Build:N/any Virulent Minion Master
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This build adds powerful condition spreading to a MM build, accelerating the corpse-production process. The secondary is left open to allow flexibility and customization. The two optional slots and a few points from soul reaping can be used for extra healing/protection or utility, if necessary, including a resurrection skill.
[edit] Attributes and Skills
 Necromancer / Any |
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| Death Magic | 12 + 1 + 3 |
| Soul Reaping | 12 + 1 |
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[edit] Equipment
- Minion Master, Tormentor or Cabalist Armor With Runes Mentioned Above + Major Or Superior Vigor.
- Ghial's or Nightbringer Staff Or 20/20 Wand And Offhand (Death Magic)
[edit] Usage
1. Activate Signet of Agony, then use Plague Sending in the middle of a group of enemies, followed by Virulence. If not under pressure, redo the combo when Signet and Virulence recharge (both have the same recharge - 15 seconds). If under pressure, simply use virulence on any targets of opportunity and plague send dangerous/long lasting conditions.
2. Regular MM activities - raise minions, heal yourself, if you can, and heal your minions.
[edit] Counters
Interrupts, Condition removal, Anti-caster spells such as Backfire, corpse denial, etc.
[edit] Variants
You can use your secondary (siphoning points off Soul Reaping) for added defense or utility. One suggestion would be using Dervish with 8 pts in Earth Prayers with Mystic Regeneration and Vital Boon, for instance. Or Monk for a hard res, Healing Breeze or Heal Area. Another suggestion would be a Mesmer secondary, using Epidemic.
Keep in mind that if you're taking points off soul reaping, you might want to replace bone fiend for bone horror (or even bone minions), since you'll have less energy.
[edit] Notes
This Build will probably not work very well on a hero, who will likely get close to enemies to use signet of agony. In that case, switch off signet of agony for death nova (probably switching off fiends for horrors to use it better).
