Step 1
The signature mechanic of Reaper upgrades the Necromancer's to the melee focused .
The trait encourages a rotation of entering and regularly. To get used to this timing, start with the simplified rotation:
- In Shroud, use Auto Attack Chains seven times before . This should take about 8 seconds.
- On Greatsword, use Auto Attacks and enter off Cooldown.
Step 2
For this step, maximize your burst damage by learning the Opener Combo:
- Enter
Cast quickly after to cancel its long aftercast.
Use this at the start of combat and whenever there is enough down time for Wells to be off Cooldowns. Delay using the Opener if a burst window is about to happen.
Additionally, use this step to refine the Greatsword loop by integrating the Opener and :
- Fill with and Auto Attack Chains
- Opener Combo when Wells are about to be off Cooldown
Each Auto Attack Chain resets the Cooldown of . You may notice that has no Cooldown when the enemy is below 50% health. Step 5 will discuss this in greater detail.
Step 3
To further increase damage, add in the rest of the Shroud skills. This will complete the Shroud loop:
- Enter
- Auto Attack Chain x3
- Auto Attack Chain x3
can be used in place of Auto Attack Chains, but is severely buggy and will often miss entirely. It is used on Golem to bench but is often avoided in actual encounters.
Step 4
Next, add in Dagger skills. The loop is very simple since it only uses two skills:
Offhand weapon skills are not used in the rotation and should only be used situationally for things like Breakbar damage or emergency Life Force.
The full rotation then will be:
- Greatsword Dagger
- Shroud
- Dagger Greatsword
- Shroud
Remember that delaying the Shroud loop will be a damage loss, so the time outside of Shroud should be at most 8 seconds. Aim to enter Shroud as close to Cooldown as possible.
Step 5
For this last step, separate the rotation outside of Shroud into two parts: Above 50% and Below 50%. The Above 50% rotation is what you have learned up to this point. When the enemy is below 50%, since has no Cooldown, make the following changes to allow more casts of it:
- Instead of Auto Attacking on Greatsword, spam
- Drop from the Dagger Loop and only cast
Since does not generate Life Force, you may be starved for resources. Avoiding damage while in Shroud is essential to maximizing damage, but see the LF Management side bar for more guidance.