Build:Team - 2 Man Necroway

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This two man and six hero support-team utilizes the Soul Reaping concept of powerful energy management to Hard-Mode PvE with ease; in addition to offering superior defensive stablility, damage reduction and resilience to attrition. Very easy to use, requires little to no active hero controlling; allows the 2-man players to completely focus on killing.

Team Overview

/ The Players

/ The Splinter SS

/ The Utility SV

/ The Bomber JB

/ The Discord Hybrid

/ The Restorer

/ The Healer WoH

The Humans

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• This can be basically anything, being good is not mandatory. Sit back and enjoy the show.
• Suggestions on what to bring:
  • "Save Yourselves!" or Ebon Battle Standard of Courage
  • Ether Nightmare and Cry of Pain
  • Ebon Battle Standard of Honor
  • Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom
  • Pain Inverter
  • Summon Ruby Djinn or Summon Naga Shaman

The Splinter SS

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• Weaken Armor and/or Ancestor's Rage can be replaced by:

• Defile Defenses - For blocking punishment.
• Defile Flesh - For healing punishment.
• Price of Failure - For melee punishment.
• Reckless Haste - For melee punishment.
• Soul Barbs - For enchantment punishment.

• Note: If you aren't using Splinter Weapon then remove the channeling magic attribute points and add them into Soul Reaping.

Equipment

• Survivor Insignia, highest Vigor Rune you can afford and Attunement Runes
• 40/40 Curses set

The Utility SV

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Slavers Exile Variant

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• Life Siphon can be replaced by:

• Barbed Signet - For constant Bleeding.
• Mark of Fury - For adrenaline and Cracked Armor.
• Blood Ritual - As an alternative to Restorer BiP.

Optional Elites

• Order of the Vampire - Best for melee-oriented 2-man parties and additional life-stealing.
• Ravenous Gaze - Cheap, spammable armor-ignoring AoE damage.

Equipment

• Survivor Insignia, Vigor/Vitae runes
• 40/40 Blood set

The Bomber JB

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• The optional would be either:
  • Masochism - For stronger explosions.
  • Foul Feast - For energy management.
  • Infuse Condition - For condition removal.

Optional Elites

• Aura of the Lich - For stronger minions, corpseless areas and buff to Death Magic.

Equipment

• Bloodstained Insignia on the head, hands, or boots, Survivor Insignia on the remaining slots, Vitae runes.
• 40/40 Death set

The Discord Hybrid

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• Rotting Flesh can be replaced by:
  • Animate Bone Horror - For beefier meat-shields.
  • Masochism - For stronger explosions.
  • Recovery - For condition-heavy areas.

Optional Elites

• Aura of the Lich - For stronger minions, corpseless areas and buff to Death Magic.

• Note: If adding a 3rd party member with high-offensive capabilities, then consider removing the discord hybrid hero in favor of 3-Man Necroway team.

Equipment

• Bloodstained Insignia on the head, hands, or boots, Survivor Insignia on the remaining slots, Vitae runes.
• Not as important as the hero will be holding the ashes most of the time, but a 40/40 Restoration set is advised. This would enable the hero to recharge PwK faster.

The Restorer BiP

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Optional Elites

• Xinrae's Weapon - Best for melee-oriented 2-man parties and extra protection.
• Blood is Power - Energy-overkill for spellcasters if things aren't dying fast enough. (Allows players spam-fest capabilities.)
• Weapon of Quickening - Perfect for supporting and buffing spellcasters; Especially with Slaver's Exile Variant. (Allows players spam-fest capabilities.)

• Note: If you aren't using BiP then remove the blood magic attribute points and add them into Soul Reaping.

Equipment

• Survivor Insignia, Vigor/Vitae runes
• Not as important as the hero will be holding the ashes most of the time, but a 40/40 Restoration set is advised. This would enable the hero to recharge PwK faster.

The Healer WoH

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• Dwayna's Sorrow can be replaced by:
  • Dwayna's Kiss - For more direct healing.
  • Shielding Hands - For anti-pressure.
  • Aura of Stability - For knockdown protection.

Equipment

• Survivor Insignia, Vigor/Vitae runes
• 40/40 Healing set

Usage

• Put these heroes on guard mode.
  • Call a target so all necros lock onto it.
  • Sit back and enjoy the show.

Counters

• Standard Anti-Caster counters.

• Interrupts
• Mesmer hexes
• Massive Hex Removal.
• Corpse consumption.
• Energy denial

• Although energy denial is not as damaging with this build, as long as things are dying.
• If energy persists to be a problem, consider bringing Blood is Power and/or Blood Ritual.

• Spirit removal will hinder Mend Body and Soul and Spirit Light.