[3.2] Notwisted's Chained Necro Hybrid. OG build. FULL GUIDE! FLOOD THE ATLAS

We use the new unique



to create an army of our Animated Guardian's weapon (AGW). (just like the animate weapon gem) These weapons populate the map at a rate of:

1x every monster killed by the animated guardian

and

10% chance when the animated guardian's weapon's kill other monsters.

Suffice to say we get AGW's A LOT :P. BUT this wasn't enough for me. I needed more and I have always been interested in


So I did some testing and we CAN use both the chest and dancing duo in the same setup.

NOTE :
I have recently moved away from the dancing duo in the build. While we do get exceptional clear speed with it... it just isn't viable for us to push end game content (the ultimate goal of this build).

We make use of
these give us reliable AGW spawn when we have only a few AGW's and AG near us.
Good times to use the flasks:
- at the very start of a map.
- right before we fight a boss. (don't forget that animate weapon has a limited time on the map)
- when we need life/mana.

We are looking to spawn as many AGW's as possible. Before we enter a map we need at a minimum animate guardian spawned and equipped. (see "animated guardian setup" section for gearing).

Now, when we enter the map use a flask charge, you have 2 chances to spawn AGW. I feel like 3/4 AGW's is a comfortable start of a map.

After we have the AGW's up we start running the map.

As we don't attack our job is to debuff the enemy while our army smashes them to pieces.

The name of the game now is speed! we need to clear the map without stopping. I almost never stop unless I spot a very nice drop. (The way the minion AI works is defensively (read passively) they will be more likely to follow you when you run around a pack than to agro new targets. We overcome this in two ways:

- Moving quickly to mobs as the duo's clear in front of us (following method)
- We hit a target forcing the minion AI to actively target it. Cursing a target will also work this way. (brute method)

Now we have a decent Ehp pool but it's not ideal. we will still take lethal damage if not careful. For this, I use, whirling blades // fortify and CwDT 1 // immortal call 3 setup

If you don't already have some AGW's before entering a boss room use a few flasks to get some up.

The name of the game is spawning minions and run/whirling blades around cursing and spirit offering every few seconds to keep the dmg up and increase our own survivability with spirit offering. I only rip to a boss because I'm not standing where I need to be when I need to be there.

We are more or less a glorified Aurabot for our minions. You can get "#% increased Minion Damage if you've used a Minion Skill Recently" on the abyss jewels. Spirit offering really help's here. Basically, we run around with the minions casting spirit offering and cursing everything we see. Easy job.

THE CHEST DOES NOT NEED TO BE 6 LINKED AND WILL ACT AS IF IT WAS EVEN IF IT IS JUST 6 SOCKETED!


~50c for a 6S and 5c for the cheapest non 6s

Priority: HIGHEST

NEW ITEMS HERE:
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Basically gives our minions a great DPS boost Awesome leech rates AND poison to help with that heavy boss clear.

HIGH BUDGET ~6ex (cheaper to buy the severed in sleep ~8c and use a blessing on it ~5ex)

BUDGET
Severed in sleep works until we can afford an upgrade. ~8c
Or

Ultra Budget ~1c
(nice dps increase as long as we hit recently.)

Priority: HIGH

Offhand:
So we are now running Necromantic Aegis which opens options up for us. also allows shield charge instead of whirling blades for those of you that prefer it.

HIGH BUDGET

~80c
This is BiS Massive dps increase. also, block chance is great for minion survivability
BUDGET
~1 alch
This is a decent alternative until we can afford the lyco. Charge generation is very helpful!
Priority: MEDIUM

Bone Helm
Is BIS with the implicit. We need ilvl 83 and elder influenced to get +3 minion gems and the lvl20 minion skills. We can use any helm though so long as we hit the desired mods. (this base is ~ 7 ex NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BUDGET)

Mods we want:
+# to Level of Socketed Minion Gems.
Socketed Gems are supported by Level # Minion Damage /
Minions deal #% increased Damage (lvl 20 is T1 but we can work with lvl 16 as well).
Socketed Gems are supported by Level # Minion Life /
Minions have #% increased maximum Life (lvl 20 is T1 but we can work with lvl 16 as well).
Life/ES.
Str/Dex.

Budget ver:
~30 chaos
OR go very budget and drop the +# to Level of Socketed Minion Gems
~1 alch

High Budget Ver:
Anywhere from 50c - 20 ex

Priority: HIGH
(This is where we put our Animated guardian. The pseudo 6L is incredibly helpful. Minion Gems is also VERY helpful, even +1 with an empower 3 makes a MASSIVE difference in AG survivability (something we REALLY want.) especially with the top end gear needed for the very late game.)

Rare gloves

Mods we want:
Res
ES/life
Dex/Str (whichever is needed more)

everything else is open to you.

Budget:
~6c

High budget:
~40c

Priority: Medium

Stygian vise is BIS for the abyss jewel Getting one with res is VERY helpful so we don't have to cover res with our rings / ammy)

Mods we want:
Res
ES/life
Dex/Str

Budget:
~10c

High budget:
~2 ex

Priority: Medium

190% / 90 Life is a max rolled, aim for as high as you can afford.
(Link and price in the 1st section of the gear guide)

Priority: HIGHEST

Mods we want:
Res
ES/Life
Str/Dex
Movespeed

Budget:
~2 alch

High budget:
~1 ex

Priority: Medium

Mods we want:
Str/Dex
ES/life
Essence option(s) - Essence of Fear for minion movement speed % (not needed)

I'm not going to link The rings or AMMY for this guide as it really does depend on the items you have as to whether you need res on them or can go for straight stats (stats is needed and better)

Get unset rings if you need sockets for your aura's

I like

as it covers a much needed hole in our defenses by stopping freeze.
~1c


Priority: Medium/Low (might be needed for stats)

Mods we want:
Str/Dex
ES/life
Essence option(s) - Essence of Fear for minion movement speed % (not needed)
- Essence of Insanity for #% chance to Recover 10% of Maximum Mana when you use a Skill(hard to get)
- Essence of Horror for #% increased effect of Fortify on You (also hard to get)

Again I'm not going to link Ammy's here as they need to be tailored to the build.
Priority: Medium/Low (might be needed for stats)

The Writhing Jar - ~3c We use this to keep the rampage active / start a rampage when necessary (Need 4 TWJ's. Aim for 16/40 charges used.)
Priority: High
The Overflowing Chalice - ~1c We use this for fast Charge generation in certain circumstances.
Priority: Low
Divination Distillate ~3 alch Some MF, Hybrid flask, and we get overlapped res. The flask can be tricky to keep track of.
Priority: Low
Coruscating Elixir ~2c Utility use of CI in close call situations. (basically our answer to high chaos dmg)
Priority: Medium

These are definitely open for change and you can run any flask you like. Just note that we dont do any real attacks of our own so flask that gives us dodge/armour/move speed/res help us more than anything.

Abyss Jewels:
Mods we want:
ES/life
Minions deal # to # additional Physical Damage
Minions have #% chance to Blind on Hit with Attacks (defensive)
Minions have #% chance to Taunt on Hit with Attacks (defensive)
Minions have #% increased Attack Speed / Minions have #% increased Cast Speed (offensive)
Minions Regenerate #% Life per second (nice QOL)
Minions Leech #% of Damage as Life (QOL)
Minions have #% increased Movement Speed (QOL)
Minions have #% increased maximum Life ( Very nice QOL)
Minions have +#% to all Elemental Resistances (defensive / slightly recommended)
Minions have +#% to Chaos Resistance (Rare. big defensive mod)
Minions have #% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you or your Minions have Killed Recently (offensive)
#% increased Minion Damage if you've used a Minion Skill Recently (nice QOL offensive)

NOTE: These mod's are not in any order. It's up to you to pick and choose what you feel like is most needed. "Minions deal # to # additional Physical Damage" is flat and so is scalled the best with our %extra minion dmg nodes/mods on gear and "#% increased Minion Damage if you've used a Minion Skill Recently".

Jewels:
Mods we want:
#% increased maximum Life
#% increased maximum Energy Shield (cobalt only)
#% increased Minion Damage (cobalt only)
Minions have #% increased maximum Life (cobalt only)
Minions have +#% Chance to Block (cobalt only)
Minions have +#% to all Elemental Resistances (cobalt only)

Watcher's Eye Mod's
If you are doing the Hybrid build these are some decent mods for a watcher's eye:

Discipline:

- (1.5-2.5)% of Maximum Energy Shield Regenerated per Second while affected by Discipline
- (20-30)% increased Energy Shield Recovery Rate while affected by Discipline
- (30-40)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge while affected by Discipline
- +(20-30) Energy Shield gained for each Enemy Hit while affected by Discipline (This is VERY situational and is my least recommended mod for Discipline, we only hit with blade fall.)

Haste:

- (30-50)% increased cooldown recovery speed of Movement Skills used while affected by Haste (nice moveskill speed)
- You have Phasing while affected by Haste
- Unaffected by Temporal Chains while affected by Haste (can be nice and is cheap)

Vitality:

- (100-140) Life Regenerated per Second while affected by Vitality
- +(20-30) Life gained for each Enemy Hit while affected by Vitality (VERY situational. We only hit with blade fall)
- (50-70)% increased Life Recovery from Flasks while affected by Vitality (least recommended)
- (20-30)% increased Life Recovery Rate while affected by Vitality

Once again I will not post a link/price in this section as it is VERY build/style dependent. (i like the flat phys and some leech on abyss jewels.

At 80 we have 6 tree sockets and 1 belt socket. (i think it's worth investing in at least 1 cobalt %life/%es jewel.)

Body Armour:


Weapon (main hand):


Sheild (off hand):


Helmet:


Gloves:


Belt:


Boots:


Rings:


Amulet:

Chest:


Boots:


Gloves:


Helmet:


Weapon (main hand):


Weapon (off hand):

If you cannot afford at least lvl2 Empower then swap it for



for bosses, we swap GMP for



this setup along with 2



should be enough to carry you all the way to guardians let alone level to 70.