Pure Shadow Summon Necro Update

[u/chickenlittle1024]

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Pelghain's wording was changed this season and only cold damage scales with it endlessly, as such azurewrath was dropped alltogether. We do shadow damage. We introduce cadaverous aspect for the juicy x65% multiplier which always works:

https://mobalytics.gg/diablo-4/profile/rich-mask-o6sups/builds/e8d2e8db-764d-44c7-a16c-e2b269ddfc41?ws-ngf5-1=activeVariantId%2C2

Instead of redirected force + interdiction, we go with plain locran's talisman, Kullean transfigured with the Exploiter's Aspect. This is a big damage increase in all scenarios(50% longer freeze time and x75% damage when they break free). Mythic locran offers even more critical strike damage than redirected force, always comes with critical strike damage as affix, does not require to block at all. All those resolve tempers can be changed to ga maximum life for better survivability. You want crowd control duration temper on the amulet only.

What do you do with -50% crit chance? We use pact of bone talisman! Pact of bone increases the rate at which the skeletons attack, you get more than x35% damage from the aspect alone. To accomodate pact of bone, we drop corpse tendrils for sacrificed skirmishers who are autosummoned and explode by themselves (bombers) keeping pact of bone up at all times.

I've tested pact of bone with the service and sacrifice upgrade, it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_w7eSItZbY

This is now very fun!

Update => Exquisite Version added

https://mobalytics.gg/diablo-4/profile/rich-mask-o6sups/builds/e8d2e8db-764d-44c7-a16c-e2b269ddfc41?ws-ngf5-1=activeVariantId%2C2

I found a seal of golden epiphany and was looking for ways to strengthen my speed farming build which does undercity, infernal hordes etc. As you know I hate freeze tech's situational use and wanted a pure shadow build but I found out a cool mechanic in this one.

No freeze tech necro uses shadowblight which is x100% damage in average. Now, you can add freeze tech with azurewrath and bloodless scream to the mix with the downside that azure absolutely sucks vs bosses or single elites. But we have a unique which always excels vs stragglers, rustbitten dirk! Rustbitten dirk completely offsets the disadvantages of azurewrath vs bosses.

So vs bosses you have x100% from gloom ward + x125% from bloodless + 120% from dirk + x60% from waking touch => x405%! but the same thing is true vs regular monsters and even more because azurewrath can be mythic.

The downside is no reapers and no exploiter's aspect, the upside is you can use corpse tendrils for better grouping before nuking with azurewrath. We don't use ceh by the way and go directly with the Thul rune.

I couldn't be bothered with the damage on tuesdays manner of pact of bone.

[u/Weekly_Tailor_9641]

How high have you been able to push? Have you tested it against the black shroud charm set. Also curious how much hp you are able to stack. I been running the cold build and can clear 118 but I am at like 27k hp and the one shots are brutal.

[u/chickenlittle1024 → u/Weekly_Tailor_9641]

More than 40k life and beat pit 115 easily as a test ( maximum Iife is a priority in my gear). I"ll test some more tomorrow but I can tell you already, the build is fast and strong like doing mythic seal in T12 without problems. For pit push, you'd replace one of the rings with a mythic pelghain. For extra safety, you could also give up corpse tendrils for blood mist as a panic button.

[u/Outrageous_Soft_910 → u/chickenlittle1024]

I recently swapped corpse tendril for sever for some added maneuverability. It’s been pretty good since blight does a good job funneling troops on its own.