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by unsane last updated Jul 12, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Bone Spikes Sudden Impact
- Bone Spikes
Generate: 24 Essence

Summon bone spikes from the ground dealing 150% weapon damage as Physical per second.
Sudden Impact

Bone spikes stun enemies for 1 second.
Blood Rush Metabolism
- Blood Rush
Cost: 5% Health
Cooldown: 5 seconds

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

Provides an additional charge but doubles the health cost.
Decrepify Dizzying Curse
- Decrepify
Cost: 10 Essence

A crippling curse that reduces the enemy units' movement speed by 75% and reduces damage of affected enemies by 30% for 30 seconds.
Dizzying Curse

Cursed enemies have a 10% chance to be stunned for 2 seconds when hit.
Command Skeletons Frenzy
- 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.
Frenzy

Commanded skeletons go into a frenzy, gaining 25% increased attack speed while they attack the target.
Skeletal Mage Skeleton Archer
- 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.
Skeleton Archer

Raise a Skeleton Archer that deals 400% weapon damage as Cold.

Skeleton Archers increase your attack speed by 3% for 5 seconds each time they deal damage. Max 10 stacks.
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.

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.
Overwhelming Essence
- Overwhelming Essence
Increase your maximum Essence by 40.
Extended Servitude
- Extended Servitude
Increase the duration of your Skeletal Mage and Revive minions by 25%.
Spreading Malediction
- Spreading Malediction
Receive a 1% damage bonus for each enemy afflicted by one of your curses.

Items

Rathma's Skull Helm

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

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 1000% up to a max of 10*4*100 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Rathma's Spikes

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

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 1000% up to a max of 10*4*100 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Rathma's Ribcage Plate

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

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 1000% up to a max of 10*4*100 %.

+ 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

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

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 1000% up to a max of 10*4*100 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Dayntee's Binding

Legendary Belt

6 - 7 Armor

Secondary Stats

You gain an additional 40 - 50% damage reduction when there is an enemy afflicted by any of your curses.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Rathma's Skeletal Legplates

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

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 1000% up to a max of 10*4*100 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Rathma's Ossified Sabatons

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+78 - 83 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 1000% up to a max of 10*4*100 %.

+ 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
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 12 - 15%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Jesseth Skullscythe

Set Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

Increases Attack Speed by 6 - 7%

Secondary Stats

One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum 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 Skullshield

Set Shield

8 - 9 Armor

Primary Stats

+10 - 20% Chance to Block
0 - 0 Block Amount

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Rathma's Skull Helm
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Rathma's Spikes
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Dovu Energy Trap
- Haunt of Vaxo
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Rathma's Ribcage Plate
- Bloodsong Mail
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Reaper's Wraps
- Krelm's Buff Bracers
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Rathma's Macabre Vambraces
- Tasker and Theo
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Dayntee's Binding
- Krelm's Buff Belt
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Rathma's Skeletal Legplates
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Rathma's Ossified Sabatons
- Steuart's Greaves
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Circle of Nailuj's Evol
- Unity
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Jesseth Skullscythe
- Reilena's Shadowhook
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Jesseth Skullshield
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15.00%.
  Your pets take 90% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.

Kanai's Cube

Reilena's Shadowhook

Legendary Two-Handed Scythe

1687.4 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Every point of Maximum Essence increases your damage by 0.5% and Bone Spikes generates 2 - 5 additional Essence for each enemy hit.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Reilena's Shadowhook
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

309 - 366 Armor

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40 - 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Tasker and Theo
Krysbin's Sentence

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

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

Grisly Tribute (pet Life on Hit) for 5th passive (enabled by Hellfire Amulet). If you don't have an adequate Hellfire, use 'Command Skeletons - Mending'.

Potion: Bottomless Potion of Rejuvenation (essence), or Bottomless Potion of the Diamond (resist all).

Gems: Amethyst helm, Topazes on body, Emerald weapon.

Stat priorities: Maximum Essence, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Attack Speed, Skeleton Damage, Mage Damage, Flat Damage, Intelligence, Armor, All Resists, Life per Hit, Vitality, %Life, Cost Reduction, Cooldown Reduction, Life Regeneration.

Solo pushing: the base build above.

Solo speed: swap Unity out for Ring of Royal Grandeur and use Steuart's Greaves.

Group pushing: swap Unity out for Ring of Royal Grandeur and use Bloodsong Mail.

Group speed: swap Unity out for Ring of Royal Grandeur and use Steuart's Greaves.

If wearing Reilena's Shadowhook, Kanai's Cube Bone Ringer (Command Skeletons).

Alternate Legendary Gem: Bane of the Powerful.

Follower: Enchantress.

Build: Forceful Push + Powered Armor + Erosion + Mass Control.

Gems (not important): Ruby in weapon, Topazes in jewelry.

Focus: Smoking Thurible (cannot die).

Weapon: Maloth's Focus (Enchant a movement impairment secondary). Alternatives: Thunderfury, The Sultan of Blinding Sand, Azurewrath.

Amulet: Overwhelming Desire (Enchant a movement impairment secondary). Alternative: The Ess of Johan.

Rings: Unity and Oculus Ring. Alternatives: Pandemonium Loop (with Maloth's Focus), Wyrdward (only with Thunderfury), Rechel's Ring of Larceny, Band of Hollow Whispers.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Maximum Resource
Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration
Life

Utility

Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find
Area Damage

If your life pool isn't large enough, put points into Life and/or Vitality.

If using 'Command Skeletons - Dark Mending', don't prioritise Life on Hit.

Build Guide

This is the result of my efforts figuring out the best possible classic summoner. Unfortunately Command Golem, Revive, and Army of the Darkness are not good enough to make the cut. Believe me, I tried. This is the summoner build for you if don't want to play a meta Singularity Necromancer, but desire the next best thing.

Playstyle:

1) Always keep something cursed;

2) Keep at least 4 Mages up at all times;

3) Ensure Skeletons are always commanded;

4) Use Land of the Dead when it's up;

5) If you run out of Essence, spam Bone Spikes.

Improvements:

12jul'18: Gems (HC): Topazes on body (~~Diamonds~~). Fleshed out Enchantress information (added build, Maloth's Focus, alternative weapon and rings).

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