[3.10] Gryph's Volatile Dead Necromancer || Fun, Medium Budget, Tanky, Millions of DPS

Those rings are wow!!!!!!

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Daibom wrote:

Those rings are wow!!!!!!

The Assassin's Mark ring was a lucky alt spam into regal. The Life on Spell hit was crafted by spamming Pristine + Frigid (i really needed cold resistance). Swap out Frigid for any of the other elemental fossils for a higher chance at a specific resistance or a prismatic fossil if you want a higher chance at any resistance.

you have 4 CWDT setups. Howd you manage the mana reservation for your aura's?

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Daibom wrote:

you have 4 CWDT setups. Howd you manage the mana reservation for your aura's?

I do not use Herald of Ice, it just rolled on the ring with the rest of it. I have 18% reduced mana reserved on tree. I sustain my mana through 13% damage gained as mana (the life and mana catalysts raise the 6% you can craft up to 7 btw)

I see. Thats awesome!


Question: i noticed you have culling strike. Can you suggest how i rearrange my own skill gems (i think my setup and gear is 1 or 2 pages before this) and tell me where i can slot that in (if it helps).

Thank you.

update:

bought the following and it makes a significant difference (the spell crit chance and the Assassins Mark Curse)






And added Culling Strike (removed Clarity)

still had to max the fire resists for the wise oak flask to have an effect.

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redragonblack wrote:

Well this build has been an absolute blast. I've been able to beat every boss in the game: A8 Sirus, Uber Elder, Shaper, and Aul deathless with it. The only things left to do is to "Suffixes can't be changed", wipe prefixes on chest and proceed to slam for high life or ES and craft. Double corrupt gloves. Can't fit in an Aul's uprising without reshuffling most of my gear sadly.

As for medium and small jewels here is what I used:

Probably could reallocate and min max the tree some more to fit in a large jewel cluster but the way I have it now is good enough.

Thanks again Gryph for the build!

Can you please post you POB? I am having issues with my damage atm.

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Kilmikie wrote:

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redragonblack wrote:

Well this build has been an absolute blast. I've been able to beat every boss in the game: A8 Sirus, Uber Elder, Shaper, and Aul deathless with it. The only things left to do is to "Suffixes can't be changed", wipe prefixes on chest and proceed to slam for high life or ES and craft. Double corrupt gloves. Can't fit in an Aul's uprising without reshuffling most of my gear sadly.

As for medium and small jewels here is what I used:

Probably could reallocate and min max the tree some more to fit in a large jewel cluster but the way I have it now is good enough.

Thanks again Gryph for the build!

Can you please post you POB? I am having issues with my damage atm.

i second this :)

Since this is a popular build here, I Just wanted to share my gameplay tips while leveling post 90. My objective is to reach lvl 98 or even a 100. Some info: Im not part of a guild and play purely solo. So i dont have the benefit of groups or aura bots.

Wanted to say the playstyle of this build suits me perfectly. its smooth and the screen just explodes with stuff. Its noisy, flashy and the bass from the explosions is great.

anyway here are my tips which I learned the hard way as deaths post level 93 are very expensive (maps, time, chisels, chaos and alch orbs)

1. Aside from the No reflect maps, Never do Nemesis or Bloodline mod maps. the cast on death ground effects of some of these packs are murderous and you have to be on the money all the time to avoid them . Which begs the question why stress myself even further in the long grind of levels?

2. If you have any doubts about doing a "phasing" map boss and there are many of those...just dont do it. Use another character to wipe the floor with those guys and save your hard earned exp. trust me...i second guessed myself many times as I was too lazy to switch characters and paid the price too often.

3. Try not to run thru packs of mobs but to the side of them. Helps avoid most of the melee attacks and we are very squishy.

4. Avoid at all costs those pesky "porcupine" mobs that shoot out splinters when they die. I hate those. With a passion. They just massacre me when I least expect it. I see them and exit the map and accept the loss of the map.

5. Suicides happen a lot especially when you arent paying attention. So yeah. I have had over 50 suicides in my journey post 93. Super painful and I pulled out a lot of hair in frustration.

6. Dont use a Headhunter. For some reason in some random encounters, you will get a monster buff (i dont know which as the damn buffs dont have any names that I can read fast enough) that will make you suicide. Learned this the hard way. Its FUN when you speed up a lot and have lots of HP and grow in size...but the randomness of the suicides isnt worth it.

7. I dont kill the fun bosses until after I have newly leveled up. For obvious reasons where I dont have to worry about dying and the loss of any exp. Though you still need a TON of DPS from this char to do them (which is what I am asking for tips on even until now)

8. Maps with doors that you have to open are clunky and clunkyness can lead to deaths.

9. If you're gonna fight a map boss (preferably one inside an arena)...refill your flasks first in your hideout as we dont have much DPS and the fights do take longer. In fact, i always place a portal right when i enter the arena before the boss aggros...so i have a quick escape route.

10. On the last 15% to 10% of the level....when your palms are sweaty and stress is mounting...dont juice up your maps. just do em plain.....you will need a few more but there are less chances of getting that nasty one shot from a pack. and the packs are smaller.


Im no expert in gear, skills or passive trees but the tips above have kept me going and I do intend to hit 98 by hook or by crook with this build. I am not a speed runner do i have a support group feeding me juiced maps. this is all pure grindage.

Can anyone check my build ? i haev great fun playing this but damage and survive ability seem to lack vs bosses liek sirius and delirium bosses any help welcome !