Necro build help

[sjmnag]

I've been thinking about making a summon necro with loads of skelly's would it do well in classic?

[Hawkreborn]

yup, summoners are good, slow sometimes, but nevertheless good

http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=341767
scroll down to the necro section and tada there are a few summoner necro builds

[DaRKNeSsS]

Summons necs r more of PvM I Prefer Bone necs Because im more of a PvP person summon necs are the fastest lvling type of nec but they arn't good at PvP they're more of a survival type of nec they're good for HC trust me I've been playing with necs for about 2 years now....

[DaRKNeSsS]

But good luck I can build any type of nec if you need help just ask me ill be glad to help you out :P

[WarlockCC]

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[Zodijackyl]

Corpse explosion is much more effective. Max corpse explosion and Amplify damage, and have your starter killer be bone spear/spirit. The common mistake I see with this build is actually having a melee nec to get the first kill. Get a +2nec 20fcr wand with resists/mana, or just a +3amp +3ce Maelstrom (those things are cool).
By level 73 you can have:
20 Corpse Explosion
20 Amplify Damage
20 Bone Spear
20 Bone Spirit
After this you'll want to just add some into the synergies of Bone Wall and Bone Prison, I tend to use Bone Wall more, so I added to that, but these walls are your armor, and CE works through and around them. If you're finding them weaker at lower levels just add a few points and wait to max spear or spirit, it's not going to hurt you to max them a bit later seeing as this build can easily get 90+. +2 from your wand helps a lot here, as does +1 or 2 from an amulet, because it will add to your bone tanks while helping your damage too.
As usual, keep strength down for gear, you don't need silks or goldskin on a necro, and Wormskull is hardly worth it for the +1 skill. Magefist are helpful to hit the 50FCR break though.
The build is easy to play too. A few (as few as one) wall(s) to block off a horde, a prison to hold in a target, then lock on to that target with bone spirit. Amplify damage on the whole horde. Explode the corpse. This will rarely kill another, but they'll all be weakened. Same process with spirit to repeat, or you can switch it up and spray some bone spears. Great build.