Jesseth Arms

Jesseth Arms

Jesseth Arms is a two-piece Necromancer set tailored entirely to the Command Skeletons skill. As long as your skeletons are commanded to attack a target, you deal significantly more damage. If the commanded target dies, your skeletons automatically turn to a nearby enemy, so the empowering effect barely lapses in the heat of battle.

That makes the set the centerpiece of a skeleton summoner build in which you deliberately sic your minions on enemies and benefit from their damage in the background. Since it only occupies two weapon slots, it pairs ideally with a larger class set that provides the base damage. Practical tip: Cast Command Skeletons actively and regularly instead of letting your minions roam freely, because the hefty damage bonus only applies while a valid command is active.

What the bonus actually amplifies

The 400% increased damage applies to you, not just your skeletons: as long as a command is active, all of your attacks benefit. The automatic retargeting after the target dies means you do not have to recast Command Skeletons after every kill.

Passively, Command Skeletons raises skeletons every 2 seconds, up to 7, each dealing 50% weapon damage per hit. The active command costs 50 Essence and makes them deal 50% more damage to their target. Enforcer lowers the active cost to 25 Essence, Frenzy raises the skeletons' attack speed by 25% while they attack their target, and Dark Mending heals you for 0.5% of your maximum Life per hit. Freezing Grasp freezes the target for 3 seconds.

Scythe and shield

The set consists of the scythe Jesseth Skullscythe and the shield Jesseth Skullshield, so it occupies both main hand and off-hand. Kanai's Cube turns a duplicate piece into the other one.

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