After the nerf to Barrier granted from it's now best to run . It is a very potent Barrier-spam, if you still need more personal Barrier feel free to use for only a minor dps loss over . |
Spreads conditions on your current target to up to 5 enemies in the surrounding area. Particularly useful on mob heavy T4s and also Arkk CM, where it can be used to kill the Anomaly. | |
A useful 1200 range 5 target Pull to help stack up golems at the Chaos Anomaly fight or the adds in the Arkk (see Shattered Observatory) fight. It also provides an extra 150 defiance bar damage. Hits up to five times if you cast it inside a mob with other enemies outside. | |
Can be taken if your group needs additional CC at the cost of a small DPS loss. | |
If your group has more than one Necromancer (though this benefits Scourge a lot more) take this to provide Life Force for all Necromancer players for far more overall gain (summon and detonate off cooldown). Bone Minions can also work well if a target is highly mobile or you have frequent downtime where haunt can not be used on a target (e.g. Light Phase Ai in Sunqua Peak). | |
A strong boon corrupt which can be used to boon rip on days with Mistlock Instability: No Pain, No Gain. | |
A 1200 range teleport skill that can also work as a projectile blocker for fights like Old Tom in the Uncategorized fractal. | |
A secondary teleport skill that allows one to solo the turret room in the Thaumanova fractal. Also great for consuming conditions on consoles in the Aetherblade fractal. | |
A go-to stunbreak skill for Scourge, that can also provide some decent conditions if you step in and out of your targets hitbox to proc it multiple times. Also works as a Punishment skill and has synergy with . | |
A useful skill for mitigating projectiles. | |
This can provide you a minor dps increase in situations where barrier application is not needed. If you are using and no other Punishment skill, you can take over . | |
A useful skill that allows you to double up on blinks. Also works as a Punishment skill and has synergy with . |