This build leverages the fast activation speed and damage output of the conventional dagger-spam bar with the new damage increasing PvE elite skill Soul Taker. The single-target damage bonus can be translated into large amounts of area damage with Dark AuraCoreNecromancer. Death Magic Dark AuraEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target ally sacrifices Health, Dark Aura deals 5..41..53 shadow damage to adjacent foes, and you lose 5..17..21 Health.10110, either brought by the player or provided by a different character in the team.
Unless you go for the non-BiP build variant, external energy support by Blood is PowerCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic Blood is PowerElite Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, target other ally gains +3..5..6 Energy regeneration.33%1¼ is required.
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +30 damage if it hits.5½3
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +40 damage and all adjacent foes take 40 damage.52
EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead. PvE only.560
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Optional skill slots
Exhausting AssaultFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Exhausting AssaultDual AttackMust follow a lead attack. Target foe's action is interrupted. If that action was casting a Spell, target foe suffers 10 Overcast.5½8 – damage compression.
Golden Fang StrikeEotNAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Golden Fang StrikeOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment and this attack hits, target foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 17 seconds.54 – source of deep wound.
Signet of Lost SoulsNightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 16Signet of Lost SoulsSignetIf target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 106 Health and 11 Energy.¼8 – energy management and self heal.
Variant – replace your utility PvE-only skills with alternatives like...
Ebon Battle Standard of HonorEotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of HonorWard SpellYou plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +8..15 damage and an additional +7..10 vs. Charr. PvE only.10120
Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty. PvE only.55
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 9Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +25 damage if it hits.5½3
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 9Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +35 damage and all adjacent foes take 35 damage.52
EotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 12MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 34 seconds, you have +2 to your Death Magic and Soul Reaping attributes and sacrifice 3% of your maximum Health when you cast a spell.5120
EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead. PvE only.560
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +30 damage if it hits.5½3
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +40 damage and all adjacent foes take 40 damage.52
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Golden Lotus StrikeLead AttackIf it hits, this attack strikes for +17 damage. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment, you gain 7 Energy55
EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead. PvE only.560
40/20/20 soul reaping/death magic staff to improve enchantment duration and skill recharge and activation times.
Counters[]
Deep or frequent enchantment removal.
General anti-physical.
General anti-caster.
General anti-melee.
Usage[]
Maintain Drunken MasterEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead. PvE only.560.
Maintain Soul TakerCoreNecromancer. Soul Reaping 16Soul TakerElite Enchantment SpellFor 32 seconds, your attacks sacrifice 20 health and deal +20 more damage. PvE only.5115(and MasochismEotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 12MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 34 seconds, you have +2 to your Death Magic and Soul Reaping attributes and sacrifice 3% of your maximum Health when you cast a spell.5120 + Dark AuraCoreNecromancer. Death Magic 18Dark AuraEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target ally sacrifices Health, Dark Aura deals 59 shadow damage to adjacent foes, and you lose 23 Health.10110 if applicable) during combat.
Counter knock downs and crippled condition with "I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530.
Use the dagger attack chain Jagged StrikeFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Jagged StrikeLead AttackIf Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 17 seconds.5½1→Fox FangsFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +30 damage if it hits.5½3→Death BlossomFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +40 damage and all adjacent foes take 40 damage.52↺ on recharge.
Notes: Dark Aura[]
On top of the standard support like Strength of HonorCoreMonk. Smiting Prayers Strength of HonorEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally deals 5..21..26 more damage in melee.-110215 and Splinter WeaponFactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic Splinter WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 1..4..5 attacks deal 5..41..53 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes.515 this build can be supported by Dark AuraCoreNecromancer. Death Magic Dark AuraEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target ally sacrifices Health, Dark Aura deals 5..41..53 shadow damage to adjacent foes, and you lose 5..17..21 Health.10110.
Heroes use dark aura themselves during and outside of combat on all party members with a health sacrifice skill, excluding Soul TakerCoreNecromancer. Soul Reaping Soul TakerElite Enchantment SpellFor 3..25..32 seconds, your attacks sacrifice 15..19..20 health and deal +15..19..20 more damage. PvE only.5115 and MasochismEotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 10..34..42 seconds, you have +2 to your Death Magic and Soul Reaping attributes and sacrifice 5..3..3% of your maximum Health when you cast a spell.5120.
Therefore, if you want your hero to use the skill on you automatically, you need to bring a health sacrifice skill like Blood RenewalPropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic Blood RenewalEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, you gain +3..5..6 Health regeneration. When Blood Renewal ends, you gain 40..160..200 Health.15%117 with you.
It will be used on all party members with health sacrifice skills, including healers with Spirit LightFactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic Spirit LightSpellTarget ally is healed for 60..156..188. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health.17%514 or Blood is PowerCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic Blood is PowerElite Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, target other ally gains +3..5..6 Energy regeneration.33%1¼. This may cause downtimes during combat or the hero lagging behind outside of combat.
You can assign a hotkey for Dark Aura on your hero for best results.
Set a custom hotkey for Action: Order Hero # to use Skill # in the controls options to force heroes to use certain skills. I.e. if you put Dark Aura on skill slot 2 of hero 1, you need Action: Order Hero 1 to use Skill 2.
Invite the hero to your party.
Click on the number next to the hero in the party window. This opens the hero control panel.
Hold down left shift and left click once on Dark Aura. A red crossed circle shows that it is disabled.
Target yourself (standard hotkey: F).
Use your custom hotkey.
Once you've installed the custom hotkey only steps 5 and 6 will be needed.
Dark AuraCoreNecromancer. Death Magic Dark AuraEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target ally sacrifices Health, Dark Aura deals 5..41..53 shadow damage to adjacent foes, and you lose 5..17..21 Health.10110 Mechanics:
The caster loses health points. If the skill is provided by a different character in the party you don't suffer from both soul taker's and dark aura's health loss/sacrifice.
The enchanted character is the center of the damage, not the target of the weapon attacks.
Exhausting Assault – damage compression.
Golden Fang Strike – source of deep wound.
Signet of Lost Souls – energy management and self heal.
Build:W/A Seven Weapons Stance Daggers
