So Skeletal Warriors or Mages?

[SYD]

which is better in end game skeletal warriors or skeletal mages? and why...?

[bmathew]

which is better in end game skeletal warriors or skeletal mages? and why...?

This is a rather broad question.

Basically I believe it depends on the kind of gear you have.

Skeletal Warriors.
1. These guys coupled with a maxed out Skeleton Mastery + 1 Summon Resist and a might merc and they will take down pretty much everything which isnt PI.
2. Have a ton load of HP (Use the Necromancer Pet Calculator not the LCS).

Skeleton Mages
1. There is a Lord of Mages guide in the Sticky. With the proper gear these can be pretty good too.
2. The dont have a ton load of hp so they are kind of fragile.
3. They give you the benefits of slow (cold mages) and prevent monster heal (poison mages)
4. You need to take the time to weed out cold and poison mages so that you get the high damage ones which are fire and lightning.
5. If you like CE then these guys will take out a few corpses.

My opinion would be to use them both together rather than one of them. if you search the forum there are a huge number of arguments about both.

[Mikk0]

This is a rather broad question.

Basically I believe it depends on the kind of gear you have.

Skeletal Warriors.
1. These guys coupled with a maxed out Skeleton Mastery + 1 Summon Resist and a might merc and they will take down pretty much everything which isnt PI.
2. Have a ton load of HP (Use the Necromancer Pet Calculator not the LCS).

Skeleton Mages
1. There is a Lord of Mages guide in the Sticky. With the proper gear these can be pretty good too.
2. The dont have a ton load of hp so they are kind of fragile.
3. They give you the benefits of slow (cold mages) and prevent monster heal (poison mages)
4. You need to take the time to weed out cold and poison mages so that you get the high damage ones which are fire and lightning.
5. If you like CE then these guys will take out a few corpses.

My opinion would be to use them both together rather than one of them. if you search the forum there are a huge number of arguments about both.


agreed.. as for pure summoner skellies > mages but for something like hybrid venomancer etc mages can be more valuvable. i use them both and like them both :wink2:

[Josiphos]

I maxed both and never looked back.

Might merc using bramble (and infinity if rich)

Me using beast for fanat helps both mages and skellies

Insane killing machine

[bmathew]

agreed.. as for pure summoner skellies > mages but for something like hybrid venomancer etc mages can be more valuvable. i use them both and like them both

True. but I guess a person who uses mages would definitely need something for a tank. By hybrid venom mancer are we talking about a meleemancer build ? Because without a tank I dont see how mages only would be feasible. Unless following the template of the Lord of mages guide.

[Mikk0]

True. but I guess a person who uses mages would definitely need something for a tank. By hybrid venom mancer are we talking about a meleemancer build ? Because without a tank I dont see how mages only would be feasible. Unless following the template of the Lord of mages guide.

ah.. my bad. summon poison hybrid ofc :azn:

if only tanks are needed 1 pt revive suits for that purpose :rolleyes:

[Sindus]

Mages can help boosts your survivability a little more too, by giving you even more minions to hide behind. Personally i use them, but that just because i feel naked without 30+ minions arround me

[kykle]

neither is truly better then the other by itself, but together they compliment each other nicely

skeles will tank for your mages, and if you max both there is absilotuly nothing in the game that is immune to you

get infinity merc, and you will plough through anything short of ubers in seconds.. both working together is more effective then simply the sum of the two