User:Swiftslash/sandbox/Blood necro

This build uses Blood magic skills to steal the opponents health, while staying very resiliant through the use of Melandru's Resilence.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=necro/ranger Blood=12+1+1 Soul=9+1 Wild=9][Angorodon's Gaze][Vampiric Gaze][Foul Feast][Signet of Agony][Awaken the Blood][Melandru's Resilience][Signet of Lost Souls][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * Barbed Spear (+5 energy) of Fortitude.
 * 20% HRT Blood offhand
 * Defensive set.
 * High/Low set.

Usage

 * Use Signet of Agony and MR before battle, keep MR up at all times.
 * Before encounter, use AtB.
 * Spam your three lifesteal skills and reuse SoA whenever needed. Use SoLS whenever possible.
 * In maps with lava, stand in it for high energy regeneration (+3 pips) and more lifesteal from Foul Feast.

Counters

 * Condition Removal on your team.
 * Anti-Spam skills such as Diversion and Backfire.
 * Heavy melee pressure and interrupts.

Variants

 * Blood Drinker instead of Signet of Agony.
 * Drop AtB for an utility skill such as Blood Ritual.
 * Bring a speed boost for AB (NS or SC).