Build:N/A Mark of Pain Nuker

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

This build is part of the current PvE meta. Remove this tag if it is no longer used in the current PvE meta.

This build uses Assassin's Promise, Barbs, Mark of Pain, and various PvE-only skills to wipe out enemies quickly in combination with a physically oriented team. It's extremely useful for Hard Mode and Vanquishing.

[edit] Attribute and Skills

Necromancer / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Curses 10 + 1 Soul Reaping 8 Deadly Arts Mark of Pain Core Necromancer. Curses 14 Mark of Pain Hex Spell For 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 38 shadow damage to adjacent foes. 20 1 10 Rigor Mortis Core Necromancer. Curses 14 Rigor Mortis Hex Spell For 19 seconds, target foe cannot block. 20 1 10 Barbs Core Necromancer. Curses 14 Barbs Hex Spell For 30 seconds, target foe takes 14 more damage when hit by physical damage. 5 2 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Assassin's Promise Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 8 Assassin's Promise Elite Hex Spell For 10 seconds, if target foe dies, you gain 13 Energy and all your skills are recharged. 45 ¾ 5 Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support Spell Summon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. 30 1 10 "Finish Him!" EotN No Profession. Norn rank "Finish Him!" Shout If target foe has less than 50% Health, that foe takes 44..80 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor and a Deep Wound for 12..20 seconds. 15 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Radiant armor, Superior Vigor rune, Attunement/Vitae runes.
• Cruel Spear with "I have the power!" inscription (+5 energy) and a Fortitude mod.
• Curses focus with "Master Of My Domain" inscription (+1 Curses/20% chance) and Fortitude mod or Aptitude mod. Suitable foci are Fondalz's Artifact, the Plaguebinder and bone idols from the collectors Yu Lae, Denos Makaluum or Luci.
• HSR options are not desirable because you instead depend on Assassin's Promise to recharge your skills.
• Every member of your team should use physical damage weapons (spears for casters), even with no points in the weapon.

[edit] Usage

• Choose a target, preferably in a mob. Call the target and use skills in order:
  • Mark Of Pain
  • Rigor Mortis
  • Barbs
• Follow up with Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support for an additional physical to trigger the hexes.
• Use Assassin's Promise and "Finish Him!" when target is at around 33% health (depending on the foe's total health). With practice you will be able to score near-instant kills with "Finish Him!" which will make hex removal unlikely

[edit] Variants

Optional 1 should be:

• Enfeebling Blood for Melee protection.
• Weaken Armor for extra damage.
• Reckless Haste for Melee protection
• Mark of Fury for general buff.
• Mark of Death for faster clearing.

Optional 2 should be:

• Mindbender for faster clearing.
• Technobabble for Spell protection.
• Great Dwarf Weapon for damage buff.
• Rend Enchantments for strong enchant removal.
• Sunspear Rebirth Signet

[edit] Counters

• Heavy hex removal.
• Lag, resulting in bad timing of Assassin's Promise.
• Effects that prevent hits from landing on the called target.
• Greater Conflagration and similar damage type converters.

[edit] Notes

• Proper target calling and following is vital for this build to perform at optimal capacity.