Skelemancer?

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All,

I'm building up a Skelemancer in 1.09 to get a gold-finding necromancer going for 1.10. I'm just about "done", having placed 20 in Skeleton Mastery, 10 in Revive, 20 in Skeleton, and 13 in Skeleton Mage, along with 1 in Lower Resist and 1 in Corpse Explosion. 7 more levels to go and I'll be totally done.

However, I can't decide which would be better, a Might Merc or a Thorns Merc. I'm using a Thorns Merc now, but I have the feeling I may need Might to help my Skeletons survive in Hell when 1.10 hits.

So, would you recommend Might or Thorns for this build?

Lewis

I've played zookeepers with both mercs in 1.09 and 1.10s.
In 1.09 attack rating of skeleton warriors was so puny (at hell difficulty), that they were unable to
land a single hit(even blessed aim mercenary didn't help much). If you are planning to use skeletons at hell in 1.09, I'd recomend Thorns merc.
Might merc has its uses for this build, but people usually take this guy to boost revives' damage.
Also, little pumping Amplify damage (for bigger area of effect), was helpful.
I'm not sure if Might aura boosts skeleton mages' damage.
In 1.10s things changed a little. Skeleton warrior now have descent AR (according to AS, 20 clvl skeleton mastery grants them 305 AR). If you want them to hit something, consider using blessed aim
merc. Thorns arua still works great. Might is also ok, if you don't mind somewhat long waiting while your skeletons actually hit a monster.