Cabalist or Ritualist for Life draining build?

[Shadowreaver]

I tried something like this earlier this week but got slightly derailed and never got a clear cut answer SO I made a necromancer that's now around 67 or 68 Melee focused in that for his nuke using bone harvest 1 point,the 2h transmuter,and maxed dread for the vitality decay also using spectral binding and its modifier maxed and harbinger of soul's so for a build built around things that drain health from enemies would a cabalist or ritualist be better gonna majorly focus on vitality/decay with some melee sprinkled in IF I went ritualist there's Wendigo totem,Corrupted lightning totem,devouring swarm,even the vines with the modifier so could focus MAJORLY on vitality damage and vitality decay....If I went Cabalist I could focus mostly on vitality/decay with some chaos thrown in my devotions I rushed to get rattosh and have the bat too with all the devotions I got in normal base game and expansion. So question is which would work best for life draining type build? (Will be a melee/Caster hybrid due to the transmuter.)

[km_md60]

The is no clear cut answer.

There are pros and cons for each choice. Vitality build centered around life leech tends to focus on vitality RR. Both shaman and occultist have good source RR (devouring swarm and CoF) and have good skill that support vitality.

Depends on what you think you are lacking. If you feel that your health is a bit too low then shaman is a good choice. Occultist can drain life via sigil of consumption and if you feel uncomfortable with your tankiness, you can switch to possession which gives 15% damage absorption.

Personally, I play reaper with frenetic throw and heart seeker since it has powerful leech effect and able to deal both range and melee attack. Spectral wrath, Rattosh, and black star of deceit give me enough RR in elite.

[Shadowreaver]

Well my tankiness is pretty good as is... I just know I need the extra health and stats right now I can handle things pretty easily could be easier with more health but my Necromancer with spectral binding and its modifier maxed out has something like 8.1k hp took till the expansion for me to even die all that much I beat the expansion as well given my level currently I figure I won't be gaining TOO many levels in elite I'm 68 now probably gonna hit 70 before I start it (trying to get barrowholm up to honored before I start am around 2000 rep from it.) While I can hold my own pretty good I do have to run around a little bit with my just being a single class.