Kylie started out as a Necro-Tamer years ago. I found it lacking back then so I took him Archer/Tamer and I seldom play that char any more so like you, I have been thinking about revisiting the Necro-Tamer with all the changes that have been made over the years.
I have the following:
There is a substantial fail rate on WOD at 110, at least years ago when I was training the skill to 120 at any rate. I remember it failing at close to a 50% rate. The fail rate at 120 is next to nothing, I seldom fail at that level.
The success rate of WOD at 110 is 65%
Definitely have to make trade offs here and there.. and that comes down to specific playstyles of the person. For me, I run MR-33ish with GM Med and seldom run out of mana until the WOD at the end of some of the higher end content. But, I keep my SDI at the 110-120 range to be able to have the MR. (until I snag that new Pirate Shield then SDI is gonna go UPThe success rate of WOD at 110 is 65%
120 SW is ideal, but I wanted to make sure my mana regen is enough for me to cast spells like there is no tomorrow
I can try and find better jewels w/ more skills but it's really hard doing that when you are trying to max SDI.
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Does hiding break aggro and get you out of jams? That was my issue when I tired a tamer-archer. I was thinking of trying again with 92 Magery (100% 6th circle) for invisibility? Of course then I need spell channeling on my weapon and to carry some reagents.
I tried hiding on my Archer/Tamer before... when aggro'ed I always got the 'Can't do that right now' message. So I started carrying invis pots and/or invis items, kept both on separate macros. That worked much better than hiding. Plus it freed up 100 skill points.
Tamer/Archers also synergize extremely well with 120 Disco+CB Tritons (or Cus if you want a ridable, but they have less CB uptime) with a 100% Energy Yumi. The Triton tanks and applies debuffs, which increases not only it's own damage, but also the damage of the Tamer/Archer using Double Shot or Armor Pierce with the 100% Energy Yumi. Hit Lightning does more damage as well with the 120 Disco+CB debuffs. Very high single target damage output build.
At 100 hiding, you need to be 8 tiles away from an aggressive mob to have 100% hiding chance. It's not very difficult if you're at a range unless you're fighting a Paragon or another fast creature.
I've never looked into using a Triton. I sorta have an issue against using non-mountable tames. Part of the reason I enjoy this build is that it's very fast paced and quick moving and towing around a Triton doesn't sound too exciting.
Yeah, Conductive Blast reduces Energy Resist by half for 5 seconds. You can tell when the pet uses it too due to a small amount of Energy Damage being dealt when it's applied. Why i recommended a 100% Energy Yumi. Triton/Cu can also get 120 Disco (unlike rideable Beetles), which lowers the opponent's Resists by -28, skills by -28% (these debuffs are halved against 160+ Barding Difficulty foes), and also lowers HCI/DCI/SSI/DI into negatives on mobs. A 120 Disco+CB Triton/Cu can apply Disco to a 80 Energy Resist boss to drop it to 66 Energy Resist, then apply Conductive Blast to further debuff it to 33 Energy Resist, making Double Shot out damage AI/AP. The victim's reduced skills/DCI from Disco also makes it easier to land hits on them, not just more damage when a hit is landed.
I would be interested in seeing what else you come up with!
If you're in a big partied group, you might want to use Archery Mastery for "Play the Odds". Play the Odds halves your attack range, but gives +45% HCI/+30% SSI to all party members (and their pets) within 5 tiles of you when it's used. With Lvl 3 Primer, it lasts for 60 seconds, has a 90 second cooldown (2/3 uptime). It also applies to your own pet as well, greatly increasing their chance to successfully land hits. It's a very powerful group buff, and is excellent for helping to counteract the Aura of Nausea/Howl of Cacophany debuffs from Lady Mel, Monstrous Interred Grizzle, Blackthorn's Bard Captains, or Giant Turkeys.
Raw Dino Ribs and Raw Serpent Steak weigh only 1/10 Stone each, so can carry a lot more of them than the usual Cut of Raw Ribs. Can get plenty of Dino Ribs from Lvl 4 of the Dragon Turtle spawn, and plenty of Raw Serpent Steak from Sea Serpents as someone is throwing Fabled Fishing Nets for Scalis, or from Sea Serpents that spawn near Plunder Beacons.
That's a good build. I would try with and without Vet. I run the same build but found that Vet was cumbersome and unnecessary with heals from SW and Greater Heal spam. Other people will tell you they can't live without Vet. Definitely personal preference so that's why I recommend be open to trying both.
This is roughly my build.
I have a tamer with a similar build and a high SDI suit. I dropped vet for a combination of necro (just enough for wraith form) and spirit speak. This comes in handy for endless Wind or EQ clearing low level spawn or big bombs like flame strike or WOD while my pet tanks the bosses.
How do you plan on reaching 178 sdi?
What gear are you using to get 3/7 fc/fcr at 176 sdi?
