Is iksar Necro a must?

[Ragathiel23]

So i played back in 99 and i had both iksar and darkelf. I know the regen and ac were AMAZING but i just love the look and feel of dark elf. Is the iksar passive that huge and game breaking to the point i should stick to iksar? Im just not wanting to be an animalistic necro lol. I want good visuals BUT i want to have good race choice as well and dont want to make the worst necro possible.