[3.9] Pure Phys Skeletons & Friends Necromancer — Beginner/SSF/Budget Build

If I'm using Spirit Offering full time for defense, is there a different support then Brutality I should be using to take advantage of SO's Physical to Extra Chaos?

My current skeleton link is Summon Skeletons - Feeding Frenzy - Minion Damage - Brutality - Ruthless - Melee Physical. Like some previous posters I found Ruthless to be superior to Melee Splash in yellow maps and above.

the first SSF HC kill of 32 watch stoned awakenere was with a modified pure phys skele build (was changed the tree to have tons of spell block) so yea phys skellies can forsure kill awakener (was by lightee7 yesterday night) https://www.twitch.tv/videos/523536971

I'm enjoying a lot this build, thanks and congrats, it's a very good and complete guide.
Just want to say one thing. Please add to your guide, an explanation about how to select the right corpse (the option in the UI), because it took me soooome time to learn about. I think it will help a lot, new summoners.

Very good guide, congrats.

Hi 1st time summoner this league with your guide. absolutly loving it destroying everything and still havnt hit a wall destroying everything in seconds. but my friend who previously has played a summoner wont stop saying the guide is bad for not using a animate guardian and some auros like hatred?

i personally dont care im happy because i destroy stuff.

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Bamburo wrote:

Hi 1st time summoner this league with your guide. absolutly loving it destroying everything and still havnt hit a wall destroying everything in seconds. but my friend who previously has played a summoner wont stop saying the guide is bad for not using a animate guardian and some auros like hatred?

i personally dont care im happy because i destroy stuff.

Hatred is a really bad idea for the build. Really bad.
1.) We're Mind Over Matter, so our Mana is like additional life. We don't want to reserve it.
2.) Brutality is on all the minions we want attacking and makes them deal no elemental damage.

So, you just reserved a portion of your "life" for no effect. You could deal with both of the problems above, but then you're probably running a different build.

And Animate Guardian isn't the worst idea, but I personally find it to be not worth the investment. It's still too squishy, especially in a boss-focused league, and I can't be bothered to get multiples of the uniques to make it worth it.

I'm probably going to grab some shield to deal with some of the more rippy map mods.

Spell block/maximum life or anyone has any other good ideas?

Damage really is fine, I'm sitting at around 300k per skeleton but I do feel too squishy.

what should i be looking to upgrade next? bit stuck atm. Also, do you think my current gear is enough for the new buffed shaper?

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bluesylph wrote:

I'm probably going to grab some shield to deal with some of the more rippy map mods.

Spell block/maximum life or anyone has any other good ideas?

Damage really is fine, I'm sitting at around 300k per skeleton but I do feel too squishy.

Saffell's Frame or Ahn's Heritage are easy to get defensive shields

Would a 5-linked +1 Skele/Zombies chest with good life, resist, mana beat out a Tabula? Thanks in advanced!

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Would a 5-linked +1 Skele/Zombies chest with good life, resist, mana beat out a Tabula? Thanks in advanced!

Beat out the defenses of a Tabula? Yes. Beat out the damage of a 6-link? No.