Hello Carcinogen! Mind wrack is not crucial for a twink to become good. I personally use a 7 skill build for my twinks and the builds I make with my sister usually use only 5-7 skills. I prefer to use Neural Shock over Sympathetic Anguish since the skill cool down time and mana cost for Anguish can become a handicap for you if the other player decides to attack you during your cool down. The debuff on Neural shock serves its main purpose when fighting high blur fighters. For example:
Burninglamp: Has 6 blur. (Does not reflect actual build)
vs.
Carcinogen: 2 blur. (Does not reflect actual build)
At this point, you are at a considerable disadvantage. Now let's say at this point you are able to lower his dodge buff with Psychic Lash which has a hidden debuff of 10 to dodge; you still are at a disadvantage with the high blur. To even out the match, use Neural Shock lower his hit percentile, which in effect "raising your dodge rate."
I do not think that Neural shock is must, however, due to the fact that there are other ways to beat a 6 blur build (For example, wasting). I do believe that there are many builds listed for twinks in the PvP section and looking at those can help you decide what you might want for your build and your playing style. Happy gaming!
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