Need help with a 2.6 traditional summoner build.

I plan on being mostly self found with a little bit of trade with low currencies. How far can I get to killing super amazing super bosses with random self found cheap gear? Btw, I haven't played since they first implemented the fancy trap dungeons. Played a few of those and got bored. Now this game seems to be picking up steam fast, so I'm excited to get back to using the lifeless husks that I command to rip apart anything in my path.