Necromancer
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Description
Necromancers are masters of the undead, and able to summon pets that excel at dealing damage. They gain powerful lifetaps, a wide selection of damage-over-time spells, and some unique utility spells such as feign death.
Stengths/Weaknesses
Pros
- Excellent damage (Best DoTs and lifetaps)
- Strong pet (Slightly improved on IxiQuest)
- Lifetaps and Lich (HP->MP over time) make them fairly self-sufficient
- Pacify Undead helps with pulling in some zones
- Darkness (Snare) line stops dungeon runners
- Short duration mez helps with CC
- Feign Death allows them to pull and get out of some situations
- Ability to transfer mana to other casters for long raid encounters.
- Variety of emergency utility spells such as self evac and rez (via sacrifice)
Cons
- Pet not as tanky as a Mage
- Fewer group buffs than some other casters
Grouping
Necromancers pair well with any priest class or other pet classes. While their pets deal good damage, they are not particularly sturdy and may struggle to tank and hold aggro. In a larger group, the necromancer can contribute solid damage, especially on longer encounters. Feign death and some of their utility spells may allow them to fulfill other roles in a pinch.
Raiding
Necros are primarily focused on dealing damage in a raid setting. Multiple dots of the same type will stack on RetroQuest, and the debuff limit is significantly higher than in classic. They have a wide variety of strong DoTs, and lifetaps are almost always effective. On especially long fights they may be called on for their "twitch" (mana transfer), or mana theft abilities.
RetroQuest Spells & Abilities
The following is a list of spells available on RetroQuest (or modified here) that are not available on strictly classic servers
- Bid Corpse (summon all target corpses to target, requires 1 dark casket)
Alternate Advancement
In addition, all classes get access to some general abilities such as Origin, Run Speed, Bandolier Slots, Improved Stats and Stat Caps, Increased Max Buffs, Improved Regen, and more.
Kunark Archtype AA
- Mental Clarity 1
- Pet Affinity (innate)
- Spell Casting Deftness 1
- Spell Casting Expertise 1
- Spell Casting Fury 1
- Spell Casting Mastery 1
- Spell Casting Subtlety 1
Kunark Class AA
Additional Resources
Necromancer Auras
Auras can be purchased from Researcher Brinn in the hub with a version every 10 levels starting at level 25. Auras do not stack with the same aura, higher level auras will overwrite lower level auras. Auras that are different will stack up to 6 (a full group).
Necromancer - Aura of the Lich - Adds a proc lifetap to the pets of you and your companions.
