THE BEST / FASTEST Necromancer build for GR 70 -800 paragon & No augments(+VIDEO)

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by GamingWithBaromir last updated Jul 25, 2017 ( Patch 2.6 )

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Skills

Siphon Blood Blood Sucker
- Siphon Blood
Generate: 15 Essence each time damage is dealt

Siphon the blood from the targeted enemy dealing 300% weapon damage as Physical.

Siphon Blood heals you for 2% of your total health every second while channeled.
Blood Sucker

You pull in all health globes within 40 yards while siphoning.
Command Skeletons Freezing Grasp
- 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.
Freezing Grasp

The target of your command is frozen for 3 seconds.

Command Skeletons' damage is turned to Cold.
Blood Rush Potency
- Blood Rush
Cost: 5% Health
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Shed your mortal flesh and reappear up to 50 yards away.
Potency

Increases your armor by 100% for 2 seconds after casting.
Skeletal Mage Singularity
- Skeletal Mage
Cost: 40 Essence

Raise a skeleton from the ground to attack your foes dealing 400% weapon damage as Physical over two attacks. Lasts 6 seconds.
Singularity

Consumes all Essence to summon a powerful minion. The minion's damage is increased by 3% for every point of Essence consumed.
Bone Armor Harvest of Anguish
- Bone Armor
Cost: 10 Essence
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Rip bones from nearby enemies, dealing 125% weapon damage as Physical, and create armor that reduces damage taken by 3% per enemy hit up to a maximum of 10 enemies. Lasts for 60 secs.
Harvest of Anguish

Bone Armor also increases your movement speed by 1% for each enemy hit.

Bone Armor's damage is turned into Cold.
Devour Devouring Aura
- Devour
Consume corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.
Devouring Aura

Becomes an aura that consumes all corpses within 15 yards to restore 11 Essence per corpse.

The range of this effect is increased by 50% of your gold pickup radius.

Dark Reaping
- Dark Reaping
While using a scythe, gain 2% Essence and Life per kill.
Final Service
- Final Service
When you take lethal damage, you are sustained preventing all damage for 4 seconds. In addition, all minions are consumed to heal you for 10% of your Life. This effect cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds.
Extended Servitude
- Extended Servitude
Increase the duration of your Skeletal Mage and Revive minions by 25%.
Life from Death
- Life from Death
Consuming a corpse has a 20% chance to spawn a health globe.

Items

Rathma's Skull Helm

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Bones of Rathma
Rathma's Skull Helm
Rathma's Spikes
Rathma's Ribcage Plate
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
(2) Set: Your minions have a chance to reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 1 second each time they deal damage.
(4) Set: You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage. Max 50 stacks.
(6) Set: Each active Skeletal Mage increases the damage of your minions and Army of the Dead by 250%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Rathma's Spikes

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.

Bones of Rathma
Rathma's Skull Helm
Rathma's Spikes
Rathma's Ribcage Plate
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
(2) Set: Your minions have a chance to reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 1 second each time they deal damage.
(4) Set: You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage. Max 50 stacks.
(6) Set: Each active Skeletal Mage increases the damage of your minions and Army of the Dead by 250%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Traveler's Pledge

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 51.0–100.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Endless Walk
The Traveler's Pledge
The Compass Rose
(2) Set: While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.
Rathma's Ribcage Plate

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

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

Bones of Rathma
Rathma's Skull Helm
Rathma's Spikes
Rathma's Ribcage Plate
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
(2) Set: Your minions have a chance to reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 1 second each time they deal damage.
(4) Set: You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage. Max 50 stacks.
(6) Set: Each active Skeletal Mage increases the damage of your minions and Army of the Dead by 250%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Reaper's Wraps

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+8 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Health globes restore 25–30% of your primary resource.
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

Bones of Rathma
Rathma's Skull Helm
Rathma's Spikes
Rathma's Ribcage Plate
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
(2) Set: Your minions have a chance to reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 1 second each time they deal damage.
(4) Set: You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage. Max 50 stacks.
(6) Set: Each active Skeletal Mage increases the damage of your minions and Army of the Dead by 250%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Cord of the Sherma

Legendary Belt

6 - 7 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality
Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1 - 2 Yards.

Secondary Stats

Chance on hit to create a chaos field that Blinds and Slows enemies inside for 3 - 4 seconds.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

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

Bones of Rathma
Rathma's Skull Helm
Rathma's Spikes
Rathma's Ribcage Plate
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
(2) Set: Your minions have a chance to reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 1 second each time they deal damage.
(4) Set: You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage. Max 50 stacks.
(6) Set: Each active Skeletal Mage increases the damage of your minions and Army of the Dead by 250%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality

Bones of Rathma
Rathma's Skull Helm
Rathma's Spikes
Rathma's Ribcage Plate
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
(2) Set: Your minions have a chance to reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 1 second each time they deal damage.
(4) Set: You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage. Max 50 stacks.
(6) Set: Each active Skeletal Mage increases the damage of your minions and Army of the Dead by 250%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Circle of Nailuj's Evol

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 28%

Secondary Stats

You now raise an additional Skeletal Mage with each cast and they last an additional 2 - 4 seconds.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
The Compass Rose

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+10–12% Movement Speed
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Endless Walk
The Traveler's Pledge
The Compass Rose
(2) Set: While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.
Jesseth Skullscythe

Set Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Intelligence
Increases Attack Speed by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

Jesseth Arms
Jesseth Skullscythe
Jesseth Skullshield
(2) Set: When the target of your Command Skeletons dies, your skeletons are automatically commanded to attack a nearby target.
While your skeletons are commanded to attack a target, all of your minions deal 400% increased damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Jesseth Skullscythe

Set Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Intelligence
Increases Attack Speed by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

Jesseth Arms
Jesseth Skullscythe
Jesseth Skullshield
(2) Set: When the target of your Command Skeletons dies, your skeletons are automatically commanded to attack a nearby target.
While your skeletons are commanded to attack a target, all of your minions deal 400% increased damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Rathma's Skull Helm
- Stat Priority: Socket Int CHC Skill: Skeletal Mage
Shoulders
- Rathma's Spikes
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CDR Life
Amulet
- The Traveler's Pledge
- Eye of Etlich
- Wisdom of Kalan
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC Physical %
Torso
- Rathma's Ribcage Plate
- Stat Priority: Socket Int Vit Life
Wrists
- Reaper's Wraps
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CHC Physical %
Hands
- Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
- Stat Priority: Int CHD CHC AS
Waist
- Cord of the Sherma
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + Life
Legs
- Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
- Stat Priority: Socket Int Vit Armor +
Feet
- Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + Skill: Skeletal Mage
Rings
- Circle of Nailuj's Evol
- The Compass Rose
- Lornelle's Sunstone
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC Max Dmg
Weapon
- Jesseth Skullscythe
- Stat Priority: Socket Int AS Dmg %
Offhand
- Jesseth Skullscythe
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CHC CDR

Legendary Gems
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15%.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.

Kanai's Cube

Scythe of the Cycle

Legendary Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Your Secondary skills deal 250 - 300% additional damage while Bone Armor is active but reduce the remaining duration of Bone Armor by 4 seconds.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Scythe of the Cycle
Requiem Cereplate

Legendary Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

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

Secondary Stats

Devour restores an additional 75 - 100% Essence and Life. In addition, when Devour restores Essence or Life above your maximum, the excess is granted over 3 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Requiem Cereplate
Krysbin's Sentence

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

You deal 75 - 100% increased damage against slowed enemies or triple this bonus against enemies afflicted by any other type of control-impairing effect.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Krysbin's Sentence

05:47 in the video

GR 70 speed build (3.5 - 4.5 min.)

This build is slightly easier to play than my previous GR 70 Rathma build, but still requires a lot of practice. I'm still not used to it.

Maximizing your damage

Bones of Rathma 6 piece set bonus will cause your minions to deal 2500% increased damage.

Jesseth Arms (Scythe and Shield) set will cause your minions (Skeletal Mages are minions) to deal 400% increased damage while your skeletons are commanded to attack a target. Also, when the target of your Command Skeletons dies, your skeletons are automatically commanded to attack a nearby target.

Maximizing your damage

Use the Freezing Grasp Rune on your Command Skeletons skill will proc The Krysbin's Sentence 300% bonus to damage. Command your Skeletons to high HP mobs.

Cord of the Sherma belt can blind enemies in the area and also proc the Krysbin's Sentence 300% bonus to damage.

The Scythe of the Cycle will cause your Secondary skills (Skeletal Mage is Secondary skill) to deal 250–300% additional damage while Bone Armor is active but reduce the remaining duration of Bone Armor by 4 seconds. Make sure to recast your Bone Armor.

Your Resource (Essence)

Devour will give you an Essence and with a Devouring Aura rune selected, it will become an aura. You could use Cannibalize Rune and use the Num Lock, but make sure that you don’t hold Force Move while moving!!!

By consuming corpses with Devour skill, Life from Death passive skill will have a chance to spawn a health globe.

To make play style smoother (easier) we will be using a generator for an Essence in this build.

The Siphon Blood (Blood Sucker rune) will also help you with Essence generation and it will collect all Health Globes within 40 yards while siphoning.

Add a Reaper's Wraps bracers (crafted) and a Requiem Cereplate (in the cube) for a better Essence flow.

Survivability

The Endless Walk (ring+amulet) set is necessary for survivability.

While standing still (using Siphon Blood) your damage reduction will go down, but your damage will go up.

You will be healing with Health Globes from Life from Death passive skill, so you don’t have to use a Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard Legendary Gem. Now you can use an Esoteric Alteration Legendary Gem for more non-physical damage reduction.

Obviously, in this case, the Physical Resistance is a very good Secondary stat on items.

Breakpoint & Variations

Best attack speed Breakpoint for Mages is 36 frames Breakpoint (1.67 attacks per second).

It takes min. 7% AS on your weapon and 7% AS on one item.

10% Attack Speed from Paragaon points is also needed.

If you are using the Witching Hour belt, and have 7% AS on your weapon, then having AS on gloves and 2 rings can put you to a 30 fps Breakpoint (2 attacks per second)

If you are crazy, or skilled, or both, you can swap a Requiem Cereplate for a Tasker and Theo gloves in the Cube.

In that case, best attack speed Breakpoint for Mages is 24 frames Breakpoint (2.5 attacks per second).

It only takes min. 6% AS on your weapon and 7% AS on one item and Tasker and Theo gloves in the Cube.

10% Attack Speed from Paragaon points is also needed.

Stat priority:

CHC

CHD

Physical dmg

Skeletal Mage

AS (min. 7% on weapon + 7% on one item)

CDR

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Life
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

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