Build:N/any HA Tainter

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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: PvP HA

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The HA Tainter uses Tainted Flesh to apply pressure to opposing teams through Disease, while supporting the party with vital HA skills.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Necromancer / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Death Magic 8 + 1 Soul Reaping Tainted Flesh Core Necromancer. Death Magic 14 Tainted Flesh Elite Enchantment Spell For 42 seconds, target ally is immune to disease, and anyone striking that ally in melee becomes Diseased for 14 seconds. 1 5 Rotting Flesh Core Necromancer. Death Magic 14 Rotting Flesh Spell Target fleshy foe becomes Diseased for 24 seconds, slowly losing Health. 3 3 15 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 Well of the Profane Core Necromancer. Death Magic 14 Well of the Profane Well Spell Exploit nearest corpse to create a Well of the Profane at its location. For 19 seconds, foes in that area are stripped of all Enchantments and cannot be the target of further Enchantments. (50% failure chance with Death Magic 4 or less.) 10 3 25 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. 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

• "Make Haste!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command 10

  "Make Haste!"

  Shout

  For 15 seconds, target other ally moves 33% faster. This Skill ends if that ally successfully hits with an attack.

  

  10

  5
  , Song of Concentration
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command

  Song of Concentration

  Chant

  For 10 seconds, the next Skill used by each ally within earshot cannot be interrupted.

  

  5

  2

  8
   and "Fall Back!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command 10

  "Fall Back!"

  Shout

  For 8 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 12 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack.

  

  25

  10
• Grasping Earth
  Prophecies

  Elementalist. Earth Magic 10

  Grasping Earth

  Hex Spell

  For 16 seconds, all nearby foes move 50% slower.

  

  12

  ¾

  5
  , Ward Against Foes
  Core

  Elementalist. Earth Magic 10

  Ward Against Foes

  Ward Spell

  You create a Ward Against Foes at your current location. For 16 seconds, non-Spirit foes in this area move 50% slower.

  

  20

  1

  15
   and Glyph of Lesser Energy
  Core

  Elementalist. Energy Storage

  Glyph of Lesser Energy

  Glyph

  For the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 10..16..19 less Energy to cast.

  

  30

  1

  5
• Life
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 10

  Life

  Binding Ritual

  Create a level 1..14 Spirit. When this Spirit dies, all non-Spirit allies within its range are healed for 1..7 Health for each second this Spirit was alive. This Spirit dies after 20 seconds.

  

  20

  ¾

  10
  , Protective Was Kaolai
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 10

  Protective Was Kaolai

  Item Spell

  Hold Kaolai's ashes for up to 45 seconds. While you hold his ashes, you gain 24 armor. When you drop his ashes, all party members are healed for 60 Health.

  

  25

  1

  10
   and Resilient Weapon
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 10

  Resilient Weapon

  Weapon Spell

  For 12 seconds, target ally has a Resilient Weapon. While suffering from a Hex or Condition, that ally gains +4 Health regeneration and +24 armor.

  

  4

  1

  10
   or Weapon of Warding
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 10

  Weapon of Warding

  Weapon Spell

  For 6 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +3 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block. Weapon of Warding ends if that ally attacks.

  

  5

  1

  10

[edit] Equipment

• Full Survivor Insignia's.
• 40/20/20 Death Magic Staff for Taint.
• 40/40 Death Magic set for Well and Rotting.
• 40/40 Earth/Resto sets.
• Defensive Shield sets.

[edit] Usage

• Use Tainted Flesh on the whole party, it will provide Disease to opposing Melee while protecting allies from it.
• Use Rotting Flesh on a wide group of people to get the Disease spread started.
• Use Foul Feast to support monks by removing conditions from frontliners (using it on Blind can save monks a lot of energy).
• Use Well of the Profane to counter enchantments, do not use it on foes who don't really on them (Sway, IWAY etc).

[edit] Counters

• Interruption
• Dazed
• Corpse-denial
• Mirror of Disenchantment
• Tainted Flesh

[edit] Variants

• Deathly Swarm
• Signet of Lost Souls
• Brace Yourself!
• Rising Bile