Newbie Question About AA

[Exenisel]

<p>Hello everyone!</p><p>I'm very excited because I just got done playing through the trial and am downloading the full game with expansions from D2D as I type. After a week of trying out several professions that really interested me, I have decided to go with a Necro Dark Elf as my main character. As I mentioned, I'm very new to this game and don't know alot about AA's except they seem similar to skill trees in other MMO's. </p><p>Because of my insane work schedule, I know I'll be solo'ing alot and was wondering if anyone might have any helpful AA builds for a solo Necro? I want to thank anyone in advance for their help and taking the time to read my post. <img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /></p>

[jonatho]

one of the best AA to get is Tainted heals. its awesome for soloing

[Exenisel]

<p>That sounds great but the tree says it requires 20 points in "Manipulation" before I can get that. I'm looking for good advice on where to spend all my AA points. <img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> </p><p>It would be helpful if I could find out what skills to put my points in ex: Enchance Grasp 5pts, Enchance Grisley Mark 5pts.. etc. </p>

[Ter]

Well, I"m a solo'er, I solo 80% of the time, even tho I raid a lot, it's always back to solo afterwards, so I stick with my solo AA build. That's all I can really comment on.Your first 21 points should go to tainted heals (TH). Stay away from brand line (Pet buff) in the TH tree, I'd also stay away from Dispel Magic, maybe others will differ from me here, but I find that I so rarely use Dispell magic as it is, no need to make it better. Max out the Enhance Drawing of Souls, Enhance Grisly Mark, the debuffs are always useful. I also maxed out my Enhance Grasp, and Enhance Enchain lines, faster cast times on those is always great. Now the last points I'd say is really up to you depending on what you find yourself using most of the time. I tend not to use fear very often, but for Tainted Heals to work, the spells have to land on the mobs, so I went Enhance Fear line to make it resisted less, thus being a more reliable spell to use with heals. After that I went directly down the Stamina Line. 4/4/8/8. The extra hp's always helps, but the taunt is what your after, go 4/4/4/8 then go back to finish up the hp % one.From there, it was the 10% damage absorb in the EoF line of aa's, followed by Lifeburn (max everything out).Finally, Max out your Wisdom line. you can't quite go 4/4/8/8, of the last 2 aa's you will have to make one 7. I went 4/4/7/8 in Wisdom, then dropped my last 2 aa's into the Final Wisdom ability, It's very nice, hella useful for those rough named.I solo all sorts of Heroic ^^^, even con, yellow con (they get rough) with this build.

[Norrsken]

And if you are on a pvp server, you migh want to check out some other builds as well, but I guess you are on a pve one?

[Kaldrin]

I just started a Necro too. I was told to stay way from TH if you're doing groups mostly.

[Ysalia]

<cite>Kaldrin@Befallen wrote:</cite><blockquote>I just started a Necro too. I was told to stay way from TH if you're doing groups mostly. </blockquote><p>Could be though I'm too new to really say. But this thread was made by someone wishing to solo mostly and not group. Tainted Heals appears from the research I have done proven to be a god send in solo play. Not group play. I believe those who group reach for Life Burn. But like I said I'm new and just speaking of things I have read.</p><p>What I am wondering is on the way to Tainted Heals what skills are more useful than others. I have to admit I don't see where some of these will be all that beneficial. Do you typically put just 3 points in them so you can move to the next branch or go the 4,4,4 sort of route like on the Summoner tree? Thanks in advance for any information you can provide. </p>