Sub-portal: NECROMANCER

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Updated Fri, Jan 02, 2009 by Shayalyn

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Necromancers are the primary pet class in Vanguard Saga of Heroes. They are masters of the undead and have permanent pets called a Abomination’s; temporary pets called minions; and a variety of spells and abilities.

Sigil's Official Description

Masters of unlife after death, Necromancers have the power to raise undead minions from the remains of fallen opponents, hurl spears of bone at enemies, or cause the corpse of a dead enemy to explode with force or spew poison gas. Necromancers can also summon a powerful abomination that will act as a constant companion to their masters. Abominations can equip items, gain levels and grow in power and in size as their master gains increasing power.

Necromancer at a Glance

Races: Thestran, Dark Elf, Gnome, Kurashasa, Qaliathari, Goblin, Kojani

Armor: Light
Weapons: Daggers, two-handed staffs

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UNDEAD FORMS

At level 30 a necromancer can learn from one of two different undead forms. The forms are obtained via quests and choice of form, once made, is irrevocable. Each form has its own advantages and disadvantages and forms determine the form of undead minions that a necromancer can summon. Forms upgrade as the necromancer gains levels.

Types of Forms:

Lich Forms

Form of Bones (Level 30) - This form gives the Necromancer +15% damage with physical spells, +15% health and +100 to armor.
Lich Form (Level 40) - This form gives the Necromancer +20% damage with physical spells, +20% health and +125 to armor.
Demilich Form (Level 50) - This form gives the Necromancer +25% damage with physical spells, +30% health and +166 to armor.

Wraith Form

Wraith Form (Level 30) – This form gives the Necromancer a 15% damage bonus with spiritual spells and a 8% damage rune.
Form of the Specter (Level 40) - This form gives the Necromancer a 20% damage bonus with spiritual spells and a 8% damage rune.
Ghost Form (Level 50) - This form gives the Necromancer a 25% damage bonus with spiritual spells and a 8% damage rune.

PETS

Necromancer pets are called Abominations. They grow in power and change in appearance as the Necromancer levels. Abominations are permanent pets, are rumored to be more flesh than golem and can equip items called grafts. Grafts are like normal inventory items adding special abilities and stats to your pet. Grafts are obtained through a special corpse harvest Necromancer only ability, called Necropsoy. By using this harvest ability the Necromancer can find common, rare and one of a kind grafts. Eventually all MOBs will have their own loot table for grafts. Grafts can be equipped and swapped in and out like normal equipment. Abominations start with 2 graft slots and gain additional graft slots as the Necromancer levels. An abomination will have the following equipment slots:

Claw
Stronghand
Leg
Torso
Heart
Face

Grafts add active and passive abilities. A graft may add armor, attack power, increase its attribute or some other abilities. But grafts can also add active abilities such as special attacks or spells. To use the active abilities you can easily make a macro by typing: /cast “name of ability”

CORPSE MAGIC

Necromancers are focused on the manipulation and control of death. They can use corpses to create minions, re-animate fallen foes or use the corpse for effect such as creating an explosion. A corpse may only be used once for one of these spells. Casting a Corpse Magic spell does not prevent the corpse from being looted or harvested.

Minions

Minions are short duration pets (10 minutes) with limited control. The necromancer is limited to a certain maximum number of minions at once. This number goes up as the necromancer levels. If one exceeds the maximum number of allowable pets, the oldest pet is replaced by the one just summoned. Minion pets are the same level as the necromancer and the minion pet type will be determined by the current form of the necromancer.

Minions come in three types:

Guardian - Tank pet with lots of hitpoints but causes less damage.
Plague Bearer - Less hitpoints and more damage.
Slayer - A hybrid pet with medium hitpoints and causes medium damage.

Effects

A corpse can also be used for effects such as being exploded to cause area of effect damage to their enemy.

TYPES OF SPELLS

Damage Spells

Necromancers do most of their damage with damage over time spells (DoTs). They have 4 main lines of DoTs: Torment, Plague of Infestation, Devouring Shadows, and Grasp of the Grave. They also have some very nice direct damage spells with Dark Rebuke, Bonespike and Shadow Feast. Necromancers can also do area of effect damage with corpse explosion spells and the Poison Burst Spell.

Counterspells

The necromancer counterspell, Annul Magic, is obtainable at level 10. This counterspell completely nullifies an incoming enemy spell.

Debuffs

Necromancer’s get 3 Debuff’s: Shadow Feast, Crippling Blight and Soul Blight. Soul Bight is the main Necromancer debuff lowering their enemy’s spiritual resistance and turning them into undead (where they can also be affected by undead spells such as those of paladins and clerics). This spell greatly increases the damage done by many necromancer spells.

Lifetaps

Necromancers are masters at stealing their enemy’s life and returning this life to themselves. They can life tap their enemies with Drain Life, Devouring Shadows, and Life Draught. Life Draught will heal the necromancer’s entire group from the life of his enemy.

Buffs

Necromancers have a number of buffs that can increase armor class, cold resistance, constitution, intelligence, and the ability to breathe underwater.

Utility Spells

Necromancers get a number of utility spells including Feign death, fear spells, an undead crowd control spell, an evacuation spell, resurrection ability, energy drain, and an ability that coverts their health to energy .

Feign Death

At level 20 a necromancer can obtain this spell by completing the Art of Death Quest quest. The quest is given by Master Vallerex in the Kalendra’s Coven dungeon. Feign death allows the necromancer to attempt to fool mobs into believing she is dead

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