Necromancer - Standard Power Necro
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Overview
Power necromancer is a very powerful PvP burst build that is easy to play in 1v1s but requires experience and good positioning in teamfights.
Skill Bar
Slot Changes
Elite skill options
- - the classic burst form. While it has devastating pressure, as you climb the divisions it'll start becoming harder and harder to pull off to the point where it can cause more damage to you than to your enemies.
Lich Form1
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Lich FormSpectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes all other spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.
Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Life Force When Ending: 15%
Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration: 15 seconds - - can help with surviving enemy burst or securing stomps/resses.
Plague180PlagueCorruption. Become a virulent cloud and inflict multiple conditions on foes you touch. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes spectral effects.
Damage: 1043Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Self-Bleeding (10s): 220 DamageNumber of Targets: 5Boon Application Interval: 3 secondsDuration: 20 secondsDamage Pulse: 1 secondRadius: 240
Specializations
Equipment
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Superior Sigil of Air 50% Chance on Critical: Cause a Lightning Strike. (Cooldown: 3s)
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Superior Sigil of Blood 50% Chance on Critical: Steal Health. (Cooldown: 5s)
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Superior Sigil of Air 50% Chance on Critical: Cause a Lightning Strike. (Cooldown: 3s)
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Superior Sigil of Hydromancy Damage nearby foes and chill them for 2 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
Superior Rune of the Chronomancer (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Precision (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Precision (5): +100 Power (6): Apply 2 seconds of quickness when you cast a well.
Marauder Amulet +1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Vitality +560 Ferocity
Variants
Dagger/Warhorn
- You can swap for:
Superior Sigil of Blood5Superior Sigil of Blood50% Chance on Critical: Steal Health. (Cooldown: 5s)-
Superior Sigil of Rage30
Superior Sigil of Rage50% Chance on Critical: Gain Quickness (3 seconds). (Cooldown: 30s) -
Superior Sigil of Fire5
Superior Sigil of Fire50% Chance on Critical: Trigger a Flame Blast for area of effect damage (240 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)
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Staff
- Either sigils can be replaced by:
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Superior Sigil of Leeching9
Superior Sigil of LeechingYour next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)
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Runes
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Superior Rune of the Pack
Superior Rune of the Pack(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Swiftness Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies might, fury, and swiftness for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s) (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Precision; +20% Swiftness Duration
Usage
- is a skill strong enough to turn the tides of a teamfight, its autoattack pierces enemies and hits harder than any other skill you have. That being said, it's likely that you will become the #1 target while in this form - strong offense comes with weak defense, you are really vulnerable in this form, so you should position yourself to some hard to reach spot / high-ground before using it. Lich Form1180Lich FormSpectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes all other spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.Life Force When Ending: 15%Boon Application Interval: 3 secondsDuration: 15 seconds
- Besides your elite, is your main damage dealing form with
Death Shroud10Death ShroudAssume a spectral form and gain new skills, turning your life force into health..
Life Blast1Life BlastBlast a foe with accumulated life force, dealing more damage the when you are closer to your target.Damage: 244Damage at 600 Distance: 341
Range: 900 - You can use to root people into your wells or major attacks.
Dark Pact125Dark PactImmobilize your foe.Damage: 183
Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.Range: 600 - generates life force, boosts mobility, and does a small AoE damage every second - this AoE can deal with
Locust Swarm½30Locust SwarmGain swiftness and summon a swarm of locusts that cripple nearby foes.Damage: 49
Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed
Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Life Force: 2%Number of Impacts: 10Number of Targets: 5Duration: 10 secondsRadius: 210
Blinds and allows you to land your main Death Shroud or Staff attacks.
- Try to make your foes stay in your wells by utilizing your
Chills, 
Cripple and . Dark Pact125Dark PactImmobilize your foe.Damage: 183Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.Range: 600 - In team fights, a good way to utilize your wells is to wait until a player on either team goes down - with a well bomb, you can discourage the enemies from hardressing/stomping or punish them for trying.
- If you're getting focused, you can migrate a decent amount of damage by popping quickly followed by
Spectral Armor50Spectral ArmorSpectral. Gain life force as you take damage. Removed when you enter Death Shroud. Also applies protection.
Protection (6s): -33% Incoming DamageGain life force when taking damage: 8%Duration: 6 seconds
Breaks stun. Death Shroud10Death ShroudAssume a spectral form and gain new skills, turning your life force into health.
Counters
- Blind (your main sources of damage are and Life Blast1Life BlastBlast a foe with accumulated life force, dealing more damage the when you are closer to your target.Damage: 244Damage at 600 Distance: 341Range: 900, both skills have long cast times)
Deathly Claws¾Deathly ClawsSend out grasping claws to damage your foes.Damage: 847Number of Targets: 5PiercesRange: 1,200 - CC
- Counterpressure exhausts Death Shroud10Death ShroudAssume a spectral form and gain new skills, turning your life force into health.
Streamers
- Twitch: Noscoc - NA
Even if it's not the most common necro build, it's still very efficient. Standard Reaper could be easier to master but the power burst of this one could turn the wind in a teamfight. It's efficient in 1v1 (great vitality and very good damage) and it's even better in team.
I rank it as 'good' rather than 'great' because the power necro needs to know perfectly his build and his moves in order to be a real advantage to his team. Otherwise, the reaper seems to be a better spot for non-exp necro user.
I prefere lich forme rather than plague but again, it's a skill that you can't use everytime. In exp-ranked game, this skill is more like a "quick finished" to achieve enemy, and it could be used to blast several ennemies if they tried to res the guy down.