Death Must Die · Pack Tactics
Skadi Summon Build
Use Skadi's three Summon slots to lead Selki and Torr into battle, combining Curse-fed skeletons, permanent summon scaling, and freezing allies.
Updated for game data v0.8.8
- Gods
Mort
Time
Winter
- Core
Necromancy
Frost Wolves
Ravens of Pestilence
Influence
The Summoner
Deathlessness
- Gear
- Summon Damage
- Summon Duration
- Cooldown Reduction
- Attack Speed
Gods
Mort
Curse-fed summon engine
- Necromancy
- Influence
- Ravens of Pestilence
Ravens apply Cursed, Cursed kills extend Necromancy skeletons, and Influence directly increases Summon Damage.
Time
Permanent scaling + duration
Clone- Deathlessness
The Summoner permanently adds Summon Damage and Deathlessness extends summon duration; Clone is a strong third-slot alternative.
Winter
Freezing pack + damage setup
- Frost Wolves
Chill to the Bone
Icebound
Crystalline Deer
Frost Wolves spread Chill while Ice Shards activates Dragon Slayer and helps Freeze targets for Icebound.
Blessing Priorities
Core
7 blessingsRavens of Pestilence
Mort · Summon
Spawn ravens that attack enemies, applying Cursed .
Build role: Adds attacking ravens and supplies Cursed targets for longer-lived Necromancy skeletons.
Necromancy
Mort · Summon
You raise skeletons when you kill a number of enemies. Skeletons raised from Cursed enemies last longer.
Build role: Raises skeletons on kills; Cursed enemies produce longer-lived skeletons and Deathlessness extends them further.
Influence
Mort · Passive
Every few seconds, your Summons gain damage temporarily.
Build role: Temporarily adds 5-50% Summon Damage depending on rarity and level.
The Summoner
Time · Cast
On cooldown, the damage of your summons increases permanently.
Build role: Every 60-second trigger permanently adds 3-6% Summon Damage, with cooldown scaling available.
Deathlessness
Time · Passive
Your Summons last longer.
Build role: Directly modifies Summon Duration, scaling from +13% to +130%.
Frost Wolves
Winter · Summon
Frost wolves fight alongside you, chilling enemies they hit.
Build role: Adds more wolves and applies Chill through their attacks.
Ice Shards
Winter · Strike
Your Attack hits have a chance to throw ice shards that deal damage and apply Chilled .
Build role: Provides a Strike source for Dragon Slayer while adding more Chill and Freeze setup.
High Priority
5 blessingsClone
Time · Summon
A clone of you fights alongside you.
Build role: A strong third-slot replacement that benefits from the build's global Summon Damage and Duration scaling.
Crystalline Deer
Winter · Summon
A crystalline deer fights alongside you, chilling enemies close to it. It can't be charmed.
Build role: A third-slot replacement whose nearby aura applies Chill and which is immune to Charm.
Soulstealers
Mort · Strike
Your Attack hits have a chance to spawn phantoms. Any enemies they pass through become Cursed and lose a percentage of their current life.
Build role: Adds a second Dragon Slayer trigger and another source of Cursed.
Chill to the Bone
Winter · Passive
Legend
Reduces the Chilled stacks needed to freeze an enemy.
Build role: Reduces the Chill requirement for Freeze to three stacks.
Icebound
Winter · Passive
Immobilized enemies take more damage.
Build role: Immobilized enemies take 30-60% more Damage, benefiting the entire pack.
Situational
2 blessings
Frost Dragon
Winter · Summon
Legend
The blue dragon fights alongside you, chilling enemies with its breath.
Build role: A Legend-only extra Summon that reinforces Chill when it appears.
Gem High
Time · Passive
Legend
Whenever you collect an amount of experience, you gain Movement Speed, Attack Speed and Cooldown Reduction for a limited duration. Refreshes duration on stack.
Build role: Its Attack Speed helps Selki's Wolf and its Cooldown Reduction accelerates The Summoner.
Gear Priorities
primary
Summon Damage
Directly scales the three core Summons and both talent Wolves.
Summon Duration
Keeps temporary summons active and compounds Deathlessness and Necromancy's Cursed duration bonus.
secondary
Cooldown Reduction
Cycles The Summoner's permanent scaling and Influence's temporary damage window faster.
Attack Speed
Selki gives the Wolf 350% increased value from Skadi's Attack Speed bonuses.
useful
Life Regeneration
Supports Song of the North uptime and is another bonus Selki passes to the Wolf.
Unique Boosts
Great if you have it
Colorful Gloves
Mythic · Tier 2 · Unrestricted
These gloves add Summon Damage and three status-applying parrots, giving the build more allies that benefit from its global Summon bonuses.
Great if you have it
Red Dragon Ring
Mythic · Tier 3 · Unrestricted
This ring adds a Red Dragon companion and fixed Summon Damage, strengthening both the army and the shared Summon scaling plan.
Talents
Lead By Example
Rank 1/1You have more Strike and Summon slots.
Build impact: Adds one Summon slot, taking Skadi from two base slots to three.
Dragon Slayer
Rank 5/5Your Strike damage sources apply a stackable status that increases Summon and Status damage taken permanently.
Build impact: Strike damage applies its permanent stackable Summon and Status damage-taken effect at 100% chance with +35% Damage.
Fetch!
Rank 5/5Your Wolf has increased attack speed.
Build impact: Gives Skadi's Wolf +50% Attack Speed.
Loyalty
Rank 5/5Your Wolf deals more damage and can't be charmed.
Build impact: Gives the Wolf +100% Damage and +100% Charm Resistance.
Torr
Rank 1/1Another Wolf fights alongside you.
Build impact: Adds a second Wolf with 120-240 base damage.
Dedication
Rank 5/5All damage you and your Summons deal is increased.
Build impact: Adds +20% Damage to Skadi and all of her Summons.
Selki
Rank 3/3Summon A Wolf fights alongside you. It gain increased value from any Life, Life Regeneration, Damage, Attack Speed, and Movement Speed bonuses.
Build impact: Provides the first Wolf, which receives 350% increased value from Life, regeneration, Damage, Attack Speed, and Movement Speed bonuses.
Wolf Pack
Rank 5/5Your Wolf has increased Movement Speed.
Build impact: Adds +40% Wolf Movement Speed so the pack reaches new targets quickly.
Fervor
Rank 1/5You attack faster.
Build impact: Adds +2% Attack Speed, a bonus Selki gives the Wolf 350% increased value from.
Highlander Warp
Rank 5/5You have increased Life Reneration.
Build impact: Adds +50% Life Regeneration for full-Life uptime and a bonus Selki explicitly passes to the Wolf.
Talent Tree
Dedication
Rank 5 / 5All damage you and your Summons deal is increased.
- Damage: +20%
Lucky Star
Rank 0 / 3You are luckier.
- Luck: +2%
Whim of the Free Soul
Rank 0 / 1You gain more control over your god offers.
- Rerolls: +2
Innate Prescience
Rank 0 / 2You gain more control over your god offers.
- Alterations: +2
Hero's Journey
Rank 0 / 1You deal more damage to Skeletons.
- Damage: +100%
Beginner’s Luck
Rank 0 / 3Your Attacks have a chance to deal critical damage.
- Attack Critical Chance: +1%
Selki
Rank 3 / 3Summon A Wolf fights alongside you. It gain increased value from any Life, Life Regeneration, Damage, Attack Speed, and Movement Speed bonuses.
- Wolf: Minimum Damage: +40
- Wolf: Maximum Damage: +80
- Wolf: Attack Time: +0.5s
- Wolf: Attack Area: +120
- Wolf: Movement Speed: +280
- Wolf: Life: +120
- Wolf: Life Regeneration: +2
- Wolf: Increased Value: +350%
Highlander Warp
Rank 5 / 5You have increased Life Reneration.
- Life Regeneration: +50%
Spirited Warp
Rank 0 / 3Your experience pull area is increased.
- Pull Area: +20%
Fervor
Rank 1 / 5You attack faster.
- Attack Speed: +2%
Relentless
Rank 0 / 1Your attack hits refresh non-stun statuses.
Wolf Pack
Rank 5 / 5Your Wolf has increased Movement Speed.
- Wolf Pack: Wolf Movement Speed: +40%
White Fang
Rank 0 / 5Your statuses deal more damage and last longer.
- Damage: +4%
- Duration: +4%
Warrior's Courage
Rank 0 / 5Your Attacks and Strikes deal more damage.
- Damage: +2%
Howling Swing
Rank 0 / 3Your attack hits have a chance to apply Fear .
- Howling Swing: Chance: +7%
Natural Agility
Rank 0 / 5You move faster.
- Move Speed: +2%
Lead By Example
Rank 1 / 1You have more Strike and Summon slots.
- Strike Slots: +1
- Summon Slots: +1
Undertaking
Rank 0 / 5Your Prime damage is increased.
- Damage: +3%
Dragon Slayer
Rank 5 / 5Your Strike damage sources apply a stackable status that increases Summon and Status damage taken permanently.
- Dragon Slayer: Chance: +100%
- Dragon Slayer: Damage: +35%
Intense Training
Rank 0 / 3Your chance of Adept offers is increased.
- Adept Offers: +10%
Thrill of the Fight
Rank 0 / 4Your attack hits have a chance to lifesteal.
- Thrill of the Fight: Chance: +1%
- Thrill of the Fight: Lifesteal on Hit: +15
Flurry
Rank 0 / 4Your Strikes have more projectiles.
- Flurry: Projectile Count: +1
Fetch!
Rank 5 / 5Your Wolf has increased attack speed.
- Fetch!: Wolf Attack Speed: +50%
Wild Charge
Rank 0 / 4Your Attack Damage is increased by a percentage of your Movement Speed.
- Wild Charge: Movement Speed to Attack Damage: +3%
Bitter Work
Rank 0 / 4While you have no dash charges, your attacks have a chance to trigger an additional attack.
- Bitter Work: Chance Without Dash Charges: +10%
Untapped Potential
Rank 0 / 4Your attacks have a chance to apply Ruptured , Burning , Marked , Poisoned , Chilled , Frozen or Weakened .
- Untapped Potential: Chance per Status: +3%
Loyalty
Rank 5 / 5Your Wolf deals more damage and can't be charmed.
- Loyalty: Wolf Damage: +100%
- Loyalty: Charm Resistance: +100%
Song of the North
Rank 0 / 1While at full life, you and yours [sic] Summons deal more damage.
- Damage: +33%
Wanderer
Rank 0 / 1A random skill you have gains +1 level on every 2 levels you gain.
- Wanderer: Skill Levels: +1
- Wanderer: Hero Levels: +2
Mythology
Rank 0 / 1Enemies take more damage for each status they have applied to them.
- Damage: +15%
Torr
Rank 1 / 1Another Wolf fights alongside you.
- Torr: Minimum Damage: +120
- Torr: Maximum Damage: +240
- Torr: Attack Time: +0.5s
- Torr: Attack Area: +120
- Torr: Movement Speed: +280
- Torr: Life: +120
- Torr: Life Regeneration: +2
- Torr: Increased Value: +350%
Heroic Training
Rank 0 / 1Your Adept blessings deal more damage.
- Damage: +250%
Alternatives
Summon capacity
Skadi starts with two Summon slots. Lead By Example adds one, for three total; Ravens of Pestilence, Necromancy, and Frost Wolves are the three core slots.
No Mort?
Use Lady Justice for Sword of Justice and Arbiters. You lose Influence and the Ravens-to-Necromancy Curse loop.
No Time?
Use Ninh for Stone Golem or Terracotta Army as a Summon-slot replacement, plus Earth Spike as a Dragon Slayer trigger. This loses Time's permanent damage and duration scaling.
Pure Army Swap
Replace Winter with Ninh when body count matters more than Freeze and Icebound; Earth Spike keeps Dragon Slayer active.
Moirai Variant
Mort, Winter, and Moirai can upgrade Necromancy with Rise From Your Tomb and Frost Wolves with Bite of Frost; replace an existing Summon rather than exceeding three slots.
Missing Ice Shards
Use Soulstealers or Energy Missiles as the Strike source that applies Dragon Slayer until Ice Shards appears.
Attack cadence
Fervor's +2% Attack Speed is also a Wolf stat through Selki, which gives the Wolf 350% increased value from Skadi's Attack Speed bonuses.