Build:D/N PvP March Signet of Suffering

This build is provisionally vetted great pending more votes. This build has received a provisional rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP RA

This build is only viable during the Flux: Hidden Talent. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.

A Hidden Talent Flux replacement for the popular Signet of Suffering Blood Necromancer, designed to spread pressure and provide spike assists while being usable as a split threat and midline flag runner.

Attributes and Skills

Dervish / Necromancer 12 Blood Magic 12 + 1 + 1 Mysticism The energy cost of Dervish enchantments is reduced by 56%. In PvE, gain +14 armor rating while enchanted. Signet of Suffering NightfallNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Signet of SufferingElite SignetYou suffer from Bleeding for 6 seconds. The next Necromancer skill that targets a foe causes Bleeding for 15 seconds.4 Life Siphon CoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Life SiphonHex SpellFor 23 seconds, target foe suffers -3 Health degeneration, and you gain +3 Health regeneration.1015 Oppressive Gaze FactionsNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Oppressive GazeSpellTarget foe and adjacent foes take 29 shadow damage. Foes already suffering from a condition are Poisoned and Weakened for 11 seconds.10110 Dark Pact CoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Dark PactSpellDeal 45 shadow damage to target foe.10%112 Eremite's Zeal NightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Eremite's ZealEnchantment SpellYou gain 3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy. For 10 seconds afterward, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, you gain 3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy.2¼15 Strip Enchantment CoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Strip EnchantmentSpellRemove 2 enchantments from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you steal 61 Health.10120 Pious Haste NightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Pious HasteStanceYou remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 7 seconds you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed you run 50% faster instead.512 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Variable skill slot

• Resurrection SignetCoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3
• Rend EnchantmentsCoreNecromancer. Curses 5Rend EnchantmentsSpellRemove 6 Enchantments from target foe. For each Monk Enchantment removed, you take 45 damage.5220 – defense against Zurrie dervishes, counter builds with multiple elementalists by rending attunements.
• Blood RenewalPropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Blood RenewalEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, you gain +6 Health regeneration. When Blood Renewal ends, you gain 180 Health.15%117 – easier split defense, easier flag running through pushing rangers.
• ConvictionNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9ConvictionFlash Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have +10 armor if you have a condition and gain 2 Health regen for each condition you have. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of 2 conditions.510 – easy flag running through pushing rangers. Especially useful on frozen isle. Drop mysticism to 10+1+1, increase earth prayers to 8+1.
• Watchful InterventionNightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Watchful InterventionEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, the next time target ally's Health drops below 25%, that ally is healed for 190 Health.4115 – increased team stability in 8v8 and skirmish situations.

Variant: Random Arenas

• Watchful InterventionNightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Watchful InterventionEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, the next time target ally's Health drops below 25%, that ally is healed for 190 Health.4115 – replace Pious HasteNightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Pious HasteStanceYou remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 7 seconds you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed you run 50% faster instead.512. Combine with Resurrection SignetCoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3.

Equipment

Runes and insignias

• 5 blessed insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• 3 runes of vitae.
• No rune of restoration as it decreases the duration of bleeding you inflict on targets by 20% (3 seconds), decreasing the total damage dealt with each inflicted bleeding roughly by 18 from 91 to 73.

Weapons

• Barbed spear of defense, 10%hct with a blood magic focus of aptitude with "Forget me not!"". Spread bleeding with Dark PactCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Dark PactSpellDeal 45 shadow damage to target foe.10%112.
• 40/40 blood magic. For non-bleeding-spread blood magic skill usage.
• High energy set blood magic.
• Barbed or heavy spear of defense, 10%hrt with
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% cripple duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor against each damage type.

Additional weapons

• Swift staff of enchanting with "Let the Memory Live Again" if using Watchful InterventionNightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Watchful InterventionEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, the next time target ally's Health drops below 25%, that ally is healed for 190 Health.4115.

Usage

General combat

• Prepare Signet of SufferingNightfallNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Signet of SufferingElite SignetYou suffer from Bleeding for 6 seconds. The next Necromancer skill that targets a foe causes Bleeding for 15 seconds.4 so your next targeted necromancer spell inflicts bleeding.
  • Spread it on different targets instead of focusing on one. Use Dark PactCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Dark PactSpellDeal 45 shadow damage to target foe.10%112 to do so.
  • Bleeding is applied before Oppressive GazeFactionsNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Oppressive GazeSpellTarget foe and adjacent foes take 29 shadow damage. Foes already suffering from a condition are Poisoned and Weakened for 11 seconds.10110 checks for conditions on the target, so you can inflict all conditions in one cast.
  • Prefer not to combine with Life SiphonCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Life SiphonHex SpellFor 23 seconds, target foe suffers -3 Health degeneration, and you gain +3 Health regeneration.1015 so healing the condition or hex won't undo the other's pressure aswell.
• Spread life siphon as much as possible.
  • Monks usually spare their hex removal for more threatening hexes and thus allow you to deal full pressure with this hex.
  • Make sure to maintain it on characters which might push on your flag running character or NPCs, mainly ranger and dervish.
• Use oppressive gaze for weakness.
  • If the opponent has a Flesh Wound Paragon, weaken him. Note that you should be running flags against such a team with priority.
  • Else, weaken warriors.
  • When playing fully offensively, put it on the Restore Condition Prot as he can't remove the conditions from self.
• Use Strip EnchantmentCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Strip EnchantmentSpellRemove 2 enchantments from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you steal 61 Health.10120 depending on the match situation.
  • Against elementalist heavy builds, strip attunements for the first few minutes so they run low on energy.
  • Follow the call of your frontliners: Remove prots so they can further pressure a target or remove prots on spikes.
  • In split skirmishes and split defense, save it for Mystic Regeneration (PvP)NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers Mystic Regeneration (PvP)Enchantment SpellFor 5..17..21 seconds, you have +1..3..4 Health regeneration for each enchantment (maximum of 3) on you.10¼12 or Healing BreezeCoreMonk. Healing Prayers Healing BreezeEnchantment SpellFor 15 seconds, target ally gains +4..8..9 Health regeneration.1015.
• Use dark pact for bleeding spreading, spike assistance and pressuring targets in skirmishes/split defense.
• Use Eremite's ZealNightfallDervish. Mysticism 14Eremite's ZealEnchantment SpellYou gain 3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy. For 10 seconds afterward, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, you gain 3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy.2¼15 to gain energy.

Flag running

• Keep signet of suffering prepared.
• Dodge Melandru's ShotFactionsRanger. Marksmanship Melandru's ShotElite Bow AttackIf this attack hits, your target bleeds for 5..21..26 seconds. If it hits a foe that is moving or knocked down, that foe takes +10..22..26 damage and is crippled for 3..13..16 seconds.518.
  • Stop moving by using your stop action key (standard: escape).
  • Stop moving by casting a skill.
  • If you brought ConvictionNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 9ConvictionFlash Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have +10 armor if you have a condition and gain 2 Health regen for each condition you have. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of 2 conditions.510 getting crippled won't be an issue as you can remove the condition right away or it runs out after a few seconds.
• Pressure pushing rangers and decrease the pressure put on yourself by applying life siphon.
  • If a pushing ranger does not have Troll UnguentCoreRanger. Wilderness Survival Troll UnguentSkillFor 13 seconds, you gain +3..9..10 Health regeneration.5310, start pressuring him with your other damage skills and call a team member to collapse on him for a kill.
  • Some rangers chain an interrupt so they'll interrupt you if you try to hex them immediately when in casting range.
• Selfheal with Blood RenewalPropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Blood RenewalEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, you gain +6 Health regeneration. When Blood Renewal ends, you gain 180 Health.15%117 if you brought it and make sure that it won't get interrupted.
  • The aftercast delay of ranger interruption skills allows to safely cast a spell right after an interruption has been used.
  • Use it when the ranger uses Melandru's shot.
  • Use oppressive gaze on the ranger, cast during his Mending TouchNightfallMonk. Protection Prayers Mending TouchSpellTouched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 15..51..63 Health for each Condition removed in this way.5¾6.
  • If necessary, fake out interruptions. As the skill only requires one point of energy you can afford faking a lot.

Counters

• General Anti-Caster.
• Disabling of Dark PactCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Dark PactSpellDeal 45 shadow damage to target foe.10%112.

Notes

Comparison with an unfluxed standard necromancer Advantages:

• Higher base armour level and better armour insignias.
• More health points.
• Better energy management in 8v8 and skirmish situations.
• Additional utility skill choices.
• Runs 10% faster.

Disadvantages:

• More health points mean larger health sacrifices.
• Worse energy management in 1v1 situations.
• Minimally decreased pressure due to lacking Angorodon's GazeEotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 13Angorodon's GazeSpellSteal 45 Health from target foe. If you are suffering from a condition, you gain 11 Energy.5110.

See also

• N/A Non-flux Signet of Suffering