Build:N/Me Minion Thief

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This build is not favored by the GuildWiki community.

The general consensus among users of GuildWiki is that this build is not viable.

This build was voted unfavored for the following reasons:

unfocused
no way to self-heal after Blood of the Master

Designed for Alliance Battles and Competitive Missions, can also be used in PvE with minor variation.

1 Attributes and Skills
2 Equipment
3 Usage
4 Variants
5 See Also

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Death Magic	12 + 1 + 3
Soul Reaping	9 + 1
Domination Magic	9

[edit] Equipment

A superior rune of Death Magic is not necessary, but recommended for higher level minions, as well as an extended binding time to any hostile minions you might capture with Verata's Aura.
Bloodstained Boots
Weapon sets that halve skill recharge and casting of Death Magic spells are recommended.

[edit] Usage

As with any Minion Master build, minions are your strength. But for those times when no bodies are available, the domination skills can be used to create chaos in an opponent's build. Use them to go after casting targets, and once cast, take note of any stolen skills, as they can often be utilized to your advantage if stolen from the right class (ex. Monks, Necromancers, Mesmers). In addition, use Wail of Doom on Warriors, Rangers, or Assassins to interrupt and disable target foe's attack skills for a period of time. And of course, for those times when you come across an enemy minion master, use Verata's Aura to break their bond and bind them to yourself.

[edit] Variants

Replace Resurrection Signet for Taste of Death for a self heal, or use in combination with Verata's Aura to kill enemy minions.
Replace Wail of Doom with Backfire.
Replace Wail of Doom with Power Block to further shutdown casters.
For PvE, substitute Verata's Aura for a Signet of Capture or another skill of your choice.