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How is this build in regards to GR's? Looks like a fun build. I'll try this out! Thanks!

Thanks so much Razorwire. I’m glad you like it. Happy farming my friend!

Thanks R3DJAY it indeed is super fun! It won’t work in GR because GR monsters don’t drop gold so the Goldwrap/Boon of the Hoarder combo won’t give you any armor.

Do you have any build you'd recommend that works with the Inarius set which would be more geared towards GR's? I've been struggling with finding something that works well. I don't know if it's the way they built the Necromancer but everything seems to rely on corpse ie: corpse lance...

My biggest struggle is gearing and progressing to the full build, getting there is the toughest because the build tends not to work until you have all your pieces lined up.

Any input is appreciated.

I'm asking for the Inarius set because that's all I have from the Season rewards but I know Trag, Pest and Rathma are much better choices.

Hi Razorwire, if I weren't using In-Geom for the speed, I would definitely equip Tragoul's Corroded Fang in my left hand, and for the cube I would put Reilena's Shadowhook instead of The Furnace.

The Furnace adds 50% damage to elites, but Reilena's increases your damage for every 0.5 points of MAX essence.

To max my essence, I would take Overwhelming Essence (+40 max essence) passive (instead of Rigor Mortis) and put 50 points into Essence in paragon, giving at least 290 max essence which = x145% damage. This damage can be further increased with items that add maximum essence as a secondary stat (like your weapon and phylactery).

Reilena's x145% dmg to everything > The Furnace x50% dmg to elites

Hi R3DJAY, you're right, I hate relying on corpses too, that's why I really enjoy this Inarius 6-piece plus the Focus&Restraint build. No reliance on CDR, essence, corpses or blood. Let me try a GR variant and if it works I'll post another build geared towards GR.

My first instinct will be to change:

Goldwrap belt to defensive belt like Dayntee's Binding.

Nemesis bracers to Ancient Parthan Defenders.

Rondal's Lockert to any defensive amulet.

In-Geom to Tragoul's Corroded Fang.

Tragoul's Corroded Fang to Reilena's Shadowhook (in the Cube).

Boon of the Hoarder to Esoteric Alteration or Bane of the Stricken.

Let me know how that goes! I'm saddened by the fact I can't do anything playing with my friends, they're blowing through T13 no problem and i'm lacking doing any damage and being one shotted by anything..... god damn even a tiny little rat is one piecing me, it's just not right.

I don't know if I'm just lacking knowledge in the play style of the build or it's cause my legendary gems and paragon levels aren't high enough for T13.

How is your survivability in T13 or Grifts?

Hey R3DJAY! My survivability in T13 is no problem because of the Goldwrap / Boon of the Hoarder combo. The combo allows me to drop all defense (except Final Service which sometimes still procs). If you use the build above you should be able to blow through T13 doing a ton of damage, never getting killed, and blood-rushing through the whole rift along with your friends.

As for GRs, I tried some solo GRs and ultimately concluded that the Focus&Restraint combo isn't viable for pushing GRs. Better off with Endless Walk set and Unity. I cleared GR85 but beyond that I needed to add even more defense before I could clear GR86 as a meleemancer. Still testing.

Your bonus calculation for Leger's Disdain is off. It gives you up to 80% for each point of Essence restored. Cursed Scythe gives 12 Essence "per" enemy hit so in a moderate pack, say 10 mobs, it can restore 120 Essence in one swing, provided that your Essence pool is low enough to gain that much. If your Essence pool is topped out and you swing into anything then Leger's gives you zero bonus.

Also, Bone Armor should not trigger the resource spending half of Focus and Restraint. Bone Armor doesn't cost any resource anymore, if it is proccing it then it is a bug from when it used to cost Essence to activate Bone Armor. Singularity and Command Skeletons do trigger Focus and Restraint spending half.

You should use Overwhelming Essence in place of Spreading Malediction or Rigor Mortis. Having a larger Essence pool means a larger potential bonus from Leger's Disdain.

A Hellfire with a useful fifth passive (like Overwhelming Essence) should be your ideal amulet

The proc from FnR is from using all the essence with Skeletal Mage with singularity, so essence pool is always empty. Rondal's locket is fine in t13 due to the increase pickup radius at 6 yards.

Hi KhordLizardMage,

Wow thanks for the tip on Leger's Disdain. That totally makes sense now. I was wondering why I was getting random huge crit numbers, like 4-5 trillion on a melee swing, and I now know it's because it was in a very dense pack generating lots of essence in one swing. I will change the build to reflect the changes you mention.

As for Bone Armor, I tested it, and yes it is proccing Restraint. Command Skeletons and Singularity also procs Restraint.

Thanks Sen_Z, yes I like having Rondal's Locket it makes quality of life better on a speed run. The great thing about this build is that the amulet slot is open, so players can feel free to just use whichever amulet gives the best stats. Thanks for the great thoughts.

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Hi KhordLizardMage,

Wow thanks for the tip on Leger's Disdain. That totally makes sense now. I was wondering why I was getting random huge crit numbers, like 4-5 trillion on a melee swing, and I now know it's because it was in a very dense pack generating lots of essence in one swing. I will change the build to reflect the changes you mention.

As for Bone Armor, I tested it, and yes it is proccing Restraint. Command Skeletons and Singularity also procs Restraint.

I tried a similar build for a while but I didn't use Focus and Restraint. I used CoE, Lornelle's and Kalan as my jewelry and I equipped Fang and cubed Nayr's Black Death. The biggest change was that I used LotD and poison Corpse Lance instead of Frailty and Command Skeletons. With Bone Armor, Lance and Cursed Scythe you have 3 poison skills so Nayr's is a 4x multiplier to your damage. The build is excellent at clearing large packs but it suffers at single target damage, like a Rift Guardian (especially a RG that doesn't spawn adds). That is what I saved LotD and Corpse Lance for. I never tried pushing with it so I don't know how high it is capable of going. I'm pretty sure that it is capable of near GR 100 with very good gear.

Thanks KhordLizardMage, yeah I saw some GR builds that put Nayr's Black Death in the cube, as its potentially stacked x400% damage outweighs Reilena's. There seem to be a lot of variants that go into GR90+.

For speed T13s, I found I dislike waiting for anything. Like waiting for long cooldowns to refresh, or for Endless Walk to ramp up dmg, or for CoE poison rotation. I like being able to have maximum dmg immediately, thus I find the Focus&Restraint damage more consistent throughout the whole speed run.

Could you make a video in T13?