Skeletal Storm Mage Malice Minion Tactician (71% Crit Chance)

Tactician·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026

New build

Endgame Skeletal Storm Mage Malice Minion Bear Freeze Crit Spirit

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

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SurvivalS

SpeedA

UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Supporting Fire

1.90M

2. Skeletal Sniper Minion

29,891

Utility

Mana

1,282

Spirit

503

Gear spirit

226

Move speed

x1.87

Defense

Life

3,649

380

Gear ES

292

Character armour

29,366

Gear armour

4,573

Gear evasion

964

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

63%

Passive Tree

134

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Giant's BloodKey

Attribute

Iron ReflexesKey

[StatConversion|Converts] all [Evasion|Evasion Rating] to [Armour]

Armour

Whispers of DoomKey

Hex Master

15% increased Curse effect

+1 to maximum number of Curses

Curse

Unleash Hell!Notable

Grants Skill: <underline>{Supporting Fire}

Gem

At your CommandNotable

Minions deal 10% increased Damage with Command Skills for each different type of Persistent Minion in your Presence

Gem

Necrotic TouchNotable

Minions have 40% increased Critical Hit Chance

Critical

Leather Bound GauntletsNotable

+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Armour on Equipped Gloves

Armour

PolymathyNotable

7% increased Attributes

Attribute

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute66+330
to all Attributes4+12
increased Attributes17%
to Intelligence1+15

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour7118%
of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage430%
increased Armour and Evasion Rating454%
[StatConversion|Converts] all [Evasion|Evasion Rating] to [Armour]10

Gem›

PassiveCountTotal

minions have # % increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills672%
surpassing Chance to gain a Puppet Master stack whenever you use a Command Skill365%
chance to gain Archon of Undeath when you use a Command skill115%
grants Skill: <underline>{Supporting Fire}10

Jewel›

PassiveCountTotal

[Jewel] Socket110

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

minions deal # % increased Damage874%

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

minions have # % increased Critical Hit Chance4100%
minions have # % increased Critical Damage Bonus140%

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

of Damage is taken from Mana before Life110%
of Physical Damage prevented Recouped as Life15%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

gain # % of Evasion Rating as extra Ailment Threshold1100%
to Evasion Rating1+8

Gear

Chober Chaber

Leaden Greathammer

Item Level 71

Unique

Properties

Range15

Physical Damage133-208

Quality20

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.1

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS187.6

Physical DPS187.6

Requirements

Level33

Rune

Minions gain 20% of their Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage

Bonded

Bonded: Minions deal 40% increased Damage

Explicit

+79 Intelligence Requirement
Adds 63 to 114 Physical Damage
+114 to maximum Mana
+51 to Spirit
+4 to Level of all Minion Skills
Increases and Reductions to Minion Damage also affect you
Corrupted

Gloom Gnarl

Omen Sceptre

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Quality20

SocketsS

Spirit201

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allies in your Presence have 5% increased Attack Speed

Rune

30% reduced Mana Cost Efficiency of Command Skills
Minions deal 60% increased Damage with Command Skills

Bonded

Bonded: 25% reduced Reservation Efficiency of Minion Skills
Bonded: Temporary Minion Skills have +2 to Limit of Minions summoned

Desecrated

38% increased Spirit
+42 to maximum Mana

Explicit

+4 to Level of all Minion Skills
63% increased Spirit
+155 to maximum Mana
+31 to Strength
Corrupted

Crafted

+5 maximum stacks of Puppet Master

Victory Salvation

Imperial Greathelm

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour1068

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

Allocates Gigantic Following

Rune

+50 to all Attributes
8% increased Reservation Efficiency of Minion Skills
Raven-Touched

Bonded

Bonded: +1 Maximum Life per Level
Bonded: Minions Revive 8% faster

Desecrated

+27% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

+2 to Level of all Minion Skills
138% increased Armour
+218 to maximum Life
+45% to Fire Resistance
Corrupted

Morior Invictus

Grand Regalia

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Armour1064

Energy Shield292

Evasion964

Movement Speed-4%

Quality20

SocketsS S S S S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

6% increased maximum Life
15% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
+10% of Armour also applies to Chaos Damage
Idols socketed in this item gain the benefits of their Bonded modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: +5% to Quality of all Skills
Bonded: +8% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded: 8% of Maximum Life Converted to Energy Shield

Explicit

387% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
+7 to all Attributes per Socket filled
+55 to maximum Life per Socket filled
+13 to Spirit per Socket filled
Corrupted

Torment Fingers

Massive Mitts

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour1222

Quality26

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

24% increased Armour

Rune

+120 to maximum Life
Regenerate 8% of maximum Life per Second if you have used a Command Skill Recently

Bonded

Bonded: +32 to maximum Life
Bonded: +32 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 32% increased Life Regeneration rate

Desecrated

+186 to Armour

Explicit

+45% to Cold Resistance
136% increased Armour
+46 to maximum Life
+43% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
Corrupted

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Kraken Hoof

Tasalian Greaves

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Armour1219

Quality30

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Movement Speed
+240 to maximum Life

Bonded

Bonded: +64 to maximum Life
Bonded: +64 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 16% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+189 to Armour

Explicit

100% increased Armour
35% increased Movement Speed
+44% to Lightning Resistance
+26% to Chaos Resistance
Corrupted

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Granite
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Granite
Legacy of Bismuth
All Mage's Legacies have 47% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Behemoth Scarab

Distorted Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level0

Enchant

Allocates Dominion
Allocates Zarokh's Gift

Desecrated

+134 to maximum Life

Implicit

-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+4 to Level of all Minion Skills
8% increased maximum Life
+49 to Spirit

Crafted

10% increased Strength

Rune Spiral

Breach Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

+52 to Dexterity

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

21% increased Lightning Damage
+112 to maximum Life
+53 to Strength
+52 to Intelligence
Corrupted

Crafted

+20% to Maximum Quality

Entropy Turn

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level20

Desecrated

12% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life

Implicit

+10% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

Adds 7 to 16 Physical Damage to Attacks
+109 to maximum Life
+11% to all Elemental Resistances
Minions have 71% increased Critical Hit Chance
Minions have 47% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality9

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

20% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality10

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Grants Onslaught during effect
Corrupted

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Charges Max80

Charges Per Use80

Duration10

Quality6

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy

Explicit

Possessed by Spirit Of The Bear for 19 seconds on use
Corrupted

Saturated Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 83

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
79% increased Amount Recovered

Saturated Ultimate Mana Flask of the Eternal

Item Level 84

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

79% increased Amount Recovered
68% increased Charges gained

Skills & Gems

Malice(Lv18)5 supports

While active, emits an Aura that continuously inflicts Critical Weakness on enemies in your Presence.

Applies Critical Weakness to enemies every 0.7 seconds

Support gems

HerbalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.Lv1

ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

UpwellingSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing your Minions to deal increased Damage while you are not on full Mana while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

Her DeclarationLv1

Skeletal Sniper(Lv19)5 supports

Activate to summon long-ranged, Reviving Skeletal Snipers that can fire a gas arrow on Command.

Support gems

MusterSupports Skills which summon Minions. Supported Minions deal more Damage the more different kinds of Reviving Minions you have summoned.Lv1

BiddingSupports Minion Skills. Supported Minions deal more damage and have increased Cooldown Recovery Rate with Command Skills.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

ChainSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Lv1

Wolf Pack(Lv19)5 supports

Activate to summon a pack of Wolf Companions. The pack treated as a single Companion for effects that count or limit Companions, regardless of the number of Wolves in the pack.

Summons 3 Wolves

Support gems

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

DeathmarchSupports Skills which create Persistent Minions. Supported Minions will restore Life to nearby Allied Minions on death, as well as removing Ailments from those Minions.Lv1

Infernal LegionSupports skills which create Minions which can be damaged, causing them and enemies near them to Ignite. The damage of the Ignite is based on the Life of the supported Minion.Lv1

Romiras RequitalSupports Skills that create Companions which can be damaged. Minions created by Supported Skills take a portion of Hit Damage you would otherwise have taken, but have lowered maximum Life. A percentage of Damage taken this way is Recouped by you as Life.Lv1

Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.Lv1

Skeletal Frost Mage(Lv19)5 supports

Activate to summon Reviving Skeletal Frost Mages that can envelop your Minions in an icy shield on Command.

Support gems

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

UpwellingSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing your Minions to deal increased Damage while you are not on full Mana while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1

Cool HeadedSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Ignite applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1

Blasphemy(Lv19)3 supports

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes

Support gems

Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1

Skeletal Storm Mage(Lv19)4 supports

Activate to summon Reviving Skeletal Storm Mages that can call down a lightning strike on dead Skeletons on Command.

Support gems

BiddingSupports Minion Skills. Supported Minions deal more damage and have increased Cooldown Recovery Rate with Command Skills.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

ConductionSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Shock.Lv1

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Skeletal Reaver(Lv19)4 supports

Activate to summon aggressive, Reviving Skeletal Reavers that can enrage on Command. Skeletal Reavers do more Attack Damage and gain increased Attack speed based on their Rage

Support gems

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

ImpaleSupports Attacks, causing them to Impale on Hit but making them unable to Extract Impale themselves.Lv1

Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Skeletal Cleric(Lv20)4 supports

Activate to summon Reviving Skeletal Clerics that heal other minions and revive fallen Skeletons.

Support gems

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Skeletal Arsonist(Lv2)3 supports

Activate to summon bomb-throwing, Reviving Skeletal Arsonists that can detonate other Minions on Command.

Can target Minions with 29 Life or less

Support gems

MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1

Brutus BrainSupports skills which create Minions, causing those Minions to be unable to deal or take Damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Blink(Lv21)3 supports

While active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.

Teleports 4 metres

Support gems

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

Uhtreds AugurySupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly two other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

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