Rank 1 - Necro Support Build guide [2.6]

https://poe.mikelat.com/ - This website makes aura calculations alot easier, so make sure that you use this to avoid any possible fuckups with mana reservation when making your own version.

https://github.com/EmmittJ/PoESkillTree/releases - I use this tool to plan my tree, you can also use a webbrowser variant of it.

There are alot of different variants of this build. So it's going to be very hard to go over all of them but I will try to do my best.

First I will go over all the different options for gear pieces and later on I will give some full setups I have used over the past few leagues.

General Tree: https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMDAAPuDXwOPA5cEVAUcRUnFy8ZihqPGyUc3B0UHU8dqh2-IvQksCW8Jwso-i0fL28zhzW5OlJFfkZxSVFJsUuuTLNV1lfJWfNca1-wYVJk52aeavpsC20Zb55wu3IPcql_xoCkgseDCYO2hEiExYZghtGMdoyxjxqPRo_6kyebipuhm7WhL6cIpyusqrQMtzG4k75PvorBxcM6w23KSsrT0B_Tj9fP2RPZW9tP34rfv-DD4YjpAuoY6rrr7uwY7IPvTu-I7-vw1fba9zL31_jr-Tf56PrS-wn-SQ==

We pick up all aura nodes and take ES nodes along the way. We take Potency of Will for longer vaal haste/disc.
Blood magic keystone and mortal conviction are necessary to run high amounts of auras. This will remove your mana and will reserve everything on life for half the cost. This keystone makes it so that your shield charge, offering skills and others will cost life instead of mana. So for this reason a small amount of life regen is necessary to be able to sustain these skills (The "Shaper" node for example). If you use zealot's oath this regen is removed (See Zealot's Oath below).

For Ascendancy Points: Take "Commander of Darkness" First, "Mistress of Sacrifice" Second and "Beacon of Corruption" Third. There is no reason to do Uber Lab.

Most of the skill trees are going to be generally the same with some small differences based on personal prefences. Some of the most popular options:

Zealot's Oath: This is the most important option to consider, it gives a nice amount of ES regen together with vitality but at the cost of alot of investment. To be able to run this you will need an elreon ring (see Gear) since you will be regening life anymore to use skills like shield charge/bone offering. An elreon ring reduces the mana cost of skills with 4 to 8 depending on the roll,
so make sure your shield charge costs less then this. If you want to use bone offering to blow up corpses the only option for you is to use a vertex with an enlighten, this will reduce the mana cost of your offering from 17 to 8.
Vitality is recommended if you use Zealot's Oath giving you a nice amount of regen due to our aura effectiveness.

Essence Surge: Great node for survivability, makes your energy shield recharge faster and also start 15% sooner.

Alchemist's: I usually always take this node. Quicksilver makes you move faster, Resistance Flasks will give 2 extra max ress. Rumi's will give some extra block chance as well as armour.

Whispers of Doom: If you want to use additional curses.

Melding: Great in combination with energy from within. Could also be allocated without using energy from within with presence of chayula since it give a nice amount of health.

Devotion, Quick Recovery (Only if you path near it) and Barbarism: If you want you can allocate these nodes and put energy from within into the jewel socket next to it.

Resolute Technique: You can use this so you cannot miss enemies which makes your shield charge proc fortify 100% of the time. (Worth considering, I usually do not take it)

Indomitable: Great node for HC, 20% reduced extra damage taken from critical strikes.

Unwavering Stance: Only take this if you dont have presence of chayula/ eye of chayula. Keep in mind that if you are using this, "Grace" will not give you any defensive benefits

Iron Reflexes: Take this if you prefer to have armour over some armour+some evasion. (See Popac's setup in the "Complete Setups" section)

Helmet enchants:
-Reduced mana reserved with any aura
-Effect of curse (if you are using a curse ofc)
There is really not much else

Boots enchant:
-Movement speed when not hit recently
-Life/mana regen when hit (only take this if you are using zealots oath)

This sections is a really hard one, because there are so many different options that you can go with.
Generally you want to choose which auras you want to run and then figure out a way to do it with the aura calculator: https://poe.mikelat.com/

Quality on auras: I don't pay that much attention to it since the bonus is very very small and you probably will barely notice the difference. Also it's really hard to get lvl 21 auras with quality (or alot more expensive).

Auras that are a must:
Discipline: gives ES
Purities: Gives you the ress you need and additional max resistance
Haste: Speeds up your group and helps you move faster
Clarity: It only reserves 10 life so why not run it?

Optional Defensive Auras:
If you have room I would always include Grace, since it gives you a nice amount of flat evasion.

Vitality: only use this if you want to go zealot's oath or if you are having problems with sustaining your life while using skills.

Determination: I personally don't like this aura and I would not recommend taking it unless you cannot take anything else.

Purity of Elements: No reason whatsoever to run this, so don't.

Optional Defensive Auras:
Anger: Benefits all builds (except for builds that don't hit like caustic arrow or righteous fire). So its probably best to take anger for every version of support build.

Wrath: Only take this if you are mapping with someone that uses lightning skills or if someone is playing an elemental attack skill like Kinetic blast or Ele Tornado Shot

Hatred: Only run this if you are playing with someone that uses physical spells (EK, blade vortex) or uses physical attack skills like (physical tornado shot, reave)

Envy: Run this if you have United in Dream equiped.

Once you've chosen which auras you want to run. It's time to plan your links. If you want some concrete examples of how your setup should look like, take a look at the "Full Build Examples" section below.

Generally you want in your 5L: 3 Dmg auras + enlighten + Generosity (Always generosity your dmg auras)

In 4 links: 3 auras (ex purity of fire/light/cold) + enlighten
(Ideally you can put purities in alphas or prism guardian to get the additional max ress)

In insanity gloves: Faster attacks - Fortify - Shield charge - Flame dash or reduced mana (if you are using elreon rings the reduced mana is necessary to bring the mana cost to 0)

3 Link: Vaal Haste - Vaal Disc - Increased duration
Alternatively if you want to use generosity on vaal haste:
Vaal Haste - Increased Duration - Generosity (Put vaal disc in a random open socket) (If you are using united in dream, you can use these links in the weapon slot to give envy the generosity aswell)

Put Bone Offering and Clarity in some random socketed that you have left over.

If you are not to sure what to make, this is probably the most basic support build and works pretty well with all dps builds. If you are looking for a more budget friendly build just swap out United in Dream for Ephimeral Edge and run Determination instead of Envy. Also 6 link shavs is not necessary you can use 5L and put clarity in the empty socket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGfCHIDXsgM&t=220s



Hardcore version: This build is made especially for hardcore but can be used for softcore purposes aswell. The build is EXTREMELY tanky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOgNQ5sU_-A



This build uses victario's influence, I would not recommend following this build unless you know what you are doing.



Min-maxed skyforth version of the build. This is for the more advanced player that knows what he is doing. This build is also very expensive and hard to setup.

In group: In the beginning of the league I usually level as full support because I level with my group all the time. If you are not certain about your groups coordination, you can always level up going damage and respec later (see Solo). It's really not fun to be left behind playing support while leveling since you won't be able to kill anything solo.

Rush for sovereignty and whispers of doom (if possible buy conqueror's efficiency and get a jewel socket). Get a 3 link with generosity + Wrath/Anger/Hatred (Choose 2 which fit best in your group). Get 2 curses from act 3 that work well with your group (ex. Ele Weakness + Flammability). If possible buy (or corrupt) a low lvl vaal haste and link with increased duration. While levelling focus on getting aura and life nodes, and eventually maybe equip a third aura on mana if possible. At around lvl 60-70 depending on your gear (4-5k ES SC or 5-7k ES on HC should be enough to start lowlvl maps), you can respec to ES and get BM keystone. In beginning of the league it's worth considering to use a high es shield instead of prism guardian to get your ES high enough to start mapping.

Solo: If you plan on lvling solo and group up with your friends in maps, you can always level with a damage spec. I generally lvl with flameblast totems or Firestorm. Just take up some fire/elemental/spell damage and life nodes and respec to support at lvl 60-70. If your looking for a more advanced lvling guide on these builds, you can always look on the forums or youtube (there should be tons).

Bare minimum tree at lvl 60-70 to start mapping: https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMDAAPuDXwOPBFQFHEVJxcvGYoajxslHNwdFB2qHb4i9CSwJbwnCyj6L28zhzW5OlJGcUlRS65V1lfJWfNca1-wYVJk52aebAttGW-ecLtyD3Kpf8aApILHgwmDtoRIhMWGYIbRjLGPGo9Gj_qTJ5uKm6GbtaEvpwinK6yqtAy4k75PvorBxcM6w23KSsrT04_ZE9lb20_fit-_4MPhiOkC6hjquuvu7Bjsg-9O8NX22vcy99f46_rS-wn-SQ==

Normal: Kill all
Cruel: Kill all or Kraitlyn if you prefer attack speed
Merci: Kill all

https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMDAQFvA-4NfA48DlwRUBRxFScXLxmKGjgajxslHNwdFB1PHaodviL0JLAlvCcLKPospi0fL28zhzQKNbk3ZjeDOlJFfkZxSbFLrkyzVdZXyVnzXGtcil-wYVJk52aeavpsC20Zb55wu3IPcql_xoCkgseDCYO2hEiExYZghtGLeox2jLGPGo9Gj_qQVZMnm6GbtZ48oS-m66cIrKq0DLcxuJO-isHFwzrDbcpKytPQH9fP2RPZW9rd20_fit-_4MPhiOL36QLqGOq66-7sGO9O74jv6_DV9tr3MvfB99f46_k3-ej60vsJ_kk=