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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an important part of the metagame.

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This build has been designed for the following use:

Necromancer build designed to spread bleeding and provide strong spike assists while being usable as a split threat.

Frequency

  • Seen in nearly every build, ranging from 3 melee to split to spike.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=N/any Blood=12+1+1 soulre=12+1][Optional][Life Siphon][Oppressive Gaze][Dark Pact][Strip Enchantment][Blood Renewal][Barbed Signet][Masochism][/build]

Optional

  • [["You're All Alone!"]
  • [[Empathic Removal]
  • [[Expel Hexes]
  • [[Icy Veins@13]
  • [["It's Just a Flesh Wound."@3]
  • [[Spoil Victor@14]</pvxbig>

Equipment

Armor

  • 5x Tormentor's/Undertaker's Insignia
  • Superior Vigor
  • Restoration
  • Minor Soul Reaping
  • Minor Blood
  • Vitae

Weapons

  • Barbed Spear of Defense, 10% recharge
  • Blood Focus of Aptitude, 20% recharge
  • Adept Blood Staff of Enchanting, 20% cast time (for Masochism/Blood Renewal)
  • Blood Wand of Memory, +15/-1 energy
  • Crippling Spear of Defense, +5 energy (substitute high set weapon for YAA)
  • Blood Focus of Fortitude, +15/-1 energy
  • Barbed Spear of Defense, +5 energy
  • Strength Shield of Fortitude, -20% cripple
  • Strength Shields of Fortitude, +10 armor vs each damage type

Usage

  • Maintain Barbed Signet, Blood Renewal, and Masochism.
  • Use Life Siphon to spread health degen.
  • Use Strip Enchantment & Dark Pact as a spike support and for general annoyance.
  • Use Oppressive Gaze for weakness and potentially spike assist.
  • If equipped, use YAA as a defensive snare + weakness when 8v8 and offensively on split.
  • If equipped, use Icy Veins as a spike skill.


Variants

  • Resurrection Signet or Flesh of My Flesh instead of Blood Renewal (not recommended).
  • Enfeeble
  • 10 Tactics and 8+1 Soul Reaping to match Tactics shield spec

Counters

  • General Anti-Caster.
  • Interrupts.
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