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Character Build: The Hemomancer

Tags: #Character Build Mage  #Character Build Vampire  #Rank:Legendary  #Hall of Fame Build 
  • Member
    January 5, 2014
    Really? I thought this kinda thing was simple... Need to define 'won't let me' ... What's the error?
  • Member
    January 5, 2014

    Anytime I tell them to follow me, and then try to dismiss them, I can't select the dialogue choices. I press A akatosh knows how many times, but I cant tell them to do anything. Both times this has happened to me, I've had to kill 'em. Poor garn...

    Also, can an ash spawn be summoned alongside arniel and mistman? Or does one of them just disappear? And what's the strategy for automatons, cause they resist drain life xp. I'm thinking of using wrath man instead of mist man, but idk...

  • Member
    January 6, 2014

    Can't really talk about the dog set up man... might be a glitch with the game. Sorry.

    As for having an ash spawn out at the same time as arniel's shade, don't think that's gonna work, since ash spawn cancels out any exsisting summons you may have. In short both arniel's shade and conjure ashspawn cancel out each other.

    Dealing with automatons is a bit tricky. I would still suggest sticking to ranged summons instead of wrathman summons. There are 2 ways for approaching this:

    Summon Arniel's shade (tank) + Conjure Storm Atronach (DPS) + Lydia (Ranged bow)
    Once Arniel's times out, lydia will tank and you can use conjure flaming familiar for DPS.

    Alternatively, just summon 2 storm atronachs, let lydia tank and heal if she gets too low. Summon Bound bow and provide an underpowered ranged damage (no mystic binding and no points in marksman kind of bound bow damage).

    The last option, if it's not beneath you, you can use the staff of magnus for DPS, but it's gonna cause squat damage i suppose. Best bet would be to let lydia tank and your summons damage.

    Hope it helps.

  • Member
    January 12, 2014
    Hey Alastor, Was revisiting my build for analysis of any update needed when I saw one of your previous messages that I didn't respond to... You had asked if poisons could augment the VL drain life spell... After some testing, found that a poisons of weakness to poison and weakness to magic poisons do increase damage.. However is it worth the time spent on crafting the poison and actually using it, is another matter altogether. Guess I can see this being used for dragons and bandit chiefs I suppose... Maybe some reavers. Since you need a method of delivery, the bound how spell cast from the left hand would be a good choice...
  • Member
    March 11, 2014

    Build Update:

    Added Skill: Crimson Transfusion - Combining the blood of the ancients buff with vampiric drain, the AOE vampiric spells now cost next to nothing. Suitable when mid ranging a group of enemies and sustaining a steady flow of magicka. Also very useful against single target difficult mobs like bandit chiefs, Giants and Dragons.

    Presentation update: Ritual of Bloodlust - Ritual has been changed. Done away with the Ring of Hircine glitch for the Vampire Lord Follower Glitch. Not only does it allow to solve the RoN ability not functioning post 1.9 patch, but it also feels a little more vampiric inclined, staying true to the concept of rituals. Plus, it allows or a lot more than just rings 

  • May 2, 2014

    Holy cow! This interpretation of blood magic is pretty dang sweet, if I do say so myself. It certainly blows my Nightblood Rogue out of the water. You need to get these tags fixed and properly get this out there!

    I do have some questions about the glitched spells, though:

    1) Do you have to re-apply the Ritual of Chaos any time you want to use Vampiric Drain, or should it stay?

    2) Since this is a glitch, I'm unsure about how the spells relate to vampirism itself. If I were to cure myself of vampirism while I had the Ritual of Chaos spells equipped in humanoid form, would they be taken away, or would they stay?

    Sorry about reviving this thread, if you guys have rules against that sort of thing.

  • Member
    May 2, 2014

    Have to say this is probably the best blood-based build I've ever seen. Also, I think you might have a problem with your tags or maybe you did that on purpose? Anyways, I am definitely trying this out later.

  • Member
    May 2, 2014

    Hey CounterfietFrenchman, 

    Thanks mate. I did take a look at your build on mobile on the way to work today... was intending to comment later.. might have some tips for you to improve, but more on that later. Let's address the questions you have for this build:

    1) Do you have to re-apply the Ritual of Chaos any time you want to use Vampiric Drain, or should it stay?

    [Warlocksg]: Glitch will stay, as long as you don't accidentally equip any spells, staves or weapons in right hands. In case you do and lose the glitch, perform the ritual and you're good to go.

    2) Since this is a glitch, I'm unsure about how the spells relate to vampirism itself. If I were to cure myself of vampirism while I had the Ritual of Chaos spells equipped in humanoid form, would they be taken away, or would they stay?

    [Warlocksg]: Blood magic in skyrim, like most games are gained with the assistance of some demonic embodiment. That embodiment here, is Molag Bal. Molag Bal is the father of all vampires, and with the core mechanics of the build itself using Vampiric drain, that's how the glitch is related to Vampirism. 

    Whilst i haven't cured myself of vampirism yet, i don't know if the AOE version of Vampiric Drain will hold. I do know there is a glitch where while having the vampiric drain spell equipped in the right hand and getting cured at morthal through falion, you can technically retain vampiric drain standard version as a human. Not sure if it would work out for this version of vampiric drain.

    Apologies for the rather long response, but yeah, it takes quite a bit of explaining 

  • Member
    May 2, 2014

    Hey Roninberg,

    Sure thing!  Yeah, i think most people here know, but i suck at tagging my builds... I need to work on them i suppose. In the meantime, fee free to visit my page and see if there are any other builds you might like. I can assure you, not all off them might be tagged properly, so they'll prob slip of the radar... hidden gems if you like. 

  • Member
    May 2, 2014

    Haha, I understand completely, I had the same problem with tags on my build. But let me help you out. If you want to tag it into a category for example the "mage" category, you just type "Character Build Mage", exactly like that as in with the whole quotation marks and then add the coma after to separate between tags. You can replace mage with the other categories in the archive. And I'll definitely be checking out your other builds as soon as I'm done with this one!