can someone take a look at my LoD Skeletal Mage Necro? https://eu.diablo3.com/en/profile/Barahir-2600/hero/124796370
I have only recently changed her gear from Rathma + Jesseth sets to LoD and shortly after could clear GR105, which would grant me a position in top 300 US, but is “only” #383 in EU leaderboard.
Nevertheless, I have a feeling that, aside from more augments, there is more potential to improve the gear.
I’m also not that well versed in Necro Builds, so any advice is appreciated.
Well, you should be wearing the Reapers Wraps. Also run with Illusory Boots instead of Stuart’s. You don’t need Extended Servitude. You can replace that with Blood is Power. The Parthans don’t do you any good TBH. Frozen is not stunned. Flavor of Time > Haunted Visions.
Edit: You can wear Andarials Visage with Physical & socket. Physical damage > 6%cc then cube Leoric’s Crown even though that crown you have is pretty smexy.
As stated before, I’m not that familiar with Necro Builds.
So I’m wondering why Extended Servitude is not needed, as it extends the duration of the mages to 12.5 seconds, which should reduce the need to regain essence?!
I see some of the builds in the leaderboard making use of Extended Servitude, others don’t.
It’s kind of a preference thing. I like to run without it because of Razeth’s Volition so the mages will leave corpses more often that you can devour, that spawn health globes, that replenish essence faster. The extended duration from CoNE is enough to run without it, IMO.
You probably now but let me write again for other players: You can also use a Wizard Torso: “Tal Rasha’s Relentless Pursuit” in this LoD Skeletal Mage build for more Attack Speed.
Yes you can, but if you have Tasker & Theo at any %, the attack speed from Tals chest won’t get you to another break point, so you’re better off using Requiem.
Skele mage doesn’t have atk spd breakpoints last time I researched. And d3planner seems to suggest the same. TnT will boost skele mage’s attack speed, but any attack speed players have on gear will simply be a straight dmg boost to skele mage (as pets dmg comes from player’s sheet dmg, and IAS increasing sheet dmg).
Didn’t do the number crunching, but yes, I believe Requiem is still better.
Ok, started to make changes to my LoD Skele Mage Necromancer by crafting new Wraps, changing the cube’s armor slot to Hexing Pants and augmenting weapon, breastplate and the wraps.
This helped me advance from GR105 in 11:40 to GR109 in 11:52 and currently rank #272 in EU leaderboards. US boards rank would be around #130.
GR110 right now feels like a wall because I die too fast.
But I think after augmenting more pieces and finding a good Andariels, good Illusory boots and a fitting necklace I should be able to break through that wall.
/edit 2020-05-28:
Well, 110 done in 10:31, currently granting me position 241 on EU leaderboards. A few more augments, a different phylactery with additional +15% to Skel. Mages, and some more PLevels, made it possible.
