Build:N/W Vampiric Swordsman

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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: underpowered energy management

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

A meleemancer who uses swordsmanship and blood magic. They can still do a lot of damage while surviving for quite a while

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / Warrior	Attribute Rank
Blood Magic	10 + 1 + 3
Swordsmanship	12
Curses	6 + 1
Tactics	7

Sever Artery

Gash

Life Siphon

Vampiric Touch

Enfeebling Touch

"Watch Yourself!"

Grenth's Balance

Resurrection Signet

• If you don't need Resurrection Signet switch with Plague Touch
• Switch Grenth Balance to Life Transfer

[edit] Equipment

• Tormentor's Armor
• Vampiric Sword of Defense, with a 15% vs. hexed foes modifier
• Elemental Sword of Defense, with a 15% vs. hexed foes modifier
• +12 energy focus item of blood magic
  • +5 armor
  • -5 energy
  • +30 health
• +12 energy focus item of blood magic
  • +30 health
  • Halves casting time of blood magic 20%

[edit] Usage

• If any warriors are in the team wait for them to charge in first.
• Because of the Vampiric weapon your health will slowly decrease before the match begins Start your attack with Grenth's Balance
• Follow Grenth Balance by Life Siphion
• If a warrior/ranger/assassin is attacking you, use enfeebling touch, followed by Watch Yourself
• When low on health use Grenth's Balance

[edit] Counters

• Spiteful Spirit
• Heavy health degeneration

[edit] Variants

• If you want to switch sword to axe add Dismember and Executioner's Strike
• You can also replace Resurrection Signet with Plague Touch

[edit] Notes

• Use Necromancer skills when blinded or hexed by spells like empathy
• Use sword skills when hexed by backfire
• Switch to elemental sword when attacking Warrior especially gladiator's armor
• Warrior with gladiator's armor has 80 armor, This build has 70. Use enfeebling touch and watch your self and you can easily kill them
• Vile Miasma should not be overlooked as a supplement to Sever Artery and Gash.