Traditional necromancer minion bomber: Create minions that serve as...
(a) a meat wall, body blocking foes and drawing attention away from party members and more valuable allies,
(b) carriers of Death NovaCoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Death NovaEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, if target ally dies, all adjacent foes take 120 damage and are Poisoned for 15 seconds.52, dealing respectable amounts of armour ignoring area damage and inflicting poisoned condition (4 pips degeneration/8 health loss per second) and
(c) a way to trigger various effects, such as interrupts on dazed characters (i.e. inflicted with TechnobabbleEotNNo Profession. Asura rank TechnobabbleSpellTarget foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 30..40 damage. If target foe is not a boss, that foe and all adjacent foes are Dazed for 3..5 seconds. PvE only.10110) or physical damage packages for Mark of PainCoreNecromancer. Curses Mark of PainHex SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 10..34..42 shadow damage to adjacent foes.10120.
Useful in all areas of the game that aren't devoid of corpses. Should not be combined with a communing ritualist prot (1/2).
PropheciesNecromancer. Death Magic 19Aura of the LichElite Enchantment SpellAll corpses within earshot are exploited and you animate a level 21 bone horror with 500 Health and 126 armor plus one for each corpse exploited in this way. For 56 seconds, your Death Magic attribute is increased by +1.15245
NightfallNecromancer. Death Magic 19Animate Shambling HorrorSpellExploit nearest corpse to create a level 21 shambling horror with 500 Health and 126 armor. When the shambling horror dies, it is replaced by a level 19 jagged horror with 500 Health and 126 armor that causes Bleeding with each of its attacks.15325
CoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Death NovaEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, if target ally dies, all adjacent foes take 120 damage and are Poisoned for 15 seconds.52
EotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 17MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 44 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
Putrid BileEotNNecromancer. Death Magic 19Putrid BileHex SpellFor 24 seconds, target foe suffers -4 Health degeneration. If that foe dies while under the effects of this Hex, all nearby foes take 101 damage.10112
NecrosisNightfallNecromancer. Sunspear rank 10NecrosisSkillIf target foe is suffering from a condition or hex, that foe suffers 90 damage. PvE only.512
Pain InverterEotNNo Profession. Asura rank 10Pain InverterHex SpellFor 10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). PvE only.10120 – use on foes that deal area damage. Should almost immediately kill any foe attacking a bunch of minions.
Energy Management
Signet of Lost SoulsNightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 17Signet of Lost SoulsSignetIf target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 112 Health and 11 Energy.¼8
Utility
Blood of the MasterCoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Blood of the MasterSpellAll of your undead allies are healed for 139 Health. You sacrifice an additional 2% maximum Health per minion healed in this way.5%512 – heal minions inbetween fights.
MindbenderEotNNo Profession. Asura rank 10MindbenderEnchantment SpellFor 16 seconds, you move 33% faster and your Spells take 20% less time to cast. PvE only.5124 – faster creation of minions and death novaCoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Death NovaEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, if target ally dies, all adjacent foes take 120 damage and are Poisoned for 15 seconds.52 distribution.
TechnobabbleEotNNo Profession. Asura rank 10TechnobabbleSpellTarget foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 40 damage. If target foe is not a boss, that foe and all adjacent foes are Dazed for 5 seconds. PvE only.10110 – interrupt casters and apply the dazed condition. For its duration all spells will be interrupted if the target is hit with an attack (i.e. by minions).
PropheciesNecromancer. Death Magic 19Aura of the LichElite Enchantment SpellAll corpses within earshot are exploited and you animate a level 21 bone horror with 500 Health and 126 armor plus one for each corpse exploited in this way. For 56 seconds, your Death Magic attribute is increased by +1.15245
PropheciesNecromancer. Death Magic 19Animate Bone HorrorSpellExploit nearest corpse to animate a level 21 bone horror with 500 Health and 126 armor.1035
NightfallNecromancer. Death Magic 19Animate Shambling HorrorSpellExploit nearest corpse to create a level 21 shambling horror with 500 Health and 126 armor. When the shambling horror dies, it is replaced by a level 19 jagged horror with 500 Health and 126 armor that causes Bleeding with each of its attacks.15325
CoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Death NovaEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, if target ally dies, all adjacent foes take 120 damage and are Poisoned for 15 seconds.52
EotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 17MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 44 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
CoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Blood of the MasterSpellAll of your undead allies are healed for 139 Health. You sacrifice an additional 2% maximum Health per minion healed in this way.5%512
EotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin SupportSpellSummon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. PvE only.10130
EotNNo Profession. Asura rank MindbenderEnchantment SpellFor 6..16 seconds, you move 20..33% faster and your Spells take 20% less time to cast. PvE only.5124
Template code
Use in areas where the foe damage output makes it unfeasible to use bone minions (tomb of the primeval kings).
Maintain masochismEotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 17MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 44 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 to boost your attributes.
Maintain aura of the LichPropheciesNecromancer. Death Magic 19Aura of the LichElite Enchantment SpellAll corpses within earshot are exploited and you animate a level 21 bone horror with 500 Health and 126 armor plus one for each corpse exploited in this way. For 56 seconds, your Death Magic attribute is increased by +1.15245 to further boost death magic, but avoid unnessecarily killing off existing minions.
Raise minions with animate bone minionsCoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Animate Bone MinionsSpellExploit nearest corpse to animate two level 15 bone minions with 380 Health and 91 armor.1535 and animate shambling horrorNightfallNecromancer. Death Magic 19Animate Shambling HorrorSpellExploit nearest corpse to create a level 21 shambling horror with 500 Health and 126 armor. When the shambling horror dies, it is replaced by a level 19 jagged horror with 500 Health and 126 armor that causes Bleeding with each of its attacks.15325.
In combat distribute death novaCoreNecromancer. Death Magic 19Death NovaEnchantment SpellFor 30 seconds, if target ally dies, all adjacent foes take 120 damage and are Poisoned for 15 seconds.52 on minions that area likely to die.
Counters
Lack of exploitable corpses.
Too many minions in the team increasing the health sacrifice of blood of the master to critical levels.
Holy damage or general area damage killing the minions before you can apply death nova, especially Ray of JudgmentFactionsMonk. Smiting Prayers Ray of JudgmentElite SpellFor 5 seconds, target foe and all foes adjacent to this location take 5..37..48 holy damage each second and begin Burning for 1..3..3 seconds.10220.
Consume SoulFactionsRitualist. Spawning Power Consume SoulElite SpellYou steal 5..49..64 Health from target foe. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 25..105..132 damage.515, Spiritual PainNightfallMesmer. Domination Magic Spiritual PainSpellTarget foe takes 15..63..79 damage. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 25..105..132 damage.517, Holy SpearEotNParagon. Spear Mastery Holy SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +5..17..21 damage. If it hits a summoned creature, all nearby foes take 15..75..95 holy damage, and are set on fire for 3 seconds.4 and Banishing StrikeNightfallDervish. Mysticism Banishing StrikeMelee AttackIf it hits, this attack deals 10..50..63 holy damage. It deals double damage to summoned creatures.513.
Putrid Bile 
Necrosis 
Pain Inverter – use on foes that deal area damage. Should almost immediately kill any foe attacking a bunch of minions.
Blood of the Master – heal minions inbetween fights.
