Build:Team - DoA HM Searing Flames

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The DoA Searing Flames team build is a build designed to conquer all of the Domain of Anguish (DoA). It is a balanced build that relies on the tried and true formula of a tank, elementalists nuking and monks keeping the team alive.

This build can complete all the 4 areas in the Domain of Anguish: City of Torc'qua, Stygian Veil, Ravenheart Gloom and The Foundry of Failed Creations. The same concept build can be used to defeat Mallyx the Unyielding in the Ebony Citadel of Mallyx with modifications to the damage dealers. The specific steps to use the build in each area are discussed below.

Conquering the DoA in sequence is done in the order: City -> Veil -> Gloom -> Foundry. This has the benefit that the chests at the end of each area would increasingly yield more gems. The City chest will yield one Margonite Gemstone for each party member, the Stygian Chest would yield two Stygian Gemstones, the Ravenheart Chest would yield three Torment Gemstones and finally, the Foundry Chest would yield four Titan Gemstones. In hard mode, these amounts are doubled.

[edit] Build Concept

While there are different tactics for different situations (explained below, in the tactics section), the general outline of how this team works is as follows:

• An Obsidian Flesh tank draws aggro and tries to hold it.
• Two Searing Flames nukers take out the targets.
• A Necromancer-Mesmer provides an added punch with Spiteful Spirit.
• Two healer monks keep the tank alive and catch any damage that strays towards the elementalists.
• One bonder maintains all bonds on the tank and some bonds on the nukers to prevent massive spikes.
• One Blood is Power Necromancer provides energy management and supportive spirits for the whole party.

[edit] Build Details

[edit] The Obsidian Flesh Tank

The Obsidian Flesh tank can be done in many ways. This includes a Warrior/Elementalist, Elementalist/Mesmer as well as other builds. The warrior provides the safest approach as their typical armor is 116 vs Physical and 96 vs Elemental damage without using a single skill. That being said, any of the other builds can be even more successful with enough skill and experience in the Domain of Anguish. Find other proposed tanking builds in the variants section.

Warrior / Elementalist 12 Earth Magic 12 + 3 + 1 Strength 3 + 1 Tactics Signet of Stamina Nightfall Warrior. Strength 16 Signet of Stamina Signet You have +317 maximum Health. This Signet ends if you successfully hit with an attack. 20 ¼ Endure Pain Core Warrior. Strength 16 Endure Pain Skill For 19 seconds you have an additional 314 Health. 30 5 Obsidian Flesh Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Obsidian Flesh Elite Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but move 50% slower. 30 1 10 Dolyak Signet Prophecies Warrior. Strength 16 Dolyak Signet Signet For 21 seconds, you have +42 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%. 20 Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 13 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 25, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Wary Stance Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 4 Wary Stance Stance For 2 seconds, you block any attack skills used against you. For each successful block, you gain adrenaline and 5 Energy. Wary Stance ends if you use a skill. 10 10 Glyph of Concentration Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Concentration Glyph For 15 seconds, your next two Spells cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed. 10 1 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

The DoA Searing Flames team in the Stygian Veil... Monsters pummeled by Meteor Shower and Searing Flames and unable to flee because of Deep Freeze.

The grand prize of a 4 area run... 4 Titan Gemstones for every party member.

Usage:

• The tank will be heavily bonded. As such he/she will only be receiving partial damage at all times.
• The tank will have Balthazar's Spirit on which will allow for constant casting of all Earth Magic spells.
• When going into a group of foes, it is best not to use Obsidian Flesh or Dolyak Signet as they will slow down your approach. Instead ask for Spell Breaker from a monk.
• When pulling a group of foes, it is actually useful to invoke Obsidian Flesh as you pull foes into the tanking spot as moving slower than computer controlled foes will make them follow you as far as they could as opposed to running at normal speed.
• Use Stoneflesh Aura as often as possible. It will make you take zero damage from nearly all attacks and spells.
• Use Dolyak Signet to buff up your armor when facing foes that deal large amounts of damage such as the Tortureweb Dryders and the Stygian Brutes.
• Use Glyph of Concentration to avoid having any of your spells interrupted. Use Wary Stance to protect the glyph if you expect physical interrupts from attack skills such as Savage Shot from the Spirit Tormentors and Disrupting Throw from the Sanity Tormentors.
• The optional slot can be:
  • Ward Against Foes or Grasping Earth when the elementalists start dropping their nukes to snare foes long enough to take them out before aggro breaks.
  • Lightbringer's Gaze: To add some offensive punch to this very defensive build and provide an interrupt.

Equipment:

• A sword/axe/spear with +5 Energy and a 20% "of Enchanting" grip. This will give you extra energy and make all the Earth spells last longer on you. Rajazan's Fervor or the Totem Axe make great weapons for this build.
• A Shield with either +30 Health or +45 while Enchanted is optimal. Also, having a secondary set of Earth Magic based wand and Focus item is optimal for energy. It can also be a 15/-1 set to provide an extra energy boost in times of trouble.
• Gladiator's Armor or an armor set fully equipped with Radiant Insignia (for the extra energy) is ideal for this build.

[edit] The Searing Flames Nukers

The primary damage dealers of this build are two regular Searing Flames nukers:

[edit] The Regular Nuker

This elementalist takes out foes by spamming Searing Flames and with tactical usage of Meteor Shower.

Elementalist / Monk 12 + 1 Energy Storage 12 + 3 + 1 Fire Magic 3 Healing Prayers Searing Flames Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Searing Flames Elite Spell Target foe and all nearby foes are struck with Searing Flames. Foes already on fire when this Skill is cast are struck for 106 fire damage. Foes not already on fire begin Burning for 7 seconds. 2 1 15 Glowing Gaze Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Glowing Gaze Spell Target foe takes 53 fire damage. If that foe is on Fire, you gain 10 Energy. 8 1 5 Glyph of Lesser Energy Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 13 Glyph of Lesser Energy Glyph For the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 17 less Energy to cast. 30 1 5 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 119 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Glyph of Sacrifice Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Sacrifice Glyph For 15 seconds, your next Spell may be cast instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. 15 1 5 Convert Hexes Core Monk. Protection Prayers Convert Hexes Spell Remove all Hexes from target other ally. For 8..18..21 seconds, that ally gains +10 armor for each Necromancer Hex that was removed. 12 1 15 Fire Attunement Core Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Fire Attunement Enchantment Spell For 62 seconds, you are attuned to Fire. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Fire Magic. 45 2 10 Resurrection Chant Factions Monk. Healing Prayers 3 Resurrection Chant Spell Resurrect target party member with up to your current Health and 11% Energy. This spell has half the normal range. 15 6 10 Template code

Usage:

• Wait until all enemy aggro has settled on the tank.
• Maintain Fire Attunement during a fight.
  1. If the foes contain casters you need to take out quickly (enemy monks, mesmers, necromancers and/or elementalists) then use Glyph of Sacrifice followed by Meteor Shower. Then proceed to spam Glyph of Lesser Energy, Searing Flames and Glowing Gaze as they become available.
  2. If the foes are mostly melee foes (like all Titans) then invert the combo. Spam the first three skills on your bar until foes are at half health, then use Meteor Shower to finish them off. In fact, against pure melee foes (Warriors, Dervishes and Assassins), try not to use Meteor Shower altogether.
• If an ally is killed during battle, use Glyph of Sacrifice and then Resurrection Chant.
• If the tank gets hexed in certain critical situations, then use Convert Hexes.
• It's possible to replace Fire Attunement with Essence Bond maintained on the tank.
• May be good for one (only one needed) of the nukers to replace Convert Hexes or Glyph of Sacrifice with Mark of Rodgort. So for 37 seconds all Searing Flames hits (except first one) will cause damage AND reapply burning at the same time, instead of one SF every 5 seconds doing no damage. Against spell casters, cast Meteor Shower first then Mark of Rodgort. The first and subsequent meteors will apply burning, synergizing with Searing Flames (but remember that meteor shower only has adjacent radius while SF and Mark of Rodgort are "nearby").

Equipment:

• As elementalists have a large pool of energy, the only real upgrade this build really needs is 20% HSR preferably on both the wand and the focus item. This is to speed up the readiness of Meteor Shower. Using a 20% HCT+HSR wand and focus set will also significantly increase the DPS by speeding up the casting and recharge times of Searing Flames (normally 1 + 2 seconds).
• A variety of armor choices make sense:
  • An armor set with Radiant Insignia will provide extra energy.
  • An armor set with Stalwart Insignia will provide extra protection against any melee aggro that comes your way.
  • Blessed Insignia would provide extra protection as the elementalist will always have at least 2 enchantments on.

[edit] The Searing Flames Freezer

This elementalist freezes enemies piled around the tank so that they do not disperse before they are killed.

Elementalist / Monk 12 + 1 Energy Storage 12 + 3 + 1 Fire Magic 3 Water Magic Deep Freeze Core Elementalist. Water Magic 3 Deep Freeze Hex Spell You cause a Deep Freeze at target foe's location. All foes in this location are struck for 25 cold damage, and for 10 seconds, they move 66% slower. 15 2 25 Searing Flames Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Searing Flames Elite Spell Target foe and all nearby foes are struck with Searing Flames. Foes already on fire when this Skill is cast are struck for 106 fire damage. Foes not already on fire begin Burning for 7 seconds. 2 1 15 Glowing Gaze Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Glowing Gaze Spell Target foe takes 53 fire damage. If that foe is on Fire, you gain 10 Energy. 8 1 5 Glyph of Lesser Energy Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 13 Glyph of Lesser Energy Glyph For the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 17 less Energy to cast. 30 1 5 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 119 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Glyph of Sacrifice Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Sacrifice Glyph For 15 seconds, your next Spell may be cast instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. 15 1 5 Fire Attunement Core Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Fire Attunement Enchantment Spell For 62 seconds, you are attuned to Fire. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Fire Magic. 45 2 10 Resurrect Core Monk. Unlinked Resurrect Spell Resurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy. 8 5 10 Template code

Usage:

• Wait until all enemy aggro has settled on the tank.
• Maintain Fire Attunement during a fight.
  1. If the foes contain casters you need to take out quickly (enemy monks, mesmers, necromancers and/or elementalists) then use Glyph of Sacrifice followed by Meteor Shower. Then proceed to spam Glyph of Lesser Energy, Searing Flames and Glowing Gaze as they become available.
  2. If the foes are mostly melee foes (like all Titans) then inverse the combo. Spam the first four skills on your bar until foes are at half health, then use Metoer Shower to finish them off. In fact, against pure melee foes (Warriors, Dervishes and Assassins), try not to use Meteor Shower altogether.
• Cast Deep Freeze to hamper enemy movement until they are taken down. If you drop Meteor Shower on foes, Deep Freeze would be ideal immediately afterwards.
• It's possible to replace Fire Attunement with Essence Bond maintained on the tank.

Equipment:

• As elementalists have a large pool of energy, the only real upgrade this build really needs is 20% HSR preferably on both the wand and the focus item. This is to speed up the readiness of Meteor Shower.
• A variety of armor choices make sense:
  • An armor set with Radiant Insignia will provide extra energy.
  • An armor set with Stalwart Insignia will provide extra protection against any melee aggro that comes your way.
  • Blessed Insignia would provide extra protection as the elementalist will always have at least 2 enchantments on.

[edit] The Spiteful Spirit Spammer

This necromancer provides pressure by casting Spiteful Spirit on enemies and adding additional damage.

Necromancer / Mesmer 3 + 1 Blood Magic 12 + 3 + 1 Curses 12 + 1 Soul Reaping Awaken the Blood Prophecies Necromancer. Blood Magic 4 Awaken the Blood Enchantment Spell For 26 seconds, you gain +2 Blood Magic and +2 Curses, but whenever you sacrifice Health, you sacrifice 50% more than the normal amount. 45 1 10 Spiteful Spirit Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 16 Spiteful Spirit Elite Hex Spell For 21 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or uses a skill, Spiteful Spirit deals 37 shadow damage to that foe and all adjacent allies of that foe. 10 2 15 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 2 15 Reckless Haste Factions Necromancer. Curses 16 Reckless Haste Hex Spell For 12 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes are Hexed with Reckless Haste. While Hexed, they attack 25% faster but have a 50% chance to miss with attacks. 12 1 15 Desecrate Enchantments Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 16 Desecrate Enchantments Spell Target foe and all nearby foes take 64 shadow damage and 21 shadow damage for each Enchantment on them. 15 2 10 Defile Enchantments Factions Necromancer. Curses 16 Defile Enchantments Spell Target foe and all nearby foes take 64 shadow damage and 21 shadow damage for each Enchantment on them. 15 2 10 Blood Ritual Prophecies Necromancer. Blood Magic 4 Blood Ritual Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, target touched ally gains +3 Energy regeneration. Blood Ritual cannot be used on the caster. 2 2 5 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

Usage:

• Use Arcane Echo before using SS to cast it quickly on several foes.
• Pick your spots... Lay Spiteful Spirit on the foes most likely to trigger it the most. Margonite Anur Vus, Fury Titans, Stygian Horrors and so forth are prime candidates while foes that activate skills slowly like Margonite Anur Tuks or Despair Titans would be poor targets.
• Cover SS with Reckless Haste. It also enhances the triggering of SS.
• Spam Desecrate Enchantments & Defile Enchantments as it becomes available. Enemy Dervishes are the best targets for these.
• Use Blood Ritual on teammates as they need energy.

Equipment:

• A Necromancer staff or wand and focus item that provide extra energy as well as halving the spell recharge on Spiteful Spirit are ideal.
• An armor set fully equipped with Radiant Insignia (for the extra energy) is ideal for this build.

[edit] The Healer's Boon Monk

Monk / Necromancer 12 + 1 Divine Favor 12 + 3 + 1 Healing Prayers 3 + 1 Protection Prayers Dwayna's Kiss Prophecies Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Dwayna's Kiss Spell Heal target other ally for 63 (+42) Health and an additional 37 Health for each Enchantment or Hex on that ally. 3 1 5 Healing Seed Core Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Healing Seed Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, that ally and all adjacent allies gain 32 Health. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 25 2 10 Heal Party Core Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Heal Party Spell Heal entire party for 78 Health. You get healed for 42 Health. 2 2 15 Ethereal Light Factions Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Ethereal Light Spell Target ally is healed for 105 (+42). This Spell is easily interrupted. 5 1 5 Healer's Boon Nightfall Monk. Divine Favor 13 Healer's Boon Elite Enchantment Spell For 49 seconds. Healing Prayers Spells cast 50% faster and heal for 50% more Health. You get healed for 42 Health. 10 ¼ 5 Necrotic Traversal Prophecies Necromancer. Death Magic Necrotic Traversal Spell Exploit a random corpse. You teleport to that corpse's location and all nearby foes become Poisoned for 5..17..21 seconds. ¾ 5 Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers 4 Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 10. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Rebirth Core Monk. Protection Prayers 4 Rebirth Spell Resurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 8 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy. 5 10 Template code

• Note: There is no need to put points in death magic as the only need for NT is the teleport, not the poison duration. Better to put the points in Protection Prayers to make the skills on the allies you rebirth recharge a little faster.

Usage:

• Maintain Healer's Boon on at all times during a battle.
• Maintain Life Bond on the tank.
• Dwayna's Kiss and Ethereal Light are the primary healing skills.
• Use Heal Party to heal the tank at a distance, or when the party is collectively moving and taking damage from Enduring Torment.
• Use Healing Seed on the tank and alternate it with the other monk.
• Use Necrotic Traversal or Consume Corpse to jump outside of rooms as a safety measure in the Foundry, see the walkthrough below.

Equipment:

• A perfect Insightful Staff of Enchanting with 20/20 HSR and HCT for Healing Prayers is optimal.
• An armor set fully equipped with Radiant Insignia (for the extra energy) is ideal for this build.

[edit] The Spell Breaker Monk

Monk / No profession 12 + 3 + 1 Divine Favor 10 + 1 Healing Prayers 8 + 1 Protection Prayers Dwayna's Kiss Prophecies Monk. Healing Prayers 11 Dwayna's Kiss Spell Heal target other ally for 48 (+51) Health and an additional 28 Health for each Enchantment or Hex on that ally. 3 1 5 Healing Seed Core Monk. Healing Prayers 11 Healing Seed Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, that ally and all adjacent allies gain 23 Health. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 25 2 10 Protective Spirit Core Monk. Protection Prayers 9 Protective Spirit Enchantment Spell For 16 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 5 ¼ 10 Spell Breaker Core Monk. Divine Favor 16 Spell Breaker Elite Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, enemy Spells targeted against target ally fail. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 45 1 15 Dismiss Condition Nightfall Monk. Protection Prayers 9 Dismiss Condition Spell Remove one Condition from target ally. If that ally is under the effects of an Enchantment, that ally is healed for 51 Health. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 3 ¾ 5 Blessed Aura Prophecies Monk. Divine Favor 16 Blessed Aura Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, Monk Enchantments you cast last 37% longer. You get healed for 51 Health. 2 2 10 -1 Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers 9 Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 19. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 2 10 -1 Rebirth Core Monk. Protection Prayers 9 Rebirth Spell Resurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 6 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy. 5 10 Template code

Usage:

• Maintain Life Bond on the tank and Blessed Aura on yourself.
• Dwayna's Kiss is the primary healing skill.
• Use Protective Spirit on any party member other than the tank who begins to draw the attention of foes.
• Dismiss Condition is primarily for the Prisoners of the Foundry Breakout quest so that they do not become crippled, however, there is disease, Poison, Bleeding and Deep Wound along the way, so feel free to use it as needed. It is also useful as a moderate heal.
• Cascade Healing Seed on the tank with the other monk.
• Use Spell Breaker on the tank as he goes in to gather aggro. This will allow the tank to move freely without being slowed by Obsidian Flesh. In any fight that includes spell casters that can jeopardize the tank's enchantments (Margonites, Greater Dream Riders, Anguish Titans, ...) make sure to renew Spell Breaker on the tank every time it recharges.

Equipment:

• A perfect Insightful Staff of Enchanting with 20/20 HSR and HCT for Healing Prayers is optimal.
• An armor set fully equipped with Radiant Insignia (for the extra energy) is ideal for this build.

[edit] The Bonder

Monk / Mesmer 10 + 3 Divine Favor 10 Inspiration Magic 11 + 3 + 1 Protection Prayers Blessed Signet Core Monk. Divine Favor 13 Blessed Signet Signet For each Enchantment you are maintaining, you gain 3 Energy. You cannot gain more than 21 energy in this way. 10 2 Mantra of Inscriptions Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10 Mantra of Inscriptions Stance For 70 seconds, your Signets recharge 42% faster. 20 10 Vital Blessing Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Vital Blessing Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally has +200 maximum Health. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 ¾ 10 -1 Life Attunement Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Life Attunement Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally deals 30% less damage in combat, but gains 50% more Health when healed. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Balthazar's Spirit Prophecies Monk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's Spirit Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 30. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Life Barrier Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Life Barrier Elite Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, damage dealt to target other ally is reduced by 50%. If your Health is below 50% when that ally takes damage, Life Barrier ends. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 5 2 15 -1 Rebirth Core Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Rebirth Spell Resurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 3 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy. 5 10 Template code

Usage:

• Maintain all the bonds above on the tank in order from right (Life Barrier cast first) to left (Vital Blessing cast last).
• Maintain Balthazar's Spirit on yourself and both monks as well.
• Maintain Life Barrier on the elementalists and (depending on your skill and how comfortable you are with bonding) everyone else.
• When the party gets to the Prisoners part in the Foundry (see below), you will need to maintain Life Barrier, Life Bond and Vital Blessing on each prisoner as he is being rescued. After the prisoner is taken to safety, you can remove those bonds. Since no fighting takes place during those sequences, you can drop the bonds on the elementalists if you need to.

Equipment:

• A perfect Insightful Staff of Fortitude with +5 Energy while health is above 50% ("Hale and Hearty" inscription) is optimal.
• An armor set fully equipped with Radiant Insignia (for the extra energy) is ideal for this build.
• Two head pieces, a Defender's head piece with a superior Protection Prayers rune to cast the bonds and then a Prophet's head piece with a superior Divine Favor rune to maintain them.

[edit] The BiPer

Necromancer / Ranger 10 + 3 Blood Magic 12 Beast Mastery 8 + 3 Soul Reaping Blood is Power Core Necromancer. Blood Magic 13 Blood is Power Elite Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, target other ally gains +6 Energy regeneration. ¼ 1 Blood Renewal Prophecies Necromancer. Blood Magic 13 Blood Renewal Enchantment Spell