Necro Pet Herder
A summoner build combining Necromancy, Herding, and Bard abilities to maximize the effectiveness of summoned creatures in PvM.
Overview
The Necro Pet Herder is a specialized summoner designed around maximizing the effectiveness of summoned creatures.
Herding and Discordance are used to improve your summons while Necromancy provides additional abilities and buffs.
Aspect Options
Recommended Aspect options include:
- Death
- Eldritch
- Command Book
Command is particularly suited to the summon-focused nature of the build.
Link Options
Recommended Chain Links include:
- Follower Damage
- Effective Necromancy
These links directly improve the build’s primary source of damage.
Codex Use
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Necromancy Book
- Provides the Necromancy abilities used to support the summons.
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Summoner’s Tome
- Provides the creatures that form the core of the build.
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Wizard’s Grimoire
- Provides Magery spells and utility.
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Bard Codex
- Provides Discordance and additional Bard abilities.
Additional Codex info is in the build card
Equipment
- Material Spellbook
- Crook
- Standard mage equipment
The Crook supports the Herding component of the build while the Material Spellbook provides useful mana regeneration.
Farming/Gameplay
Summons form the frontline and primary source of damage.
Herding and Discordance are used to improve their effectiveness while Necromancy provides additional buffs and abilities.
The character remains behind the summons and provides support through Magery and Bard abilities.
Additional Notes
If mana supply is sufficient through Meditation, mushrooms, Wither, or other sources, Camping can be considered for additional carrying capacity.
Bless from the Wizard’s Grimoire can provide an additional damage increase to followers.
Stats
STR: 100, INT: 100, DEX: 25
Necro Pet Herder
- Discordance 90
- Herding 120
- Magery 100
- Meditation 80
- Musicianship 90
- Necromancy 120
- Spirit Speaking 120
- Ensemble 0
- Refrain 0
- Perfect Pitch 0
- Reverb 0
- Revolution Song 0
- Sing Your Own Praises 0
- Self Taught 0
- Virtuoso 0
- Air Elemental - Dismissive 0
- Air Elemental - Spirit Pact 0
- Air Elemental - Cyclone 0
- Air Elemental - Gale 0
- Air Elemental - Microburst 0
- Air Elemental - Tempest 0
- Air Elemental - Windshear 0
- Air Elemental - Whirlwind 0
- Blade Spirits - Dismissive 0
- Blade Spirits - Spirit Pact 0
- Blade Spirits - Impair 0
- Blade Spirits - Serration 0
- Blade Spirits - Razors 0
- Blade Spirits - Precision Cuts 0
- Blade Spirits - Dancing Blades 0
- Blade Spirits - Bladestorm 0
- Daemon - Dismissive 0
- Daemon - Spirit Pact 0
- Daemon - Bloodfuel 0
- Daemon - Battlecaster 0
- Daemon - Vengeance 0
- Daemon - Bloodthirsty 0
- Daemon - Ancient 0
- Daemon - Growing Fury 0
- Earth Elemental - Dismissive 0
- Earth Elemental - Spirit Pact 0
- Earth Elemental - Slam 0
- Earth Elemental - Shatter 0
- Earth Elemental - Bedrock 0
- Earth Elemental - Earthpull 0
- Earth Elemental - Grounded 0
- Earth Elemental - Purge Impurities 0
- Energy Vortex - Dismissive 0
- Energy Vortex - Spirit Pact 0
- Energy Vortex - Gemini 0
- Energy Vortex - Netherstrikes 0
- Energy Vortex - Gathering Storm 0
- Energy Vortex - Nexus 0
- Energy Vortex - Voidshift 0
- Energy Vortex - Supercharged 0
- Fire Elemental - Dismissive 0
- Fire Elemental - Spirit Pact 0
- Fire Elemental - Scorched Earth 0
- Fire Elemental - Wildfire 0
- Fire Elemental - Fanning The Flames 0
- Fire Elemental - Glass Cannon 0
- Fire Elemental - Unstable Sorcery 0
- Fire Elemental - Burning at Both Ends 0
- Summon Creature - Dismissive 0
- Summon Creature - Spirit Pact 0
- Summon Creature - Bond For Life 0
- Summon Creature - Stampede 0
- Summon Creature - Herd Mentality 0
- Summon Creature - Creature Catalog 1 0
- Summon Creature - Creature Catalog 2 0
- Summon Creature - Creature Catalog 3 0
- Water Elemental - Dismissive 0
- Water Elemental - Spirit Pact 0
- Water Elemental - Polluted 0
- Water Elemental - Stagnant 0
- Water Elemental - Reflecting Pool 0
- Water Elemental - Spell Siren 0
- Water Elemental - Deep Water 0
- Water Elemental - Purification 0
- Create Food 0
- Magic Arrow 0
- Reactive Armor 0
- Harm 0
- Cure / Arch Cure 0
- Protection / Arch Protection 0
- Fireball 0
- Bless 0
- Poison 0
- Lightning 0
- Greater Heal 0
- Curse / Mass Curse 0
- Mana Drain / Mana Vampire 0
- Fire Field 0
- Mind Blast 0
- Magic Reflect 0
- Poison Field 0
- Energy Bolt 0
- Explosion 0
- Paralyze Field 0
- Flamestrike 0
- Meteor Swarm 0
- Chain Lightning 0
- Earthquake 0
- Resurrection 0