User:Curse You/Builds/Build:N/any Reaper's Minion Bomber

A Reaper's Minion Bomber both delivers a substantial amount of health degeneration, as well as producing a disposable minion army to deliver damage and additional health degeneration. It is capable of maintaining near-full energy through high Soul Reaping and the elite skill Reaper's Mark.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=N/? death=12+1+1 sou=12+2][Reaper's Mark][Putrid Bile][Rising Bile][Death Nova][Animate Bone Minions][Taste of Death][Hexer's Vigor][Optional][/build]  slot:

Equipment

 * 4 Radiant Insignia, 1 Bloodstained Insignia.
 * Maximum available Vigor Rune.
 * Wand of Memory with HSR of Death and Energy +5 (while above 50%), and Focus of Aptitude with HCT of Death and Death +1 (20%).

Usage

 * Begin by using Reaper's Mark, Putrid Bile and Rising Bile on a target. Continue to use them as your main damage sources, especially when you have no minions.
 * As soon as there is a corpse, use Animate Bone Minions.
 * Cast Death Nova on your Bone Minions and use Taste of Death to kill them. Only use this on groups of enemies or hard to kill targets.
 * Use Reaper's Mark on any foe that is about to die to gain more energy.
 * Heal using Hexer's Vigor and Taste of Death.

Counters

 * Traditional spell caster counters (Dazed, interruption, etc.)
 * Heavy hex removal.
 * Corpse Denial (not fatal, but severely reduces the effectiveness).
 * Verata's Aura or Verata's Gaze

Variants

 * Use a Major Death Magic for stronger minions, but at the cost of less health.
 * Replace Rising Bile with any Animate minion skill.
 * Replace Hexer's Vigor with one of the optionals.
 * Consider adding Malign Intervention for more minions and a cover hex, but remember that the minion created upon your target's death will not be yours.