Was playing around outside the lair today and met several of these guys.
My favorite was the necro version (yes, they do exist). Why? Because I too am a necro and getting the chance to go one-on-one against another necro was great! He /conned white (even) to me at 35, and had a decent array of spells ready. I started by fearing his pet (yup, he had one) and then sicked my pet on him. While bonehead kept him bust I unloaded my full set of DOT's on him: Engulfing Darkness (DOT & slow) Venom of the Snake (DOT) Vampiric Embrace (DOT leach) Boiling Blood (DOT) Heart Flutter (DOT &lowers attack/ac/etc) Poison Cloud Topped off with the 34 fear ("Instill Fear"?) Even with all that on him I still need to keep on the move and hit with a DD Tap every so often to finish him. One thing, he will make several attempts to Root his target.
Yea. The mage is pretty nasty because 1) he nukes, and 2 his pet gets really annoying, even after he is dead. had group members vs group memebers because of the chanter, evry annoying.