Hi, im playing my first hardcore summon necro, and everytime i tele to mephisto or throne and there are dolls im nearly getting insta nuked, i have maxed out resis and some damage reduction, what can i do? i dont even dare to do mephisto..

Walk Mephisto runs or don't run them at all. Your skeletons and mercenary don't get damaged by the splash, so just invest all your finds into beefing up your Mercenary till he has a good armor, a strong polearm, and a cheap life leech helm like Crown of Thieves. For yourself, just keep distance, have Bone Armor, and you'll be fine.

You can also just skip the dolls too if that's possible. With high enough Vita and CTA BOs, you should be able to ignore them completely. But that's unrealistic until the end game with good gear. Just need 86 FHR (Spirit plus whatever) so you don't get stun locked while teleporting around.

Baal should be a lot easier to Walk because Worldstone Keep is wide and easily accessible with more summons, whereas Trav is very enclosed and extremely annoying to walk through especially as a summoner. You just have to worry about Souls, which are far more dangerous. If you are into Nightmare and Hell, you can just Corspe Explosion and Amp your way through from a safe distance, assuming you go the Fishy Route.

This post was edited by eric1014153 on Jul 28 2021 11:02am

bone shield

Are you using one of the best pvm curse - dim vision?

Bone armour blocks most of the damage.
Doll explosions are 100% physical so playing in solo games, dr% and bone armour are all good ways to mitigate the damage.

you should be able to kill at least one or two before they get to you. just have corpse explosion ready and you should nuke them

Keep summoning clay golem around corners, especially if hardcore.

No u dont understand what i meant, im lvl90 with full gear etc, and when i tele to mephisto with all my minions and i tele in a group of dolls, my minions insta kill the dolls and i get massive dmg, i got 2k+ life and Max resis but still i nearly get nuked, what can i do?

Stormshield Monarch, Verdungos, and/or Crown of Ages if you're really hurting on those dolls. Max Damage Reduction if you can afford Ber Runes. You'll also want Vita charms too.

Use bone armor, you should have enough skill points.