I leveled an Iksar Nec 1-60 entirely in melee, and still solo predominantly in this way. If you wanted to keep meleeing, I would suggest proc weapons for utility or extra dps. Crookstinger would be good until 18, then pick up Stiletto of the Bloodclaw. Staff of Writhing is great later for interrupting casters. Sarnak Liberator is decent dps until you can afford Velium Crystal Staff. When you can proc it, Staff of Undead Legions makes most undead trivial. Most of these weapons are cheap and look pretty cool. Whether you keep melee killing or doing usual necro strats, don’t neglect AC, or even AGI, on gear. I have played two necros on p99, one with the usual HP/INT build and the melee Nec with more of an AGI/INT build and can say, without a shadow of a doubt, the melee build was far less squishy, almost hilariously so. Loam Encrusted gear is cheap and has decent tanky stats. DEX is nice too for procs. A few people have done a DEX/INT, or “Boneknight”, build that seems fun too. EQ mechanics are more flexible than people give them credit for, and Necro has a crazy toolbox for a lot of different strategies. Hard to go wrong no matter how you play it.
Got some necro tank vids on YouTube for anyone curious. YouTube.com/CrimsonConcordant
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06-11-2022, 06:38 PM
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