Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone. Ill be posting my build. I have a more detailed post in the Necro sub-forum if you’d like to get more context of the build. Your feedback is appreciated.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNAndWjc0QvNWcD22AHOOwFK4AEAtQcrz3PgmGxxzC-TpRGABAcCA6uMwBHBAQ2fIgHAgBHCAA

A tanky marauder build that only relies on 1 spams in deathshroud to do damage, and they don’t pierce, this may be alright in some 1v1s (some, would lose to most things) but be pitiful in a teamfight for lack of damage or rez capability.

Firebird.8324:

A tanky marauder build that only relies on 1 spams in deathshroud to do damage, and they don’t pierce, this may be alright in some 1v1s (some, would lose to most things) but be pitiful in a teamfight for lack of damage or rez capability.

The hardest hitting attack is definitely Life Blast but the build doesn’t rely on that one skill alone. Axe 2 and Focus 4 combo is very hard hitting while stacking a lot of inv. Focus 5 CoD and PoC is very affective at removing boons and dealing spike damage. The build is not tailored towards team fights its more focused on single target attacks but with decent AOE “soft” CC. Im sure your dismissing the build so quickly because of the bias the community has towards the Axe and Focus but thats just a hunch and I could be wrong about that one.

Zoso.8279:

Firebird.8324:

A tanky marauder build that only relies on 1 spams in deathshroud to do damage, and they don’t pierce, this may be alright in some 1v1s (some, would lose to most things) but be pitiful in a teamfight for lack of damage or rez capability.

The hardest hitting attack is definitely Life Blast but the build doesn’t rely on that one skill alone. Axe 2 and Focus 4 combo is very hard hitting while stacking a lot of inv. Focus 5 CoD and PoC is very affective at removing boons and dealing spike damage. The build is not tailored towards team fights its more focused on single target attacks but with decent AOE “soft” CC. Im sure your dismissing the build so quickly because of the bias the community has towards the Axe and Focus but thats just a hunch and I could be wrong about that one.

No, he’s dismissing it b/c it isn’t very good outside of 1v1s and hotjoins at best.

Tman.6349:

Zoso.8279:

Firebird.8324:

A tanky marauder build that only relies on 1 spams in deathshroud to do damage, and they don’t pierce, this may be alright in some 1v1s (some, would lose to most things) but be pitiful in a teamfight for lack of damage or rez capability.

The hardest hitting attack is definitely Life Blast but the build doesn’t rely on that one skill alone. Axe 2 and Focus 4 combo is very hard hitting while stacking a lot of inv. Focus 5 CoD and PoC is very affective at removing boons and dealing spike damage. The build is not tailored towards team fights its more focused on single target attacks but with decent AOE “soft” CC. Im sure your dismissing the build so quickly because of the bias the community has towards the Axe and Focus but thats just a hunch and I could be wrong about that one.

No, he’s dismissing it b/c it isn’t very good outside of 1v1s and hotjoins at best.

Have you tried the build?

Also if you only take into consideration Life Blast its obvious you haven’t really learned the build.

To be fair, Firebird knows power necro probably better than anyone else in the game, and he’s run it successfully in tourneys, so I’d say his word is pretty much credible.

As for my thoughts on the build, its not bad, but its not good. Axe isn’t a terrible weapon on a marauder build, however you absolutely need dagger on your other set to make it work, since dagger’s autoattacks, and the immob are necessary for power necro to do well. Focus is also the worst necro offhand. Spinal Shivers has a woefully long cast time, and dark path outdoes it in this build, while reaper’s touch is okay damage. I beleieve warhorn and OH dagger to be superior for LF generation and blind/transfer/weakness respectively. If you wanted to keep axe/focus, I think it’d be okay so long as you ran dagger/dagger over staff on your other set (if not go axe/wh d/d or something like that). That would free up space for unyielding blast.

Also a note on spectral mastery. It really sucks, but mainly do to sharing a tier with vital persistance, which is such a great trait. As for spectrals, I’d keep lich and spectral armor, but I’d change the other two into either signets or wells. In fact I saw an AG tourney that had a pretty good power necro running a build similar to yours with Axe/F Dagger/WH, pretty much the same traits, but he used spite signet, plague signet, and vamp signet with signets of suffering isntead of close to death. He seemed to do pretty well with that build, but I still think the celestial version of that build is overall a bit better, mainly due to better survivability against zerker specs and being able to be on point in teamfights more, and the damage is honestly not that much lower with might stacks.

nearlight.3064:

To be fair, Firebird knows power necro probably better than anyone else in the game, and he’s run it successfully in tourneys, so I’d say his word is pretty much credible.

As for my thoughts on the build, its not bad, but its not good. Axe isn’t a terrible weapon on a marauder build, however you absolutely need dagger on your other set to make it work, since dagger’s autoattacks, and the immob are necessary for power necro to do well. Focus is also the worst necro offhand. Spinal Shivers has a woefully long cast time, and dark path outdoes it in this build, while reaper’s touch is okay damage. I beleieve warhorn and OH dagger to be superior for LF generation and blind/transfer/weakness respectively. If you wanted to keep axe/focus, I think it’d be okay so long as you ran dagger/dagger over staff on your other set (if not go axe/wh d/d or something like that). That would free up space for unyielding blast.

Also a note on spectral mastery. It really sucks, but mainly do to sharing a tier with vital persistance, which is such a great trait. As for spectrals, I’d keep lich and spectral armor, but I’d change the other two into either signets or wells. In fact I saw an AG tourney that had a pretty good power necro running a build similar to yours with Axe/F Dagger/WH, pretty much the same traits, but he used spite signet, plague signet, and vamp signet with signets of suffering isntead of close to death. He seemed to do pretty well with that build, but I still think the celestial version of that build is overall a bit better, mainly due to better survivability against zerker specs and being able to be on point in teamfights more, and the damage is honestly not that much lower with might stacks.

Very in depth and correct, nice feedback to the OP.

Yeah I know FireBird is very experienced on Necro he has played it in the top level in tournaments but that is a completely deferent situation. When your going into a tournament you set up your build to synergies well with your team members and so because of that the builds rely on good team composition. Also in tournament play rotations are highlighted ten times so rotation also has a lot to do with success in tournament and not just build. Im not trying to say this build will out perform other builds at that highest of level but it is a viable option when running solo and not worried about team synergy. The damage output and survivability of the build IMO make it an option in higher level solo play or even in a team but just filling a more anti bunker (bruiser?) build.

You asked for feedback. I think it’s cool you got one from Over Powered Necro (I used to troll and follow his asura around back when you could hotjoin while in queue) and others.

I main engie but play necro to better understand my arch nemesis class. I’ll give your build a try in hotjoin unranked the next time I log on

abc.5790:

You asked for feedback. I think it’s cool you got one from Over Powered Necro (I used to troll and follow his asura around back when you could hotjoin while in queue) and others.

I main engie but play necro to better understand my arch nemesis class. I’ll give your build a try in hotjoin unranked the next time I log on

Really appreciate the feedback. From everyone and of course from high tier players (I watch tournaments sometimes) .