My first ladder character (Necro)

[Pale_Horse]

I wanted my first character to be a necromancer (No clue why really) but I am having a hard time choosing between the types. This is where you all come in. Based off of a lvl 90 build with all + skill quests done, which build is the best?

Poison Necro:
Poison & Bone Skills:
Poison Dagger - 20
Poison Nova - 20
Poison Nova - 20
Corpse Explosion - 9 (rest go here)
Bone Armor - 1
Teeth - 1

Summon Skills:
All - 1

Curses:
Amplify Damage - 1
Iron Madien - 1
Lifetap - 1
Weaken - 1
Terror - 1
Decrepify - 1
Lower Resist - 15 (no more)

OR

Summon Necro:
Summon Skills:
Summon Mastery - 20
Raise Skeleton - 20
Golem Mastery - 20
Clay Golem - 1
Blood Golem - 1
Iron Golem - 1
Revive - 1
Summon Resist - 20

Poison & Bone Skills:
Bone Armor - 1
Teeth - 1
Corpse Explosion - 14 (rest go here)

Curses:
Amplify Damage - 1

 

[CelestialBadger]

I had a necro straight psn nova who was pretty decent. Lower res, psn nova and all the synergies. You get a merc with insight and just tele around spamming lower res and novas.

 

[Guest]

Skele ftw.

 

[Pale_Horse]

Well, I went with the Poison Nova Necro due to the high number of sorcs, figured that would help out everyone.

Typhus_DOM presently #3 on the Necro ladder chart.

 

[kmb94]

i would prefer poison necro 'cuz psn nova and corpse explosion and lower resist's combination is good

 

[Tyrael]

For pvm you should go with the summoner; see my summoner tank strategy guide in the Diablo 2 subforum.

Poison necros are excellent for pvp, I would choose either setup.