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Beginner Skeleton Pet Cabalist

The classic beginner build: let your skeleton army fight while you support from behind. Low gear dependency and the same game plan works from Normal to Ultimate.

Last updated: 2026-07-09
CabalistOccultist + NecromancerVitalityPetDLC: Ashes of Malmouth
SKILLS

Skills & Priorities

9
1. Raise SkeletonsPoints: 16Priority: Max first

Your core army. More levels = more skeletons (up to 8) with better damage and HP.

2. Undead LegionPoints: 12Priority: High (right after Raise Skeletons)

More max skeletons and faster re-summons. Essential for keeping the line.

3. Summon FamiliarPoints: 1→余裕があれば増強Priority: Medium

The raven's Mend Flesh heals your whole army.

4. Summon HellhoundPoints: 1〜Priority: Low-Medium

One more body on the field. Invest later.

5. Curse of Frailty + VulnerabilityPoints: 1 + 10前後Priority: From mid-game

Resist reduction debuff. Your pets hit much harder.

6. Blood of DreegPoints: 12前後Priority: Medium

Heal + OA buff for you and pets.

7. Soul HarvestPoints: 12Priority: Mid-game onward

Adds vitality/cold damage to all pet attacks for 5s.

8. Call of the GravePoints: 1〜Priority: 1 point is enough at first

Burst pet damage/crit for boss openers.

9. Master of DeathPoints: 最大Priority: As soon as available

The exclusive aura for pet builds. Big pet damage/OA/DA.

DEVOTION

Devotion Route (In Order)

8
  1. 1.1 point in Crossroads (Eldritch). Refund later.
  2. 2.1 point in Crossroads (Chaos). Refund later.
  3. 3.Complete Raven (3pt / Eldritch +5 / pet damage +15%, OA). Top-left bird constellation.
  4. 4.Complete Jackal (3pt / Chaos +3 / pet damage +12%, attack speed +6%). Bottom-left dog.
  5. 5.Complete Shepherd's Crook and bind Shepherd's Call to skeletons.
  6. 6.Work toward Bysmiel's Bonds for the summon proc.
  7. 7.Refund the temporary Crossroads points at the Spirit Guide.
  8. 8.Late game: head for Ishtak or Tree of Life, then Mogdrogen the Wolf.
GEAR

Gear

LEVELING
  • ▸Prioritize '+% pet damage' and '+X to Raise Skeletons'.
  • ▸Your weapon damage doesn't matter - pet bonuses only.
  • ▸Fill resistances with components early.
ENDGAME
  • ▸Core: Beastcaller's Regalia set.
  • ▸Relic: Primal Instinct.
  • ▸Bysmiel MIs and Cult of Bysmiel faction gear.
PLAY

Playstyle & Notes

PLAYSTYLE
  • ▸Open with Curse of Frailty.
  • ▸Send skeletons in, stay out of range.
  • ▸Bosses: Call of the Grave then Soul Harvest.
  • ▸Re-summon freely when skeletons die.
  • ▸Kite anything that targets you - the army keeps fighting.
RESISTANCES

Cap YOUR resists at 80% first - you dying is the main failure mode. Pet resists come from devotions and Master of Death.

WEAKNESSES

Heavy AoE enemies that wipe skeletons; ground effects like Aetherfire.

FARMING SPOTS

Cronley's Hideout early; totems and shallow SR later.