A necromantic hardcore journey [win NL prizes]

from nishiicode:

Sol chance-
NM countess 1 in 8
NM

Arcane Sanctuary clear - 1 in 13

I seem to find my first

Sol runes in a Carver Village NM

Black Marsh on my way to play house with

The Countess.

krathkor wrote: 1 week ago

from nishiicode:

Sol chance-
NM countess 1 in 8
NM

Arcane Sanctuary clear - 1 in 13

This just convinced me to keep trying a bit more

mhlg wrote: 1 week ago

I seem to find my first

Sol runes in a Carver Village NM

Black Marsh on my way to play house with

The Countess.

Yeah, I often find my first

Sol randomly either late normal or early nightmare.

Finally lol, took a lot of

The Countess runs, and gained like 5 levels in the process, just to find a

Sol
Mana management is no longer an issue

I sense a demonic presence here.

I just realised... ShadowHeart is a perfect name for a Necromancer!

Lanceor wrote: 1 week ago

I just realised... ShadowHeart is a perfect name for a Necromancer!

Haha, true! Missed opportunity there, I guess


Also... I spent all that time to find a

Sol, and then one just randomly drop. Oh RNG, so silly sometimes.
Well, now I can make a Lore as well

Back to the hell that spawned you,

Andariel.

By the way, have you managed to make Rhyme ? With a good head base it's a very nice runeword (but perhaps you favor Ancients Pledge?)

Necrarch wrote: 1 week ago

By the way, have you managed to make Rhyme ? With a good head base it's a very nice runeword (but perhaps you favor Ancients Pledge?)

No, I haven't found a decent enough base yet, and I actually haven't got a

Shael yet either. I am planning on making Rhyme in a shrunken head

Good luck on your (fun?) journey, my bet is you'll make it through!

wacce wrote: 1 week ago

Good luck on your (fun?) journey, my bet is you'll make it through!

Thanks! And yes, it's fun

ShadowHeart wrote: 1 week ago

wacce wrote: 1 week ago

Good luck on your (fun?) journey, my bet is you'll make it through!

Thanks! And yes, it's fun

And no pressure!

I am all caught up on your Heroic adventure. With experience with all kinds of Necro builds, must say you should have chose the Bowmancer!

Haha just joking, but if I was to suggest a build. That would be Bone Necro. You are going to find the Summons a little lackluster once you reach Hell

As mentioned previously, you gonna struggle in confined spaces like Maggots Lair.

But that's not the Main issue. Diablo smashing all your Skeles with one Ring of Fire consistently will be

However being one with little experience, I wouldn't suggest changing over to Bone or Poison at any point of the playthru

It'll be best to stay well acquainted with the build you working with rather exploring a new one during more dangerous difficulties

I do offer one good tip for any summon necro. If you happen to

Teleport yourself into a pack of enemies. Do NOT Move (OR just Tele Out of There)

Moving the slightest will give monsters an opportunity to hit you. remaining absolutely still will give skeletons a chance to spread around and protect you

I view the Skeletons as your Body Armor, The Golem is the Shield that Helps Protect you and your Armor, the Mercenary is your Weapon

You are simply the Mastermind behind it all that controls and influence the Battle Field in your favor

Good Luck and look forwards to watching your Success in Finishing Hell with the Best Class in the Game

Soultego wrote: 1 week ago

I am all caught up on your Heroic adventure. With experience with all kinds of Necro builds, must say you should have chose the Bowmancer!

Haha just joking, but if I was to suggest a build. That would be Bone Necro. You are going to find the Summons a little lackluster once you reach Hell

As mentioned previously, you gonna struggle in confined spaces like Maggots Lair.

But that's not the Main issue. Diablo smashing all your Skeles with one Ring of Fire consistently will be

However being one with little experience, I wouldn't suggest changing over to Bone or Poison at any point of the playthru

It'll be best to stay well acquainted with the build you working with rather exploring a new one during more dangerous difficulties

I am actually half-considering switching to Bone when I reach Hell. Necromancer has some of the best crowd control skills in the game, which can pretty much disable any group of monsters (except champion packs, I suppose), so even as a necro-noob, I think I should be fine (famous last words )

Soultego wrote: 1 week ago

Good Luck and look forwards to watching your Success in Finishing Hell with the Best Class in the Game

Thanks!

Even if you switch to Bone, I'd advise to keep the 4 curses (to Decrep) and the 9 summonings (all but

Fire Golem) as 1 point wonder. They are definitely good meat shields and Revives are

Key to deal for example with Ancients. Apart from that full Bone works well. Do remember that points into

Bone Wall do increase your

Bone Armor as well as your

Bone Spear.

What a waste of undead flesh.

Glad I'm done with this place... again!

Well,

Lo and behold, a

Shael at last! Time to make a Rhyme, I guess.

What a pity. I was beginning to enjoy the darkness.
Now, time to find a base for Rhyme. Or settle for one of the crappy ones I already have...