Build:N/any SV Curses

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the medium category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP AB PvP CM

The SV Curses build is a revamp of the original SV Necro, but instead focuses on Curses as well as Spoil Victor. This takes out bad life-stealing skills in place of anti-melee hexes. SV works on any enemy casting spells on targets with lower health (this includes healers).

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / No profession 11 + 1 Blood Magic 11 + 1 + 1 Curses 8 + 1 Soul Reaping Spoil Victor Factions Necromancer. Blood Magic 12 Spoil Victor Elite Hex Spell For 17 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or casts a Spell on a creature with less Health, that foe loses 85 Health. 10 1 10 Faintheartedness Core Necromancer. Curses 13 Faintheartedness Hex Spell For the next 21 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. 8 1 10 Defile Defenses EotN Necromancer. Curses 13 Defile Defenses Hex Spell For 10 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 108 damage. 5 1 5 Foul Feast EotN Necromancer. Soul Reaping 9 Foul Feast Spell All conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired in this way, you gain 27 Health and 2 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Plague Sending Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 13 Plague Sending Spell Transfer 3 negative Conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target foe and all adjacent foes. 5 1 1 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

• Strip Enchantment
• Rip Enchantment
• Rend Enchantments

Optional 2

• Shield Bash
• Return
• Grasping Earth
• Pious Concentration can be used for anti-interrupt.
• Shield of Force

In AB/CM

• Replace Resurrection Signet with Dash if you're a /A, or Sprint if you're a /W.

[edit] Equipment

• Appropriate Insignia (Survivors listed below)

The Equipment Template for this build is: Pk5RRPBoCTawj5VRqygpI906ipI5AHipI1QJQZHcLMFZYB

• A +5 energy Spear of Fortitude
• A set of Shields, each with AL +10 vs. X and -20% Crippling.
• A 20/20 Blood Magic offhand, for when you're not under attack

[edit] Usage

• Use Faintheartedness on enemy melee/rangers.
• Spoil Victor can be thrown on almost anything. Monks who heal allies with lower health take damage, as will most pressurers
• Use Defile Defenses as a cover hex.
• Use Foul Feast for condition removal, send conditions back with Plague Sending.
• Rip Enchantments with your enchant removal skill of choice.

[edit] Counters

• Standard anti-caster counters
• Heavy Hex removal, such as PnH

[edit] Variants

• Insidious Parasite for more life-stealing and melee-shutdown.
• Enfeeble for spreading weakness
• Parasitic Bond for a cheap cover-hex and self heal.

[edit] Offensive Variant

In some instances, you may want a more offensive variant. Here is an example:

Necromancer / No profession 11 + 1 Blood Magic 11 + 1 + 1 Curses 8 + 1 Soul Reaping Spoil Victor Factions Necromancer. Blood Magic 12 Spoil Victor Elite Hex Spell For 17 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or casts a Spell on a creature with less Health, that foe loses 85 Health. 10 1 10 Insidious Parasite Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 13 Insidious Parasite Hex Spell For 14 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 41 Health from that foe. 12 1 15 Faintheartedness Core Necromancer. Curses 13 Faintheartedness Hex Spell For the next 21 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. 8 1 10 Defile Defenses EotN Necromancer. Curses 13 Defile Defenses Hex Spell For 10 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 108 damage. 5 1 5 Rip Enchantment Nightfall Necromancer. Curses 13 Rip Enchantment Spell Remove 1 enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment was removed, that foe suffers from Bleeding for 22 seconds. 10 1 5 Foul Feast EotN Necromancer. Soul Reaping 9 Foul Feast Spell All conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired in this way, you gain 27 Health and 2 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code