I updated my Reaper builds for 3.19. After the confusion about the Reaper Bleed penalty it turns out Reaper gets "slightly" nerfed in 3.19.

The biggest nerf actually has nothing to do with the minion changes and actually comes from the Lifetap change. My Uber viable Reaper build has to drop Malevolence to keep all its defense, which is ~32% less damage. For any other Reaper builds, aka the glass cannons that can still run Malevolence somehow, nothing changes.

Unnatural change is a wash, as we can get global +2 now on helmets, so nothing is lost and we can run Champion now aswell. Unnatural gets replaced with Plaguebringer which makes up 1/3 of the lost damage in my builds.

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With Lifetap + Malevolence gone, we can now drop Unsets and run double Bone Ring to try and make up for some of the lost damage. Worst case, Reaper will deal now ~0-20% less bleed dps than in 3.18. Build also has less micro now because you don't have to refresh the lifetap aura.

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PoBs:

Low/Medium Budget Necro: https://pastebin.com/35jLdZyC

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Uber Boss Reaper Necro: https://pastebin.com/tHeBCLK6

(7.2k HP, 2.7k hp reg, 100% spell supression, 79% all res, 220k Phys max hit taken)

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Uber Boss Reaper Champion: https://pastebin.com/8vpGjf2h

( I don't recommend leaguestarting a Champion Summoner)

(7.2k HP, 2.7k hp reg, 100% spell supression, 79% all res, 300k Phys max hit taken, Fortify)

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How it played in 3.18

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For enjoyable clear, run indoor maps. Gem swaps for clear are Divergent Minion Speed Support and Summon Phantasm Support.

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Crafting Recipes for the best/most cost efficient Reaper Bow: https://pastebin.com/k2KkVGBf

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Edit: Keep in mind that the biggest issue with Reaper is its low hp. That is luckily (with this build) only noticable in Ubers with high pressure like Uber Shaper + Clones, Uber Uber Elder, and dot overlap in Uber Sirus. If you can, get Minion HP on the new Bone Rings, especially if you give the Champion version a shot. If your Reaper gets realy messed up consider dropping Minion Damage Support and using Meat Shield instead for problematic Ubers.

Defense > Damage

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