Hi guys, new to necromancers pvp, but been pvping for a while now. What builds/articles do you recommend me looking at? what are some basic things to know?
I have posted two video-based necro guides some time ago. My Well necro is a good starting point, once you know how to use it you can move on to Dhuumfire Spite build.
I have also created a guide for players who are new to pvp.
Running a minionmaster build is a pretty good start for PvP because the minions auto-attack, or auto-drrp, taking some pressure off of having to maintain dps on your own with the sometimes hokey cond-heavy standard attacks.
Thanks guys, so far I’ve tried the build i previously posted, and minion master. I don’t really enjoy MM, but condition seems good for now since im playing hotjoins/solo arena. I’ve been reasearching and found MM is best for teamplay arena. Is this true? I didn’t look at the MM video you posted, but I did for the spite necro. (not a newbie pvper, just newbie necro). A guildie suggested playing 0/5/30/30/5 for the MM build. However I didn’t enjoy it. Especially when i got into larger fights, some of my minions died, making me feel like I lost effectiveness mid fight and could hardly help, other than the survival it offered.
There are a lot of variables to MM build and play. The minions have active skills you can learn to use and there are some nice passive freebies like siphons and poison explosions. I know it feels awful to have a minion on cool-down but, if you had other utilities slotted, they would be on CD, too.
The death of a minion is something I have always relished; celebrated, even. They used to be such a handicap only die-hard pet-lovers mained them but minions were improved a lot over the last year so now they are not weak, air-headed, suicidal, and equally happy to kill their owners by fetching everything in sight. When they die, laugh and eagerly await the end of the CD so you can summon another one to watch die.
I suggest 20/0/30/20/0 for MM.
There are plenty of other builds you can use in PvP, though, so don’t hesitate to try them all out.
I’d say that the most important thing is getting used to using the skills so that you do it without thinking. So I guess the tankier the better when you’re new to the game. That’s why I’d suggest something that gives you protection as far as utilities are concerned (Wells with protection buff from my build or spirit armor, or both) and some condi-tanky gear.
Another thing is getting used to maps and general tactics, if you know what you’re doing map-orientation wise you will be fine
I don’t like minions personally, you might want to get used to golem-truck however.
