hi armor should be Bramble because of thorns this will make any smiter or other melee char think twice before rushing u and killin a skele or two the damage return will make him kill himself(very funny to watch) his helm can be andys or if ur like me and have no limit to the gear u can get go for a CoA with 2x ber. his wepon is a pride cryptic axe with the highest concentration aura u can find this will make ur skeles super accurate and add LOTS of dmg. =p a big part of ur skeles dmg will come from ur merc so his gear is VERY important.

the best merc for a pvp summoner has GOT to be the nm desert merc with might u will see y u dnt use the one with thorns in a min. that finishes off the gear for ur nec ill make a list to show a little easier the gear for himģ.Homunculus( for max block socket with um)ġ0.Gloves are your choice i went with Dracs gloves can be changed depending on wat u want to spend on this nec. gloves could be lots of diff things i use dracs again for the boost to str. boots will be marrowalks for the boost to skele mastery the boost to str is also helpful for gettin ur armor on.i use a arach for my belt for the +1 skill but u could swap for another belt if u like. as for rings 2x Soj is best for the huge mana boost it gives( ur skeles will be expensive). ur helm the easy choice would be a shako for the +2 skills and mana boost but u could also look for a circlet with +2 nec and +2 summon skills to make ur skeles even stronger for me price was no worry so i went for the circlet (socket this with an um for extra res).for ur ammy maras is the best i could think of because of the res and skill boost. wep #2 obviously CTA sheild #2 can be ur choice of lidless or spirit watever u prefer i chose spirit. ur 1st sheild should be a hommunculous for the max block and boost to skills. wep # 1 will be a Beast runeword( the smaller axe u can get it in the better) the damage of ur wep does not matter because u will not be the one attacking ur minions will. as for ur gear, for obvious reasons u will need nigma, defense isnt really that important becase u will not be the one taking most of the hits, ur minions will.

to put ur gear on uneff dex for max block(trust me u will want max block) and the rest into vitality. First ill tell the gear since stat allocation should be obvious, enuff str. well i have tried and failed many necros trying to perfect the pvp capabilities of the summoner or as i have been called the 'lagromancer'. Ok i have looked all over the web and i have yet to find one competent person that can make a decent pvp summoner.

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