Nostos melee pets build and how to use it

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Nostos melee pets build and how to use it

Postby Nostos » 03 Jul 2010, 06:56

Hey all, just like to post the build im using for a year now and give some advices on how to use it correctly. You don't have to be experienced to get top 3 of dps neither well geared. All you have to do is to understand the way necro and pets work. Necromacer is a Damage Over Time Class, which means that the most of his powers don't deal direct dmg to the target (like demo) but do a small mount of dmg for 15-30 seconds. So the idea of this build is giving your lifestealers the power they need to do your dmg and when they are on target you can start casting your DOT spells. Now i am going to show you the build and then i will explain how you can correctly play it.

http://aoc.yg.com/feat-planner?class=41&tpl=800-05,801-05,812-05,816-05,802-01,814-05,819-02,821-01,806-01,818-05,861-05,822-03,827-15,833-11,841-15,843-11,828-12,829-15,830-12,842-13,864-13,840-15,863-11,848-12,858-11

So as i said this is a pet build when you send your lifestealers on the target, you have to cast curse of pain and walk with dead to make them more powerful. Flesh to worms and Pestilential Blast are your basic spells so they are the first spells you are going to cast against the target. Once you see a large group ahead of you cast flesh to worms to the most powerful target and when it starts running on him cast plague swarm. This will spread flesh to worms to all nearby enemies within 4 meters. This means that you will run a power for about 30 seconds to all targets you can see in front of you. That means a lot dps over second.

When you have already spelled your dots its time to run your direct dmg spells. We have feated the piercing corruption and withered soul so all of our direct dmg spell to deal more dmg and even have a critical chance. Withered soul will give us the ability to cast our (basic) spell ice strike immidiately without the cost of mana points and also the chance our hits to make critical dmg. I run Blasphemous ruin, Chill (do a lot of dmg and has a chance to make a critical hit) and then the ice strike. Its my combination, if you find a better one use it. Its up to you :D

Now your spell for massive dot dmg are Parasitic Soul Swarm, Unholy Hands and Deathly Blizzard. I cast them when i have finished with all my dots and spells from above. There are lots of spells to use after these combinations so dont be afraid to test all of your spells and find out which of them fits you better.

Another buffs or powers i have specced

No Rest For The Dead - Reduses the time and mana used to take out your pets. Its useful when you die and have to return back to combat to take out our pets quickly and continue your dps.

One With Death - It can be stacked x3 which means that you can take out 3 more pets. BUT every extra pet you take it means -50% in all your invulnerabilities. You can even die from a knockback. There are some bosses you can use it but the ones that surely you will not take any aggro.

Despoil The Soul - Can be stacked x8 , that mean that it takes all of your pet points (you cant use pets) but gives you 809.7 Magic dmg. Its useful for some bosses but dont forget that this is a pet build. You use this one for certain bosses and reasons.

Thats all for now, you can ask me whatever you lke about the use of this build here or online. I'd like to discuss any concerns you may have about all the above things. I hope it will help you enjoy necro class better ;)

****PS: Advice, try leveling your necro using pets to know from early stages how to use them, put them on follow or whatever. It will help you learning the mechanisms of the class and be a better necro :D
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Postby Nostos » 14 Oct 2010, 09:17

http://aoc.yg.com/feat-planner?class=41 ... -13,863-11

Changing to this feat cannibalism to resolve some mana issues and netherworld deception for the pets to take less aggro
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