I can't see it working very well past level 30, and definitely not in the latter half of Kunark content. People seem to vastly overestimate the tanking power of a character with like 6-700 AC and practically no defensive skills. It's a gimmick that might be fun to try, but anyone who thinks this is some kind of genuinely viable alternate necromancer playstyle will be disappointed. You probably shouldn't think of this as anything other than a different way to level a necro twink up to 30ish.
If they removed the melee damage cap for casters and you get your hands on a Rod of Annihilation, it's possible that the DPS would be almost kind of okayish against very low blues. That's a pretty high bar. And if you think you'll do good DPS with a Staff of Writhing just because you stuck 25 points into dex, I've got a bridge to sell you.
Don't get too carried away by this melee encromancer fantasy.
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