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MM abusing AotL for quick minion walls, bombing, support and generic damage.
Attributes and Skills
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/any DeathMagic=12+1+3 SoulReaping=8+1][Aura of the Lich@18][Animate Bone Fiend@18][Blood of the Master@18][Death Nova@18][Masochism@11][Foul Feast@11][Signet of Lost Souls@11][optional][/build] Death Magic (max Soul Reaping if only using these)
- Animate Vampiric Horror in combination with (or replacing) Bone Fiends for increased survivability at the cost of DPS.
- Other minions, depending on your own preferences and the areas you face.
Curses (set Curses to 9+1 and Soul Reaping to 9+1)
- Barbs for additional minion damage.
- Mark of Pain does incredible AoE damage and has great synergy with Bone Fiends.
- Enfeebling Blood for anti-melee.
- Weaken Armor for Cracked Armor.
Blood Magic (set Blood Magic to 9+1 and Soul Reaping to 9+1)
- Dark Bond to increase survivability.
Channeling Magic (set yourself to N/Rt, set Channeling Magic to 10)
- Splinter Weapon for AoE damage from your minions and physical attackers.
Air Magic (set yourself to N/E, set Air Magic to 4 and Soul Reaping to 11+1)
- Glyph of Swiftness allows for more frequent usage of AotL. Very useful in areas with few corpses.
Energy Storage (set yourself to N/E, set Soul Reaping to 12+1)
- Glyph of Lesser Energy for reduced cost casting.
Unlinked Mesmer Skills (set yourself to N/Me, max Soul Reaping if only using these)
- Arcane Echo for 2 simultaneous uses of AotL
PvE-Only Skills (max Soul Reaping if only using these)
- Ebon Battle Standard of Honor for a huge addition to minion damage.
- Air of Superiority, quick recharges, energy, etc.
- Great Dwarf Weapon for party support; it is recommended that you take GoLE over SoLS if using this.
- Mindbender to have your spells cast faster. Excels in areas with corpse denial.
- Sunspear Rebirth Signet if you're not using all your PvE slots.
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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.