War-mancer?

[cannedviction]

War-mancer?

So I'm making this necromancer centered around skeletons, and really late into the game (Lv66), I realized there's that Beast runeword. I figure having might and fanaticism will make my skeletons a force to be reckoned with. And I want a nice big weapon to cleave off some heads.Then two road blocks hit me:
1) If I want to do some major damage myself along side with my skele's, I'd have to forgo using the Homunculus (if i ever get it) and use a two-handed axe or maul. Not good.
2) I can't put a Beast weapon on my merc.
3) I'm gonna have to pump my STR for damage and DEX for accuracy. Meaning less points into my health. Not good.
4) I really like big weapons. Yay. Or...wait. Crap, no Homunculus.
5) Beast does not work with scythes. Dammit.

. . . I can't count. Besides that, what would you guys suggest if I decided to alongside with my skeletons? I'm unexperienced with necros, and I don't know if I'll have the patience to find out all possible configurations for a squad-based melee necromancer.

 

[CheekyJez]

Dude, have you had a look at the runes required for Beast?

It suffices to say... it's quite hard to put together. I'd stick with the non-Beast setup unless you've actually got them and a nice weapon to stick them in... in which case go go go!

edit: Werebear raises your life by a fair bit, so you might be ok with that

 

[Ravenforce3]

Beast works in scepters. Pop it into a Cadeceus for a great swing speed, even in Bear form. Sure, your AR will suffer without Dex, but if you are going melee, won't you have Max Block anyway?

Also, if you have spare points left, try the Poison Dagger bug. If it is set to your main attack without a dagger, you still retain the AR bonus.

 

[cannedviction]

Ahaha... forgot I don't even have all the runes yet. But I'm in no rush to fully complete my dream necro. It'll feel even more like a dream, if it takes longer to attain my goals, right?

Never knew about that poison dagger thing and using a cadeceus. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Hozze]

The char you're describing is called the CommandoMancer, have a look at this and you'll get all the help you'll need...

 

[farting bob]

yes, the beast runeword does pwn, but the runes are as difficult to get as any other weapon. i'll offer you a tir though of you like, thats a big step to it!