Necromancer guide

Despite their penchant for the undead arts, the Necromancers' versatility is their most defining characteristic; naturally, the diversity revolves around a variety of necromantic skills. They can summon undead companions to fight beside you, as well as skills that debilitate opponents and modify your abilities. Due to the powerful summoned pets and debilitating offensive attacks, the Necromancer makes for a great party addition and can also suit those who prefer to solo. If you're the type of person who enjoys magic, pets, death and frequent evil chortling, then this class will suit you well.

During a powerful encounter, Silence can be invaluable. This skill is used when you're in a stressful spot fighting a powerful casting enemy.

Corrupted Man is your first Necromancer's pet. You're surely tired of summoning cute little bunnies, so this will be a pleasant change of pace — and power. Watch out for costs and be sure to test out his abilities before sending him out to wreak death and destruction. Note that this monster takes 90% of all experience gained.

Reanimated Man works a lot like Corrupted Man, and is quite powerful. Unlike its counterpart, though, this monster only steals 30% of your EXP, making it a much more effective (if more costly) hunting partner.

Anchor not only roots a target in place but totally paralyzes it, too. Extremely useful in PvP, a siege or even a sticky hunting situation, this spell lasts for two minutes, ample time for you to drop your foe.

Curse Death Link is powerful, but is only useful when you're low on HP — a situation you want to avoid in the first place.

Don't forget to buff your pet. For soloing work, bring out your skeleton and buff its speed, might and defense. If you're fighting a slow creature you can make sure it attacks you first, then let the pet beat it up while you run around. Due to your great AoE abilities, consider finding slow mobs,

aggroing a bunch of them, and then lure them into your AoE and DoT spells (Poison Cloud) to whittle them away. There are such a great variety of skills you can use for solo combat that you'll have to be creative to make the best of the class.

For group play, your pet acts as another powerful tank. In a team, you don't have to be the hero, so you can sit back and play a bit more of a specialized role — the debilitator and damage dealer. With a pet, potent offensive spells and debuffing skills, you're a spectacular addition to the group. Watch for bad pulls and be ready to cast Fear, Anchor or Sleep — and if there are many enemies, bust out your AoE and DoT spells for mass damage. Depending on the group and your versatility, you can play many roles — you can be the tank, the main damage dealer, or the guy who cripples the enemy in every possible way. The Necromancer will suit virtually any play style.

Use Vampiric Claw to save a healer MP. Drain your pet's HP for yourself, and then heal the pet.