Today we are going to talk about a new necromancer build and we are using almost all of the new essences for it. Damage of the build is pretty nice but I think most important thing about it is using the new essences because all of the builds gets boring after a while and having something new to play with is always nice. On top of that these new summoner essences looks really cool, your whole screen will be covered with lightning effects. Now, let’s start explaining the build.
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Lightning Necromancer Build Skills
I think we can start with the skills.
First, we have Command Skeletons with 2 essences. One of them is the new head essence that summons the Stormrider Legion. When you active the skill they attack and apply shock, which will increase all lightning damage the target receives. Since our other summons use lightning attack this is quite important. On top of that command skeletons receives 80 percent increased attack speed for four point five seconds.
And the other essence we use which is an old main hand essence, increases command skeletons damage by 19 percent.
And for our next skill we are using Command Golem with 2 essences. One of them is the new main hand essence that turns our golem into Fulgur Golem which deals lightning damage for 24 seconds, when you summon the golem it deals thirty thousand damage to nearby enemies and inflicts shock effect for 3 seconds and you can command the golem to leap to a location, dealing eighteen thousand damage to enemies and inflicting shock for 3 seconds and this shock effect deals two point seven thousand damage per second and lightning damage dealt to affected enemies gets increased by fifty percent. By the way these damage numbers can be different for you. Shock effect is pretty important for this build because it buffs all the damage our summons deals to the target.
And for the other essence we are using an off hand essence, thanks to that command golem also makes nearby enemies vulnerable, causing them to take fifteen point two percent increased damage.
Next, we have Skeletal Mage with the new off hand essence. This new essence summons the Thunder Mage for 13 seconds that repeatedly casts chain lightning at enemies, dealing six point seven thousand lightning damage per enemy hit, with each cast bouncing up to five times.
And lastly we have Bone Armor which three different essences. One of them is the new chest essence. Thanks to this bone armor now generates a pulse that wreathes nearby summons in lightning for 8 seconds, during which electric links will form between affected summons that deal eleven thousand damage per second to enemies.
For my primary attack skill I’m using soul fire without any essences.
Lightning Necromancer Build Set & Legendary Items
Now, let’s check out our set items for the necromancer build.
As you can see I’m using six pieces of Shepherd’s set and for the other two pieces I’m using Shal’baas. I think this is the best setup for summoner necromancer builds. If you have other suggestions, let me know in the comments.
Now, we can go over the legendary items we are using.
- For the head piece we have Blinding Storm; Command Skeletons now summons the Stormrider Legion, who automatically teleport to and damage enemies with lightning.
- And for the chest piece we have Stormcaller’s Bones; Bone Armor now generates a pulse that wreathes your summons in lightning, causing them to form electric links between one another that damage enemies.
- For the shoulders we are using one of the old essence called Nocbrodd Skulls; Bone Armor also increases primary attack speed by twenty eight point five percent.
- And for the pants we have Graven Bulwark; Bone Armor duration increased by thirty nine percent.
- For the first main hand we have Piercehammer; Command Skeletons damage increased by nineteen percent.
- And for the off hand we have Corrosive Slab; Command Golem also makes nearby enemies vulnerable, causing them to take fifteen point two percent increased damage.
- And for the additional main hand we have Thunderhead Crook; Command Golem now summons a Fulgur Golem that deals lightning damage.
- Lastly for the additional off hand we are using Crest of the Skyfallen; Skeletal Mage now summons Thunder Mage that attack with chain lightning.
And that’s all for the essences.
Other than that we can talk about the paragon. For dungeons and raids, Weaver is the best option to use and for the point distribution first, you should max out your damage and armor penetration after that you can spend the points however you like.
If you are not interested in PVP, try to use six pieces of Vexed cursed properties and that should be enough.
That’s all for this build, if you have questions or suggestions let me know in the comments.
