What's The Best Proffesion? & The Best To Pair With Necromancer
NEILD79
hi, ive just started playing guild wars & was wondering what the best proffesion to choose would be. just now im a necromancer on both guild wars & factions. is this wise? what would someone reccommend as a second profession for my character? i was thinking of picking the ranger as my second proffesion & would like to know of any pro's & con's before i decide. any help, advice, or suggestions are appreciated. thanks
nightrunner
The first thing you should know about Guild Wars is that it's a balanced game. There is rarely an overall 'best'.
As a necromancer, Monk is a popular choice. Heal Area is useful if you play an MM, and Soul Reaping can help to power utility skills like Extinguish.
As a necromancer, Monk is a popular choice. Heal Area is useful if you play an MM, and Soul Reaping can help to power utility skills like Extinguish.
Trvth Jvstice
If you want to be a minion master pick nec/monk otherwise pick nec/mes
Being a MM-(minoin master) you have to sacrifice health to keep your minions alive/ so monk is the best secondary to keep your health up after you sacrifice health. All of the other popular nec builds requires mesmer as the seconndary.-----except the 55 necro. This is solely a farming build though.
Being a MM-(minoin master) you have to sacrifice health to keep your minions alive/ so monk is the best secondary to keep your health up after you sacrifice health. All of the other popular nec builds requires mesmer as the seconndary.-----except the 55 necro. This is solely a farming build though.
majoho
Mesmer is the best hands down - at times your biggest problem as a necro is lack of energy and the mesmer gives you an easy way to get energy.
Thom Bangalter
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Mesmer is the best hands down - at times your biggest problem as a necro is lack of energy and the mesmer gives you an easy way to get energy.
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majoho
Well casting a spell that costs 25 energy is a problem for most necros with the "default" energy pool - soul reaping requires something to die, so it's very situational and having energy giving skills greatly adds to your spellcasting.
Obviously it completely depends on your build, if you don't use any high energy cost spells it obviously is less of a problem.
EDIT: And I'm not suggestion NOT to take 9-10 in soul reaping, I just think it's a pain to be standing around waiting for energy to recharge and thus Mesmer makes it easy to get some energy quick when nothing is dying.
Obviously it completely depends on your build, if you don't use any high energy cost spells it obviously is less of a problem.
EDIT: And I'm not suggestion NOT to take 9-10 in soul reaping, I just think it's a pain to be standing around waiting for energy to recharge and thus Mesmer makes it easy to get some energy quick when nothing is dying.
Thom Bangalter
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Well casting a spell that costs 25 energy is a problem for most necros with the "default" energy pool - soul reaping requires something to die, so it's very situational and having energy giving skills greatly adds to your spellcasting.
Obviously it completely depends on your build, if you don't use any high energy cost spells it obviously is less of a problem. |
and OOB is always nice.
I can't think of many 25 energy necro spells besides well of the profane (falls into the kill things plz category) and minions, which now recycle themselves for energy.
majoho
Who's talking about PvP?
Thom Bangalter
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Who's talking about PvP?
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and if you play PVE like PVP, you remember PVE is really easy and then you remember why you don't do it and your ranger is still two missions away from beating the game and has been for 2 months.
majoho
Well PvE often means mostly henchies 
Btw. there are five 25 energy spells, 3 Death Magic and 2 Curses - personally I like Vampiric Horrors and they are 25 Energy.
Btw. there are five 25 energy spells, 3 Death Magic and 2 Curses - personally I like Vampiric Horrors and they are 25 Energy.
Thom Bangalter
I like henching pve, i just stand there and see what happens, i basically walk them around and leech off of them.
Kook~NBK~
To answer your first question, the "best" profession is the one you like to play most. Each one has its merits and disadvantages. Try a few different ones to see which one you like.
DeanBB
I'm enjoying my relatively new necro/ranger using a couple of traps with either blood spells or MM. For PvE you don't need any type of uber build to beat the game, play something you enjoy.
Ole Man Bourbon
In PvE energy is no problem for a Necro. Particularly if he brings energy management skills. Wink wink.
Coolniceronguy
I have, personally, always had monk as my first secondary profession on all my existing characters. I highly recommend it.
Dougal Kronik
I'd say Ranger is my "best" primary profession.
Secondary profession would be monk for the hard res.
Secondary profession would be monk for the hard res.
Shadowfox1125
Go with either N/Mo or N/Me.
Please do not become one of those Blood/Fire Necros nor a "Meleemancer."
Please do not become one of those Blood/Fire Necros nor a "Meleemancer."