what would you prefer?

poison or bone?

interested in making a necro for hardcore ladder, i've considered psn nova and bone spear/ce but i guess i'd be open to summoner as well

tired of overpowered builds like java,hdin,warlock, sorc etc

This post was edited by crosspawz on Mar 3 2026 09:04am

I think they perform close enough that it's personal preference on style. I'd say through my general play testing with hero editor builds that summoner > bone spear > poison nova for general TZ farming, but in terms of herald/boss killing the order is reversed (or summoner = bone if you're not pulling CB revives). The new enemy magic res and plus % magic damage gear does make bone spear feel a lot more powerful (was able to rely on bone spear to drop packs more than corpse explosion).

Play through the game as bone necro, a very satisfying feeling. You can shop a gg white base in act2 normal. All skills synergize with each other. For the endgame, consider artymancer. Explanation, artymancer surrounds himself with skeleton warriors who solely exist to tank, keep the merc safe and do some moderate damage from the + points. You have a very beefed up merc and bone spear. Telestomp stuff then keep hitting with bone spear from behind if anything is still standing, then corpse explosion galore. Skillers should be PnB. You can also have 1p for revives.

This post was edited by babun1024 on Mar 3 2026 10:25am