Path of Exile CotA 3.29 | Skeleton Mage Guardian | Lose yourself in the Horde

Ascendancy Order: Radiant Crusade -> Unwavering Crusade -> Radiant Faith -> Unwavering Faith Leveling Notes: Recommend leveling with Summon Raging Spirits and other permanent minions such as Raise Zombie until you get to around 6 max skeletons or have both "Lord of the Dead" and "Death Attunement" taken. Early wise, make your way down toward "Gravepact" first before making your way to the above nodes of "Lord of the Dead" and "Death Attunement". Take "Sacrifice" and the minion mastery node if you feel like your minions are dying too often. After, grab the "Fearsome Force" wheel, into "Sovereignty", "Purity of Flesh" and "Redemption". From there, it's your choice. Grab some tanky nodes such as "TIreless" or "Sanctuary". Prep to get both cluster jewel nodes when close to level 54 and slot them in once there. Gearing Notes: I don't have a ton to mention here. You're going with pretty standard minion damage gear. Grab as many +Levels that you can on equipment, double corrupt your Fleshcrafter if possible for +Duration and +Socketed gem levels. Just get as much minion damage that you can on gear elsewhere, fill resistances, attributes, etc. If you're going for more damage, feel free to drop the Watcher's Eye and Forbidden Flesh/Flame for more Ghastly Eye jewels. I just recommend those for the sake of survivability. Cluster Jewel Wise: Ideally get an iLvL 84 Minion Damage node with 35% Effect, 3% Increased Attack/Cast Speed, Life and a stat or resistance or something good. If you're NOT going for the Fleshcrafter version, grab yourself a thick armour + energy shield chest, and have your Mages swap in an "Invert the Rules" gem for boss damage in place of Volley. Also, have your Animate Guardian run an "Eye of Malice" to increase nearby enemies resistances with this setup. Animate Guardian Gear: It's listed in the items section, but I wanted to list the VERY budget stuff I'm currently using just in case: Leer Cast, Ambu's Charge, Dying Breath, Legacy of Fury, Southbound Spectres: In the 3.29 league, Spectres are quite expensive. In a way, I recommend farming them yourself if possible. 3 of the ones utilized in this build are very cheap regardless. Perfect Forest Warrior, Perfect Pain Artist and Carnage Chieftain are all very easy to get. I'd recommend getting yourself a Perfect Warlord if possible for the Endurance Charges.