Guild Wars 2

A quick build that I would use, focusing on being ranged and using staffs would be something like:
http://bit.ly/Zm2ivC

So a 30 / 20 / 20 / 0 / 0 build.
Spite to 30 for the Close to Death and Spiteful Marks traits – just for more damage with staff. Spite 10 could be more or less whatever.

Curses to 20 for Terror with staff 5 for added damage; and Focused Rituals for targetted wells. If you are focusing on staff, then you will be more focused being at 1200 or so range constantly. Targetted wells will allow you to do more damage at range by using the wells more or less as marks.

Death Magic to 20 for the 20% recharge on staff, and obviously Greater Marks.

For a staff build, I think that more or less any of it can be swapped around except for the 20 in Death Magic which is a must.
I would personally debate whether 20 in Curses or 20 in Soul Reaping (Soul Marks) would be better and I guess that would depend on your play style.

In terms of stat wise, I would focus on a mix of Knights and Berserkers gear as since you will be mostly at range, you shouldn’t have to worry too much about being super tanky. Though I would probably go more Knights than Berserkers…

EDIT: In terms of play style, if I’m using a staff in WvW I will pop in and out of DS everytime it’s up for the fury boon. If you go 20 in Soul Reaping, you will do more damage with your crits. Really will depend on your gearing. I like to aim for 30% crit rate without buffs or with food, so that I can get the extra 20 from fury.

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Neova.5362:

I think the 30 points in Death Magic might be a bit excessive for Death Nova with just Bone Minions.

Hey, don’t forget the Jagged Horrors. Death Nova is about the only way they can be not completely useless :P (I don’t know if it’s worth it, though…)

haha yeah, I forgot about those.

Though just for the reasoning why I don’t think Death Nova is very useful is because poison is generally only good for the healing reduction as the damage isn’t great. In PvE, most mobs don’t heal; and in WvW unless you are running in very small groups, I find that Bone Minions and Jagged Horrors tend to get blown apart before doing much of anything but being at too far of a range to do hit with the poison. Even then if the poison hits, there is so much condition cleansing that it would be cleansed very quickly.
PvP I find that the Bone Minion can provide some good burst damage, and the poison from Death Nova is very useful. Though I think that trait would be better suited for a Minion Mancer and there are traits that the OP is better off with IMO.

Really depends on what kind of power build your looking for/suits your play style?

There are tanky power builds, bursting power builds, well focused power builds, hybrid power builds…

I think the 30 points in Death Magic might be a bit excessive for Death Nova with just Bone Minions.
I would prefer to move the 10points to either Spite or to Soul Reaping – Spite for more damage, Soul Reaping for the Last Gasp trait. Or even into Blood Magic for Vampiric Rituals to siphon health with wells.

I would also recommend getting the Greater Marks trait in Death Magic as a substitute for Dark Armor. Dark Armor only really works for Dagger #2 and DS #4 as far as I know.
I also think that Ritual Mastery would be very good possibility to incorporate into your build since you are using quite a few wells.

Personally, I run a build very simliar to duckcheeps’ which uses mostly PVT gear for sustainability and berserker jewels for some extra damage with crits:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/necromancer/900-hrs-My-dear-my-favorite-The-Necro/first#post1439480

Alternatively, if you are after something a bit more tanky, you can look at Sheobix’ Juggermancer build:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/necromancer/Juggermancer-Final-Blog-Link

Or even the build that Nemesis has recently developed for a full-on vampiric tank build:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/necromancer/The-Abomination-necromancer-tank-build

Awesome idea! Send and invite over please
a spot as Flatliner / Corpsewalker would be good

Character name: Neova