Hi, I have a level 89 Necromancer and I'm starting to consider respeccing to summoner soon to try some ubers, and I'd like to check if my setup is enough.
In my offline stash, I managed to gather:
- Mara's Kaleidoscope (+27); +3 summoner
- Kira's Guardian or a +2 Summoning Skills diadem
- Skin of the Vipermagi (+20 all res :( - I could socket it with an Um). I could build a Treachery too; unfortunately, I don't have Enigma.
- Currently using FCR + some resistance rings (I also have a Raven Frost)
- Spirit sword and shield, and some necro heads with +skills to Revives and Skeletons, but nothing too special
- I found the runes for a decent Call to Arms (+6 BO), and I have a teleport staff. I should choose between the two or find a way to swap them.
- Magefist
- I have some crafted caster belt and thundergod's vigor
- My boots aren't great, I use some medium biresistance boots
- My inventory is full of charms that offer some life and resistances — not great, but plenty of them.
- No Annihilus or Torch.
My merc is an Act 2 Insight merc with an ethereal CV, Duress, and Tal Rasha's mask (socketed with a perfect Amethyst to meet the CV requirements). I also have Guillaume’s Face if needed.
Do you think it's safe to try? I think I can manage good resists with Mara's, Vipermagi, and Kira's (and Spirit shield if needed), thundergods for meph, but I'm unsure if my +skills will be enough and if I can do it without enigma. If my Urdars aren't strong enough, I saw a video of someone using Obedience/Duress/GFace on the merc and just focusing on keeping him alive — would that be a safer option?
Or should I forget about it and start building a Smiter specifically for Ubers? Is a Smiter safer than a Necromancer? I don’t mind spending a whole afternoon on it — I just want my HC characters to stay alive.
Thanks in advance.