Thoughts on Necro in Pvp & Pve

regime211 · June 2019

So what are everyone's thoughts? I talked to a few people and they said necro is just lacking in damage? I agree and also disagree. One thing we did agree on is if necromancers took a nerf it could potentially render the class useless to play.

blkjag · June 2019

I haven’t heard a lot of positives about mag necro. Mine will stay level 35 until it’s buffed

Knightpanther · June 2019

Only have a L30 alt atm, levelling him as stamina to try and give him the feel of my old EQ2 Shadowknight.
And it works.
One thing I would say is at this level he feels really easy to play and a lot of fun.

PvP wise of the Necros ive come up against, take away that overpowered ult (Ravenous Goliath?) and they are in a pretty bad shape which is surprising as spamming venom skull and scythe in PVE melts stuff pretty quick (who needs a bow with those skulls on tap?).

Others have said they feel like just a remold of the warden and I can definitely relate to that, although as I have said im not at L50 yet with all skills unlocked.

With all that in mind its a fun class to play but i wouldn't swap it for my main just yet (if ever).

Be safe

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO · June 2019

if blastbone was solid, the class would be pretty good in the dps department, that and Shocking Siphon and its morphs. fic blast bones though and Shocking Siphon will be much better too.

KappaKid83 · June 2019

- Healing Necro in PVP is too buggy to be good, you seem to not be healed by your own heals at time(including Resto Staff Heals).

- Mag Necro is decent, Blast Bones is a little buggy but the survivability is strong and the damage is decent.

- Stam bash Necro is utterly OP. You need a build that makes it work best and a group built somewhat around it but man alive when it hits, it hits like a truck.

- Stamcro is good as well. Can Bow/2H and be really heavy on damage and have a lot of survivability as well.

Edit: These are all PVP thoughts, sorry I did not specify right off the bat

regime211 · June 2019

Knightpanther wrote: »

Only have a L30 alt atm, levelling him as stamina to try and give him the feel of my old EQ2 Shadowknight.
And it works.
One thing I would say is at this level he feels really easy to play and a lot of fun.

PvP wise of the Necros ive come up against, take away that overpowered ult (Ravenous Goliath?) and they are in a pretty bad shape which is surprising as spamming venom skull and scythe in PVE melts stuff pretty quick (who needs a bow with those skulls on tap?).

Others have said they feel like just a remold of the warden and I can definitely relate to that, although as I have said im not at L50 yet with all skills unlocked.

With all that in mind its a fun class to play but i wouldn't swap it for my main just yet (if ever).

Be safe

I have a mag necro maxed, and trying to line up a burst is God awful, the class abilities just do NOT offer enough to execute a enemy. As far as PVE it's very strong and offers a lot to aid your group. If necro were to take a hit on any of it's ultimates and lose damage, I think the class would be done for. The abilities need to be reconsidered damage wise. The ultimates to be honest since they cost a lot are fine to me. A ultimate to me is meant to do high damage, I rather not see necromancers ultimates become useless like standard of might, solar flare, and many other ultimates that just are not strong anymore. I pointed out standard of might because there should be no reason for anyone to stand inside of that ultimate and survive, and I have seen people do it many times who are not even tanks.

Aurielle · June 2019

I don’t PVE, so I can’t speak to the necro’s performance there (I levelled Undaunted on mine as a tank, was okay for that).

PVP wise, I’m finding my stam necro very underwhelming in BGs. Damage is terrible, largely thanks to buggy blastbones. Sustain is terrible too, as the tether mechanic for stam and health return is clunky. I don’t know what it’s like in CP, but I’m officially retiring it from BGs. There are VERY few people I’ve seen doing well with necros in BGs on PS4 NA. Most have low damage done compared to everyone else and tend to have a bad K/D ratio.

I’m going to try to reimagine my necro as a tanky support type in Cyrodiil. Seems like the only thing it could be good for. Super disappointing, as I had high hopes for the class in BGs.