Maxing out Corpse Explosion is your main priority right now, that’s your main source of damage. It has 10% life leech and will boost his survivability in Hell. Also get him a Tal Rasha’s Horadric Crest, the Set/Green Death Mask. It also gives him increased attack speed. It has chance to proc Fade which reduces damage and increases his resistances. If you have a Lem rune lying around, make him a Treachery (ShaelThulLem) body armor. It has a Meditation aura that will keep your mana topped up for those Corpse Explosions, and also increases his damage and gives him a chance for Critical Strike. Get him an Insight runeword (RalTirTalSol) polearm, ideally on a Thresher, but in a pinch a Grim Scythe, Bec-De-Corbin or Ogre Axe will do. Make sure you have a might merc (A2 NM), they’ll boost your skellies’ damage output.

But some monsters sometimes are not close enough or minions are strong AF that takes a hell load of time to kill for me to trigger the first corpse explosion. Is there something that I'm missing? Or it will take that long during the entire game? Corpse explosion indeed help and I have 10 points in total. If I don't cast amplify damage my skels basically balance their damage with ghost life regen. Some monsters such as minibosses and ghosts takes some times 2 freaking minutes to die. And even though they don't die during fights, their damage seems to be low.

Adding my gear to the equation, I can reach 24 points in skel and skel mastery. My minions are still quite resistant in this difficult.

Also some points in corpse explosion and one hard point in Iron Maiden, Decrepify and amplify damage I have a summoner necro with 20 hard points in skel and skel mastery, some in clay golem e and some in resurr. Last updated at 14:00:17 UTC Weekly Help Desk RAGE Loot Thread Trade Thread

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