high level fear (100 mana cost before specialization kicks in) lasts 7 ticks ... and 7 ticks of medding is 140 mana's worth in meditating not counting the extra hp regen from sitting. Aggro kiting you're never sitting, never getting meditate, and never getting that precious extra hp regen.
As a necro, aggro kiting is a LOT less efficient at this point in EQ's timeline. You can totally do it, it's just not worth it. If you don't out dps your pet, your pet takes 50% xp. If you DO out damage your pet, you have a lot of downtime to get that mana back. Better to fear kite, med, and let your pet do the work for you. Even better - find another pet class (or really anyone) to duo with. Pet no longer takes 50% xp (now shared with group mate). Group mate can chain pull while you spend only mana on snare and fear. Letting your pet do the lion's share of the work is way more efficient than trying to out-damage your pet (solo or duo). Having that 2nd person (pet takes no xp) to help dps and pull for you is way better than trying to aggro kite.
Charming, however, is the tops - solo - if all you care about is speed of xp. Only down side is you have to limit yourself to camps with undead.
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