Build:Rt/N Explosive Growth Minion Bomber

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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 PvE hero

The Explosive Creation build deals damage throughout and upon the creation, life, and death of animated minions. This build takes advantage of Spawning Power's ability to affect minion creation as well as spirits.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ritualist / Necromancer 12 + 1 + 3 Spawning Power 12 Death Magic 3 + 1 Restoration Magic Boon of Creation Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 16 Boon of Creation Enchantment Spell For 63 seconds, whenever you create a creature, you gain 53 Health and 6 Energy. 45 2 10 Explosive Growth Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 16 Explosive Growth Enchantment Spell For 63 seconds, whenever you create a creature, up to 5 foes near that creature are struck for 68 lightning damage. 45 2 5 Animate Bone Minions Core Necromancer. Death Magic 12 Animate Bone Minions Spell Exploit nearest corpse to animate two level 10 bone minions. 5 3 15 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Death Nova Core Necromancer. Death Magic 12 Death Nova Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, if target ally dies, all adjacent foes take 85 damage and are Poisoned for 15 seconds. 2 5 Blood of the Master Core Necromancer. Death Magic 12 Blood of the Master Spell All of your undead allies are healed for 99 Health. You sacrifice an additional 2% maximum Health per minion healed in this way. 2 1 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Flesh of My Flesh Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 4 Flesh of My Flesh Spell Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 9% Energy. 4 5 Template code

• Optional 1 should be:
  • Animate Flesh Golem → For general corpse-heavy usage.
  • Aura of the Lich → For corpse-light (and corpse-heavy) areas.
  • Jagged Bones → For self-replenishing bombs; Recommended for heroes.
  • Signet of Spirits → For corpse-free energy management and PBAoE damage.

• Optional 2 should be:
  • Animate Shambling Horror if you are not using Jagged Bones.
  • Energetic Was Lee Sa if you are having Energy management issues.
  • Enfeebling Blood to spread Weakness on enemies.
  • Feast for the Dead or Taste of Death if you are using Animate Flesh Golem.
  • Infuse Condition or Putrid Bile are recommended for General PvE.
  • Spirit's Gift is particulary effective with Aura of the Lich.
  • Rupture Soul if you are using Signet of Spirits.

[edit] Equipment

• Possible Weapon set options:
  • An Insightful staff of Enchanting, possibly with an Inscription of "Aptitude, Not Attitude", which gives HCT of Death Magic (20%)
  • A weapon/focus combo:
    • Poisonous Sword/Axe/Spear of Enchanting with +5 Energy mod ("I Have the Power" inscription, a weapon from a crafter like Shichiroji, a collector weapon, etc).
    • Bortak's Bone Cesta or Armind's Focus.
• Best Vigor rune possible and superior Spawning Power. All other minor runes to conserve health.
• Survivor or Radiant Insignia. Runes of Vitae and/or Attunement are also recommended.

[edit] Usage

• Keep Boon of Creation and Explosive Growth up when creating minions.

• Create a Flesh Golem when you do not have one.
• Use Aura of the Lich once you have a significant number of corpses.
• Use Jagged Bones to ensure your suicide bombers are reborn.

• Create Bone Minions when you already have a Flesh Golem. This doubles the Explosive Growth damage and provides two targets for Death Nova. With Boon of Creation, this skill almost entirely recovers its energy cost upon successful cast.
• Use Blood of the Master to keep minions alive between battles.
• Use Death Nova on yourself as a cover enchantment in disenchantment-heavy areas.

Check General minion mastery guide for an in depth discussion of minion usage.

[edit] Counters

• Enchantment removal.
• Corpse denial, including faster-casting Well spells.
• Holy Damage, which causes double damage against undead creatures.
• High-powered Area of Effect damage, easily dispatching the low-level minions before they come into Death Nova range.

[edit] Variants

• Use Shambling Horrors and/or Jagged Bones for longer lasting (and renewable) undead followers and to trigger Explosive Growth and Boon of Creation when they die and create Jagged Horrors.
• Use Taste of Death, Putrid Flesh or Feast for the Dead instead of Signet of Creation to focus on killing off specific minions, specifically the Flesh Golem to create a new one, to trigger Death Nova when required, and to self-heal.
• Use Generous Was Tsungrai with a few extra points towards Restoration when low on health and immediately drop to heal.
• Reduce Spawning Power, increase Restoration, and add spirits such as Recuperation (breakpoint 4 ranks) to help your teammates and minions last longer.
• If a resurrection skill is necessary, leave out Blood of the Master. If you increase Restoration, take Flesh of My Flesh.
• Use Rotting Flesh to spread disease, Bitter Chill for spammable damage, Vile Miasma for damage and degen, Deathly Swarm for groups of enemies, or Putrid Bile / Rising Bile for alternate AoE spikes.
• Swap out Blood of the Master for Spirit's Gift.
• Swap out Signet of Creation for Spirit Light or Putrid Bile if using Heroes.
• Swap out Flesh Golem/Aura of the Lich for Reclaim Essence (bring along a spirit), Spirit Channeling, or Attuned Was Songkai for superior Energy management.
• Various PvE-only skills, such as Necrosis, Ebon Battle Standard of Honor and Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom may be effective.

[edit] Notes

• Life sacrifice from Flesh of My Flesh is countered with Spirit's Gift and Boon of Creation.