Build:N/Me Leeching Necro

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Variants 5 Notes 6 Counters

The Leeching Necro is an anti-caster PvE build that utilizes life stealing skills from the Blood Magic line, both to punish enemy casters and to maintain a constant rate of Health recovery. The damage dealt by this build is hard to counter, since damage is dealt through Health Degeneration and Shadow Damage.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Blood Magic	12 + 1 + 3
Soul Reaping	8 + 1
Inspiration Magic	10

Life Siphon

Soul Leech

Arcane Echo

Shadow Strike

Dark Pact

Inspired Hex

Revealed Hex

Resurrection Signet

[edit] Equipment

• A 20/20 Blood Magic requirement staff with Hale and of Fortitude upgrades or simply The Darkwish.
• Runes of Superior Blood Magic, Superior Vigor and Minor Soul Reaping.

[edit] Usage

• Depending on the circumstances, you will start off battles differently.
• If facing Casters, then start off by casting Arcane Echo and Soul Leech on two enemy casters.
• If facing only enemy Attackers, then Arcane Echo your Shadow Strike.
• Follow up with Dark Pact and Life Siphon, alternating both skills to maintain both damage and health regeneration.
• Your two Inspiration Magic skills should be used when you're in need of an immediate Energy boost.

[edit] Variants

• Shadow Strike can be replaced by its Factions duplicate, Lifebane Strike.
• You may wish to replace Dark Pact with a different Blood Magic skill to increase damage, such as Lifebane Strike or Jaundiced Gaze.
• The two skills used for Energy management are switched depending on the area. For example, if you are fighting Afflicted, you may want to carry Drain Enchantment with one of the Hex removal spells. Or if you are fighting Stone Summit, Drain Enchantment and Channeling may be a better option.
• Well of Blood may replace Life Siphon if there are areas of widespread health degeneration that constantly affects the entire party.

[edit] Notes

• This build is more self-reliant than other party builds and does not require dire need of a Monk or Ritualist for healing as often.
• Casting Life Siphon on multiple foes stack, and can counter almost any amount of Health Degeneration, providing there are enough enemies to cast Life Siphon on.

[edit] Counters

• Interrupts, especially ones that increase recycling time.
• Becoming Dazed.
• Spike damage, which this build has no counter against.