Project 1999 - Necro Spell buying guide? (2024)

At the lower levels I would recommend pets, then life taps, then fear/snare, then dots probably. But there's a slim margin and you could reorder as how you play.

The only resist spell you get as a necro that's going to be used a lot is dead man floating and that's not til 44. The others are very situational and often times there is a better option from another class.

You'll start transitioning from white and yellow con mobs probably in the mid teens if you're not twinked. It'll be blues from there on out.

Not really sure what you are asking here, is it that you can not afford all your spells? Because you should definitely buy all your spells so you have them.

Pretty sure you are just caught in that sh*ty spot of the game where you cant really make good money but spells are starting to ramp up in cost. Wait until you get in yours mid 20s and go hunt goblins in High Hold Keep and your money problems will be a thing of the past.

Even in late teens and early 20s if you can get a Shiny Brass Idol from Orcs in High Hold Pass you will pretty much be set for a long time.

Essentially, I was asking if anyone already had a write up for Necros as to what spells were/are useful and which are just spell book decoration, and of the ones that are useful, when do they actually become useful and I should start buying them. Some examples: I bought Vampiric Embrace and wasted 4pp on that because it is useless and always will be. Or Voice Graft, I don't see that EVER being useful whereas Sight Graft could be situationally useful, but by no means necessary, so it would be something to pick up later. Then you have Cancel Magic which could come in handy, maybe even be clutch, but would be more or less useless at lvl 16 unless you are on Red.

Scent of Dusk is a good example of this because, at first glance, it looks powerful but it really isn't. It is 50 mana for a -7/-9 resist debuff on lvl 12s. At later levels I'm sure that this line of debuffs will be in regular rotation, especially when grouped, but at lvl 12 when plat and mana is tight, it just becomes spell book clutter.

And thankfully, EQ spells aren't set up as pre-req system so I don't have to "waste" the plat on Scent of Dusk at lvl 12 in order to be able to use Scent of Terris at 52.

It isn't really about not being able to afford spells. I sold some stacks of bone chips and spider silk so I'm not rich but I'm comfortable enough for the moment. It is more a matter of frugality. Why spend more plat than I have to? Also, I don't like useless spells cluttering my book.

If there was a DoT spell, I bought it. Same for pet spells, direct damage, self buffs that did not rely on melee (lifetap proc, damage shield), and I did not buy debuffs. Utility spells for invis, bind location, mana regen, and get out of jail free spells(shadowstep is questionable for buying time and gaining distance to break LoS and try other things, but I have used it).

Siphon Strength I used from 1-52, and continue to use it as I level as a pulling spell with next to no threat associated with it so the pet gets full aggro on an intercept. I think you already have an idea as to which spells are useless. So don't buy them until you're out in the field and you find a need for one plop into your lap. Go back and buy it then.

Good advice. I have a general idea but the Siphon STR line was one that I didn't intend on investing in because I didn't know/think about the pulling utility of it. Your post will change that, thanks for the tip ;). I didn't (and probably still don't) plan on picking up Shadowstep because with my luck it would blink me backwards and that would be the end.

Good points, and valid. Voice Graft however has comedic uses that make it one of the most valuable spells you can possibly have.

The necromancers spell book is actually one of the more useful. There are not just a ton of "stinker" spells like there are for some of the Priest classes or even other Int casters.

Any sort of Debuff is typically garbage, any of the pet-only heals are pretty garbage, most of our buffs besides the Shielding are garbage

Im big on grouping so for me leveling up DOTS were not as important as my Heals/Drains/Taps/Pets.

Rapacious Subversion at 24 is your first "twitch" spell and it is very useful for grouping so be sure you don't pass it up.

Also Shadow Compact at 20 is good because you can start healing and getting into the grove of the necro play style.

All of the Lich spells are extremely important also because as you level up what really separates Necros as beasts is how much more we can do because of mana regen.

And don't forget to save those words up and spend points at trainer into Research every level starting at 16. Training research sucks, but those first few spells should be pretty easy as you acquire words. Some spells are available via both research and vendor, so if you have the words and get successful combines, it'll save you some cash for sure.

Level 20 spells are 10-12pp for example.