I came up with another E-Spec idea for the necro, simply because I was bored I tried to make both a power and condi variant.
This time I tried to make a “viable” raid E-Spec so we may be taken to raids. I tried to create an E-Spec where you actually benefit from staying in shroud or bring back shroud flashing. To be considered in raids, raw damage isn’t enough. We need to offer something special to the party. And not boons! Because they are mostly covered. Sure you could think of some kind of copy-cat PS to take his role.. But I wanted to steal something else: BANNERS. This could results in an slightly overpowerd spec and definitly in powercreep. So while I would like something like this as a playstyle, I think it is unhealthy for the game itself.
As everytime, I didn’t go into numbers just the concept/ ideas about skills and traits.
The cultist (name still in progress)
Weapon: Torch
Skills: Banners
Mechanic: Vampiric Shroud.
Vampiric Shroud
The Cultist gives in to the dark magic within and becomes a shadow of a Vampire Lord. He fights with shadowy claws and fast attacks and boosts the necormancer (+ X% damge) but doesn’t replace the helath anymore. LF only dertemines the duration of your transformation. Therefore there’s no LF-generating skills inside the shroud.
Skills:
1- Auto attack chain
atack your foes with shadowy claws in melee
2- Pursuit
Teleport to target area blinding and burning foes at destination. Stunbreak
4- Bat-Shelter
Channeled 3s invulnarability with bats around character that inflict bleeding.
5- Dust Veil
Block for X seconds and Steal live if you block.
Weapon: torch
As a weapon I sticked to the torch for more burning access and it fitted the “sect/ cult” theme. Although I’d like to see a 1h-sword which would fit the Vampire(lord) theme better.
4- Hellgate
Dmg the area with flames from beneath the ground. Fire field
5- Sacrifire
burn your foe and remove up to 3 boons. Release a flameburst which burns enemies for each removed boon.
This banners are unique to not step on the warriors toes and stick with the debuffing theme of the necro. Therefore banners affect foes not allies (exept heal banner)
Banner of Vampirism (heal)
Heal yourself. Allies affected by this banner steal life on critical hits.
Banner of infamy
Foes affected by this banner suffer from +50% condi duration
Banner of malice
Foes affected by this banner take 5 % more dmg
Banner of Unholyness
Boonduration on affected foes is reduces by 50%
Banner of the undead
When a foe dies under the effects of this banner. He creates a skelleton that fights for you for 10 seconds.
Demoralizing Banner (Elite)
Knocks down enemies and pulses Weakness and Slow.
Traits
1- Cultist
Gain acces to torch, banners and Vampiric shroud
1.1 – Leadership
Gain increased expertise while wileding a torch. Torch skills recharge faster.
1.2 – Dark Haste
Gain Quickness when you enter shroud. The duration depends on your Lifeforce
1.3- spitefull removal
Removing or Corrupting a boon deals additional damage
2 – Overflow
LF generation heals you if your LF is full
2.1 – Banners of Hell
Summoning a banner inflicts burning in the area. Reduce Cooldown.
2.2 – Vampire Lord
Lifesteal is doubled in Shroud
2.3 – Proof of faith
Using a boonstrip on a foe without boons knocks them down instead.
3 – Thrill of Victory
Increase dmg if you have more boons than your foe.
3.1 – Send them to hell
Killing a foe triggers a firenova burning nerby foes. Increase burnduration
3.2 – Aftermath
The effects of your shroud (+ X% dmg) lasts for 10 seconds when you leave shroud.
3.3 – Destructive Burden
Inflicting a condition does dmg.
I think there might be some cool synergies with other traits. Because of the fast Shroud AA, and the other burns from the traits, a burn/ bleed necro with dhuumfire could be a thing. Or you go down the power line. With Destructive burden + unyielding blast + dhuumfire and the shroud buff itself you can do high direct damage.
It’s the raider but then it’s called cultist and in the end the shroud is the vampiric shroud? Something’s not right
It’s a bit incoherent but well that’s an idea. Strictly speaking, banners need their own set of skill as well. I don’t know why a cultist would use a torch. I’d also like to say that burn is a condition that have a really bad history with the gw2 necromancer. I’d rather not see this condition on a necromancer’s e-spec.
No core profession should be balanced around an optional elite specialization.
@ Dadnir:
Yes you are right. It’s a bit incoherent, but the title was only a joke refering to riads. Basically an E-Spec which could bring necros into raids =P.
About the cultist. I imagined a cult or sect worshipping some dark magic to gain more power in the fight against the elder dragons. This “entity” grants it’s most loyal followers to transform into a shadow of otself ("Vampire Lord or sth.). I know there could be better things – I’m open for ideas. I thought about demon, but there’s Revenant already. And with a bit of lifesiphoning Vampire was my first take.
@Oldirtbeard:
I totally thought about totems, but did’nt want to create a nwe skill-class. So I took banners but would visually change them into some kind of totems. Think of impaled skulls drippling eith blood. (Just as Vlad the Impaler :P) I like the mechanic of keeping them “alive” by dmg.
And for the burn: I always wanted dhuumfire to work. And get away from the typicall poison necro. But you are right. Next elder dragon is Primordus with it’s minions beeing immune to burn:D
I tried to make both a power and condi variant. 
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