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Zesty zNec - Best how to Rat zNec Guide Video GR 95-110+

by ThaPchild last updated Mar 27, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Blood Rush Metabolism
- Blood Rush
Cost: 5% Health
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Shed your mortal flesh and reappear up to 50 yards away.
Metabolism

Provides an additional charge but doubles the health cost.
Death Nova Blight
- Death Nova
Cost: 20 Essence

Unleash a Nova that deals 350% weapon damage as Poison to all enemies within 25 yards.
Blight

Leave a lingering patch of blight on the ground slowing enemies by 60% and causing them to deal 15% less damage for 1 second.
Devour Cannibalize
- Devour
Consume corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.
Cannibalize

Each corpse consumed also restores 3% health.
Land of the Dead Frozen Lands
- Land of the Dead
Cooldown: 120 seconds

All corpse skills can be used at will for 10 seconds.
Frozen Lands

Enemies in the Land of the Dead are periodically frozen.
Command Skeletons Enforcer
- Command Skeletons
Cost: 50 Essence

Active: Command your skeletal minions to attack the target and increase their damage against it by 50%.

Passive: Raise skeletons from the ground every 2 seconds to a max of 7 skeletons. Skeletal minions deal 50% weapon damage as Physical per attack.
Enforcer

Reduces the active Essence cost to 25.
Corpse Lance Brittle Touch
- Corpse Lance
Target an enemy to summon projectiles from nearby corpses that cause 1750% weapon damage as Physical to the target.
Brittle Touch

Enemies become brittle increasing their chance to be crit by 5% for 5 seconds each time they are hit with Corpse Lance.

Corpse Lance's damage turns into Cold.

Final Service
- Final Service
When you take lethal damage, you are sustained preventing all damage for 4 seconds. In addition, you consume minions to heal for 10% of your Life per minion. This effect cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds.
Life from Death
- Life from Death
Consuming a corpse has a chance to spawn a health globe.
Rathma's Shield
- Rathma's Shield
You cannot lose Life for 4 seconds after using Land of the Dead, Army of the Dead, or Simulacrum.
Blood is Power
- Blood is Power
After cumulatively losing 100% of your maximum Life, all ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. This effect cannot reduce an ability's cooldown more than once for each time that ability is used.

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into this item by 75–100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–26 Dexterity

+18–26 Strength

+18–26 Intelligence
Pestilence Defense

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Halcyon's Ascent

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Born's Frozen Soul

Set Chest Armor

660 - 759 Armor

Born's Command
Born's Frozen Soul
Born's Privilege
Born's Furious Wrath
(2) Set: +15% Life
(3) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10%.
20% Experience. (2% at level 70)
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20–30% increased damage for 6 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Pestilence Gloves

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Vigilante Belt

Legendary Belt

24 - 28 Armor

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Captain Crimson's Thrust

Set Pants

660 - 759 Armor

Captain Crimson's Trimmings
Captain Crimson's Waders
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
Captain Crimson's Thrust
(2) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10%.
Regenerates 6000 Life per Second
(3) Set: Reduces all resource costs by 10%.
+50 Resistance to All Elements

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Captain Crimson's Waders

Set Boots

513 - 590 Armor

Captain Crimson's Trimmings
Captain Crimson's Waders
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
Captain Crimson's Thrust
(2) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10%.
Regenerates 6000 Life per Second
(3) Set: Reduces all resource costs by 10%.
+50 Resistance to All Elements

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Oculus Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance to create an area of focused power on killing a monster. Damage is increased by 70–85% while standing in the area.
Empty Socket
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
Born's Furious Wrath

Set Sword

392 Damage Per Second

Born's Command
Born's Frozen Soul
Born's Privilege
Born's Furious Wrath
(2) Set: +15% Life
(3) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10%.
20% Experience. (2% at level 70)
Stormshield

Legendary Shield

1060 - 1259 Armor

Primary Stats

+19 - 24% Chance to Block
0 - 0 Block Amount

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25000 - 30000%
Reduces damage from elites by 0 - 4.5%
+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements
Reduces damage from elites by 4 - 5%
Reduces damage from melee attacks by 400%
+8% Chance to Block

+ 2 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Life Armor +
Shoulders
- Pestilence Defense
- Stat Priority: CDR Int Vit
Amulet
- Halcyon's Ascent
- Stat Priority: Socket CDR
Torso
- Born's Frozen Soul
- Stat Priority: Socket Int Vit
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor +
Hands
- Pestilence Gloves
- Stat Priority: CDR Int Vit
Waist
- Vigilante Belt
- Stat Priority: CDR Int Vit
Legs
- Captain Crimson's Thrust
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor +
Feet
- Captain Crimson's Waders
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor +
Rings
- Oculus Ring
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: CDR Socket
Weapon
- Born's Furious Wrath
- Stat Priority: CDR Int Vit
Offhand
- Stormshield
- Stat Priority: CDR Int Vit

Legendary Gems
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional 5.0%.
  Enemies you Chill have a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit. (Requires Rank 25)
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.

Kanai's Cube

In-geom

Legendary Sword

4.2 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Your skill cooldowns are reduced by 8 - 10 seconds for 15 seconds after killing an elite pack.
One of 8 Magic Properties (varies)
+10 - 15% Damage

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) Holy Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
In-geom
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

While above 90 - 95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Aquila Cuirass
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Vitality
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Build Guide

**Watch the Video** - It explains it so much better than any text. If you can't for some reason here is a written guide, but it's not near as good as the video if you're learning to rat, or want to get into rats.

*Live 100 with commentary on how to play zNec in the Video*

Jesty Znec - 4 Man - Rat Runs
GR 95-110+ Speed Runs.

This set takes advantage of 3 different set bonuses.

1) Pesti 2pc - Free Corpse Lances = 100% Rat Crit Chance = Crazy Damage

2) Born's - For Cool Down Reduction

3) Captain Crimson's - For Cool Down Reduction

Pair Strong Arms with Halcyon's for more damage

Oculus Ring - Creates Circles for Rats to Do more Damage

Leoric's and Vigilante and Obsidian Ring for Cool Down

Abilities 1 - 4 can be spammed constantly (Num Lock Trick) Or bound to mouse wheel up / down Ect. You never have to think about them.

Left Click to Teleport around the map (Hardly ever do you walk)

Right Click to spam Death Nova on enemies to apply Toxin, and reduce CD from Obsidian Ring.

As the zNecro you're leader of the group. Think of a Rat Team as a train - You're the Engine - The Rats are the Passengers - The zBarb is the caboose. You lead, and determine the speed of the group, the Rats always follow you. If they don't, they don't have orbs and die. The zBarb always follows the rats to pick up globes and provide movement speed and Ignore Pain toughness.

Casting Command Skeletons on things will reduce the cooldown of Land of the Dead. You want 100% uptime on Land of the Dead.

COOL DOWN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STAT. It trumps EVERYTHING. I don't care if you have to reroll your mom to get more CDR, you do it. You need Max CDR in every slot. The rest of the gear won't matter. Max CDR in every slot and you can walk in to 90-100.

STR gems in gear for Armor - Diamon in Helm for CDR with Leorics.

Pop CD's as soon as you enter the rift so your Rats can start building their army. Waiting until you hit trash makes toughness an issue for the Rats, and slows down the start. it's ok if you have a few seconds of down time on your first pack of trash.

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