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This is a Necromancer based build focusing on the Skill Summon Skeletons combined with the Unique Jewel Dead Reckoning, that grants Mage Skeletons instead of Warrior ones. This is a very beginner friendly build because it gets really strong with a few investment and it's very easy to play. 

Pros

• Cheap

• Easy to play

• Boss killer

• Good currency farmer

• Safe build, stay behind and let your minions do their job

• Good clear speed

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Cons

• Can't leech life or mana

• Mage Skeletons need to be casted all the time

• Vulnerable to chaos and physical damage

• BODY ARMOUR

- ​A rare body armour with around 300 energy shield, some life and +1 to maximum number of skeletons.

Examples here. 

• STAFF

- Pledge of Hands is awesome here because it grants "Socketed Gems are supported by level 30 Greater Spell Echo". Combined with Spell Echo this staff grants 52% more spell damage to our Skeletons. It’s not so cheap though.

- Femurs of the Saints is the perfect budget alternative, it grants almost the same amount of DPS, with +2 to level of Socketed Minions and up to 80% increased Minion damage.

• HELMET

- ​I higly recommend a rare Bone Helmet with life and +1 to maximum number of skeletons. Examples here.

- ​If that was expensive for you, only a Bone Helmet with life and elemental resistances will work fine. Examples here.

• GLOVES

- ​Rare energy shield gloves with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.

• BOOTS

- ​Alberon's Warpath is mandatory because it grants 1 extra Skeleton and it's pretty cheap.

• BELT

- ​A good rare belt with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.

• RING #1

- ​A rare Unset Ring with life, dexterity and if possible some elemental resistances. Examples here.

• RING #2

- ​A rare Unset Ring with life, dexterity and if possible some elemental resistances. Examples here.

• AMULET

- Use a rare amulet with life and elemental resistances. Also some dexterity if needed. Examples here.

- IMPORTANT: YOU CAN SAVE 7 PASSIVE SKILL POINTS IF YOU GET THE DEATH ATTUNEMENT ANOINTMENT IN YOUR AMULET.

• FLASKS

- ​2 or 3 Divine Life Flasks are important for this build, because you cannot leech life. Look for mods like ''instant recovery'', ''removes bleeding'' and ''removes freeze''. Examples here and here.

- I like to use a Quicksilver Flask on this build, so I don't need to spend sockets with a movement skill. Look for mods like ''increased movement speed during flask effect'' and ''increased duration''. Examples here.

- An Basalt Flask for physical damage reduction. Look for mods like ''increased duration'' and "Increased armour" Examples here.

- Rumis's Concoction as a defensive flask to boost your armour and block chance.

• STAFF

Summon Skeletons / Vaal Summon Skeletons

Spell Echo

Pierce

Minion Damage (If 5 Sockets Linked)

Elemental Focus (If 6 Sockets Linked)

Greater Multiple Projectiles

• BODY ARMOUR

Raise Zombie

Feeding Frenzy

Multistrike

Minion Damage (If 5 Sockets Linked)

Brutality

Melee Physical Damage (If 6 Sockets Linked)

• GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Winter Orb

Desecrate

Flesh Offering

Cast While Channeling

• GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Raise Spectre

Minion Life

Blood Magic

Summon Lightning Golem

• GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Zealotry

Generosity

Enlighten

Summon Skitterbots

• UNSET RING #1

Desecrate

• UNSET RING #2

Flame Dash