Necro, how do you not choose Iksar?

[Troxx]

In a game like eq (during this era specifically) total mana pool means little in comparison to regen potential.

Exceptions:
-quad classes need a certain minimum to pull off the quad.
-raids or named encounters where you have plenty of prep and the fight ends relatively quickly
-those rare "oh shit" moments on some classes where having a larger pool means you could get the job done thanks to a slightly larger pool.

Aside from that, in 99% of grouping situations where you don't have an excess of downtime the dps potential or heal potential of a caster isn't really affected much by mana pool.

Very few of these scenarios ever apply to a necro, and it's for that reason that iksar necros will always have a very real and obvious advantage. They're undeniably the min/max choice for p99. For levels 1-49 the difference is small. Once regen kicks in during the 50s, they pull ahead by a large margin. I'd wager a DE necro could get to 60 faster than an iksar necro given the 20% difference in leveling speed, but one you hit 60 that could speed doesn't matter.

Having said that, necros of any race can be effective, just less effective than they would have been as a lizard.

Best reason to not be iksar? You like to look of other races better. At the end of the day, that's not a wrong choice. Do what makes you happy.

I haven't made a necro yet, mostly because I don't want to play iksar and can't bring myself to roll a necro of any other race.