Guild Wars 2

Ïnsölëncë – squishy but pretty

Hey thank you guys for the advice! I’m not here to agree or disagree, but to learn, and thus I certainly appreciate your input

Armor-wise I am not planning on using Carrion, I have already gotten Jatoro’s set (I think it has the same attributes as Dire). I was planning on my trinkets being Carrion, as I couldn’t find anything closer to the stats I wanted on the calculator I used, but I did actually find condi/tough/vit trinkets on the TP that I bought (and if I could log in to check what exactly their names were…) .

If I may explain what makes me look for a high-survavability build for PVE.. I started off with an Ele, full Berserker, built around power and critical damage. It did work well for group events and all, but trying to complete the last several parts of my story was a pain, as I was dying all the time, overwhelmed by the number of mob I had to fight at once. Exactly this I wanted to avoid with my Necro but I wasn’t sure if I could rely only on its natural survivability.

@Chipofsalt- you advice me to get the entire Curses line. What would you sacrifice in order to get that – Death Magic or Blood Magic? I am assuming for the pure stats, I would prefer vitality over toughness, but that would also mean sacrificing the traits that help Staff (Greater Marks and Staff Mastery) – do you think this would be crucial and which traits from Curses would you advice me to take instead?

That advice on utilities would be most welcome – I admit I never really tried Corruptions, as I’m not sure how to go about getting rid of the self-inflicted conditions – would you say Staff 4 and dagger 4 would help with that, and should I worry about them at all?

@Flow – you say “Apart from some issues the build itself has for what it is intended to be..” – would you please elaborate a little more on that? What would you do differently if you were going for defense+conditions with emphasis on defense? Oh, and how would you slot your weapons to complement the build (and actually work lol)?

Reading your comments guys, I am getting the inspiration to actually build two sets and swap builds as the situation calls – one set for the glass cannon condition build that you both talk about, and one set for the high defense+some conditions that I was originally thinking on.

Hey guys,

With my Necro about to hit 80, I began thinking of a good (PVE) build for it. Up until now I have played in a more defensive style with some condition damage and it’s worked well, so I thought I’d continue in that fashion to complete my story and run some dungeons.

Here is what I came up with:

Curses 2 (VI)
Death Magic 6 (IV, V, VII)
Blood Magic 6 (II, VIII, XII)

Heal – Well of Blood
Utility – Well of Suffering, Well of Darkness, Well of Power
Elite – Plague (absolutely unsure about this one, really)

Staff
(Sigil of Minor Corruption & Superior Sigil of Momentum)

Dager+Dager
(Sigil of Superior Geomancy & Sigil of Superior Doom)

Full Exotic Jatoro’s set
(Superior Rune of the Undead x6)

Exotic Carrion Amulet
Exotic Carrion Rings x2
Exotic Vallog’s Demise x2
Exotic Spineguard of the North
(Exquisite Passion Flower x6)

All this aided by a Bowl of Orrian Truffle Soup and a Master Tuning Crystal.

What I aim for is to be able to agro and survive while my conditions take mobs down, using blinds (area blindness combo and Well of Darkness), regeneration (from Mark of Blood, as well as siphoning with Life Siphon and the wells) and the protection from wells for more survivability.

These will be the final stats I’ll have (according to one of the calculators online)

Health 28152 (9780) Vitality 1894 (978)
Armor 2630 (794) Toughness 1710 (794)
Attack 2372 (475) Power 1391 (475)
Critical Hit 9% (5%) Precision 1016 (100)

Boon Duration 30% (30%)
Condition Damage 1580 (1580)
Damage 981 (0%)
Defense 920 (0)
Experience from Kills 20% (20%)
Healing Power 450 (450)

Do you think this build would work the way I intend for it to work and what would you improve upon it?

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