Poison Nova Necro Build

The Poison Nova Necromancer (Poison Necro) is a devastating area-of-effect caster build that uses the Poison Nova skill to create expanding clouds of poison damage that engulf entire screens of enemies while Lower Resist curse amplifies poison effectiveness. Poison Nova provides excellent crowd clearing through poison clouds while synergy skills like Poison Dagger and Poison Explosion enhance damage over time. This distinctive build excels at efficient area farming and crowd control, offering a "toxic death mage" playstyle with spreading poison clouds, curse support, and the ability to contaminate vast areas with deadly poison damage over time effects.

First thing to do is allocate 1 point in the following Skills: Amplify Damage, Dim Vision, Weaken, Iron Maiden, Terror, Confuse, Life Tap, Attract, Decrepify, Bone Armor, Bone Wall, Bone Spear, Bone Spirit, Bone Prison, Teeth, Raise Skeleton, Skeletal Mastery, Clay Golem, Golem Mastery, Iron Golem, Fire Golem, Blood Golem, Summon Resist, Corpse Explosion, Raise Skeletal Mage, and Poison Explosion. After this max out the following Skills: Poison Nova, Poison Dagger, Poison Explosion, Lower Resist. With your extra points, max out Corpse Explosion for additional crowd clearing and then put remaining points into Bone Armor for defense and Clay Golem and Golem Mastery for tank support.

When it comes to your Attributes, start with acquiring a Hellfire Torch and an Annihilus Charm. Put those in your inventory and then add Strength, enough to wear your gear. Dexterity should be minimal unless needed for gear requirements since you fight from range with poison clouds. Energy can be useful for Poison Nova spam and maintaining curses, but gear can compensate. The rest of your points should go into Vitality for maximum life and survivability while casting Poison Nova from safe distances.

Best Weapon choices include Death's Web unique unearthed wand which is Best in Slot for +2 Poison and Bone Skills, -40-50% Enemy Poison Resist, and +1-2 Poison Nova, or Heart of the Oak Runeword for +3 All Skills and 40% Faster Cast Rate. Blackbog's Sharp unique burnt wand provides +2 Poison and Bone Skills as budget option. Shield wise, Homunculus is excellent for +2 Necromancer Skills and +5 Bone Armor with regeneration, or Spirit Monarch for +2 Skills and 35% Faster Cast Rate. When it comes to your Armor, Bramble Runeword in a Sacred Armor base is Best in Slot for +2 Skills, Level 15-21 Thorns Aura, and 25-50% Poison Skill Damage perfect for poison builds. Enigma Runeword provides +2 Skills and Teleport utility for positioning. Trang-Oul's Scales offers +2 Necromancer Skills and poison resistance. Helmet, Harlequin Crest is ideal for +2 Skills, Life, and Mana for maximum Poison Nova effectiveness, or Trang-Oul's Guise for +2 Necromancer Skills and set bonuses. For Gloves, Trang-Oul's Claws provides +2 Curses, 20% Faster Cast Rate, and cold resist perfect for Lower Resist curse, or Magefist for +1 Fire Skills and 20% Faster Cast Rate. For the Belt, Arachnid Mesh is perfect for +1 Skills and 20% Faster Cast Rate to enhance Poison Nova damage, or Trang-Oul's Girth for set bonuses and cannot be frozen. When it comes to Boots, War Traveler for Magic Find and strength/vitality bonuses for efficient poison farming, or Sandstorm Trek for 20% Faster Hit Recovery and poison resist. Rings, Stone of Jordan provides +1 Skills and mana for Poison Nova spam, pair with Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band for +1 Skills and Life Leech. Amulet you can opt for Mara's Kaleidoscope for +2 Skills and resistances, Tal Rasha's Adjudication for +2 Skills and magic find, or a rare amulet with +2 Necromancer Skills, Faster Cast Rate, and poison damage.

For your inventory, focus on Necromancer Skill Charms with +Poison and Bone Skills and life bonuses to maximize Poison Nova effectiveness. Small Charms with 7% Magic Find and resistances or life and resistances for efficient poison farming. Poison damage Small Charms enhance Poison Nova cloud damage significantly. Faster Cast Rate Small Charms help reach the 125% FCR breakpoint for optimal casting speed. Mana Small Charms support sustained Poison Nova casting. Gheeds Fortune for Magic Find, Gold Find, and reduced vendor prices.

Mercenary wise, an Act 2 Nightmare Offensive mercenary with Might Aura provides frontline support while poison works, or Act 2 Nightmare Prayer mercenary for Prayer Aura life regeneration during poison cloud battles. For Weapon, Infinity Runeword in a Thresher base is Best in Slot for Conviction Aura that reduces poison resistance dramatically and makes Poison Nova devastating, or Insight Runeword for Meditation Aura mana support. Helmet options include Vampire Gaze for Damage Reduction and Life Leech, or Andariel's Visage for Attack Speed and poison resist. Armor you want Fortitude Runeword in an Ethereal Sacred Armor base for mercenary survivability, or Treachery Runeword for Attack Speed and Fade proc to keep your mercenary alive while you cast expanding Poison Nova clouds from safe distances with Lower Resist curse amplifying poison penetration and Clay Golem providing additional protection as poison damage over time devastates entire screens of enemies.