It was brought to my attention that a copyright law prohibited me from posting this build identical to its original source, and therefore I have rewritten it to my satisfaction, creating in my opinion a better and more organized guide. Enjoy.
Attributes:
16 death
10 curses
10 soul reaping
Skills:
glyph of lesser energy
animate bone fiend
barbs
strip enchantment
defile flesh
taste of death
ventra's sacrifice
glyph of renewal (elite)
Armor:
Scar patterns, superior death, minor curses/soul reaping
Weapon: (ideally one of these, although any will work fine)
Bortak's bone cesta+collectors death truncheon
collectors death cesta+collectors death truncheon
20/20 Insightful Bone Staff of Death Magic (+5, 20%)
Setup:
You will need a healer henchman, with the option of 4 others (customers, henchmen, guildies, whatever.) If you're taking customers, it's important they know to stay close (to avoid the healer hench getting confused.) Also make sure they know to skip the cutscene (or your minions will die) and to not talk to the ghost. You may need them to help kill rockshots, since they interupt and can be annoying.
While fighting:
-Use glyph of renewal on veratas sacrifice, to maintain a constant veratas.
-Use glyph of lesser energy on animate fiends while it's recharging to maximize total number of fiends.
-Avoid rockshots, as they will interupt you. Once you have a minion base rockshots are no problem, as you wont need to cast in order to kill them.
-Do not rely on the healer hench. If your health gets low, use taste of death on one of the minions.
Strategy:
First clear the opening area, starting with the sand giants, and build your minion base. Cast veratas just before you talk to the ghost for the cutscene, so none of them will die. Clear each area, making sure to kill the priest before the 2 minute mark. Use strip enchant on the arcanists if they have kinetic armor up. When you get to the 2nd boss, wait for him to cast kinetic armor, and as he's casting cast strip enchantment. If you wait until it's already cast, he'll have ether renewal up and that will be stripped leaving kinetic armor.
In the next area, kill the cursebearers first, followed by the avengers, then the boss, and then the priest. Use a longbow to pull the cursebearers and avoid aggro from the avengers. Always be careful to make sure your fiends have a clear view of the targets, and aren't shooting into a wall.
In the third area, head west to the monk boss. Aggro both groups outside the gates, and kill the cursebearers first. Cast barbs and defile on the enchanted bow, the boss, and then when they're dead, on the priest. Strip aegis when you can. If the priest resurrects before he's dead, run behind the wall in the room (behind where the priest spawns) and you won't be hit.
Before you go after the next groups, make sure you wait until they're about to res, so you don't do any unnecessary killing. Cast defile flesh on the priests when they're at 50% health, as they'll be more likely to heal.
[Build ideas and strategy compiled from ideas proposed by user tymeless.]
