Guild Wars 2

The Build:
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=;0_-7c;1IFC0F4sJkJ0;9;5T9T;235C3;0257;1UBo6Z;1jzyvjzyv3p
now bear in mind this is in early testing stages and might get changed a bit at a later time

How to play:
Obviously your 1v1 power is really low, so try to be with at least one teammate whenever possible.
In teamfights your jobs are: removing enemy boons, healing your teammates, removing conditions, interrupting key skills, slowing melee dds and stacking vulnerability on focus targets. Therefore the build requires quite a bit of overview in larger fights. When an enemy goes down drop staff #3 and if possible a well of corruption on him to make stomping easier for your team. Also when not removing defensive boons from your focus target you should try to remove might from as many enemy dds as possible.

Team setup:
For soloq you can play this when your team already has enough dmg, preferably together with a guardian.
For teamq you’d probably want to combine this with guardian, warrior and elementalist(possibly staff) and the last slot would prolly be best filled with a thief.

Has it really come to this?

I like it. I bounce between rank yolo Q 40-90 been using a similar build, and its quite effective in this boon meta. But like you said, this build is very weak 1v1.

Stay alive and kill boons build>
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNAndWjc0UebNN+0wfbCjhSySYCmcG2hoHgAobB-TJBBwAAOFAC3fwcZgNPBAA

My build is more selfish, but thats what solo Q is all about. I will like to try yours in team Q.

Have you thought about using master of corruption?

djooceboxblast.9876:

Has it really come to this?

New ways to use a class should be explored constantly, even if a certain build for the class is desired in the current meta. Kicking one’s feet up and becoming complacent with a particular build/role in the meta is a surefire way to become unseated when the meta shifts. And the meta will always be shifting.

I actually off-handedly considered playing around with a boon-stripping Necro the other day, though I was working on putting it into a damage-support role instead of healing-support. Necros can absolutely tear boons off of an opponent if they want, and it seems like it would be really useful when focusing someone down. I smiled when I saw that this build was focusing on boon-stripping as well.

Funnily enough, this build ends up making Guardians even worse at their job.

I would also put Poison Cloud in this build or possibly run Rune of Rata sum if you can’t fit it on the bar. That weakness + the boon stripping would drop warrior damage and thief damage a ton.

ive only played the bunker build tenderly suggested on but of corpse (ep.31 i think).

I know this one is not a main bunker, its a boon stripper. but if youre wearing cleric, i find dagger > axe. Its 1 aoe boonstrip + vuln + some unreliable life force vs. best LF gain possible , a good ranged heal and ofc the immob for spikes. Just theorycrafting since you said its lacking 1v1 potential and dagger is better at it.

Offtopic, did anyone do the testing yet for path of corruption priority list?

sry but this wont work :P problem stay the same , u will get focused and u will die fast

Forsaker.9213:

sry but this wont work :P problem stay the same , u will get focused and u will die fast

^this

And all the dps builds are around Death Shroud. Not speccing for it is bad. And no one experienced as necro will take protection on wells instead of staff recharge….

Boon removal is still random so dont go for that. Either play the chesee condi setup or the power thats more for 1v1s…

I would really love to play a corruption build. However, current meta either stacks boons way too fast for regular boonstripping (team of hambow, D/D Ele and Guardian/Engineer) or doesn’t use boons nearly at all (Thieves, other Necros, Rangers).

So we’re left with either useless tool against some or good 1v1 corruption, but far worse against boonspamming teams using strenght runes.

So most Necros have to balance it out. I find WoC extremaly situational and unreliable in teamfights (because it strips the same might all over again gained constantly from str runes every 1 second). Corrupt Boon would be a thing if it were same like on release day – bane for all boons, not 5.

Path of Corruption is probably the best option right now (I use it even on power build) and works nice 1v1, but again, there are too many long duration boons flying aroud and you almost always catch Might which is instantly capped a while after.