Stick to rabid and dire. Aim for 30% crit chance. There is a lot of different trait variations because you can be very op in WvW 6/6/x/x/x, 0/6/4/0/4, or 4/6/x/x/x are my favs. As for runes, perplexity is best, undead, krait, nightmare, and scavenging are also good. For sigils, energy, doom, torment, corruption, geomancy, and frailty(cover condition) are all good. You always want some kind of tuning crystal and koi cakes for the condition duration. Weapons take Scepter/dagger and staff or Scepter/warhorn and staff. Consume conditions is the best heal by far, elite either golem or plague for a secure stomp. Utilites can also be quite varied, spectral walk, flesh wurm, spectral wall, corrupt boon, signet of spite, epidemic (mostly for group play), spectral armor, and well of power are all good. That pretty much sums it up.
I have never needed power while roaming. The only people running enough -condition duration for it to really hurt you don’t deal enough damage to actually kill you. Diamond skin eles are rare, and I’ve found with guard stacks I can generally still kill them.
Necros don’t have reflects, invulns, vigor, blocks,
extra dodges, real stability, mobility skills,
burst skills, sustain, or good support. GG ANET.
