Advice on Necro/Marine

[Solus Nova]

Hello
Old time player coming back after a long break, I thought I'd try a Necro/Marine. I have zero knowledge of how Marine plays, so quick question with the usual complex answer I'll bet, what powers are skippable in Marine Affinity? So far a quick look at Mids seems Whitecap might be skippable because avoiding melee is plan for most MMs

Thanks in advance.

 

Stay awesome HC

[Wavicle]

Whitecap is definitely NOT skippable.

Honestly...I don't think I would skip anything on a Marine MM. Shoal Rush is the only questionable one to me, and even that can be pretty handy.

[TygerDarkstorm]

8 hours ago, Solus Nova said:

Hello
Old time player coming back after a long break, I thought I'd try a Necro/Marine. I have zero knowledge of how Marine plays, so quick question with the usual complex answer I'll bet, what powers are skippable in Marine Affinity? So far a quick look at Mids seems Whitecap might be skippable because avoiding melee is plan for most MMs

Thanks in advance.

 

Stay awesome HC

As Wavicle said, Whitecap is not something you should consider skipping, especially on a melee focused primary like Necro. I do, however, recommend not taking it until after you get Tidepool, but that's just my personal preference due to the way it interacts with Tidepool. 

 

Necro/Marine is a strong combo that will want to play in melee, and part of doing that is leveraging Whitecap to knockdown foes and provide mitigation for your zombies to do their thing. For skippable powers, you'll want to either pass on Shoal Rush or Soothing Wave depending on your playstyle and preferences.

 

Also, since you've been on a break, Necro has received a complete overhaul! Don't forget to pick up and use your personal attacks for this primary as they proc ghosts that do additional damage/tanking. Keep in mind though, if you run DFB and get in a badge group, you cannot use the personal attacks on the Vahz boss since the ghosts cannot be controlled.