What are Minions and how do I get one!

submitted by lifebane on Jan 31st, 2007

Minions you say? Well of course Necromancers have minions, grafted fleshy ones, dead ones, ghost ones, nasty smelly rotting ones... ahh, you mean the three specific types of minions. Why didn't you say that?!?

Necromancers can summon additional pets through rituals performed on corpses although these pets are not persistent pets like the abomination and are not as controllable. These pets serve their master for 10 minutes before returning from whence they came.  While one might argue that the creatures summoned using out Ritual Animatus I and Ritual Anbimatus II spells are minions, I did not include them in this list since they look like green shaded versions of the corpse you raised and they are not persistent pets due to their very short durations.

A necro will learn to summon 5 distinct variations of these pets that are classified based on their abilities and purpose.

Minions types:

1. Guardian - 

This is the Guardian Minion which you gain at level 22 and is summoned via the spell Ritual of the Guardian . This minion is strictly a defender who taunts things off that are attacking you. They don't take many hits so are mainly there to give you a few seconds to do something else to control a situation gone wrong.

Wraith Necromancer Version: This is the Plaguebringer Minion which you gain at level 30 and is summoned via the spell Plague Bearer's Ritual . This minion can cast a -240 Spiritual Resistance debuff on your enemy that also increases spiritual damage taken by 10%. This is non-combatant pet, no DPS to be gained here from it directly. Both versions will inflict anyone hitting them with a disease dot and they both have the same graphic appearance.

3. Slayer -

This is the Slayer Minion which you gain at level 26 and is summoned via the spell Ritual of the Slayer . This minion is a DPS minion that attacks your enemies with its long claws. They can not take many hits so are basically dots with graphics. The slayer is sometimes referred to as the Reaver minion.

4. Servant -

Lich Necromancer Version: This is the Servant Minion which you gain at level 38 and is summoned via the spell Ritual of the Servant . This spell summons a minion that basically boosts your Health regen. This minion cast a 169 point heal on it's master that has a 10 sec cast time. Note: The minion does not heal the abomination. This is non-combatant pet, no DPS to be gained here. It looks the same as the lvl 46 Advocate minion.

Wraith Necromancer Version:  This is the Servant Minion which you gain at level 38 and is summoned via the spell Ritual of the Servant . This spell summons a minion that basically boosts your Energy regen. This minion cast a Mana restore spell on its' master periodically. Note: The minion does not grant the mana to the abomination, only to its' master. This is a non-combatant pet, no DPS to be gained here. It looks the same as the lvl 46 Advocate minion.

5. Advocate -

Lich Necromancer Version: This is the Advocate Minion which you gain at level 46 and is summoned via the spell Advocate's Ritual . This spell summons a minion that does considerable damage to your enemies. Sometimes referred to as the Zealot and is an upgraded version of the Slayer Pet. The two versions do the same thing but look noticeably different. It looks the same as the lvl 38 Servant minion.

 

Lich Necromancer Version: This is the Advocate Minion which you gain at level 46 and is summoned via the spell Advocate's Ritual . This spell summons a minion that does considerable damage to your enemies. Sometimes referred to as the Zealot and is an upgraded version of the Slayer Pet. The two versions do the same thing but look noticeably different. It looks the same as the lvl 38 Servant minion.

 

 

The Necromancer is limited to a certain number of minions under his control at a time. This limit increases as the necromancer grows in levels up to a maximum of 2 minions plus your abomination at any one time when the necromancer is Level 50.

If one exceeds the maximum number of allowable pets, the oldest pet is dismissed by the one newly summoned (great way to swap out and get the right combination of minions you want out at a given time).

Lifebane
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