2h Melee Necro

[Semigloss]

Any tips on fixing Attack Rating? I am lvl120 and have 15k AR, thats with

Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

, which is 40% of my AR. My sockets are filled with diamonds. Shall i go with jewels with AR?

Featherclaw

Featherclaw
Chain Gloves (4)
Defense: (28 - 30) to (49 - 54)
Required Level: 5
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 8
5% Attack Speed
(21 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(6 to 10) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: (149 - 161) to (203 - 218)
Required Level: 22
Required Strength: 57
Item Level: 26
15% Attack Speed
(81 to 110)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(16 to 20) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (393 - 420) to (519 - 554)
Required Level: 40
Required Strength: 201
Item Level: 46
25% Attack Speed
(141 to 170)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(26 to 30) to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: (581 - 617) to (759 - 807)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 402
Item Level: 80
30% Attack Speed
(171 to 200)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

with 4x Eld Runes used to be my go-to, but Eld is not AR anymore. Maybe that with jewels instead?

[Giu]

Any tips on fixing Attack Rating? I am lvl120 and have 15k AR, thats with

Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

, which is 40% of my AR. My sockets are filled with diamonds. Shall i go with jewels with AR?

Yea jewels with ar, ar mo's and good rolls on charms with ar/dex.

Can also try using mal runes instead of p diamonds to also boost dex a bit.

(are you doing 1 pt in dex per level btw)

[nemmate]

There are some changes with the new patch?

[Neles]

well yes but they are kinda useless..... devs dont care about melee and malice nec

[paolo12]

There are some changes with the new patch?

For leveling and farming go with traditional 2h scythe strength setup.
10 points in angel of death, put points in parasite, max continuity, max deathward, onminous vigor, deathpact, onslaught, rathmas chosen, mold the flesh, embalming.
1 Point in reaper, melee mastery, talon's hold, deathlord
Jump with angel of death every 5 seconds to use reaper.
For later bossing 125+ switch to dexterity dagger build. Use carnage.

Taming Sari

Taming Sari
Necromancer Daggers
'QorMhal'
Runeword Level: 110
Carnage Now Converts 100% Physical Damage to Fire
+(2 to 4) to Necromancer Skill Levels
50% Hit Recovery
Adds (90 to 110)-(160 to 180) Damage
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(170 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
3% Deadly Strike
4% to All Attributes
Physical Resist 5%
+(200 to 250) Life on Melee Attack

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Savage

Savage
Gloves
'YstFelKa'
Runeword Level: 110
+1% Enhanced Weapon Damage per 50 Strength or Dexterity
(Whichever is Higher)
75% Attack Speed
+10 Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+(10 to 40) to all Attributes
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Cold Resist +1%
Cold Resist +25%
10% Magic Find

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Svalinn

Svalinn
Shields
'RhalLoOhn'
Runeword Level: 115
-1% to Enemy Elemental Resistances per 150 Dexterity
8% Chance to cast level 7 Life Spark when Blocking
1% Base Block Chance
15% Block Speed
20% Hit Recovery
+(151 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
(15 to 20)% to Dexterity
+200 to Life
Fire Resist +(50 to 55)%
Lightning Resist +(20 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(20 to 25)%
Poison Resist +(20 to 25)%
Fire Absorb (3 to 5)%
Physical Resist 5%

and fire pierce/dexterity items( for example crafted belt,

Reapers

Reapers
Full Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (3268 - 3677) to (3511 - 3950)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 120
4% Chance to cast level 40 Fire Cannonade on Kill
+1 to All Skills
+84 Fire Damage
+(13 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(7 to 18)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Fire Resist +5%
Socketed (4)

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Hellfire Plate

Hellfire Plate
Body Armors
'IgnJahGurRhal'
Runeword Level: 115
+1% Innate Elemental Damage per 250 Strength and Dexterity
15% Chance to cast level 9 Life Spark on Melee Attack
20% Attack Speed
+250 Fire Damage
-(14 to 18)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Life +(3 to 5)%
Maximum Elemental Resists +(1 to 2)%
Fire Resist +(10 to 20)%
Lightning Resist +(10 to 20)%
Cold Resist +(10 to 20)%
Poison Resist +(10 to 20)%
Physical Resist (7 to 10)%

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Craft jewels with max life, Dex, fhr.
Max deathward, deathpact, embalming, mold the flesh, onslaught, deathlord, demonic commune, ominous vigor, jinn, endurance, tenacity. Can also put point(s) in dragonfire oil.
Put enough points in melee tree to get the best possible dmg increase from death pact.
You'll get good bosskiller and tolerable scosglen farmer.

[nemmate]

Thank you all for the feedback. In the old patches I always loved to play with melee necro, but in late game in the 2-3 previous patches, I struggled a bit. I'll will give a try. I also loved xbow spec. It is also viable?

[paolo12]

Thank you all for the feedback. In the old patches I always loved to play with melee necro, but in late game in the 2-3 previous patches, I struggled a bit. I'll will give a try. I also loved xbow spec. It is also viable?

Xbow is good, you'll probably want to build around

Crucible

Crucible
Necromancer Crossbows
'IgnJahGul'
Runeword Level: 100
Dragonfire Oil Synergy Increased by 100%
25% Chance to cast level 36 Banish on Kill
50% Attack Speed
Adds 30-50 Damage
+(300 to 400) to Attack Rating
-(28 to 35)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+200% Enhanced Damage
50% to Strength
15% Chance to Avoid Damage
+2 Mana on Striking

and fire pierce as well. If you want to betray the melee necro way that is
an example would be https://tsw.vn.cz/char/KaimoJurgis from veteran ABeLina
thread viewtopic.php?f=40&t=69703&start=60

[Jo_Jo]

I also loved xbow spec. It is also viable?

physical necro with tantrum is a good option. Can farm Scosglen without any problem.

[Loko22]

This guide still relevant?

[smiechu]

This guide still relevant?

I strongly recommend you to go 1h melee necro instead