merc.
coh for res guils umed for cb pride for conc. conc gives another 2x base dmg of minions easily.
necro. I used a necro trister and really, the nec isnt to one fighting right? so why do you need res from mara n such. also bone armor is laughable. you are the wielder of said MEAT SHIELD one into armor maybe 5 into synergies.
its good to use 6x plain gcs. more dmg for skels and more life for urdars n such
+3 summon circ. 20 fcr if you can. more dmg from skels.
+3 summon ammy. 10 fcr if you can. more dmg again.
put more than one into res maybe like 6 sometimes one rando attack by meph can fuck you up and more res = safer
marrowwalks have more str and dxt= more block. since you are worried about taking dmg so much. +2 mastery adds like 70 dmg to skels+ auras = lots
darkforce+ 3 summon as the shield fcr and +3 is > than +2 fcr res mana on necro.
w/ sojs and mana per lvl you have plenty of mana to cast curses. but if you dont, there is such a thing as mana pots.
this gives more+ summon but less res..... hmmmm
RES+DR = nothing on uber trist nec terror is an instant bugspray for anything coming near you and therefore, you wont get hit.
boses are focused on minions and will not turn on you unless you fuck up.
Summon necros are all about using your minions to the best as they can be, not you being the best necromancer without any direct offensive skills you can be. you are always on the sideline NOT taking damage.
but hey. to each his own.