases
Metagame shifts
AotL mechanic change

This build had been designed for the following use:

This build was in the category No category specified before being archived.

This build uses the synergy between Dark Aura and damage dealing skills with a sacrifice, such as Touch of Agony and Wallow's Bite, to deliver high levels of armor-ignoring damage.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=necro/any bloodm=12+1+3 deathm=11+1 soulre=6+1][dark aura][touch of agony][wallows bite][blood renewal][aura of the lich][demonic flesh][consume corpse][resurrection signet][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

Scar Pattern Armor for additional energy.
A 5^50 energy wand with Half Recharge Blood Magic, and a +12 20/20 Blood Magic or Half Recharge Blood Magic +30 HP offhand.

Usage

Cast Aura of the Lich and Demonic Flesh just before you enter combat. Make sure you kept Aura of the Lich up at all times, or you will quickly kill yourself.
As soon your enchantments are in place, run in and cast Dark Aura and Blood Renewal
Start spamming Wallow's Bite and Touch of Agony
Use Consume Corpse whenever possible for the extra health and energy as well as corpse denial.

Counters

Snares and/or running away.
High levels of degeneration or life-stealing attacks.
Enchantment removal.
Anti-caster skills like Diversion.
No Healer to keep you health up in between Blood Renewal and Consume Corpse

Variants

Demonic Flesh can be swapped for:
- Taste of Pain for a good self heal.
- Plague Touch to get rid of nasty Conditions.
- Strip Enchantment for extra health and the annoyance factor.
- Vampiric Gaze for ranged damage.
- Blood of the Aggressor for ranged damage.
- Plague Sending to get rid of nasty Conditions.
- Masochism as a nice Energy Management skill (raise Soul Reaping to 7+1).
Other variants include, but are not limited to:
- Signet of Lost Souls
- Barbed Signet

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+{{Archived-Build|date=18:10, 1 February 2008 (EST)|reason1=Outdated|reason2=Various nerfs, buffs, and campaign releases|reason3=Metagame shifts|reason4=AotL mechanic change|type1=AB|type2=CM|type3=RA}}
-{{tested-build}}
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-This build you use the skill [[Dark Aura]] with [[Touch of Agony]] and [[Wallow's Bite]] to deal heavy damage.
+This build uses the synergy between [[gw:Dark Aura|Dark Aura]] and damage dealing skills with a sacrifice, such as [[gw:Touch of Agony|Touch of Agony]] and [[gw:Wallow's Bite|Wallow's Bite]], to deliver high levels of armor-ignoring damage.
 == Attributes and Skills ==
+<pvxbig>
-{{attributes | Necromancer | Any
+[build prof=necro/any bloodm=12+1+3 deathm=11+1 soulre=6+1][dark aura][touch of agony][wallows bite][blood renewal][aura of the lich][demonic flesh][consume corpse][resurrection signet][/build]
-  | Blood Magic | 12 + 1 + 3
+</pvxbig>
-  | Death Magic | 11 + 1
-  | Soul Reaping | 6 + 1
-}}
-{{skill bar|Dark Aura|Touch of Agony|Wallow's Bite|Blood Renewal|Aura of the Lich|Demonic Flesh|Consume Corpse|Resurrection Signet}}
 == Equipment ==
+*[[gw:Scar Pattern Armor|Scar Pattern Armor]] for additional energy.
-*Scar Patterns
-* A 5^50 energy wand with Half Recharge Blood Magic and +12 [[20/20]] Blood Magic or Half Recharge Blood Magic +30 [[HP]] offhand.
+*A 5^50 energy wand with Half Recharge Blood Magic, and a +12 [[gw:20/20|20/20]] Blood Magic or Half Recharge Blood Magic +30 [[gw:HP|HP]] offhand.
-** [[Blood Knife]] Is also good offhand
 == Usage ==
-First cast [[Aura of the Lich]] and [[Demonic Flesh]] run in and cast [[Dark Aura]] + [[Blood Renewal]] and start spamming touch skills.
+*Cast [[gw:Aura of the Lich|Aura of the Lich]] and [[gw:Demonic Flesh|Demonic Flesh]] just before you enter combat. Make sure you kept Aura of the Lich up at all times, or you will quickly kill yourself.
+*As soon your enchantments are in place, run in and cast [[gw:Dark Aura|Dark Aura]] and [[gw:Blood Renewal|Blood Renewal]]
+*Start [[gw:spam|spam]]ming [[gw:Wallow's Bite|Wallow's Bite]] and [[gw:Touch of Agony|Touch of Agony]]
-Cast Aura of the Lich everytime it recharges, it will stack with itself and provide a heal every time one of the copies ends.
+*Use [[gw:Consume Corpse|Consume Corpse]] whenever possible for the extra health and energy as well as corpse denial.
-Make sure you kept Aura of the lich up at all times, it can be fatal without it
 == Counters ==
+*Snares and/or running away.
-*High degeneration.
+*High levels of degeneration or life-stealing attacks.
-*Enchantment Removal. (Enchantment Removal would only hurt it if it was like [[Shatter Enchantment]] otherwise it will just cripple damage for 1..10 seconds
+*Enchantment removal.
-*Skills like [[Diversion]].
+*Anti-caster skills like [[gw:Diversion|Diversion]].
+*No Healer to keep you health up in between [[gw:Blood Renewal|Blood Renewal]] and [[gw:Consume Corspe|Consume Corpse]]
 == Variants ==
+*Demonic Flesh can be swapped for:
-*[[Contemplation of Purity]] can be used in emergency situations.
+**[[gw:Taste of Pain|Taste of Pain]] for a good self heal.
-*[[Plague Touch]] to get rid of nasty Conditions.
-*[[Strip Enchantment]] to get extra health.
+**[[gw:Plague Touch|Plague Touch]] to get rid of nasty Conditions.
+**[[gw:Strip Enchantment|Strip Enchantment]] for extra health and the annoyance factor.
-*[[Demonic Flesh]] can be swapped out for any skill you would like.
-*[[Demonic Flesh]] With [[Dark Pact]] or [[Vampiric Gaze]] for ranged damage
+**[[gw:Vampiric Gaze|Vampiric Gaze]] for ranged damage.
+**[[gw:Blood of the Aggressor|Blood of the Aggressor]] for ranged damage.
+**[[gw:Plague Sending|Plague Sending]] to get rid of nasty Conditions.
+**[[gw:masochism|Masochism]] as a nice Energy Management skill (raise Soul Reaping to 7+1).
+*Other variants include, but are not limited to:
+**[[gw:Signet of Lost Souls|Signet of Lost Souls]]
+**[[gw:Barbed Signet|Barbed Signet]]
+==See Also==
+[[Build:N/D Sacrificing Lich Touch]] An Updated Version of this build.
+<!--[[Category:Multi-campaign builds|N/any Dark Aura Bomber]]-->
-== Notes ==
-*After further testing it's better to have [[Aura of the Lich]]
-*Do not cast [[Aura of the Lich]] while under 50% health.