Hello.

I have recently started a dark elf necromancer and am quickly up to lev 5.
The combat strategy seems fairly similar to that of my 16th level magician
except there I use DD burn and with my necro I am more patient and use my
DOT spells. I tank more with my necro since I can heal myself and go in
again for more tanking.

However mages get NO self defense spells or skills. I am wondering which
ones are best and if you all have any tips for them.

Dark Elf Necromancers get to at some point or another.

1. Hide skill - Is this just press and pray? if something is charging me can
I still HIDE from it? IE a sand giant attacks my skeleton can I press hide
to try to survive?

2. Root - At high levels we get root. Is it resisted by everything by that
high level?

3. Shadow step - How good is casting this then trying for a gate?

4. Feign Death - Seems this could be great. Does this cast fast enough to
use in an emergency? Is it dependable enough to use to save the party by
taking on the monster why group flees then cast this and let the train
dissolve? How long does it last?

5. Gate - This is the only 1 of the list I'm used to as magicians have his
spell but it's cast time is slow.

Are there any other survival skills I've missed? Seems Necromancers may have
an easier time of getting out of trouble then magicians do assuming the
above skills/spells are nice.

Any help is appreciated.

Eloric
Necromancer (Rank 2) Mythannial Marr