Archive:N/any GvG Blood Necro

Necromancer build designed to spread bleeding and provide strong spike assists while being usable as a split threat.

Frequency

 * Seen in nearly every build, ranging from 3 melee to split to spike.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=N/any Blood=12+1+1 soulre=9+1][Optional][Life Siphon][Oppressive Gaze][Dark Pact][Strip Enchantment][Barbed Signet][Angorodon's Gaze][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Elite Optional

 * . Take Dark Pact. Change attributes to 12+1+1 Blood, 9+1 Curses and 9+1 Soul Reaping.
 * (drop Soul Reaping to 9+1) and consider [[Fragility@9] over Dark Pact.
 * . Take Dark Pact. Change attributes to 12+1+1 Blood, 9+1 Curses and 9+1 Soul Reaping.
 * (drop Soul Reaping to 9+1) and consider [[Fragility@9] over Dark Pact.

Armor

 * 5x Tormentor's/Undertaker's Insignia
 * Superior Vigor
 * Restoration
 * Minor Soul Reaping
 * Minor Blood
 * Vitae

Weapons

 * Barbed Spear of Defense, 10% recharge
 * Blood Focus of Aptitude, 20% recharge
 * Adept Blood Staff of Enchanting, 20% cast time (for Masochism/Blood Renewal)
 * Blood Wand of Memory, +15/-1 energy
 * Crippling Spear of Defense, +5 energy (substitute high set weapon for YAA)
 * Blood Focus of Fortitude, +15/-1 energy
 * Barbed Spear of Defense, +5 energy
 * Strength Shield of Fortitude, -20% cripple
 * Strength Shields of Fortitude, +10 armor vs each damage type

Usage

 * Use Barbed Signet on recharge.
 * If using Masochism, maintain it and use Dark Pact for energy. If using Angorodon's Gaze, prep it with Barbed Signet.
 * Use Life Siphon to spread health degen.
 * Use Strip Enchantment & Dark Pact as a spike support and for general annoyance.
 * Use Oppressive Gaze for weakness and potentially spike assist.

Optional Elite Usage

 * If equipped, use "YAA!" as a defensive snare + weakness when 8v8 and offensively on split.
 * If equipped, use Icy Veins as a spike skill.
 * If equipped, use Empathic Removal to remove hexes from yourself and your team mates.
 * If equipped, use "It's just a flesh wound." to support your prot in condition removal.
 * If equipped, use Corrupt Enchantment to remove enchantments and provide a lot of degen. Also use Defile Defenses on spikes and on blocking opponents.

Variants

 * Resurrection Signet can be replaced by Blood Renewal or a speed buff (Illusion of Haste or Sprint, depending on secondary) if you want a more splittable character.
 * If running Corrupt Enchantment or Icy Veins, consider taking Flesh of My Flesh for a hard res.
 * Enfeeble.
 * If running "YAA!" with Angorodon's Gaze, consider speccing into Tactics for more AL from a shield set.
 * If running "It's Just a Fleshwound!" consider speccing additional points in Motivation to reach shield req.

Counters

 * General Anti-Caster.
 * Interrupts.