[3.14] Odif's Old Obsolete Skel Mage Guide, New one is in a new thread
" Hrm, that might actually be more dps than +1 all gems. Hard to say, as +1 all skill gems also boosts auras, the defense from offering, etc. But off the top of my head 63% increased damage and 5% double is better. | |
" It is possible that one of the many auras granted to Breathstealer, in Rituals, when we have 5-10 dead rares at our feet is messing up EE. Who cares, with 5-10 auras, the skels are godly. And if we dont have lots of auras, its not a problem for EE. Either way, the gloves are CRAZY good this league because of how they perform in Rituals. | |
" I see..I think. I did NOT know that breath stealers gave us auras...I haven't put mine on yet because I don't have the chromes to color them :( The only version of this build I saw...the player had channeling and Winter Orb...which confused me because I thought that would make the mobs have MORE defense vs. cold.......... but then someone just mentioned Storm Brand here. Forgive my ignorance. | |
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Found this too.. Not sure if the increased crits and damage works with Skeletons but for sure the 30% reduced soul gain duration Last edited by Oxtov on Jan 25, 2021, 2:45:05 PM
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Man I love this build. It was my league starter, and I have respecced my witch twice, but both times ended up coming back to mage skelemancy. It performs so consistently on such a budget that I'm using it to slowly fund my endgame zoomer. But I'm still going to keep skeletons around for Blight, Metamortph, and bossing.
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What do you think about Fleshcrafter? is it worth?
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/PrQpqGqiL/ | |
" It's tough to get Breathstealer where you need it since it's STR DEX gear. I had to burn through allll of my currency to get the colors 2B2R, and I ran out of links. It wants to 4 link it right away. to get the exact combo is nutty. AND the problem is you would think it would be easier to get the 3 link then Chrome out the colors properly - but you will never get that because of all the combos and the gear affinity. It was a PITA. I had to work without my Flame Dash for a few maps before I could vendor it up again. However - yeah Breathstealer is a game-changer. I didn't even have time to mouseover each aura to see what it did. I think my IC kicked off once on the main boss. Never really felt I was in any danger, but I still kept on Bone Offering. https://ibb.co/Vt4Wf1s https://ibb.co/yFW8Xbp https://ibb.co/3ybPMfJ | |
" This one would concern me because you would stall out your CWDT IC. Trading some damage for your high level 3 gem major protection mechanism.. personally, I wouldn't do it. | |
" I wasn't quite ready for a Blight map, even level 1. I Chiselded it once and hit a Transmute. I know I couldn't have handled an alch. :) Allllmost made it. 12 seconds left on the 3 min timer. I should have run it plain. There was an absolute truckload of activity. I wasn't able to come close to finishing a Blight map last time I played a Necro. | |
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Loving this build. Thanks for putting it together Odif.
I am looking to upgrade some of my gear and I'm looking at getting a Convoking Wand with +1 spell skill and also minion damage. I want to confirm if the wand just says "X% increased projectile speed" this does NOT apply to my mages, right? |
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