Summon Skeleton + Spectre question

First time making a summon skeleton mage with Guardian. I am liking it. I use the Mage like Totem. I drop them where I want them to be.

I read guides that uses Apes to give either Frenzy or Power charge.

My problem is

1. I barely see their charges. I read that they run out of mana so I need to give them Lifetap support?

2. Because I resummon my mages all the time, I get rid of their charges right?


If I constantly resummon, what are the good support spectres for this kind of style? The ones that do debuff? I put them meatshield as I HATE resummoning them during battle. It's impossible to cast corpses and then find the ones I want during mapping.


3. Any other good utility skills for skeletons? I don't use bone offering much. Too many buttons to click. lol

First, I noticed you said "Ape". You're using the Carnage/Host Chieftain, correct? Carnage Apes are an entirely different, lower tier, monster and don't provide the same benefits.

1) I've never had an issue with this personally. That being said, Lifetap Support would help Chieftains to cast more often and could be a solid choice.

2) Correct. Any newly summoned minion will start with 0 charges and the Chieftain(s) will need to re-apply them. When running SRS last league I used Arena Master (buffs me/minions), Pale Seraphim (debuffs enemy), and Wild Bristle Matron.

3) Bone Offering will keep you, and your minions, alive and is highly recommended. If you are looking for a more offense-based offering, try out Flesh Offering.