Znec for Rathma 2man/3man/4man Push build

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by GillyG last updated Jan 11, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Bone Spear Crystallization
- Bone Spear
Cost: 20 Essence

Summon a piercing projectile that causes 500% weapon damage as Physical to all enemies it passes through.
Crystallization

Each enemy hit has their attack speed reduced by 20% and your attack speed is increased by 3% for 3 seconds stacking up to 10 times.

Bone Spear's damage turns into Cold.
Corpse Lance Brittle Touch
- Corpse Lance
Target an enemy to summon projectiles from nearby corpses that cause 1750% weapon damage as Physical to the target.
Brittle Touch

Enemies become brittle increasing their chance to be crit by 5% for 5 seconds each time they are hit with Corpse Lance.

Corpse Lance's damage turns into Cold.
Frailty Early Grave
- Frailty
Cost: 10 Essence

A crippling curse that kills enemies with less than 15% health. Lasts 30 seconds.
Early Grave

Triggers at 18% life but costs 10% of your life.
Land of the Dead Frozen Lands
- Land of the Dead
Cooldown: 120 seconds

All corpse skills can be used at will for 10 seconds.
Frozen Lands

Enemies in the Land of the Dead are periodically frozen.
Devour Cannibalize
- Devour
Consume corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.
Cannibalize

Each corpse consumed also restores 3% health.
Command Skeletons Enforcer
- Command Skeletons
Cost: 50 Essence

Active: Command your skeletal minions to attack the target and increase their damage against it by 50%.

Passive: Raise skeletons from the ground every 2 seconds to a max of 7 skeletons. Skeletal minions deal 50% weapon damage as Physical per attack.
Enforcer

Reduces the active Essence cost to 25.

Life from Death
- Life from Death
Consuming a corpse has a chance to spawn a health globe.
Blood is Power
- Blood is Power
After cumulatively losing 100% of your maximum Life, all ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. This effect cannot reduce an ability's cooldown more than once for each time that ability is used.
Final Service
- Final Service
When you take lethal damage, you are sustained preventing all damage for 4 seconds. In addition, you consume minions to heal for 10% of your Life per minion. This effect cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds.
Rathma's Shield
- Rathma's Shield
You cannot lose Life for 4 seconds after using Land of the Dead, Army of the Dead, or Simulacrum.

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into this item by 75–100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–26 Dexterity

+18–26 Strength

+18–26 Intelligence
Pestilence Defense

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Halcyon's Ascent

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

One of 6 Magic Properties (varies)

When you use Vengeance, you mesmerize nearby enemies with your skill, causing them to jump uncontrollably for 6–8 seconds.

When you use Wrath of the Berserker, you mesmerize nearby enemies with your skill, causing them to jump uncontrollably for 6–8 seconds.

When you use Archon, you mesmerize nearby enemies with your skill, causing them to jump uncontrollably for 6–8 seconds.

When you use Big Bad Voodoo, you mesmerize nearby enemies with your skill, causing them to jump uncontrollably for 6–8 seconds.

When you use Epiphany, you mesmerize nearby enemies with your skill, causing them to jump uncontrollably for 6–8 seconds.

When you use Akarat's Champion, you mesmerize nearby enemies with your skill, causing them to jump uncontrollably for 6–8 seconds.
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

While above 90 - 95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Pestilence Gloves

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Vigilante Belt

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Reduces cooldown of all skills by 3.0–5.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
Pestilence Incantations

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Illusory Boots

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+10–12% Movement Speed
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Oculus Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Chance to create an area of focused power on killing a monster. Damage is increased by 70 - 85% while standing in the area.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
Pig Sticker

Legendary Dagger

38.25 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

+15 - 30% Damage to Beasts
+15 - 30% Damage to Humans
Squeal!
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Stormshield

Legendary Shield

1060 - 1259 Armor

Primary Stats

+19 - 24% Chance to Block
0 - 0 Block Amount

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25000 - 30000%
Reduces damage from elites by 0 - 4.5%
+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements
Reduces damage from elites by 4 - 5%
Reduces damage from melee attacks by 400%
+8% Chance to Block

+ 2 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: Vit Pickup Radius
Shoulders
- Pestilence Defense
- Stat Priority: Vit Pickup Radius CDR
Amulet
- Halcyon's Ascent
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR AS Socket
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: Vit Pickup Radius
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius
Hands
- Pestilence Gloves
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR Pickup Radius AS
Waist
- Vigilante Belt
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Pestilence Incantations
- Stat Priority: Vit Pickup Radius
Feet
- Illusory Boots
- Stat Priority: Vit Pickup Radius
Rings
- Oculus Ring
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: AS Reduced Resource Cost CDR
Weapon
- Pig Sticker
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR AS
Offhand
- Stormshield
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR

Legendary Gems
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
  All enemies you poison take 10% increased damage from all sources and deal 10% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Invigorating Gemstone
  Invigorating Gemstone
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Each hit done increases healing received by 1% for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.

Kanai's Cube

Lost Time

Legendary Phylactery

Primary Stats

+1.471363E-43 Maximum Damage

Secondary Stats

Your cold skills reduce the movement speed of enemies by 30%. In addition, your movement speed is increased by 8 - 10% for 5 seconds. Maximum 5 stacks.
One of 1 Magic Properties (varies)
+1.443337E-43 Minimum Damage

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Lost Time
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

200 - 220 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%
+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20 - 30% increased damage for 6 seconds.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Strongarm Bracers
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Try and get as much attack speed/ cool down/ and resource cost reduction as possible. Same basic build as other znecs out there but some small changes to optimize the Rathmas damage output. Thanks to all the previous builds for znecs out there.

Advantages of this build(as with all other znec builds incorporating brittle touch) is that the Rathma necro can go a bit more defensive and High Cool down. Znecros can stack Crit Chance on the mobs manually (so the Rathma necro can go low CC and opt for more cool down/defense). The attack speed will help you hit Higher breakpoints on your corpse lance to stack cc on each mob. You will gain movement speed from the lost time off hand while also slowing the mobs continually(procs the Rathmas Bane of the trapped gem). For all the above reason you will not need to use iceblink and while using Invigorating gemstone for healing and 100% immunity to crowd control effects allowing you to have better cool down along with being able to take more damage due to the healing bonus. Invigorating gemstone and Lost time are the main differences in this build compared to the other Znec builds.

High attack speed and cool down are required to keep LOTD up. Aim for the 2.01 as break point(pre bone spear/gogok stacks) to be most efficient. Cool down should be around 66%. Make sure all targeted mobs by Rathma Necro are fully stacked on cc from corpse lance. Found that at this attack speed you and 75% CC per second to manually targeted elite/monster. Make sure you spread that corpse lance love around.

Bone spear and Command skeletons will proc zodiac so keep them going as much as possible.

Tactics/Strategy:

Pylons- found it best for znec to wear nems in all situations to gain the most benefit from amulet proc. Wait till LOTD is up and cool down is ready to reapply LOTD. Hit pylon then hit LOTD to proc amulet for strongarm bonus. If you hit pylon while LOTD is active you have to wait for next cycle to get the knock up bonus and can lose the 300% bonus due to immunity to the second LOTD freeze effect.

Transitions from groups or floors. Always try and reset your cool down before moving to next floor or groups even if that means to stay and extra 2-3 seconds on trash. Once in transition to new group you should wait to apply LOTD when density or elites are going to be targeted. Nothing worse then making a transition into density and having to wait for you LOTD to be ready again.

With 2 Rathma necros you can switch the Frailty curse to blood rush for better movement as long as one of the Rathma necros uses frailty.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Vitality
Primary Stat
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find
Area Damage

Build Guide

Will be editing/updating more soon with better explanations of everything and the break down of the methods. You can see in the video where I manually target with corpse lance when needed also try and position your self between the mobs and the Rat necro to absorb incoming damage as much as possible and to help gather globes as needed. Keep bone spear and command skeletons attacks going as much as possible to reset cool down via zodiac procs.

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