Necro

Necro
Class	Challenge
Family	Undead
Base Stats
Health	125
Attack	40
Special	30
Armor	30
Speed	25 (30)
Abilities
Enemy Ability	Mass Drain
Ally Ability	Dark Feast
Self Ability	Call of the Dead

"Putrid master of undying puppets."

Like all Undead, they gain a stat boost after an in-game event; in this case, +5 Speed.

Abilities

	Icon	Description	Power
Enemy Ability		Mass Drain An area attack that strikes all enemies with vampiric damage. Portion of the damage done is returned to the user as Health.	Damage 45%
Ally Ability		Dark Feast This ability drains remaining Health of an ally and heals the user, while also applying a buff that raises their Speed and Attack for several turns.	Damage 200% Dark Feast 100% 5
Self Ability		Call of the Dead Calls for a Common Class skeletal ally to join the caster. Requires a free party slot to use.

Strategy

As Summoners, Necros should be made priority targets. Damage-over-time effects are particularly effective at counteracting the healing from Mass Drain, so Zhu and Nadia will do well against this enemy. In a pinch, Foul Wind is also effective, especially as it will poison the Necro's minions as well.

Like all enemies with Dark Feast, Necros can be tricked to use it in a way that benefits the player, like for example, killing a protected enemy or finishing off a dangerous one. They tend to use Dark Feast only when they themselves are damaged, and only on very weak targets. If both the Necro and its minions are injured, its minions may be tempted into killing the Necro with Dark Feast, saving you a lot of trouble.

As Mass Drain is an area attack, protective abilities such as Hildie's Protect and Ephrem's Sanctuary will be ineffective against it. You may still wish to use these abilities to protect from the Necro's minions, but in most cases heroes should focus on offense.

Zhu is useful for wearing down the Necro's minions while other heroes focus on the Necro itself. Cauterize is also a useful ability for its damage-over-time effect.

Having your own vampiric attacker in the form of Erzsie can be useful. The Thrall effect will not only counteract the Necro's healing but its damage as well, allowing you to survive longer. You can also rob the Necro of chances to drain your heroes by delaying its turn with Hypnotize.

It is recommended to avoid summoning your own minions against Necros, as they will provide an additional target for Mass Drain and allow the Necro to recover more health.