The adventures of the level 9 necromancer pk.

[rettet181]

He's not built yet, but I figured I'm going to be posting a lot about him, so I may as well make a single thread about it. I just mass-purchased a lot of jewels. I'm not sure it was a good deal, in fact I'm sure he got a steal, but oh well, i needed them.

Cinnabar Jewel of Spirit: 10% ED +5 life, level 9 req.
Carbuncle Jewel of Wrath: +12 max, lvl 9 req. (this is my favorite)
Rusty Jewel: 16% ED, Level 9 req.
Cinnabar Jewel: 7% ED.
Rusty Jewel: 18% ED, Level 9 req.
Cinnabar Jewel of Wrath: 9% ED, +9 max, level 8 req.

All of those, for a 8/8/19 gaze. I have no idea if that was a good idea, but oh well.

Anyway, I still have to find a pike, but should i put all those in there? I remember reading somewhere that ed/max jewels are bugged some way, but that may have just been in a helm. Thanks for the help, any advice is appreciated.

[KnownAsJug]

No it was a good trade that 12 max jewel is good be worth that gaze later...maybe more :) you know how those rich duelers are they pay anything if they need it bad enough

[NEURO_CKY]

Cinnabar Jewel of Spirit: 10% ED +5 life, level 9 req.
Cinnabar Jewel: 7% ED.



I would suggest getting 2 more jewels to replace these two. whether it be 7+ maxers or 15%+ ed. i also think you got a decent deal because of that +12 jewel. happy hunting :thumbsup:



CampKillYourself

[SkaMan]

Anyway, I still have to find a pike, but should i put all those in there? I remember reading somewhere that ed/max jewels are bugged some way, but that may have just been in a helm. Thanks for the help, any advice is appreciated.

ed/max/min are only bugged in armour/helms/shields, not weapons... So schtick 'em all in!

[rettet181]

I would suggest getting 2 more jewels to replace these two. whether it be 7+ maxers or 15%+ ed. i also think you got a decent deal because of that +12 jewel. happy hunting :thumbsup:
CampKillYourself

Yeah, I already found a 20% ed jewel to replace the 7. Still searching for another. ~Foxfire~ also has a pike for me, which i'll trade for later tonight. I have a max helm already, and a white goth waiting for sockets. I'll probably put rubies in a breast plate for now. Finding 4 more maxes will take too long, and my wealth reserves (which were never high to begin with) are running dry.

[Cleglaw_Himself]

Omg, rettet, keep that 12 maxer for trading purposes later. Its easily worth a gaze by itself. Carbuncle of Wrath 5 + 9 = 14 is best lvl 9 jewel in game. Your's is 2 max dmg away from that. Nice trade.

Use 17-20%ed jewels instead.

[PhatTrumpet]

Yes, hold on to the 12 maxer as long as you can.

Not to turn this into a trade thread, but I've got a 15ed/5max jewel if you need.

[rettet181]

I think I'm in love.




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[Mn_Swe2]

Don't go for max helm, go for Biggins socketed with 20% jewel instead, gives you 50% dmg (approx. plus 47 max on eth pike, and raises min dmg too) increase instead of +27 max, plus it adds some AR and life to the merc!

:p

/Magnus

edit: And you mis the flawed gem to make the pike deal cold dmg ;)

[Hobbesmsu]

I made a couple lvl 14 builds alot like this. After a couple of reworks the best I made was a 750hp necro with 250 bonearmor. I used him mostly to pkk but I did do a little dueling with him. FYI mercs are stupid, good luck you'll be irritated. If you catch him on a wall before you run out into blood moor your merc will teleport to you. Catches alot of people off gaurd.

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I threw my weapon helm and armor up in there for my merc. Also a few ss that made me giggle when I saw them again. As you can see in the helm ss I was at 747 listed dmg for my merc, without outside help.

gear - optimised for life
2 socket helm with rubies I think the cap is the most ghetto looking therefor best
hsarus boots
blood fists
hsaurus belt
three socket breast plate I used one str charm so people would not see a lvl 14 necro running around with life armor
wand with clay golemn and amp I socketed a dex jewel in there too I think
pelta luna with eld (I think that was the shield)
angelic bling
life charms
3 bonearmor wand and necro head for switch
death sash in stash
I also had a fireresist ring in stash for enchanted folks.

skills I just maxed bonearmor and as much into synergy as possible, one into clay golemn, the slow effect is great and he takes hits, and one into amp. my wand boosted it to a decent enough level. Any extra points out side of bonearmor/wall I would put towards your golemn depending of course on your rush.
Max block is the way to go for this build since you'll mostly be up against chargers.
Bonewall is great for trapping people and stopping chargers.
If you want to be really annoying with a friend put all skill gear on the paly for might. 3 might septer (easily shopped in act1) angelic pieces sigon shield ect. They can work great as bait/looters not to mention give you a decent dmg boost. My friend picked up enough ghetto paly gear to make a decent one because of loot situations.

Anyway good luck, happy hunting and just brush off all the remarks you get about being lame because your merc does the killing.

[rettet181]

Thanks for all the great tips.

I did think about putting in a sapphire for cold damage, but decided that if my merc got a hit in they'd either leave or be dead anyway, so I went for the damage.

So far, my gear looks like this:

Merc:
Eth pike: 42-198
Biggons bonnet w/ 1 free socket (searching for 1 last 20% now)
3-sock breast plate, I'll put the spare jewels in here, 10, 7, and i'll find another crap one (will upgrade to a 80% ed goth eventually, but certainly not now)

Mine:
3-sock breast plate with 3 flawed rubies.
2-sock skull cap with 2 flawed rubies.
Bone Shield of Deflection
Angelic Rings
Bloodfists
Hsaru's Belt
Random collection of charms, most are crap, but they add a good 100 life or so.

I need to shop for a wand, get some Hsaru's boots, and an angelic ammy. People are nuts though, they overvalue their stuff way too much. My last trade the guy wanted a pul rune for angelic ammy.

[terrymanning]

Angelic ammy is lvl 12 req. If you're going to lvl 12 you should of course use normal gems rather than flawed.

[rettet181]

Angelic ammy is lvl 12 req. If you're going to lvl 12 you should of course use normal gems rather than flawed.

Oh lol, I totally forgot about that... Guess that ruins that idea. I'm staying a 9 for now i think, but I may upgrade to 12 later, for bone wall. Depends on how well I do at 9. What should I use for an ammy then? I don't think there's any useful uniques or sets at that level.

[terrymanning]

Oh lol, I totally forgot about that... Guess that ruins that idea. I'm staying a 9 for now i think, but I may upgrade to 12 later, for bone wall. Depends on how well I do at 9. What should I use for an ammy then? I don't think there's any useful uniques or sets at that level.

I would think the same as as any VLLD would use. Look for a rare ammy with dual stats (str and dex) or life. The same with rings. I'm not sure how much a DTM mod would help your build. You can always shop for a VBSOD.

[Cleglaw_Himself]

On old duelers of mine, I used to use dual nagelrings and a magic amulet of strength usually. Never could get a rare with low enough lvl req.

Probably would be a waste of nagels this early in season though...

[Raith]

unless you found like............ 10.