[3.25] Forged Frostbearer pure Spectre Necromancer, all content + Uber viable ~200mil DPS

Intro:

Hi everyone,

I want to show you my pure Spectre Necromancer which performed well in content like high end maps, Afk Blight(-Ravaged) maps as well as being an amazing Uber boss killer.

Basics:

The build uses the Raise Spectre and the transfigured Raise Spectre of Transience gems which summon permanent and temporary Spectres respectively. The permanent Spectres are the main source of damage whereas the temporary Spectres are used to introduce Feeding Frenzy and Culling Strike into the build.

The permanent spectre used here is the Forged Frostbearer that was initially introduced in Crucible league and has been unavailable ever since. It can occasionally be found by engaging with Verisium Outcrops in maps or you can alternatively ask in global channel 666 if someone is willing to share them with you.

The spectre uses a powerful spell that deals lots of cold dmg, has a low cast time and shoots mortar like projectiles. These projectiles create overlapping AoEs that can all deal damage to a single target if you increase projectile count and the AoE of the spectres. This can be achieved by linking the gem to Greater Volley Support, using the appropriate Minion Mastery and Plaguebringer from the Necromancer Ascendancy for a dmg increase of 4-5 times compared to the dmg displayed in PoB.

The build uses spell suppression and a mix of block&evasion (which mostly comes from Grace) as defensive layers in addition to a couple of other things in the medium budget and onwards. Since the spectres deal cold damage they can inflict chills & freezes which increase minion and player survivability further.

Class/Ascendancy:

You want to play this build on the Necromancer so you can grab Commander of Darkness, Mindless Aggression, Bone Barrier and Plague Bringer for increased damage, minion AoE, minion&player survivability, elemental resistances as well as minions leeching life to the player.

Bandits & Pantheon:

Kill all bandits for the passive points.

You should use Soul of Ryslatha for flask charges and increased life flask recovery on low life and Soul of the Brine King for Freeze Immunity.

Leveling:

The base skill gem can be accessed after the quest 'Sever the Rght Hand' in act 3 but isn't used as a main dmg minion early on due to the low maximum number of Spectres. Instead you have to wait until you can access the T17 unique 'Wraithlord' via trade or by farming it yourself. Before that the build should be levelled and played as a non-Spectre build like Absolution or SRS.











Miscellaneous:

Crafting guides for the items (including the wand) and additional pure Spectre Necromancer content can be found in the description of the video guide. A skill guide for the campaign and atlas passive tree progression can be found in the Low Budget PoB.

Enjoy!