Explore Guild Wars 2 Part 59, detailing Necromancer and Monk skills like Vital Blessing, Watchful Spirit, Word of Healing, and Animate Bone Fiend with their effects and acquisition methods.
Walkthrough
- 1Vital Blessing
- Attribute: Protection Prayers
- 2Energy Cost: 10
- 3Casting Time: 2
- 4Recharge Time: 0
- 5Upkeep: 1 energy arrow
- 6Effect: While this enchantment is maintained, target ally gains 40 to 168 more maximum health.
- 7Comment: Having more life is good, though at the cost of energy regeneration, it may not be worth it.
- 8Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]
- 9Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
- 10Watchful Spirit
- Attribute: Divine Favor
- 11Energy Cost: 15
- 12Casting Time: 2
- 13Recharge Time: 10
- 14Upkeep: 1 arrow of energy regeneration
- 15Effect: While you maintain this enchantment, target ally gains health regeneration of 2. If watchful spirit ends, that ally gains 30 to 150 health.
- 16Comment: An interesting mix between mending and an unwatched heal.
- 17Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
- 18Purchase from: Avena [Maguuma Stade]
- 19Word of Healing [Elite]
- Attribute: Healing Prayers
- 20Energy Cost: 5
- 21Casting Time: .75
- 22Recharge Time: 4
- 23Effect: Heal target other ally for 16 to 67 health. Heals for an additional 15 to 83 points of health if that ally is below 50% health.
- 24Note: The extra health is applied only if the target is under 50% health AFTER the initial healing + divine favor. In reality, the target will need to be at around 33% life for the extra healing to trigger.
- 25Comment: The best elite skill a healing monk can have, easily restoring over 200 health for five energy. Cannot target the caster.
- 26Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
- 27Purchase from: ---
- 28Capture From: Wissper Inssani [Elona Reach], Josso Essher [Thirsty River]
- 29Zealot's Fire
- Attribute: Smiting Prayers
- 30Energy Cost: 10
- 31Casting Time: 1
- 32Recharge Time: 30
- 33Effect: For 60 seconds, whenever you use a skill on an ally, all adjacent foes to that ally are struck for 5 to 37 fire damage.
- 34Comment: Has its uses, assuming you are consistently casting spells on the same ally.
- 35Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
- 36Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
- 37Necromancer Skills Overview
- Necromancers have four attributes: Blood Magic, Death Magic, Curses, and Soul Reaping. Soul Reaping is the primary attribute.
- 38Soul Reaping grants 1 energy point per level for each ally, minion, or enemy that dies nearby (radius of the compass). This can make energy management less of a concern.
- 39Necromancers excel at anti-melee skills and have some anti-caster skills, though fewer than Mesmers.
- 40Animate Bone Fiend
- Attribute: Death Magic
- 41Energy Cost: 25
- 42Casting Time: 3
- 43Recharge Time: 5
- 44Effect: Turn the nearest corpse into a level 1 to 14 Bone fiend. Bone Fiends attack at range.
- 45Comment: Fiends are generally preferred over horrors and minions for damage and longevity.
- 46Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
- 47Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
- 48Animate Bone Horror
- Attribute: Death Magic
- 49Energy Cost: 15
- 50Casting Time: 3
- 51Recharge Time: 5
- 52Effect: Turn the nearest corpse into a level 1 to 14 Bone Horror.
- 53Comment: Avoid this skill; it is acquired earliest but is generally less effective.
- 54Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Garemm [Ascalon City]
- 55Purchase from: Sir Bertran [Ascalon City]
- 56Animate Bone Minions
- Attribute: Death Magic
- 57Energy Cost: 25
- 58Casting Time: 3
- 59Recharge Time: 5
- 60Effect: Turn the nearest corpse into two level 0 to 10 Bone Minions.
- 61Comment: Expensive, and minions are often significantly lower level than targets, making it not worth the cost.
- 62Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
- 63Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
- 64Aura of the Lich [Elite]
- Attribute: Death Magic
- 65Energy Cost: 15
- 66Casting Time: 3
- 67Recharge Time: 30
- 68Effect: Elite Enchantment. For 24 to 53 seconds, your maximum health is halved, but you take half damage and half healing from all sources. When Aura of the Lich ends, you are healed for 50 to 202 health.
- 69Comment: This skill can be combined with others for strategic effects.
- 70Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
- 71Capture From: Maligo Libens [Hell's Precipice]
- 72Awaken the Blood
- Attribute: Blood Magic
- 73Energy Cost: 10
- 74Casting Time: 1
- 75Recharge Time: 45
- 76Effect: Enchantment. For 20 to 39 seconds, you gain +2 blood magic and +2 curses, but whenever you sacrifice health, you sacrifice 50% more than normal.
- 77Comment: An effective way to boost several desirable necromancer skills.
- 78Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
- 79Purchase from: Mazzim [Fisherman's Haven]
- 80Barbed Signet
- Attribute: Blood Magic
- 81Energy Cost: 0, signet
- 82Casting Time: 2
- 83Recharge Time: 20
- 84Effect: Sacrifice 8% max health. You steal 18 to 52 health from target foe.
- 85Comment: This skill can be used to spike damage, with the health stolen being roughly 8% of a character's maximum health.
- 86Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
- 87Purchase from: Tengsao [Amnoon Oasis]
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