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{{MBuild
| profession = Necromancer
| specialization = Reaper
| designed for = Conquest
| rating = archived
| focus = hybrid damage, boon removal, control
}}

==Overview==
A high pressure Reaper build with decent power/condition damage and boon corruption. Heavily relies on allies for support.

==Skill Bar==
{{Skillbar
| profession = necromancer
| specialization = reaper
| set1 = scepter, warhorn
| set2 = staff
| healing = Signet of Vampirism
| utility1 = Signet of the Locust
| utility2 = Plague Signet
| utility3 = Spectral Armor
| elite = "Chilled to the Bone!"
}}

===Slot Changes===
{{Skill|Spectral Armor}} can be replaced by:
* {{Skill|Well of Corruption}} - more AoE pressure, even less sustain.
* {{Skill|"Rise!"}} - damage mitigation + the extra body count can further split the damage of skills such as {{gw2skill|Unrelenting Assault}}. The minions can also be used to trigger enemy traps.
* {{Skill|"Suffer!"}} - another condition transfer. 
* {{Skill|Summon Flesh Wurm}} - adds some extra mobility besides breaking stun and generating LF.

'''Heal''':
* {{Skill|Consume Conditions}} brings more sustain to the table.

== Specializations ==
{{Specialization|Spite|bot|top|top}}
{{Specialization|Blood Magic|bot|bot|mid}}
{{Specialization|Reaper|mid|bot|mid}}
'''Variants'''
* {{Trait|Augury of Death}} should be considered when using 2 or more shouts.
* {{Trait|Chilling Victory}} is another commonly used trait.

===Variant===
'''Soul Reaping''' over '''Blood Magic'''. This will offer better Life Force management and more unblockable attacks.
{{Specialization|Soul Reaping|mid|mid|mid|noprop=ok}}
'''Variants'''
* {{Trait|Dhuumfire}} is also a popular option. 

== Equipment ==
{{PvP equipment
| weapon1 = scepter, warhorn
| sigil1 = Hydromancy, Leeching
| weapon2 = staff
| sigil2 = Geomancy, Intelligence
| rune = Scavenging
| amulet = Carrion
}}

==Usage==
'''''General'''''
* Soul Reaping-only: All of your marks are unblockable and generate Life Force. Staff in general is your Life Force building set.
* Spend most of your time in range.
* Both weapon sets have one unblockable hard CC skill: {{Skill|Wail of Doom}} on '''Scepter/Warhorn''' and {{Skill|Reaper's Mark}} on '''Staff''' (only with Soul Reaping), use them to throw blocking enemies off balance.
**'''''Tip:''''' sometimes it's better not to interrupt your target right away as blocking enemies usually don't expect to be pressured - this time frame can be used to land multiple important staff skills with little to no risk of being avoided. 
* {{Skill|Locust Swarm}} - the frequent damage pulses are great for consuming Blindness, the Swfitness makes it easier to stick to the target while in Reaper's Shroud, and finally also pulses soft-CC in form of Cripple. Its multiple hits synergize quite well with your heal signet's active effect and the trait {{Trait|Siphoned Power}}.
* Scepter autoattack chain is your main filler that you spam while waiting for your CDs. The final attack corrupts a boon, which can be quite punishing for any opponent with pulsing stability especially other Reapers. 
* Combo Frost Aura whenever you can by using {{Skill|Death's Charge}} in the Ice Field created by {{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}}.

'''''Signets'''''
* '''General:''' All of your signets convert 2 boons into conditions. None of the passive effects work in Reaper's Shroud.
* {{Skill|Signet of Vampirism}} - often used just before entering RS as the active effect ''does'' work while transformed. Casting the signet ignores line of sight and blocking.
* {{Skill|Plague Signet}} - your main stunbreaker and condition cleansing. Can be used on targets behind you. 
* {{Skill|Signet of the Locust}} - your only AoE signet {{to}} can corrupt boons on multiple enemies around the caster and steal health from them which means in larger fights it'll also act as a 2nd healing skill.

== Top Streamers == 
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