[Last Epoch] - [Patch 0.9] - Skeleton Mage Sacrifice Necromancer

[@Daccura]

Just swapped over to this build, dang it's a blast ty.

[@pseudipto]

love this build and how well everything fits together, i just went for flame wraiths early because i haven't found the required idols yet

[@LifeForAiur]

Having a blast playing this build! (still leveling but it's so smooth)

[@joezucker1282]

Glad to hear it! :)

[@saggyjello]

Thanks a lot. Been enjoying this build in 0.9

[@joezucker1282]

Happy to help! :) Glad you're enjoying the build.

[@rawrshark9840]

Just bought the game few days ago. I am using this guide now for my first online character and I am really enjoying it

[@EequalsMacSquared]

Thanks for the guide! Everything is explained very well :)

[@joezucker1282]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@gokberkkaraca3757]

works perfectly, thanks!

[@Nostaega]

Looks hilariously fun, gj :)

[@fatalaris_live1151]

Servus ;) Danke für deinen Build. Ziehe mir gerade meinen 5. MP-Char hoch, und es wird wohl dein Build erst einmal :)

[@kahuna2588]

Pretty damn good build if I may say so myself

[@vonflare4709]

really cool build. have you tried fitting bone curse unto the build somewhere? the nodes that let you buff your own minions with it make the skelly mage sacrifice do 50% MORE physical damage. not sure what could be subbed out for that though.

[@joezucker1282]

Bone Curse doesn't really fit into the build. The Bone Curse damage itself scales with your own damage, which is pretty low since on your items you take +Minion dmg wherever you can. And buffing your own Minions will take time away you could spend actually summoning Zombies, who are the main damage of the build. So you would have to summon Skeletons, wait for the Mages to sacrifice them, wait for the Zombie to spawn and then buff the Zombie, not the Mages, for extra damage. It just doesn't work. :p

[@Anfa18]

what do we think about using the Aberrant Call 2h staff with this build? or possibly the 1h axe Pact Severance with the shield Sinathia's Resurrection?

[@Valdred-l4u]

Hello i'm sorry if said on video but how do you get 5 skel mage ? 3 from base, one from node but the 5ith?

[@joezucker1282]

It IS said in the video at 00:46 timestamp. 2 base, +1 immediately from learning the Necromancer Mastery, +1 from Skeleton Mage skill tree and another +1 from the Necromancer Passive tree.

[@maximiliangarza]

umm how do i paste the loot filter in game that you have on the last epoch tools guide?

[@joezucker1282]

You have to copy the raw data on pastebin and then when in-game press SHIFT+F to open the loot filter menu, click the new filter button and then "paste clipboard contents"

[@zainer7704]

Hey Joe, for mapping would it be better do skill Deaths Cavalary so you can dash arround through echos quickly?

[@joezucker1282]

I don't think having 4.5s cooldown on Skeleton Mages is a good idea cos on some bosses the Mages will just get deleted and you want to resummon them quickly. Additionally since you can slot Transplant to your hotkey bar since you don't need Summon Volatile Zombies on there I don't feel like there's a need for it. But feel free to try it out and tell me about how it feels! :) Respeccing in this game is super easy, so I encourage you to play around with the build!

[@themorganrobertson]

Hey this guide is great. Comparing the passives of your video and your guide (and I know you said you were testing stuff), a main difference is in the Acolyte tree and specing into Mania of Mortality > 5/5 Unnatural Preservation for the Ward retention, but thats not on your guide. How did that test go - Do you feel its worth those points or do you still go by whats in the written guide?

[@joezucker1282]

The written guide is the most up-to-date iteration of the build. :)

[@razvannorth]

Hey Joe. The build is awesome. Besides the uniques listed in the guide do we want to farm others to push the build further?

[@joezucker1282]

Besides the ones listed in the written guide there are not really any Unique items that really push the build to the next level. Just keep your eyes open for some Uniques with Legendary Potential, as those can be very strong for any build.

[@aelaria4497]

Thanks for the Video :-) Is there a possibility to take the gear with you in one of the videos to have an orientation?

[@joezucker1282]

Please refer to the build guide posted in the video description. :)

[@DickerehikariDuck]

how to make my mages same like yours? mine is not pyromancer, sorry just started this game few days ago :D

[@joezucker1282]

I talk about that at 14:31 in the video, but please refer to the written guide that is linked in the video description for a more up-to-date build. I opted in to using Death Knights instead.

[@rubeng5135]

Would it be usefull to use Bone Golem instead of using dread shade to give movement speed to your skeleton mages for clearing ?

[@joezucker1282]

Don't think its worth it tbh. You're losing out on too much damage from Dread Shade. I mean if you're just farming echoes and never do bosses - maybe? But I personally would never drop Dread Shade.

[@bentubean]

Does the new experimental belt and rings of putresence affect the build at all?

[@jackasad2180]

how far corruption can you push with using this build? can it farm chilling on 300?

[@joezucker1282]

Personally I haven't tried pushing over 200, because I'd rather try new builds. :) But I'm pretty sure you can go higher.

[@jackasad2180]

@@joezucker1282 ah okay, but didn't see new build on ur channel video

[@joezucker1282]

@@jackasad2180 Yeah I'm not a content creator or anything. This was the first video I uploaded that has actual audio recording and isn't just me doing something. Maybe I'll upload another one some day if I find a build worth sharing.

[@binocular2011]

Most important thing.. what about the gear? what should i looking for? thx

[@joezucker1282]

Please refer to the written guide on lastepochtools.com linked in the video description.

[@khmergodhobbies]

do flame wraiths get increased attack speed with casting or attack speed?

[@joezucker1282]

%increased Minion Cast Speed.

[@khmergodhobbies]

@@joezucker1282 thanks

[@claudiucosminsirbu8393]

In the video you are playing with mages and pyromancers, but on the planner you had put death knights, wich one is better?

[@joezucker1282]

The written guide is always more up to date.

[@rotony1]

I don't understand, in the build you put Death nights and here you have some images that are fire? How this works?

[@joezucker1282]

I mention in the written guide that it is always more up-to-date than the video. The video is just to showcase the core-concept, for the specifics you should always refer to the written guide on lastepochtools.com

[@rotony1]

@@joezucker1282 ok thanks for help. Do you think the build can go higher with ubiques or is set in stone?

[@joezucker1282]

@@rotony1 Apart from the ones mentioned in the written guide there's not many Unique items that really fit the build. Of course you can always use items that have some LP, though.

[@raw_bigboy]

so were not using voltaile zombies, after took this note which changing our all zombies in voltaile?

[@joezucker1282]

I'm not sure I understand your question? All Zombies by default are Volatile Zombies and they are the main damage of the build. You do not summon them directly, though, you summon them when other Minions die.

[@MiekGoossens]

Ty for the build guide; having a good time leveling it so far. Using "Reach of the grave" for now and it works fine. Only thing I am confused about is what stat(s) to look for if I find one with LP. The written guide is a bit unclear in that regard. Or is it just better to use a "Soul harvester axe" for endgame? Thx in advance

[@joezucker1282]

The problem with Reach of the Grave with LP is that it is a Wand and Wands can not roll any Minion affixes... the only affix that does anything for the build would be "Cast Speed", all other affixes on Wands are pretty much dead stats. In the endgame you'll definitely want a different weapon.

[@MiekGoossens]

@@joezucker1282 Thx that makes sense. I asked because you mention getting a Reach of the grave with LP in the written guide under Equipment section. One more thing: You make the zombie explosion necrotic but under Equipment (main hand) it states to look for minion physical stats also? I should look for minion necrotic + minion spell + minion melee stats right? Or am I missing something maybe? Loving the leveling so far though; smooth and relaxed :D

[@joezucker1282]

@@MiekGoossens The affixes are listed in order of priorities, top being highest priority, bottom being lowest. I only listed "Minion Physical" and "Minion Melee" because at least they do SOMETHING for the build. Not much though... :| But by far the most important stats are "Minion Spell" and "Minion Necrotic", because almost all of the damage comes from Volatile Zombies explosions, which is a Minion Necrotic Spell ability. (after taking the Necrotic conversion node in the Zombies tree) Thanks for pointing out the LP RotG thing, I'll have a look and update the guide. :)

[@MiekGoossens]

@@joezucker1282 Thx for the clarification man; crystal clear now 👌

[@cmd.toddwick]

How do you feel about Abberant Call as a weapon in this?

[@joezucker1282]

It would cause our Skeleton Mages to take a lot of damage every second and they already die to some boss mechanics.. so that downside alone is enough for me to not consider it. The increase to Minion Damage is very low compared to even a one-handed weapon.. it's a good weapon, just not for this build.

[@dstring1]

pretty good build indeed, thanks man! I just have one question, my mages keep dying on bosses and sometimes I struggle a bit repositioning and resummoning everything back again, did you do anything to make the mages tankier or is just added minion health?

[@joezucker1282]

You can try moving them around with the [A] button if they are inside of an AoE. Otherwise get Minion Resistances from the Passive tree or more Minion Health. That's all you can do, really. :|

[@Juggernautdemon]

Why not use zombie explosion damage idols?

[@joezucker1282]

Damage is not the weak point of the build. Defenses are. Stacking defenses on Idols is very powerful. Additionally %increases have diminishing returns, since it's an additive damage scaling and you can reach over 1k% increased damage on this build even without Idols. The Volatile Zombie dmg Idols are 4x1, which is another factor to consider, because it means we can not use 2x2 Idols anymore. TL;DR: They're terrible. :D

[@thedeathblade20]

Thanks for the guide. This is my first build and my biggest Problem is that im constantly running out of Mana. Also im very very squishy

[@joezucker1282]

If you are running out of mana there's a couple possible reasons: 1) Have you specced into Giant Zombie on the Summon Volatile Zombies tree? If you did just remove the point there. 2) Have you specced into Mind Catcher and Empty the Graves on the Skeletons tree? You'll need those two nodes.

[@thedeathblade20]

@@joezucker1282 ok, thx for the tips. will check when im playing again

[@masonstuart-hill4670]

I tried so hard..And got so far..But in the end....I couldn't change anything haha. First time playing the game and I tried some other skills (wanted explode minions and curses), but it just didnt sync up and I can see the dps wont be even close. Changing some passives and wanting to try lean slightly more into ward gen. At least if I lack dps I hopefully will still survive late game and just take longer. Not ideal but shall see. I hate copy pasting builds but need a reason to change things. Doom brand seems interesting. Any way viable in this build? More boom. Apparently a delay though?

[@ryantenorio6411]

What items are need for this build?

[@joezucker1282]

Refer to the link in the video description for a written guide on lastepochtools.com. It should answer all your questions. :)

[@MarekMarcin59]

Any updates on build ?

[@The69Oskar69]

I'm not sure what kind of damage I should stack, I removed zombies I felt like it's too much clicking with them and spawning skeletons as mages can blow up all skeletons for one little enemy even. So what I use now are mages that blow up skeletons, wraths and I also use bone golem. I guess physical but does minion damage increase blow up damage as well?

[@joezucker1282]

What do you mean with "zombies are too much clicking"? They're the core of the entire build. :D You don't summon them directly though, you just summon Skeletons so you basically just need to use right click.

[@The69Oskar69]

@@joezucker1282 well you can't keep up to summon 2 things at once because that's basically what you need to do entire time. Non stop clicking two spells and by non stop I mean that, you can't stop even for a second. Didn't play any other build that requires that much clicking, the skeletons blow up immediately when they are in range of the enemy, same as zombies. I changed the build to rely more on wraths and kicked zombies entirely as it was just not fun to play at all.

[@joezucker1282]

@@The69Oskar69 As I've said in the video AND in my comment: You do not use Summon Volatile Zombie yourself. You ONLY summon Skeletons, they get sacrificed by the Mages and then they will automatically spawn the Zombies. It's the entire idea of the build. Please rewatch the video from 04:20 onwards - if you remove Zombies you basically remove the whole core-concept of the build itself and maybe a traditional Minion build will be a better fit for you.

[@The69Oskar69]

@@joezucker1282it's just a chance on that and knowing my luck when in other games I can have 80% chance to hit twice, I can hit 4 times in a row without proc, I'll pass :p

[@joezucker1282]

@@The69Oskar69 30% chance and you summon 3 skeletons each time. Considering your own cast speed and the skeleton mages' cast speed with sacrifice your subjective "feeling" of luck doesn't matter, as the objective fact is that you will summon lots of zombies very fast. But I won't force you to play something you don't like, I just felt like answering the questions you had. The build doesn't seem to be for you I guess and that's fine!

[@tjpelli]

Is this viable in 1.0?

[@Virusboy-ne6wx]

i;m currently trying this build. Level 80. Not finding the content too taxing at the moment but i`ve not really pushed high corruption yet. Some things aren't working correctly i think since the changed the skill from sacrifice to Profane Oblation. I'll keep going until i hit a wall.

[@cmd.toddwick]

The video could be better, but the guide that it is tied to is great. I'm brand new to Epoch, and I think the written guide does a great job.

[@raw_bigboy]

manaa isssuuesssss

[@joezucker1282]

Are you using Summon Skeleton or are you using Summon Volatile Zombies directly?

[@raw_bigboy]

@@joezucker1282 summon skeleton... But its already fine. No longer mana issues :3

[@Foxexar]

Love how I came here. Put myself through blasting the volume at 500% in order to hear the guy. Just to hear "Im not going to talk about this skill much because its a staple of all minion builds" Dude for real? For fuck ing real? Absolute waste of time

[@joezucker1282]

I'm all for constructive criticism. This is my first upload with voice and my first time using video editing software. Thanks for the feedback, although it's worded a little poorly maybe. I'll try to learn from it.

[@joezucker1282]

Oh and another thing: I do in fact talk about Dread Shade and about the most important parts of the skill, but there simply isn't a lot that can be said about it, because it is very straightforward. What would you have liked to hear me say about the skill? Can you give me some specifics and elaborate a bit? Other than that I kindly refer you to my written guide on lastepochtools.com, where I try to explain the build in a bit more detail.

[@cmd.toddwick]

This sounds like a you problem. Just have better comprehension skills. Your current comprehension is subpar.

[@TorvinRW]

@@joezucker1282 Your mic is fine, don't even have my headphones on full and could hear you perfectly, so don't let ppl like this get to you or anything. Was a really great and instructive video, as a new player who tried a few other builds I saw on youtube, this is the 1 I'm most hyped for and very much looking forward to using, keep up the great work! :)

[@Foxexar]

fyi Max volume and volume control chrome addon at 500% and you are Barely understandable. You might want to get a new mic / adjust some settings. I want to watch this video but its going to be hella hard trying to listen to someone mumble trying to explain stuff