PoE 3.14: Detonate Dead Necromancer

A new expansion and league means new PoE builds. That also means that for the moment, we can only have starter builds. Currently, one of the best among them would be this PoE 3.14 Detonate Dead Necromancer for a wide variety of reasons.

Pros and Cons of the Detonate Dead Necromancer for PoE 3.14

Pros:

• Effective against bosses
• Doesn’t need Uniques
• SSF-Viable
• Has high health and block chance

Cons:

• Cannot be used until Act 10
• Busy play style

Gem Links and Passive Skill Tree

Here’s the passive skill tree.

• Core Skill Gem: Vaal Detonate Dead with four awakened support gems: Unleash, Elemental Focus, Spell Cascade, Fire Penetration; Energy Leech support gem
• Corpse Spawn: Desecrate with Spell Cascade and Arcane Surge support gems
• Mobility: Enduring Cry and Flame Dash with Second Wind support gem; Raise Spectre
• CWDT Setup: Herald of Ash with Cast When Damage Taken support gem; Steelskin and Tempest Shield
• Vigilant Strike with General’s Cry support gem
• Armageddon Brand with Combustion support gem

Detonate Dead Necromancer Gear

• Weapon: Rare Sceptre with increased cast speed, fire damage, fire damage as extra chaos damage, and trigger socketed spell when using a skill
• Off-hand: Rare Titanium Spirit Shield with increased chance to block spell damage, life, fire damage as extra chaos damage, and resistances
• Head: Rare Helm with increased life, energy shield, mana, and elemental resistances
• Body: Rare Vaal Regalia with increased life, effect of offerings, chance to avoid elemental ailments, and % of maximum life as extra maximum energy shield
• Gloves: Rare Gloves with increased life, energy shield, mana, and elemental resistances
• Belt: Rare Stygian Vise with increased life, mana, and elemental resistances
• Boots: Rare Boots with increased life, energy shield, movement speed (at least 30%), and elemental resistances
• Accessories:
  • Rare Rings with increased life, energy shield, mana, and elemental resistances
  • Rare Amulet with increased life, energy shield, mana, and elemental resistances
• Flasks:
  • Bubbling Divine Life Flask of Staunching for health recovery and bleeding recovery/immunity
  • Chemist’s Sulphur Flask of Warding for Consecrated Ground and curse recovery/immunity
  • Chemist’s Basalt Flask of Iron Skin for physical damage reduction and reflection
  • Chemist’s Granite Flask of Draining for +3000 armor and spell damage leeched as energy shield
  • Chemist’s Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline for increased movement speed

With everything we’ve shown, it should be easy to see how the PoE 3.14 Detonate Dead Necromancer is a great build to kick off Ultimatum to. Time to kick your enemies’ behinds.