[3.1] Null's Inclination Poison Necromancer (Makefile)

A 5L Null's is all that is needed for to spawn minions and auto-cast Flesh Offering.

We use Speaker's Wreath to stop our minions from killing mobs (most of the time). This also helps with the Dext requirements and scales our minions at the same time. Note that a minion poison doesn't count as a "hit", so Speaker's Wreath won't stop the poison from killing a mob. Thus, don't use poison with the Null's minions (SRS + Animate Weapon).

I use Dendrobate because it was cheap and allowed to scale my chaos + poison damage. Because of Null's, we already have to get 212 Dext and Int, so hitting 300 Dext to get the poison damage isn't much of a stretch. Also, Null's gives minion damage per 10 dext, so we get a double reward for going to 300. I do use poison with my zombies, as they get a free Lesser Poison with this armor (40% chance to poison). So my zombies can bypass Speaker's Wreath, but sometimes that is a good thing. Since Null's auto-casts Flesh Offering on my kills, I don't have many corpses available if my zombies start to die. Only a few corpses will survive this way, while giving my zombies a big boost in damage.

With 3.1, the Shaper/Elder gloves allows for a 6-7L Tornado Shot. Shaper gloves give more damage, while the Elder gloves allow for a free Poison socket. Find a cheap pair with dext on them, as you can't go wrong with either. This is my most expensive piece of gear on this character.

Maloney's Quiver is used to further scale my bow damage in conjunction with the Minion Blind Abyss jewels. With only 6% chance to blind and 40 minions, nearly every mob on the screen will be blinded. These quivers only run 2-3c for a near perfect roll. Very underrated IMO.

A Corrupted Carnage Heart w/ minion damage was used for the mix of stats, all res, and damage while leaching. Since it is a global damage mod, this gives me and my minions more damage when I am hurt. This is by no means mandatory, but I would be hard-pressed to find a better all-around option available. A minion speed Essence amulet might be better, but those would be very expensive. Most people consider a minion corruption on Carnage Heart to brick the item, so I only paid 10c for it.

Alberon's Boots are great for additional flat chaos damage and another skeleton. These by no means are mandatory, but I liked their theme. They are cheap as well.

Because our minions all have flat chaos damage, Witchfire Brew is a fantastic boost in damage. Despair aura pairs perfectly with mass minions as it gives additional flat chaos damage per hit on the cursed mobs, -chaos res, and poison scaling. Also, it gives a free smoke cloud for our Meloney's Quiver as it is a Stibnite flask.

I use a Writhing Jar to spawn a few SRS minions and cast Flesh Offering, which is great for boss damage boosts.