10 necro specific tips/tricks from Ayliket Wu'Doom
1) Numb the dead is a useful spell even at level 60 and requires no LoS to cast (useful in HS)
2) Cancel Magic also does not require LoS to cast and can be helpful when pulling (Spectres in Oasis specifically while leveling)
3) When you start getting your life transfer spells - if you leave your first buff slot open the 'recourse' dot will fill that slot, you can then dispel yourself and get free heals. It can be buggy sometimes but its a very useful trick 40-50. Above 50 just Deflux/BondOfDeath/Vexxing because its less of a pain.
4) Some of your best level 50-55 spells (specifically Rogue pet and Shadowbond) are quested in kunark by turning in other spells...Convergence/Defollation/Splurt/Thrall of Bones are all super cheap spells that you can pick up in EC for like 20pp and trade for the ****** ticket spells - Shadowbond and Minion of Shadow - they will cost you more like 500pp-1000pp if you buy from Tunnel.
5) Immediately start saving for a Circlet of Shadow (not Circlet of Shadow(s)) - you want the one with the INSTANT cast time. Its probably the most useful item for a necromancer by a mile.
6) Get Jboots ASAP
7) When you FD be sure to dismiss your pet before hand...or you're f#cked
8) When charming always keep Screaming Terror memorized so that you can stun/mez your broken pet and recharm him - the duration is perfect for this.
9) Your root spells blow a$$ until you get Paralyzing Earth at 49 - but once you get paralyzing earth its pretty much GG best root in the game.
10) in group situations take your DoTs completely off your spell bar - auto attack with pet and heal the group while draining.
Bonus Tip: Don't bother with charming unless there are green/blues mobs around - a 'hard' blue mob will break on you constantly and end up killing you. Also your self only pet haste spells work on charm pets.
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