Fun fact: The higher your Skeleton Mastery, the cooler your skeletons will look! Skeleton Mastery increases life and damage of our most important minions, so Summoners want to max this skill alongside Raise Skeleton. The fact that this skill is available at Level 1 makes our early-game leveling tremendously easier. The Summoner's bread-and-butter summoning spell. Many players think that our minions deal the most damage but it's actually Corpse Explosion that gets the job done in the later stages of the game. Summoners don't really need additional defensive spells but Bone Armor can help a lot during leveling. We need to put 1 point into Teeth so that we can put points into Corpse Explosion. Rotating curses during leveling is of utmost importance because your minion core is quite weak at the beginning. Revived minions are benefitting from Skeleton Mastery and Summon Resist but will be way less tanky, so try to have an eye on your Revive counter on the top left of your screen.
Secondary Skills for Summonmancer NecromancerĪs strong as Corpse Explosion will be in the late-game, your summons are equally important.Īlways try to keep up the maximum amount of Skeletons and your one Golem of choice. Any survivors will be handled by your minions. You always want to have monsters on your screens debuffed by either Amplify Damage or Decrepify so that you can blow them up with Corpse Explosion. In terms of regular skill use, only Corpse Explosion and Amplify Damage are needed in the later stages of the game. Primary Skills for Summonmancer Necromancer +Energy and other Mana modifiers on items should and eventually will suffice.
Heart of the Oak and Spirit come to mind, but it's also exclusive items like Trang-Ouls Claws or Arachnid Mesh that make Summonmancers work exceptionally well in late-game content. The best items a Summonmancer can wear are the ones that combine the two mentioned modifiers. Additionally, +FCR (Faster Cast Rate) is incredibly important for both damage and overall gameplay smoothness. High flexibility regarding Monster ImmunitiesĪpart from the ever-so-overpowered Enigma body armor, Bone Necromancers mostly rely on a whole lot of +Skills modifiers to get the job done.The minion-heavy playstyle combined with the insane damage potential of Corpse Explosion provides a very safe and truly unique ARPG experience for both beginners and veterans. The Summonmancer became one of Diablo 2's most iconic character builds over the years. Overview Stats Skills Charms Mercenary Equipmentīuild Overview for Summonmancer Necromancer This Build Guide will cover topics such as Build Overview, Stat Points, Skill Points, Charms, Mercenary, and Gear recommendations. Welcome to the Build Guide for the Summoner Necromancer in Diablo II: Resurrected, who combines the usage of different types of minions and curses to defeat the servants of Hell.