A great self-sustaining Build that allows for constant crits and an endless supply of Essence, all while keeping a safe distance from your enemies.
Skills
This Build mainly revolves around the use of Bone Spear. This Skill can make almost entire rooms’ worth of enemies Vulnerable, and will constantly deal Critical Strikes to deal massive damage.
Additional Core Skills:
- Corpse Explosion – provides some extra AoE damage, as well as helping boost your overall damage.
- Decrepify – this will keep enemies Stunned, as well as keep your Cooldowns low.
- Blood Mist – can be used when you need to get away from enemies or for extra survivability.
- Corpse Tendrils – a great way to group up enemies, as it will pull them in, Slow, and Stun them.
- Bone Storm – grants more Critical Strike Chance, while also boosting your survivability.
Passives
The Key Passive for this Build is Ossified Essence, as it will greatly boost the damage of Bone Spear.
Additional Passives:
- Necrotic Carapace and Stand Alone will increase your survivability.
- Imperfectly Balanced, Fueled by Death, Amplify Damage, Serration, Compound Fracture, Evulsion, and Memento Mori will boost your damage.
- Unliving Energy, Hewed Flesh, Grim Harvest, and Death’s Approach will help your utility.
Book of the Dead
You can sacrifice all of your minions for this Build to gain their bonuses. You will want to sacrifice the Cold Skeletal Mage, Iron Golem, and either the Skirmisher or Defender Skeletal Warrior.
Paragon Boards
- Board 1 (Start):
- Use Amplify Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 2 (Bone Graft):
- Rotate twice
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Essence Glyph
- Connect at the right end (board 3) and left end (board 5)
- Board 3 (Flesh-eater):
- Rotate three times
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Gravekeeper Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 4 (Scent of Death):
- Rotate once
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Sacrificial Glyph
- Board 5 (Blood Begets Blood):
- Rotate twice
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Control Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 6 (Bloodbath):
- Rotate three times
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Exploit Glyph
- Connect at the right end
- Board 7 (Wither):
- Rotate three times
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Corporeal Glyph
Glyph Leveling Priorities
| Level 15 | Level 21 |
|---|---|
| 1. Gravekeeper | 1. Essence |
| 2. Corporeal | 2. Control |
| 3. Control | 3. Exploit |
| 4. Essence | 4. Amplify |
| 5. Sacrificial | 5. Corporeal |
| 6. Exploit | 6. Sacrificial |
| 7. Amplify | 7. Gravekeeper |
- The Gravekeeper Glyph will only work once they reach Level 15.
Equipment
Deathless Visage causes Bone Spear to leave behind explosions, giving you extra area damage.
On top of these pieces, you will want these Legendary Aspects:
- Serration – allows the Ossified Essence Key Passive to also increase Critical Strike Damage.
- Splintering – causes Bone Spear to make enemies Vulnerable.
- Grasping Veins and Great Feast will increase your damage.
- Shielding Storm, Hardened Bones will help your survivability.
- Metamorphosis – gives your Evade some extra damage.
- Torment – keeps your Essence high.
You will want to use a Sapphire Gem on your weapon, Ruby Gems on your armor, and Diamond Gems on your jewelry.
Equipment Stat Priorities
| Slot | Stat Priorities | Tempering |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hand | 1. Intelligence 2. Critical Strike Damage 3. Maximum Life 4. Vulnerable Damage | – Chance to cast Bone Spear twice – Bone Critical Strike Damage |
| Helm | 1. Essence per Second 2. Maximum Essence 3. Cooldown Reduction 4. Intelligence 5. Resistance to All Elements | – Maximum Life – Lucky Hit: Stun |
| Chest Armor | 1. Essence per Second 2. Maximum Life 3. Intelligence 4. Resistance to All Elements | – Bone Critical Strike Damage – Corpse Tendrils Size |
| Gloves | 1. Ranks to Bone Spear 2. Critical Strike Chance 3. Attack Speed 4. Intelligence 5. Critical Strike Damage 6. Vulnerable Damage | – Bone Critical Strike Damage – Lucky Hit: Freeze |
| Pants | 1. Maximum Life 2. Intelligence 3. Armor | – Maximum Life – Lucky Hit: Stun |
| Boots | 1. Movement Speed 2. Essence per Second 3. Intelligence 4. Maximum Life 5. Resistance to All Elements | – Movement Speed – Lucky Hit: Freeze |
| Amulet | 1. Ranks to Evulsion 2. Ranks to Compound Fracture 3. Maximum Resource 4. Attack Speed 5. % Intelligence 6. Maximum Life | – Bone Storm Cooldown Reduction – Bone Critical Strike Damage |
| Rings | 1. Attack Speed 2. Critical Strike Chance 3. Intelligence 4. Maximum Life 5. Critical Strike Damage 6. Vulnerable Damage | – Bone Critical Strike Damage – Bone Storm Cooldown Reduction |
