Life degen: a bit of help

[VVild]

I was just making a new char, my first necro, and had an important question about life degeneration; if I use two different life degen spells on a foe, do those two seperate degen effects stack? For example, I use life siphon on them for 3 degen and parasitic bond for 1 degen, does the total=4 degen or does just the strongest take effect? Also, what is the maximum degen on for, 10? Thanks for the help.

[Scott the Green]

They stack.

I generally toss Faintheartedness, Parasitic Bond, and Life Siphon on a single target to get them to 5 degen, but when I have a large group to contend with I only cast one or the other with Parasitic Bond for 3 degen. Still tends to get my regen up though :)

You can see the rate of degen change when you cast another one on them. For another 1 bar it's subtle, but for more than that you can really tell it's changed.

[Freawaru]

Note that regen also stacks, and that they're directly in opposition to one another. If you have Troll Unguent for +5 regen and have Life Siphoned someone for +3 regen, then are afflicted with Conjure Phantasm for -5 degen and Faintheartedness for -2 degen, you'll end up with 1 point of regeneration.

The maximum in either direction is 10. Any further pips of regen or degen will just offset moves in the opposite direction.
-FR

[VVild]

Ok very much thanks to both of you, I was hoping that was the case (never played a DoT char before :)).

[ShadisLecrou]

I love my Well of Suffering. Especially when I group with people who know how to use it properly. It always makes me smile when I pop out that big green glowy circle and see people drawing their targets into it. :D

[VVild]

I love my Well of Suffering. Especially when I group with people who know how to use it properly. It always makes me smile when I pop out that big green glowy circle and see people drawing their targets into it. :D

That does make for good AoE; the problem I am seeing with my degen build is getting enough damage on a group, this and unholy feast will defenitely help quite a bit for pve.