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MM abusing AotL for quick minion walls, support and damage.
Attributes and Skills[]
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/any DeathMagic=12+1+3 SoulReaping=9+1][Aura of the Lich@19][Masochism@12][Animate Bone Fiend@19][Blood of the Master@19][Animate Vampiric Horror][Barbs][Blood Bond][Signet of Lost Souls@12][/build] Death Magic or Soul Reaping (max Soul Reaping if only using these)
- [[Foul Feast@15] powerful condition removal, especially if used with [[Infuse Condition@19]
- [[Putrid Bile@19] for additional damage
Curses (set Curses to 9+1)
- [[Mark of Pain@10] does incredible AoE damage and has great synergy with Bone Fiends.
- [[Enfeebling Blood@10] for anti-melee.
- [[Weaken Armor@10] for Cracked Armor.
Blood Magic (set Blood Magic to 9+1)
Air Magic (set yourself to N/E, set Air Magic to 4 and Soul Reaping to 11+1)
- [[Glyph of Swiftness@4] allows for more frequent usage of AotL. Very useful in areas with few corpses.
Unlinked Mesmer Skills (set yourself to N/Me, max Soul Reaping if only using these)
PvE-Only Skills (max Soul Reaping if only using these)
- [[Air of Superiority], quick recharges, energy, etc.
- [[Ebon Battle Standard of Honor] for a huge addition to minion damage.
- [[Great Dwarf Weapon] for party support; take [[GoLE@0] over SoLS if using this.
- [[Mindbender] to have your spells cast faster. Excels in areas with corpse denial.
- [[Necrosis] for spammable damage, requires a decent amount of hex/condition spreading in the party.
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Equipment[]
- Bloodstained insignia on headpiece, boots or gloves, Radiant Insignia on the rest.
- 20/20 Death Magic wand and 20/+1 Death Magic offhand.
- Runes above. If you chose Curses or Blood Magic for the optionals, don't forget to add the appropriate rune.
Usage[]
- Cast AotL on recharge for +1 minion, or when having the chance to get a lot of minions.
- Spam Bone Fiends as your energy allows.
- Use SoLS on recharge for energy.
- Death Nova dying minions. It's challenging for a human but is definitely worth the while.
- Spam FF like you and your monks energy would hang on it. They do.
Counters[]
- See the Opposing forces section of the General minion mastery guide.