Just wanted to chime in with my progress so far:
Just hit, lvl 22 yesterday with an Iksar necro. Semi-twinked this guy though overall there aren't all that many expensive items needed (I did splurge for a Tola's robe and silken cat fur girdle, but most other items were nowhere near as expensive) but I did want to get high dex. At creation I did 20 dex / 10 int and with my gear have 165 dex unbuffed, though I'm hoping to get a pegasus cloak soon for a bit more.
All told in groups I've been managing to tank as well if not better than an even level semi-twinked warrior and this build is a blast. We'll see how well it pans out at higher levels but from my side being able to melee while having such a powerful spell set makes the leveling process very fun and different!
Realizing that this guide was first written pre-Kunark, in my personal opinion the smoldering brand is the weapon to stick with - I tried the Stiletto but the overall DPS was too low and it seems that weapon procs a lot less so proc damage doesn't make up for it. I have a staff of writhing waiting to be used but I'm wondering if the smoldering brand will out damage that too.
If only necros were able to use deadwood staves...
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