Engineer:Warrior:Necromancer – Rank 39
Looking for a condition build
PVE
I find Lopez’s guide still being a very good (if not the best ) condition build. You can find the build explained here ( http://lopezirl.com/2012/12/19/a-condition-necromancers-guide-to-pve/#Traits )
PVP
I still use this setup ( http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNArYWjMaN7xbub8bKApCPPV47oHHTcyUKKndA;TsAAzCpoay0koJbTumkNt8YUxcBA ). Not sure if its still a “fotm” build.
(edited by Somnorosul.4678)
Terror is my name and Fear you is my game! Same Trait lay for all aspects of the game, I use Blood is Power in some occasions…
Edit: Carrion Vs Rabid..open for input
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Most of what u find is still playable, even some very old builds from short after the game was released. They might just need a few tweeks, but not major changes. I m not sure but icant think of any game changing updates for necros after release.
Any way here is the build i use now:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNArYWjMax7tbOb07JApCPH9IYjTm6R5pfOA-TsAgyCpIiSFlLKTUyosRNqY9xcBA
carrion amulet/rabid jewel.
Alternatives i used and found effective include:
-hemophilia instead of master of corruption
-WH instead of dagger and Banshee’s wail instead of master of corruption
-weakening shroud instead of master of corruption
-chilling darkness instead of master of corruption
-soul marks instead of foot in the grave
-mark of evasion instead of foot in the grave*
-reaper’s protection instead of foot in the grave*
-staff mastery instead of foot in the grave*
*they are in different trait lines than foot in the grave
-singet of undeath instead of epidemic and perhaps signet mastery instead of foot in the grave*
-spectral walk or spectral wall or flesh wurn instead of plague signet or epidemic (flesh wurm is more usefull on certain maps when teleporting is more reliable as a life saver)
-well of darkness instead of epidemic and chilling darkness instead of master of corruption
-bone minions instead of epidemic for some “burst” dmg since they are unaffected by player stats
-plague instead of golem (especially when i dont have foot in the grave)mostly for some situational stomps
-runes of the centaur for swiftness on heal
-runes of balthazar for extra “burst” with burning on heal and quickness at 20% hp (saved me many times since i got my heal faster at critical moments)
-any +cond rune has its uses and is mostly a matter of personal preference
-sigil of agony, paralization (i m not sure but i think it ncreases fear duration), agony or energy on off hand instead of corruption (note that in spvp u get 5 stacks from every kill, even NPC kills)
other non-terror builds i used in the past for quite some time are these:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNArYWjMax7tbOb0bKCpCPDqw7jeQsilMKFljdA-ToAgyCpImRNjbGzMyZszMqY9B
which uses marks to get LF and then goes into DS for might stacking
and
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNArYWjMaV6ZaSb87JApCPD9YXcdO6BxDnMA-TsAgyCuImRNjbGzMyZszMWY9x8DA
(not sure about sigils) which is hybrid-ish and uses wells for AoE pressure and area control (they either get off the point or take all the dmg from the wells… either way win win for me)
Everything I am finding is January/February and I have no idea if any of it is still playable in today’s game. Was wondering if anyone had links to the current META builds for conditionmancers. I must add I will mainly be sPVP’ing.
The Meta builds for Necro are generally awful. If you are in NA, and would like help theory crafting for yourself, or if you would like to try some of the more highly effective builds I, and other people have made, with some advice for strategy/matchups. You can contact me ingame.
Contact me ingame for Necro, Ranger, Mesmer, and Thief advice.
(edited by TheMightyAltroll.3485)
I know some of posted about Carrion Vs Rabid but looking for a bit more here from a spec POV…The other threads all dealt with the matter from an Effective HP POV.
All condition specs are based on the same principles more or less, what affects the decision between carrion and rabid in my opinion is mostly whether u want to focus on pvp or pve.
To be honest if u focus on pvp i d suggest u forget all about numbers and try both and see which one feels better.
One of the reasons I prefer carrion is that it allows me to use plague signet to pull conditions from allies to myself thanks to the extra vitality.
Another reason is that burning, terror and confusion (which can stack very fast in the right builds) are all hard hitting conditions that can do a lot of dmg in a short duration and therefore you might not be able to get rid of them fast enough even with your numerous condtion removals. Again in this case the extra vitality helps.