the most effective ab build ive used..

this build may not seem so "amazing" at first glance, but for me, this is the most effective build ive ever used in AB out of any profession.

blood magic-16, soul reaping-14 or 15 (depending if you want a major or superior rune..it doesnt really matter)

skills--awaken the blood, shadow strike, lifebane strike, vampiric gaze, blood of the agressor, dark pact, ravenous gaze, signet of lost souls.

dark pact is the optional skill in this build. you can switch it out for gaze of contempt, res for any other type of pvp, or maybe blood renewal. if you want, you can go N/A and use dash. keep awaken the blood up at all times. pick a target with full health and use lifebane+shadow strike for a spike of 220 damage. then spam blood of the agressor, vampirc gaze and dark pact. use ravenous gaze only when your health is below 50% to use it to its full capacity. use signet of lost souls for energy management.

euhm i dont wanna nitpick here, but as far as i can see you are using 1 sup & 1 major rune, or 2 sup runes. So thats about -150 health to start with in a "pvp" environment...

Die much?

superior blood, major soul reaping, superior vigor.....cant remember exactly but i have about 440-450 health. and about dieing-pretty much the same amount as with any character.

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I also use a Sup+Major. 441hp. I do stack armor with equipment though. Tormentor's chest/legs, offhand gives 10+under 50%hp (good when sac'ing with Blood renewal), and an armor5/energy5 sword.

Most blood spells recharge pretty fast as it is so the lack of HSR mods isn't that big.

Running 2 Sup Runes as a Blood Spike shouldn't be a problem in AB, since most teams aren't organized and too busy capping instead of killing you. Although most teams go for Nec first (who doesn't want the MM/SS/RM dead?)
But if you kite well enough and learn when to run, it shouldn't be that much of a problem. But I still suggest 1 Sup at the most.