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{{MBuild
| profession = necromancer
| designed for = fractals
| focus = direct damage
| rating = archived
}}

==Overview==
A utility DPS build for Necromancer. This build provides decent DPS and party support in the form of boonstrip, lifesteal, and Wells. However, it's inferior to builds using elite specializations and should only be played by players who don't have access to expansions.

==Skill Bar==
{{Skillbar
|profession=Necromancer
|set1=Dagger,Warhorn
|set2=Axe,Focus
|healing=Well of Blood
|utility1 = Signet of Spite
|utility2 = Well of Suffering
|utility3 = Well of Corruption
|elite = Summon Flesh Golem
}}

===Weapon Variants===
{{Skills|Necromancer|x/Dagger}}

Use Dagger offhand for a blind and condition cleanse.

===Skill Variants===

'''Healing Skills'''
* {{Skill|Summon Blood Fiend}} - better single target DPS than {{Skill|Well of Blood}}.
* {{Skill|Consume Conditions}} - if conditions are a problem.

'''Utility Skills'''
* {{Skill|Summon Shadow Fiend}} - better single target DPS than {{Skill|Well of Corruption}}.
* {{Skill|Corrosive Poison Cloud}} - destroys projectiles.
* {{Skill|Well of Darkness}} - AoE blind, useful if party members are downing to trash.
* {{Skill|Well of Power}} - AoE stability and condition cleanse.
* {{Skill|Spectral Grasp}} - pulls enemies together for easier cleaving.
* {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} - if you don't have a support in the party providing might.
* {{Skill|Signet of Undeath}} - on demand AoE resurrect.

'''Elite Skills'''
* {{Gw2skill|Lich Form}} - better burst damage than {{Gw2skill|Summon Flesh Golem}}. Also useful for soloing Thaumanova heat room with your massive health pool.

==Specializations==
{{Specialization|Spite|top|mid|mid}}
{{Specialization|Soul Reaping|top|top|mid}}
{{Specialization|Blood Magic|top|bot|top}}
'''Variants'''
* {{Trait|Bitter Chill}} if vulnerability is lacking.
* {{Trait|Transfusion}} if teammates are going down a lot.

==Equipment==
{{PvE equipment
| stats = Berserker
| rarity = Ascended
| runes = 6 Superior Rune of the Scholar
| infusions = 18 Mighty +5 Agony Infusion
| s1w1 = Ascended, Berserker, Dagger, Superior Sigil of Force
| s1w2 = Ascended, Berserker, Warhorn, Superior Sigil of Impact
| s2w1 = Ascended, Berserker, Axe, Superior Sigil of Force
| s2w2 = Ascended, Berserker, Focus, Superior Sigil of Impact
}}

==Consumables==
'''Food'''
* {{gw2food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}

'''Utility'''
* {{gw2food|Potent Superior Sharpening Stone}} or slaying potions

==Usage==
===DPS Rotation===

Start in '''Axe/Focus'''
# {{Skill|Ghastly Claws}}
# {{gw2skill|Weapon swap}}
# {{Skill|Locust Swarm}}
# Autoattack until {{Gw2skill|Weapon swap}} is available
# {{Gw2skill|Weapon swap}}
# {{Skill|Ghastly Claws}}
# {{Skill|Reaper's Touch}}
# {{Skill|Death Shroud}}
# {{Skill|Tainted Shackles}}
# {{Skill|Life Blast}} until {{Skill|Ghastly Claws}} is available
# {{Skill|End Death Shroud}}
# {{Skill|Ghastly Claws}}
# {{Gw2skill|Weapon swap}}
# Repeat

'''Notes'''
* Use {{Skill|Well of Suffering}} and {{Skill|Well of Corruption}} off cooldown.
* Remember to tag enemies with {{Skill|Well of Blood}}, so you get the extra damage and healing from {{Trait|Vampiric Rituals}}.
* On some bosses, you can prestack marks with a staff for slightly better burst damage when the fight begins. You can do this on Siax, Skorvald, and Viirastra.

===CC===
* {{Skill|Charge (necromancer)}}
* {{Skill|"Chilled to the Bone!"}}
* {{Skill|Wail of Doom}}
* {{Skill|Doom}}

===General===

* Use {{Skill|Well of Corruption}}, {{Skill|Unholy Feast}}, and {{Skill|Spinal Shivers}} if boonstrip is needed.