Build:E/Me Underworld Tank

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters

This build is born to farm the Underworld with a SS necromancer. It represents a good alternative to the 55hp Invincible Monk because of the better protection against spells, the better supply of energy and the better defense against interruptions. This build uses Stone Striker to convert damage received into Earth Damage, which trigger Mantra of Earth to further reduce the damage and gain large amounts of energy. Kinetic Armor is kept up using Aura of Restoration.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Energy Storage	6 + 2
Earth Magic	12 + 1 + 2
Inspiration Magic	7
Illusion Magic	9

Kinetic Armor

Stoneflesh Aura

Stone Striker

Mantra of Earth

Obsidian Flesh

Sympathetic Visage

Ancestor's Visage

Aura of Restoration

[edit] Equipment

• Geomancer armor to further reduce the damage received.
• Galigord's Stone Staff is perfect (any other staff with a perfect modifier of enchanting will be ok).

[edit] Usage

• Cast and keep up Kinetic Armor, Stoneflesh Aura, Stone Striker and Mantra of Earth.
• Use Aura of Restoration to heal from life stealing or degeneration and to keep Kinetic Armor up.
• Cast Obsidian Flesh when you see any Dying Nightmares to prevent enchantments stealing.
• Cast first Sympathetic Visage and then Ancestor's Visage alternatively every 10 sec (when the activated skill is half recharged) to steal adrenaline and energy from adjacent mobs and to prevent interruptions.
• Obsidian Flesh is also to be used against Terrorweb Dryders.

Be careful, before activating Obsidian Flesh a second time you have a gap of 6 sec. during which you are not protected against their spells.

[edit] Counters

• It is possible for Lingering Curse to remove all of these enchantments and cause the InvinciTank to have a squishy nature and be wiped out instantly. The only monsters that use Lingering Curse are Keeper of Souls, which spawn only if you take the Unwanted Guests quest.