Best all round Archetype
Go power… Axe is quite nice now…
Add in a little bit of +condition damage for bleeds. Ticks of 80 is plenty.
Condition builds are a lot better now, but I dunno. Maybe it’s a grass is greener thing, but axe looks more fun to me.
The only way to play the engineer is to exploit it.
Playing the engineer “as intended” is simply not viable.
Playing the engineer “as intended” is simply not viable.
Unlike other professions, Necromancer can effectively use several build types. My advice is to try them all. Minion master is the easiest to play. Conditionmancer was used more often in group support. The hybrid design from Nemesis requires a lot of skillful play and dodging. There are also fearomancer builds leaning toward power and chillomancer builds leaning toward conditions. Builds can also be tuned to use Death Shroud more. You can even bunker. There are lots of choices that actually work in this profession and some work better than others depending upon the situation.
So, again, try them all. Most of us on this forum, I suspect, retrait frequently to try things out. The trait tree does not funnel people into standard builds as much as other professions. I would say that is a good thing if I did not find it confusing and frustrating at the same time.
For equipment, do not worry too much about it. I found a Carrion set is pretty universal and it can be loaed cheaply with Runes of the Undead. Mixing stats on gear seems ok, too, but I usually avoid crit damage improvements (unless I am going for a max power build) because Necromancer direct damage is not spectacular. Watch the YouTube videos from Nemesis and you will see he favors critical chance (precision) over the small % damage improvment Berserker and Valkery gear provides on top of normal critical hit damage.
Too tanky a build will make you a target but too squishy a build will make you easy prey (and also a target if your dps is high because of it).
(edited by Anchoku.8142)
I’d say a staff/scepter condition build is best all around, there are still a few ways to go with these. Tinker around in spvp to find out what you like to play. One of the best things about this game and best way to learn a class is the unlimited free lvl 80 respecs in that mode.
I’ve found Condition better for PvE and Power better for PvP in general, although that’s debatable.
Although, I rock Power everywhere I go. It’s just more fun imo.
In all honesty, like Anchoku said, Necro can pull off a multitude of different builds and especially for Necro, I wouldn’t say that any one build shines above the rest.
Personally I recommend going for a Power based build, I find Condition builds a bit more auto-pilot.