So today I finally got my Necromancer leveled up decently and figured I’d share what gear actually works right now, ’cause man, trying stuff out is half the battle. Lemme tell ya what I went through.
Starting With Hot Garbage
First off, I slapped on whatever legendary drops I had kicking around. My minions felt like paper, died faster than flies near Raid insect spray. Honestly embarrassing stuff. I died more times than I care to admit just doing basic Helliquary stuff. Felt totally useless. Needed a change, fast.
The Farming Grind Begins
Hit up Forgotten Tower like it was my part-time job. Seriously, probably ran it twenty times, easy. Got lucky with a headpiece drop – Skullveil Shroud. This thing? Makes your skeletons actually kinda sticky, like honey traps for enemies. Suddenly they weren’t just decoration! Still died if something big breathed on ’em though.
Next up, needed my mages hitting harder. Camped out in Pit of Anguish. Took ages, but scored the Rotspur shoulders. Boom! Mage shots turned into poison bombs. Started melting trash mobs way faster. Still struggled with elites.
Putting Pieces Together
Okay, feeling a bit better now. Minions lasted longer, Mages poisoned stuff. But the real game-changer? Finding the Blighted Robes chest piece. This bad boy makes your Command Skeletons ability toxic too. Now when I tell ’em to swarm an Elite or Boss? Hot damn, poison everywhere! Big chunks of health just disappearin’. Felt powerful for the first time.
Rounded it out with the Essence boost offhand – the Horadric Bestiary one. More juice for my bone spear and skills. Plus, got some legs boosting Golem damage when skeletons are out. Why? ‘Cause more bodies equals more chaos! Just a wall of undead soaking hits and vomiting poison.
What Finally Clicked
After tweaking gems (mostly boosting minion life and attack speed) and switching skills to focus purely on minion swarming and poison synergy, here’s what’s actually kicking ass right now:
- Helm: Skullveil Shroud (Skeleton Taunt) – Keeps heat off me.
- Shoulders: Rotspur (Poison Mage Bombs) – DOT city!
- Chest: Blighted Robes (Poison Command Skeletons) – Turns skeles into poison needles.
- Legs:
Something buffing Golem when skeletons are active.
- Main Hand:
Balanced Blade (Corpse Explosion Chains).
- Off Hand:
Horadric Bestiary (Extra Essence) – More spells!
- Set:
Shepherd’s Call to Wolves – Anything boosting minion damage.
Playstyle is braindead simple now: Spawn skeles and mage, run around like a maniac, point Command Skeletons at anything beefy, watch the poison melt it while minions tank. Bone Spear to poke stragglers. Honestly? It’s a beautiful mess of green poison clouds and angry little skeletons. Finally feels strong and fun. Farming dungeons solo is a breeze now. Proud of this setup!
