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This is a Hero Necromancer set-up designed to handle extreme pressure, notably in Hard Mode. It has been successfully used for Vanquishing and acquiring Protector titles with much ease and minimal hero micro-managing.
Composition
- 1
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SS Necro - 1
/ Necro Healer - 1 / Jagged MM Necro
SS Necro
Attributes and Skills
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Ritualist Curses=12+1+1 Channeling=10 SoulReaping=8+1 restoration=2][Spiteful Spirit][Barbs][Optional][Enfeebling Blood][Splinter Weapon][Rip Enchantment][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build] </pvxbig>
- Defile Defenses or Rigor Mortis in areas where monsters have block skills.
- Reckless Haste
- Mark of Pain
Equipment
- Armor: Survivor Insignia, Vitae/Vigor Runes
- Weapons: Any Curses weapons will do, 40/40 is a good set-up
Counters
Variants
- Insidious Parasite in areas with multi-hitters. (i.e. Triple Chop)
- Replace Rip Enchantment with Rend Enchantments.
Necro Healer
Attributes and Skills
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Ritualist SoulReaping=12+1+1 RestorationMagic=12][Optional][Weapon of Warding][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective was Kaolai][Life][Foul Feast][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>
Optional Elites
- Xinrae's Weapon
- Weapon of Remedy for additional condition removal.
- Icy Veins
- Reaper's Mark
- Discord
Equipment
- Armor : Survivor Insignia, Vitae/Vigor runes
- Weapons : Doesn't matter much as this hero will be carrying Kaolai the vast majority of the time.
Counters
- Anti-Caster
- Spirit removal will hinder Mend Body and Soul and Spirit Light.
Variants
- A Second Copy of Splinter Weapon instead of Foul Feast or Weapon of Warding if less defense is needed. Decrease Soul Reaping, putting the attribute points in to Channeling Magic.
- Replace Foul Feast with Signet of Lost Souls if less condition removal is needed, or if using Foul Feast in MM variant.
Jagged MM Necro
Attributes and Skills
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Monk SoulReaping=9+1 DeathMagic=12+1+1 ProtectionPrayers=9][Jagged Bones][Animate Shambling Horror][Animate Bone Fiend][Death Nova][Putrid Bile][Protective Spirit][Aegis][Signet of Lost Souls][/build] </pvxbig>
Dwayna's Sorrow Variant
<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Monk SoulReaping=9+1 DeathMagic=12+1+1 HealingPrayers=9][Jagged Bones][Animate Bone Minions][Death Nova][Putrid Bile][Infuse Condition][Foul Feast][Dwayna's Sorrow][Signet of Lost Souls][/build] </pvxbig>
Equipment
- Bloodstained Insignia on the head, hands, or boots, Survivor Insignia on the remaining slots, Vitae/Vigor runes.
- A 40/40 death magic set.
Counters
- Corpse consumption, see Variants for help
Variants
- If there aren't any corpses available, trade this hero for one carrying Spiteful Spirit or Spoil Victor.
- Bring Cure Hex for some hex removal.
Usage
- Call a target so all necros lock onto it.
- The SS necro will start putting hexes on, while the MM will accumulate minions to do damage through Barbs and Death Nova
- Vanquish the mission/area while repeating the previous steps.
Notes
- The flaws in this build are its lack of hex removal and interrupts. It is recommended that these be on other characters in the party.
Trivia
- This team build is often called Sabway by the community, after the first person to make it popular on GWGuru.
See also
- Video guide to vanquishing and this build
- The discussion of the build on Guru
- N/Rt Signet of Lost Souls Healer