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

Is pure phys just better then having auras and stuff for your mininos?
Im curious. Obviously I want to cap my resistances but should I consider the last ascendancy node first? As I look through people's gear it seems like everyone isnt capped. Is this due to Bone Barrier? Just want to make sure before I go investing in gear that I may not need.
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chaelp wrote:
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gibtuck wrote:
gear


Great build so far, with my current gear I'm seeing 1.2M DPS, which is nuts. Found the sceptres while leveling. I'm wondering what uber min-maxed version of this looks like, after you get the +1/Minion Damage Convoking Wands, and some Fear essence Jewelry/Annoints, what's left to push the limit for this aside from 21/23 gems? Would a Shaper or Elder chest with +X to base crit be good? Or the Level 1 Maim support, assuming we can still get that from one of the conqueror influences?


1. Crit on shaped/elder chests wont effect your minions.
2. Supported by maim on chests no longer rolls.


RIP, was just poking around poedb.tw and saw that. So I suppose the route to go is just a fat + Life/+% Life chest (hope to hit either +1 Active or +1 support on an influence base) with the +1 Skelly craft, then just focus on getting the Awakened Support gems.

I don't have POB on this computer, but I'm thinking the non-phys route with Grip of the Council/Hatred could have more damage. Anyone mathed out a 4W Triad Grip for this, is that better than straight phys after dropping brutatilty?
this is my items so far.
what would you advise to spend my 1.5ex on?

After some thinking im gonna start metamorph with this build. Looks really good and its my first time playing Summoner, so im gonna try and make it work.
how does Raise Spectre - Meat Shield - Blood Magic use lots of mana? I can only use 2 Carnage Chieftains at the moment but I have a full mana pool, when do they use mana?
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wizfor wrote:
how does Raise Spectre - Meat Shield - Blood Magic use lots of mana? I can only use 2 Carnage Chieftains at the moment but I have a full mana pool, when do they use mana?


The spectres themselves have a small mana pool, socketing BM to the Spectre forces them to cast their ability with their life pool instead.
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gibtuck wrote:
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wizfor wrote:
how does Raise Spectre - Meat Shield - Blood Magic use lots of mana? I can only use 2 Carnage Chieftains at the moment but I have a full mana pool, when do they use mana?


The spectres themselves have a small mana pool, socketing BM to the Spectre forces them to cast their ability with their life pool instead.


So if I add another link to the spectre (for example: Raise Spectre - Meat Shield - Blood Magic - Minion Damage), the Spectre might kill themselves?
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gibtuck wrote:
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wizfor wrote:
how does Raise Spectre - Meat Shield - Blood Magic use lots of mana? I can only use 2 Carnage Chieftains at the moment but I have a full mana pool, when do they use mana?


The spectres themselves have a small mana pool, socketing BM to the Spectre forces them to cast their ability with their life pool instead.


Oh wow good to know, ty
Hey, what about using bone helmet + 3 with 20 % increase minion dmg, life and good res ? Would not be better than the proposed helmets ?

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