You can find the full and very detailed written guide for NECROMANCER here:
https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/poison-ranged-animate-weapons-league-starter
You can still use the necro guide as a reference to progress by following the milestones for the build after the campaign. (There are some differences tho so make sure to follow the PoB if you encounter something that is different)
Start as a Witch and finish the "Breaking Some Eggs" quest around level 3-4.
This quest gives you the Summong Raging Spirits skill gem and makes it so you can buy new gems from Nessa.
Buy Holy Flame Totem and Raise Zombie for 2 Scrolls of Wisdom.
Now put everything in your stash tab and make a new Shadow character and follow the gem setups in the PoB!
Ascendancy selection order
1 - Malevolent Strands
2 - Skincrawlers
3 - Broodguard
4 - Threadspinner
4.1 Silkdancer (Replace Broodguard with Silkdancer after you have setup your AG with Asenath gloves for improved explosion clear)
=== CAP RES & DEX WITH GEAR ===
Spectres: Use 2 Carnage Chieftains from act 2 until you get Arena master OR Perfect Forest warrior & Perfect guardian turtle (ask in /global 6666 for Arena master & Pale)
Early league start 2 spectre limit (Non ritual)
1. Carnage Chieftain (act2) (Damage)
2. Arena master (Drox map) (Damage)
Finished Early setup 4 spectre limit
1. Perfect Forest warrior or Forest warrior (Damage)
2. Perfect guardian turtle (Phys Defense)
3. Carnage Chieftain (Damage)
4. Hulking Miscreation (Not perfect) (Damage)
Over cap your resistances with +15 to negate elemental exposure.
Minion skill GEM LEVEL is much more important than QUALITY: 21/0 >>>> 20/20 Spectres/dps golems/phantasm/AG/SRS
(The exception for this is Animate weapon since you get two extra weapons from 20 quality)
You want one ghastly eye jewel with taunt on hit.
You want "minions have a chance to poison on hit" on all your ghastly eye jewels to reach 100% chance to poison with minions. This is a massive damage increase.
Dont use AG until total combined gem level for AG is at least lvl 15, "total combined gem level" = +1 skills from wand/helmet/shield
If you start mapping with bought or traded low level(1) minion gems you will have a very bad time.
Swap to Solaris pantheon if you are going to fight end-game bosses that are mostly alone (Shaper/Eater/Exarch/Sirus/Maven)
Make sure you have enough mana to cast animate weapon with unleash
LOW BUDGET NOTE
Decay Ward is a very cheap anoint you can get early for improved minion survivability (Works very well for Animate weapon)
You want to anoint Death Attument later when you can afford it and the respec.
->>>>>>>>>>GET BLOOD MAGIC COVENANT!!!!!!!<-------------------
Early 6L Covenant can do all Ubers but if you die mid fight on Maven, Exarch and Eater it will be annoying to resummon your Animate weapons mid fight.
Difficulty Ubers: Atziri<<<<Cortex(Depends on mods)<Eater<<Sirus<Shaper<Elder<Exarch<Maven
Uber shaper+elder+Exarch+Sirus can wipe your minions at the Early game setup. (Make sure AG gem is lvl 21 before doing ubers)
Vs Uber Sirus respec into protection mastery to get corrupted blood immunity.
MEDIUM BUDGET NOTE
Covenant corruption can be
+2 minion gems
+2 duration gems
LATE BUDGET NOTE
Covenant corruption:
Best one is +2 socketed minion or Duration gems which you do not want to skip.
Second corruption can be any of the following
1. +2 socketed duration or minion gems (Offensive) (Very expensive)
2. +1 socketed gems (Offensive) (Very expensive)
3. 50% reduced crit damage taken (Defensive) (If you have this mod you could skip the crit reduction mod on your watchers eye and get one of the other mods below) (Very expensive)
4. +1 maximum resistances (Defensive) (Very expensive)
5. Any dmg taken reduction mod Cold/light/chaos/fire (Defensive)
6. 4-6% increased maximum life (Defensive)
Watchers eye third mod or replace crit reduction (If it is expensive) with one of these:
(1) (5-8)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Determination
(2/3) You take x% reduced extra damage from critical strikes
(2/3) Purity of elements - +1 to Maximum elemental resistances
(3) (600-1000) to Armour while affected by Determination
(3) (5-8)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while affected by Determination
(3) Purity of elements - Chaos resistance
Late upgraded skill tree could use quickening and fortress covenant instead of flesh & flame if you want tankier minions.
Made by: Helm Breaker