Golem question is relation to pvp bone necro

[BlueTaggs]

If I'm making a PvP Bone Necro, which golem is best for him? Some say clay and some say fire, while some say don't bother getting a golem at all. Which of these options would be best? I'm maxing all the bone synergies and saving bone wall for last, which will get around 15-17 points after I get decrepify and a Golem if required. Should I get lower resist too? If I do that would mean more points out of bone wall.

Any and all help would be appreciated, mainly with my Golem dilemma. Thanks.

[Jary]

Bone Necro: you'll want 1 pt in clay golem just to have. Maybe even 1 pt in Golem Mastery, +skills should give him plenty of health. Whenever he hits/or gets hit by melee, he causes them to be slowed dramatically.

Poison Necro: 1 point in Fire Golem. Most gg Lindwurm or Enigma based poison necros can get the opponent down to 1 life in just 1-2 novas, problem is finishing off :P The fire aura from Golem = instant kill anywhere withing a screen or so away.

Should I get lower resist too?

again.. depends on your build. Since you're leaning toward Bone, I'd say no. Decrepify is good too, but realize if this is PvP many might see it as BM.

[BlueTaggs]

Thanks a lot, I'll go ahead and spare 1 point for clay golem and 1 point for Mastery as well.

I have another question that I just thought of. Many of the guides I read said a lot of strength won't be required (even though I will be using a Spirit Monarch) because I'll be fine after The Anni, Torch and Enigma. That makes sense I believe, but my question is this:
What if I get slain, and then have to retrieve my body? Will my body pop at all? What I mean is, will I lose my shield since I don't have the natural strength to hold it after losing the Enigma?

[Jary]

That shouldn't be a problem. The game will automatically add the strength bonuses in the correct order (from torch, to enigma, to helms ..to shield etc)... picture 1, 2, 3-stormshield! lol.. but it does it spontaneuosly.

Only time you'll ahve to worry about that is if you use enigma to get to stormshield, then once the stormshield is on and providing +30 strgth, u "strength glitch" COH or some other armor on. The character's armor will appear naked on outside, some pvp players do this.. mainly barbs. If this ever happens in a duel, safest thing to do is quit and wait till you're in a private game to regear.
Another situation where strength glitches can occus are in partial bonuses. Good example would be Aldurs Set. If just the armor alone isn't quite enough to wear your Shield, but the partial bonuses of the set after give you enough to wear shield... you'll still glow yellow, but your character will appear naked to everyone else. On your screen you'll appear full geared. However, when you die and have to pick up your body, u'll have to click it like 3 times so the game will add each "partial bonus" at a time till you can pick shield. Sorta make sense? anyways, it wont be a problem if you stat around enigma... as long as you dont switch out enigma hehe

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