strong builds?

[†Diablo†]

which builds are strong?

I prefer playing Necro or Mage, are there strong builds for both of them?

and what is generally the best build?

I'm talking about PVE builds, not PVP because that doesn't interest me.

[Nooberix]

A best build for what? A certain boss or just running around? Brutal or regular difficulty?
I use frost nova and axes with maleficer outfit. Nova and jumping into the action with frenzy usually kills most groups in silverlight. But for stronger enemies there are probably better builds, some bosses are probably not doable with this setup. But I think I reached Dracula with it on normal difficulty.

[Lunnin]

My favorite build is Brutal Blood Knight (Brutal Blood, attack speed armor set, attack speed pendant, two handed sword (Apocalypse for end game), Veil of Blood or Veil of Static, Blood Rage and either Ward of the Damned or Frost Barrier).

Basically its a attack speed build with a lot of life steal if you land all your attacks. Heavily weapons based and not so much magic. For range attacks i'd go with what ever fits your fighting style with range weapons.

[OneCarbon]

I found that until level 70+ the best build was something regarding a rogue. Range 100% rogue blood, etc.. After 70 you need to change it up and I find that 100% BRUTE blood is really beneficial.

[Big Moustache]

sword and pistol spin2win

[torqueblue]

Unholy is super strong in PVE. Corrupted Skull Jeweled for Double Spiral attack can spawn two skeleton minions. Death Knight when Jeweled with a skeleton minion that spawns at the end of it's life spawn is super good too. There is a weapon out there for Unholy that can spawn more Minions.

Basically Unholy is super strong. It's condemned effect makes others take more damage, and if they die while under the effect of condemned they spawn in a skeleton.

For everyday killing, Unholy can keep you safe. For bosses it's pretty viable for every encounter, save for a few here and there where a skeleton triggering a counter move but kinda punishes them for it with maybe a small effect on your end.

When I rolled unholy My go to armor was the attack speed one with green amulet. (it's been a while since I played so forgot the names). Any blood type worked well with the Unholy setup. You also have a choice of a good Ward that creates skeletons upon being struck. Unholy by itself is really good.

EDIT: I really need to wake up and proof read my own ♥♥♥♥ before posting.

[†Diablo†]

Thanks for the tips, that sounds very good, so far I played a mixture of Unholy and blood magic

[Smug Kot]

ragesurge, anything with skeletons, anything with DK, double shield.