Necromancer stuck in Midgame

thanks for those detailed tips
I tried finding a sacred marrow staff but its kinda hard to come by.
I have crafted magical stuff on almost every piece and i can run kurast 3000k on decent speed, i even got cathedral of vanity, rathmas square and black road challenge ( they are probably not that hard, but i never could do those things) done thanks to you guys

Why is ilvl 1 important? i always used rares upgraded with act 2 dragon recipe to reach ilvl 99

Edit: Just realized that necromancer skills can also roll on normal stuffs. whoops
Edit2: Avalanche O-Skill is great, I didnt even know about it, just killed quov tsin with it

SeaWeed wrote:Why is ilvl 1 important? i always used rares upgraded with act 2 dragon recipe to reach ilvl 99

For more MO space. I use it mainly for belts and boots, other stuff can get some nice affixes with higher ilvl.

I've not played TSW, but you'll find a tiered marrow staff with high +skills easier than a sacred one.

Also, if you're really having trouble, just respec and try a different build. That's one of the wonderful thing about this game. When you mess up, you can fix it.

I tried to stuck with the build and i can actually farm tran athulua and kurst really fast. next goal is to clear duncraig

better use T6 marrow staff than a sacred one. less str req, easier to find or just gamble/uptier.
you can even use T5 or lower, if you calculate if the affixes you need can spawn on it.

edit: nvm, just saw the edit.

Update on progress:
my minions are pretty tanky right now (rampagors ~45k hp)
i can farm successfully for stuff now, just did duncraig(need more damage to clear it faster and not get stuck in mob hordes to avoid barrels)
thanks very much again