has anyone made an AA checklist

[Marvelous11]

What I mean is a check list that recommends aa's in order of leveling and of need. I have one for my necro and would love one for my mage.

Would appreciate any help please. 83 mage with 75 aa.

here is the necro one...

Format ** what to get ** when that ability becomes purchasable **

[__]First purchase up to Rank4 Innate Run Speed (level 51 for first 3 ranks, level 61 for next)
[__]Next get rank 1 of Mnemonic Retention (level 55)
[__]Next get rank 1 of Spell Casting Mastery (level 55)
[__]Get Rank 1 of this next Death Peace (level 66)
Now you should be at 18AAs
Go back to
[__]Spell Casting Mastery and get ranks 2 and 3
You should now be at 28AAs.
Now lets pick up some Damage
Max this AA line out
[__]Critical Affliction (level 65)
You should be at 64 AAs spent now. Are you lvl 70 yet?
If so go get this:
[__]Encroaching Darkness (level 70)
Then max:
[__]Gift of Mana (level 66/68/70)
At this point you should have 91 AAs spent.
You should be above level 70 at this point so work this next.
[__]Gift of Radiant Mana (level 71)
At 94 AAs spent its time to boost damage again.
Max this
[__]Affliction Mastery (level 70)
At this point you should have 121 AAs spent.
And time for more damage boosting abilities! Max this
[__]Blood Tithe (level 71)
Should be at 157 AAs and at least 75th level now.
[__]Go back and pick up rank 2 of Mnemonic Retention
[__]Then snag rank 2 of Death Peace (level 76)
At 163 AAs now hit
[__]Gift of Exquisite Radiant Mana (level 76)
At this point you should be at 178 AAs and at least 76th level preferably 80th
You guess’d it,…Time for more damage! Max this:
[__]Destructive Cascade (level 78) *come back to this once you hit 81 and finish maxing*
Then Max this:
[__]Greater Blood Tithe (level 76)
Now at 242 AAs Believe it or not you’ve maxed out your damage potential on your Dots so its on to some other stuff. At this point I’d suggest adding some survivability especially for raids.
Its hard to argue with this next AA so get it max’d
[__] Natural Durability
Often on raids and sometimes in groups we run low or out of mana believe it or not. Most often with mobs that DoT Drain our mana. A cool trick we get helps out a ton and I suggest getting it next.
[__]Blood Magic (level 70)
Here you should have 266 AAs
At this point I’d suggest a very useful AA that helps survivability on raids and in groups.
[__]Willful Death (66)

At this point its time to push all the way to lvl 85 if you arn't there already.
2 of the most powerful AAs we get come in at that level (3rd spire and deathbloom)

At level 85 we obtain access to a very powerful AA refered to as 3rd Spire. There is a prereq that is required. This AA is a "must have" and it has Teirs that apply to both solo and pet use.

[__]Fundament of Intellect - needed to get the Spires -
[__]Fundament: First Spire of Necromancy
[__]Fundament: Second Spire of Necromancy
[__]Fundament: Third Spire of Necromancy
These AAs are activated and temporary. Teir 1 boosts your chance to crit on your dots. Teir 2 boosts the damage of your pet and Teir 3 increases the damage of your crits. It is raw fact that Teir 3 is the most powerful Activated AA we get and its potential damage is far greater then the previous Teirs. Once you get 3rd spire, you'll never use any other.

If you have any problems with mana and Blood Magic doesn't cut it, here is your answer.
[__]DeathBloom

While it doesn't add damage it does allow you to keep your damage going significantly and the only reason its listed down this far on the list is because of the lvl 85 requirement. This AA will probably change the way you play.

Now go back and get ranks 3 and 4 of
[__]Mnemonic Retention

This will give you 12 slots. More slots means more dots = more damage. Simple.
Also at 85 more ranks of
[__]Destructive Cascade and
[__]Critical Affliction
Both further boost your DPS.



It is time to make a choice. Are you going to tap tank or use your pet. This is mostly a personal preference and some folks head down both paths at the same time but largely from here on out you either increase your pet dps or you increase your survivability in a fight while also boosting your life tap nuke damage. I’ll let you decide but lets Assume you want to head down both. I’ll highlight which of the lines should be best to take and assume the Rank 1 of each AA is more potent then others so often folks just grab rank 1 of the entire path then go back and fill in.


Necro are known for their utility. We get several AA in that respect. This utility can help the raider or grouper and either Tap or Pet line alike. The 350 AA range would be a good time to invest in some of these. Some folks argue “you can’t live without these” I don't know if that's true but they will certainly make life easier.

UTILITY

[__]Whisperwind
[__]Cloak of Shadows
[__]Spell Casting Reinforcement Mastery
[__]Call to Corpse
[__]Summon Remains
[__]Focus of Arcanum
[__]Harmshield
[__]Innate Invis to Undead
[__]Gate
[__]Levant
[__]Deathly Pack


SPIKE DPS can fall into either Tap Tank or Pet so I’ll list it next, however you’re probably best served by going down a path and picking these up later, post 500AAs.

[__]Wake the Dead
[__]Army of the Dead
[__]Rise of Bones
[__]Swarm of Decay
[__]Gathering Dusk
[__]Life Burn


TAP TANK

The key to tap tanking is being able to take the hits and heal more then you take.
Remember this: First avoid it, then mitigate it, then soak it.

[__]Combat Agility
[__]Shield Block
[__]Combat Stability
[__]General Sturdiness

Now that you can take the hits, let’s take care of part 2, dealing damage and healing. Bring your nuke damage up and the chance to critical heal, I’d go 1 for 1 on each.
[__]Spell Casting Fury
++[__]Fury of Magic
+++[__]Destructive Fury
[__]Theft of Life
And finally add this in to keep going threw stuns
[__]Persistent Casting



PET TANKING

Ok, much like you your pet gets similar AAs and the same theory applies: First avoid it, then mitigate it, then soak it. You’ll also want to boost his damage and pick up additional ways to heal him and keep him alive.

When dealing with your pet for any reason there are some great pet utility AAs that should be picked up, many guild make this a requirement to have a pet on raids. I will list by group by include numbers indicating purchase order.

UTILITY
[__]Suspended Minion (#1)
++[__]Persistent Minion

[__]Pet Discipline (#2)
++[__]Advanced Pet Discipline

[__]Pet Affinity (#3) *best way to keep pet alive is with buffs*

[__]Feigned Minion
[__]Companion's Relocation


SURVIVABILITY
[__]Fortify Companion – pet rune (#4)
[__]Companion's Agility – pet avoidance (#9)
[__]Study Companion – pet avoidance (#10)
[__]Companion's Durability – hp

DPS
[__]Death's Fury – chance to crit (#5 rank1)
++[__]Death's Wrath – increases crit chance
+++[__]Companions Fury – increases crit chance
[__]Quickening of Death – flurry (#6 rank1)
++[__]Companions Alacrity – increases flurry chance


HEALING
[__]Mend Companion (#7 rank 1)
[__]Companion's Blessing – pet heal (#8 rank 1)
[__]Replenish Companion

After 10 I’d go back in and fill in ranks and bounce around filling them all out.

[Potawatomi]

Check this out.

http://www.eqmagetower.com/forums/viewt ... =23&t=3702

[Marvelous11]

Thank you!!!