User:VIktor/build:Defence Devourer

The Defence Devourer is a pressure build focusing on making a target vunreable.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=necro/Paragon curses=12+1+1 soulre=8+1 spear=10][corrupt enchantment][parasitic bond][Defile Defenses][Barbs][Barbed Spear][Maiming Spear][Faintheartedness][resurrection signet][/build]

Variants

 * can be replaced by:
 * if unblockable attacks are desired instead.
 * and can be replaced by:
 * and if you desire Deep wound and Cracked armor.
 * can be useful with additional defence against attackers
 * if you think you need some additional heal
 * Good for providing additional pressure
 * if you feel the need of removing additional echantments
 * can be replaced in RA for:
 * to provide a selfheal

Equipment
Use Tormentors armor inscripitons on chest and leggings and radiant of the rest. Use 1 Sup vigor and vitae runes on remaining non-skill rune parts. Use two sets of weapons:
 * Sundering/Barbed/Crippling Spear of Defence with "Too much information" or "I have the power" inscription and any Shield of fortitude with "the riddle of steel" inscription
 * Sundering/Barbed/Crippling Spear of Defence with "I have the Power" inscription and Curs Focus of fortitude with inscription of your choice

Usage
Locate the called target, if non is called then call a target yourself: Once target is Barbed start attacking the target then use Barbed Spear followed by Maiming Spear to keep the target from running away, this can also be used to get a melee character off you back should you need to.
 * if target has an enchantment start by using Corrupt Enchantment, follow by Barbs and then cover with Parasitic Bond
 * agains non enchanted foes start by casting Barbs and then cover with Parasitic bond
 * if you know target will use blocking skill or will be affected by blocking skills use Defile Defenses
 * Use Faintheartedness against attackers defence, cover with Parasitic Bond.
 * Switch between weaponsets if you either need more defence against casters or if you need more energy

Counters

 * Standard spellcaster counters and anti attacking counters, however if they counter one then just simply use the other.
 * Anti hexes counters as Divert Hexes