Guild Wars 2

Ok, so currently I am running a 30/10/0/0/30 Spectral Power build. I have had alot of fun so far with this build, often being able to win 2v1 fights. Of course, keep in mind this discussion is around Hotjoin matches.

Now being in Hotjoin matches, my teammates aren’t always the brightest or most skilled of players. As such, they tend to drop like flies leaving me to fight 3v1 fights or greater. So I’m looking to tweak my build a bit so that some of my damage is sacrificed to provide healing support for my team to help substain them.

So far I have gone with a 20/0/0/20/30 build that allows me to pick up some group healing with my deathshroud skills and I haven’t seen too steep a drop in damage. Still using a zerker amulet, just changed the jewel to cleric. Swapped out fire and bloodlust sigils for water and life sigils.

This has worked decently so far, but I feel like maybe there is a more effective way to achieve my goal here. Anyone have any thoughts?

Also, please no comments along the lines of “Necro support blows” or “It can’t be done.” It will not contribute to this thread any. This build will only be to help keep some noobs alive a little longer in PvP and such a build may carry over to help random noobs out in PvE pugs.

Well of Darkness and Power: blindness and condi to boon conversion is very likely to prevent more damage done to allies than you’d be able to out-heal with stuff like Transfusion.
You could use both of course, but imo more damage > more healing.

I did consider the use of wells, but I’m worried about it having much benefit for people that can’t even remeber to fight INSIDE the point. Lol.

But still, I would like to combine a well support build with my spectral power build, I just worry there won’t be a good way to distribute enough trait points between the two.

Wells are good. I think your best bet is to have as many control conditions (cripple, weakness) as possible and to draw as much aggro as possible without going down. Wouldnt bother going into healing power, it just isnt worth it on necro. It is almost possible in pve, but in pvp your role is pressure and spike support. That role is not likely to change unless healing power gets a huge buff, which is unlikely because of the massive balance horror it would be.

So I guess more cripple fears blinds would be better? Qucik question, does the siphon from minions and wells scale with healing power already, or is that change still to come?