War Chieftan Necromancer

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Well, he HAS maxed BW, and I suggested him to put points in BA instead of BP, if he has got the buggy shoes.

I'm not going to rely on any bug so that is out.

Iron golem won't die easily if you put enough points in GM and SR

The build doesn't have room for points in GM. In single player with a trainer why not make runeword iron golems? Now I'm actually curious to see if they keep their auras.

I'll get a paladin to help me test skel mages. If they aren't affected then I'm probably going to skip mages and revives and their prereq golems alltogether and save the points.

His damage is still very low

This is a summoner necromancer so he will be relying on his buffed skeletons and merc for damage, just like every other zookeeper. The difference is this guy gives up some summoning skills for a fanat aura. Any melee damage he does is incidental, I never said this guy would hit as hard as a barb or werewolf druid. I think it would be fun to charge up with a clutch of skeletons and lay the smackdown on guys. Between decrep and fanat the damage should be acceptable enough to help skeletons.

Notice I emphasized defense like max block so the occasional hits he does take will have to go through the blocking and bone armor to damage him.

necros can't get hp and elemental protection from his skills

A necro's main protection is that 90% of the attackers will be targeting his minions and not him. He will be spending about half his points in VIT.

I can hardly imagine what would happen if he is facing hordes of Black Souls

Anyone facing hordes of black souls is moving too fast.

In the gear you see I included the Wisp Projector which has lightning absorb. Also I emphasized resists in his gear including giving up skills to get up to 90% light resists from guardian angel. Finally as if that wasn't enough he will have enough dex to keep a lightsaber on the switch, just for those souls.