[3.15] SKELEMANCER (Skeletons Summoner) 2021 Necromancer Build. 15M DPS. SSF + VIDEO GUIDE

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Kaw wrote:

I was looking for a good skeleton guide for 3.7 and found this, but it raised a few questions for me.
I have played a few minion builds in the past. Never did uber elder with it, but all other content is done.
I noticed a few things playing minion builds:
1. Minion Movement Speed is a big part of the clear speed when you use skeletons.
2. Aura's are not very useful because in late end game you try to offscreen stuff with your minions and they are almost always out of range.

Therefore I would prefer to play with Queen's Escape, drop Necro Aegis and Commander of Darkness and go instead for Soul Weaver for the 100% Spectre Life.
By dropping the part of the tree for Necro Aegis you get a few extra passive nodes: invest them in minion life too. This way your frenzy and power charge apes will not die. Especially if you combine them with the guardian in a +2-+3 helmet with extra minion life, the minion life support gem and empower.

Curses are only needed on bosses because other stuff dies fast anyway so any manual casting of a curse is manageable.

For minion damage the new timeless jewels create an interesting option to invest in. I personally found a 320% minion damage jewel that I use now. Therefor any other passive skill point with just 10%-15% minion damage or minion damage on gear can be skipped.

Now you can fully concentrate on getting your defenses in working order and buy minion movement speed jewelry for the last drop of clear speed.
I think this way the build becomes more enjoyable and still has the same DPS potential for bosses.

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fizbanger wrote:

Any changes for 3.8?