GhazzyTV's Dark Pact Necromancer Build Guide (PoE Keepers of the Flame 3.27)
3.27 brought on a few changes that made Dark Pact interesting again. There were some minor changes to the skills behaviour, but much more importantly, Bloodline Ascendancies were introduced. One of them is perfect for DP, and we’ll go into more detail on this later.
This is the Low/Medium budget guide. If you were looking for the higher budget, where we swap ascendancy, see this guide Dark Pact Elementalist High Budget.
Disclaimer
This build comes with a very unique playstyle and is not for everyone. It’s a two-button rotation, but with no truly set interval. You either are okay with that, or you’re not.
Introduction
Below, you can see the build in action from my YouTube guide. Do note that the video is old, so it’s only here to showcase the playstyle for DP.
Build Overview
In this section, I will outline the pros, cons, and general playstyle. This will allow you to determine if this is the right build is for you!
Pros
+ League Starter – The build lacks specific mandatory unique items and therefore works very well in league start scenarios.
+ Bosser – The damage output this build can achieve even in low budget is completely absurd.
+ Unique Playstyle – You will summon skeletons and then cast Dark Pact, which is chaining between your skeletons, offering not only a unique playstyle but also a unique approach to gearing.
Cons
– Unique Playstyle – Due to the nature of this build’s playstyle, it is a build that not everyone will find enjoyable. I strongly recommend watching the gameplay video before starting this build.
– Limitations – The build is very fast and generates quite a vast amount of sustain via sources of leech. Despite this, the build is not a raid-boss, and you should avoid face-tanking enemies if possible. Skeletons will be dying from you casting Dark Pact on them and need to be resummoned. Often.
Playstyle
The playstyle is based around summoning your skeletons on the field and then directly connecting them by casting Dark Pact, chaining between your skeletons and dealing massive amounts of damage.
Damage Scaling And Defensive Layers
We’ll make use of the usual Necromancer layers. Block cap, minion leech, some regen and armour. Unlike most minion builds, we do, in fact, hit things ourselves, so the instant leech is doing double the work this time around.
To any returning users, we are no longer making use of the Petrified Blood that created complicated loops in the past. Everything is streamlined and simplified this time around.
In the higher budget, we will be going CI, but as that’ll be covered in a separate guide, more detail on that there.
PoB And Passive Skill Tree
You can find the PoB and read about the Passive Skill Tree & Gem Links for this build on our dedicated page.
PoB, Passive Skill Tree & Gem Links
Gearing
You can read about the Gear, Jewels & Flasks for this build on our dedicated page.
Gear, Jewels & FlasksAscendancy, Bandits & Pantheon Recommendations
You can read about the Ascendancy, Bandit choice, and Pantheon Power recommendations for this build on our dedicated page.
Ascendancy, Bandits & Pantheon Powers
Levelling
As Dark Pact can be a bit clunky early, I would suggest you follow this guide for levelling and swap when you finish the campaign.
For more general levelling advice, we recommend the following guides:
- Our step-by-step levelling walkthrough, which allows even more experienced players to save time and speed through the levelling process.
- Our guide to Unique Items for levelling, which helps you gear up your characters for the levelling process.
Questions?
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Final Notes
As much as I love making build guides, it is very crucial in a game like Path of Exile that you play the game the way you enjoy playing it. With that said, if you’ve made any tweaks to the build compared to what I’m showing in this guide I would love it if you share my discord! It’s an effective way to show other approaches and it helps me grow as a build guide creator!
I hope you found the build guide useful and I wish you all many 
Divine Orb drops!
