Seeking a modern MM build for PVE

[Skoda Zek]

Greetings,

Altho I have owned guild wars and all it's expansions for many years, it was a game I just could not get into.

I have gotten very heavily into guild wars 2 though and because I desire to experience the entire story in the world of Tyria, I am compelled to play guild wars.

I have installed the client and I intend to start with a full play through of prophecies, then factions, followed by nightfall (and eye of the north).

I am going with N/Mo and I was wondering if someone could point me to a modern MM build that will work for my progress through the prophecies campaign. I appreciate it.

[Sofonisba]

I'm not in-game so forgive me since I'm doing this by memory.

If you're only going to use Proph skills at first, Aura of the Lich should be your elite. Pack your bar with a couple of core minion skills (Animate Bone Horror, Bone Fiend), Blood of the Master, and Circle of Healing. Take any other attack skills you like, preferably Death attribute: Deathly Chill, Deathly Swarm. Any resurrection skill is useful.

Max Death 16 pts, 9 or so points in Soul Reaping and the rest in Healing.

It should be noted that there are some areas where MM is not the ideal build: anywhere you're fighting lots of Undead, ghosts, or elementals/golems, since they aren't fleshy and cannot be reanimated. In Proph, that's mostly in Kryta and the desert missions including Glint's Lair.

Sorry if you already know this, but you will still want to capture as many elite skills that you can, to ensure maximum flexibility for your heroes starting in Nightfall. (Heroes can use ANY skill your account has unlocked, either through capping, purchase, or pvp faction.) So pretty much anytime you do any missions from the desert onward, check the wiki to see what skills the bosses have to offer.

Have fun!

[Schmerdro]

The best Necromancer elites are only available towards the end of the campaign so you may not be using one most of the time. However, that really won't be a problem if, as soon as you get to Lion's Arch, you go to the Nightfall campaign and get the PvE-only skill Necrosis which is a more convenient but less powerful, non-elite version of Discord. It's really good.

I'm curious if you want to be using minions because you actually like them or because MM builds are extremely useful in most PvE situations. I mean, you could just get Olias to play MM and then you can use Curses, Blood, or Soul Reaping with some Elementalist skills. Also, I'm assuming that you know that, by pressing Y, you can see the health bar of any minions or spirits that you control.

Anyway, for the actual build, I guess I would recommend Necrosis, Deathly Swarm, Animate Bone Horror, Animate Shambling Horror (from Kamadan), Enfeebling Blood and Weaken Armor (with about 8 Curses attribute), Death Nova, and some Resurrection skill.

[Cuilan]

Player minion master builds are extremely tedious and will grow annoying or dull after a while.

Don't run the following skills that were previously mentioned:
Animate Bone Horror
Bone Fiend
Deathly Chill
Deathly Swarm
Any (lol any) resurrection
Necrosis
Discord
Any elementalist skills

[Bristlebane]

I had the same idea, starting with a necro MM and working through in order starting with Prophs (and no runs, and no elites I can't cap myself). I actually didn't get farther than Fort Ranik as it already started to get dull.