Summon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.Maximum (5-7) Summoned Skeletons Base duration is 20.00 seconds Summons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem Icon: T Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Supported Skills deal (49-40)% less Damage Supported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill Totem lasts 8 seconds Supported Skills have 40% less Cast Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Totem Placement speedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. - When Summon Skeletons is supported with Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem Icon: T Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Supported Skills deal (49-40)% less Damage Supported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill Totem lasts 8 seconds Supported Skills have 40% less Cast Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Totem Placement speedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., the totem will continue to cast Summon Skeletons even if the maximum number of skeletons has been reached. Older skeletons will then be replaced by newer skeletons, possibly switching target.
Summon Skeletons cannot be supported by UnleashUnleash SupportSpell, Support Icon: q Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Spells gain a Seal every (0.90-0.71) seconds, to a maximum of 3 Seals Supported Spells are Unsealed when cast, and their effects Reoccur for each Seal lost Supported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage when Reoccurring
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. due to the fact that the skill can gain a cooldown from From DustFrom Dust Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Summon 4 additional Skeletons with Summon Skeletons +1 second to Summon Skeleton Cooldown"Would you leave an orchard of apples to rot unharvested? A cemetery is no different." -Kadavrus, Surgeon to the UmbraPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..[1]
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Skeletons Summoned
Maximum Skeletons
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
10
29
5
2
5
0
0
2
13
35
5
2
5
9569
9569
3
17
43
6
2
5
28189
37758
4
21
52
6
2
5
59146
96904
5
25
60
7
2
5
111192
208096
6
29
69
8
2
6
193800
401896
7
33
77
8
2
6
320280
722176
8
36
83
9
2
6
359090
1081266
9
39
90
9
2
6
498508
1579774
10
42
96
10
2
6
682057
2261831
11
45
102
11
3
6
921777
3183608
12
48
109
11
3
6
1727879
4911487
13
51
115
12
3
6
1791769
6703256
14
54
121
12
3
6
2353679
9056935
15
57
127
13
3
6
3070912
12127847
16
60
134
14
3
7
9095466
21223313
17
63
140
14
3
7
16039890
37263203
18
66
146
15
3
7
29817117
67080320
19
68
151
15
3
7
62895056
129975376
20
70
155
16
3
7
212051599
342026975
21
72
159
17
4
7
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
17
4
7
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
18
4
7
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
18
4
7
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
19
4
8
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
20
4
8
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
20
4
8
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
21
4
8
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
21
4
8
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
22
4
8
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
22
5
8
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
23
5
8
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
23
5
8
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
23
5
8
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
24
5
8
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
24
5
8
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
24
5
8
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
24
5
8
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
25
5
9
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
25
5
9
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
+(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned Skeletons
1
Item acquisition
Summon Skeletons can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Summon Skeletons can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
6
The SkeletonThe Skeleton6Level 1 Summon Skeletons Quality:+23% CorruptedThey stand among us, and within us.
+23% quality corruptedlevel 1 Summon Skeletons
M
6
The SummonerThe Summoner6Minion Gem Quality:+20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.
Random Minion gem with 20% quality
A
13
The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
A
6
The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Summoned Skeletons have 30% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Summoned Skeletons have 10% chance to Wither Enemies for 2 seconds on Hit [1]
Unique items
The following unique items affect the player's skeleton limit:
Item
Base Item
Stats
Queen's DecreeQueen's Decree Ornate SwordTwo Hand Sword Physical Damage: 30-50 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 27, 56 Str, 54 Dex+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of SpectresThe nobles wanted to take her throne. She let the peasants take their wealth. The peasants wanted to take her wealth. She let the soldiers take their heads. The soldiers wanted to take her head. She sat on her throne and wept.
+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres
Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain Engraved WandWand Physical Damage: 21-38 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound Of things no more entombed in ground. A shambling horde is on its way To crush the very light of day.
(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos Inoculation
Jun
The following veiled modifiers change the cap of the summoned skeletons
Chosen - +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies, +1 to maximum number of Skeletons, Minions have (8-10)% increased maximum Life (Prefix) (helmet, unveiling only)
Subterranean - +1 to maximum number of Skeletons (Prefix) (body armour or amulet only mod) can drop from the Azurite Mine node Beast Burrow that state Contains Minion or Aura Items. The node has generic version which does not drop item with Delve-only mod. Fossil cannot roll this mod as outcome.
Total
Players can have a maximum of 15 (or more) Skeletons at once:
7 from the level 20 skill (8 for level 25-38, up to 9 for level 39+ skill)
2 from passive skills
3 from unique equipment (wearing legacy Alberon's WarpathAlberon's Warpath Soldier BootsArmour: (268-319) Energy Shield: (18-20)Requires Level 49, 47 Str, 47 Int(15-18)% increased Strength Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks +(180-220) to Armour +(13-19)% to Chaos Resistance 25% increased Movement Speed Summoned Skeleton Warriors are Permanent and Follow you Summon Skeletons cannot Summon more than 1 Skeleton WarriorAlberon walked among the accursed, and they welcomed him. and dual wielding Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain Engraved WandWand Physical Damage: 21-38 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound Of things no more entombed in ground. A shambling horde is on its way To crush the very light of day.)
1 from unveiled/crafted prefix Chosen/Chosen on a helmet
1 from Delve drop-only body armour with prefix SubterraneanSubterranean Prefix +1 to maximum number of Skeletons; or a legacy crafted prefix Chosen on a body armour
1 from an Elder amulet with prefixThe Elder'sThe Elder's Prefix +1 to maximum number of Skeletons or Delve drop-only amulet with prefix SubterraneanSubterranean Prefix +1 to maximum number of Skeletons
This does not take into account of 20% quality and other means to stack gem quality.
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item
Limit
Radius
Stats
Drop Enabled
Legacy Dead ReckoningDead Reckoning Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Skeletons gain Added Chaos Damage equal to 20-30% of Maximum Energy Shield on your Equipped ShieldA mage from the coast rode up on a broken nag, legs burnt to his bones. Before he collapsed, he uttered: "I watched the world we know end yesterday."Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. is the threshold jewel of Summon Skeletons.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
40% chance to Summon an additional Skeleton with Summon Skeletons
helmet 100
Due to version 3.0.0 changes, the double legacy mod functions the same as the legacy mod, which both add #% chance to Summon an additional Skeleton with Summon Skeletons. However, it use stat id "summon_skeletons_additional_warrior_skeleton_one_twentieth_chance", which has a value of 1 or 2 depends on lab difficulties.
The double legacy enchantments and the legacy enchantments use different trade filters in the official trade website.
Related unique items
The following unique items are related to Skeletons:
Item
Base Item
Stats
Dead ReckoningDead Reckoning Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Skeletons gain Added Chaos Damage equal to 20-30% of Maximum Energy Shield on your Equipped ShieldA mage from the coast rode up on a broken nag, legs burnt to his bones. Before he collapsed, he uttered: "I watched the world we know end yesterday."Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Skeletons gain Added Chaos Damage equal to 20-30% of Maximum Energy Shield on your Equipped Shield
To DustTo Dust Cobalt Jewel(20-10)% reduced Skeleton Duration Minions deal (8-12)% increased Damage (7-10)% increased Skeleton Attack Speed (7-10)% increased Skeleton Cast Speed (3-5)% increased Skeleton Movement SpeedCorruptedIn the end, time comes for all of us. It just comes for some much sooner.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Queen's DecreeQueen's Decree Ornate SwordTwo Hand Sword Physical Damage: 30-50 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 27, 56 Str, 54 Dex+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of SpectresThe nobles wanted to take her throne. She let the peasants take their wealth. The peasants wanted to take her wealth. She let the soldiers take their heads. The soldiers wanted to take her head. She sat on her throne and wept.
+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres
Earendel's EmbraceEarendel's Embrace Grinning FetishSceptre Physical Damage: 24-36 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 35, 62 Str, 62 Int18% increased Elemental Damage+(20-30) to all Attributes Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage Summoned Skeletons Cover Enemies in Ash on Hit Summoned Skeletons take (15-30)% of their Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage Summoned Skeletons have Avatar of FireThere the weary multitude of man-kind shall turn in their masses into the wide fire, where the destroying flame embraces the living, some will go up, some down, filled with misery.
18% increased Elemental Damage+(20-30) to all Attributes Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage Summoned Skeletons Cover Enemies in Ash on Hit Summoned Skeletons take (15-30)% of their Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage Summoned Skeletons have Avatar of Fire
Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain Engraved WandWand Physical Damage: 21-38 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound Of things no more entombed in ground. A shambling horde is on its way To crush the very light of day.
(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos Inoculation
Alberon's WarpathAlberon's Warpath Soldier BootsArmour: (268-319) Energy Shield: (18-20)Requires Level 49, 47 Str, 47 Int(15-18)% increased Strength Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks +(180-220) to Armour +(13-19)% to Chaos Resistance 25% increased Movement Speed Summoned Skeleton Warriors are Permanent and Follow you Summon Skeletons cannot Summon more than 1 Skeleton WarriorAlberon walked among the accursed, and they welcomed him.
(15-18)% increased Strength Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks +(180-220) to Armour +(13-19)% to Chaos Resistance 25% increased Movement Speed Summoned Skeleton Warriors are Permanent and Follow you Summon Skeletons cannot Summon more than 1 Skeleton Warrior
Femurs of the SaintsFemurs of the Saints Primordial StaffStaff Physical Damage: 55-165 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Attacks per Second: 1.15 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 58, 99 Str, 99 Int+18% Chance to BlockAttack Damage while wielding a Staff+2 to Level of SocketedMinion Gems Minions deal (60-80)% increased Damage +1% Chance to BlockAttack Damage per Summoned Skeleton 2% increased Attack and Cast Speed per Summoned Raging Spirit Regenerate 0.6% of Life per second for each Raised Zombie 30% increased Mana Regeneration Rate per Raised Spectre"They spent a lifetime in the service of God, only to spend eternity in the service of me." - Kadavrus, Surgeon to the Umbra
The Iron MassThe Iron Mass GladiusOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (129.6-148.5) to (187.2-214.5) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.48-1.53) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 113 Str, 113 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(140-175)% increased Physical Damage (14-18)% increased Attack Speed Unholy Might Summoned Skeleton Warriors and Soldiers wield this Weapon while in your Main Hand Summoned Skeleton Warriors and Soldiers deal Triple Damage with this Weapon if you've Hit with this Weapon RecentlyLead by example.
40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(140-175)% increased Physical Damage (14-18)% increased Attack Speed Unholy Might Summoned Skeleton Warriors and Soldiers wield this Weapon while in your Main Hand Summoned Skeleton Warriors and Soldiers deal Triple Damage with this Weapon if you've Hit with this Weapon Recently
Drop-disabled
The following unique items are related to Skeletons but can only be found in the permanent leagues:
Item
Base Item
Stats
From DustFrom Dust Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Summon 4 additional Skeletons with Summon Skeletons +1 second to Summon Skeleton Cooldown"Would you leave an orchard of apples to rot unharvested? A cemetery is no different." -Kadavrus, Surgeon to the UmbraPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Summon 4 additional Skeletons with Summon Skeletons +1 second to Summon Skeleton Cooldown
Queen's EscapeQueen's Escape Ornate SwordTwo Hand Sword Physical Damage: 30-50 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 38, 56 Str, 54 Dex+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life Minions have (80-100)% increased Movement Speed (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of SpectresThe soldiers stormed her throne room. The guards held them at bay. The peasants overwhelmed the guards. The nobles paid for their lives. The nobles took her throne, and so she fled to the woods.
+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life Minions have (80-100)% increased Movement Speed (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres
Oblivion Summon Skeletons SkinOblivion Summon Skeletons SkinSkill Gem EffectThe standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Oblivion skin.
The standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Oblivion skin.
Onyx Oblivion Summon Skeletons SkinOnyx Oblivion Summon Skeletons SkinSkill Gem EffectThe standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Onyx Oblivion skin.
The standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Onyx Oblivion skin.
Quality on Divergent Summon Skeletons now provides "+0-1 seconds to Cooldown" and "Summons 0-4 Skeleton Warriors" (previously "Minions' Attacks have 0-10% chance to Maim Enemies on Hit").
The damage and life scaling values for minions have been adjusted. Generally speaking, minion life and damage is unchanged in the very early game, roughly 30% lower in mid acts, roughly 20% lower at level 20 of the minion skill, and roughly 10% lower at level 30 of the minion skill.
No longer has Minions gain 50% more Added Damage.
Skeletal Mages now deal approximately 5% less damage at gem level 1, scaling to approximately 25% less damage at gem level 20.
Now costs 5 mana at gem level 1 (previously 4), up to 16 at gem level 20 (previously 12).
Modifiers that are unveiled through Jun are now more powerful than before. Previously, when an item was unveiled, the veiled modifier added to the item would be equal to the highest tier modifier available on the Crafting Bench. Now, the modifier being unveiled no longer counts as a crafted modifier and will be stronger than any craftable veiled modifier.
Damage dealt by minions at all gem levels has been lowered by approximately 40%. This change isn't visible on the gem as it is a property of the minion itself, and does not affect Skeleton Mages or any other non-basic Skeleton minions summoned by Vaal Summon Skeletons.
The number of maximum summoned skeletons you can have at gem level 20 is now 7 (from 8).
The Veiled modifier that grants +1 to you maximum number of Summoned Skeletons and Raised Zombies can now only be unveiled/crafted on the helmet slot. It can no longer be unveiled/crafted on body armours.
Summoned Skeletons now have a 50% more added damage multiplier, up from 30% less added damage.
Iron Will SupportIron Will SupportSpell, Support Icon: w Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 18Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.Strength's Damage bonus applies to all Spell Damage as well for Supported Skills Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased Spell Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. can now support Summon Skeleton and will affect the damage dealt by Skeleton Mages if you are using the Dead ReckoningDead Reckoning Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Skeletons gain Added Chaos Damage equal to 20-30% of Maximum Energy Shield on your Equipped ShieldA mage from the coast rode up on a broken nag, legs burnt to his bones. Before he collapsed, he uttered: "I watched the world we know end yesterday."Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. threshold jewel.
Summon Skeletons has been renamed Summon Skeleton, and has been reworked. Many of the passives and items that interact with it have been rebalanced. Summon Skeleton now has a base cast time of 0.5 seconds, and the cost has been reduced by approximately 60% at all levels. It now summons a single skeleton per cast and has a base limit of 5 summoned skeletons.
The Summoned Skeleton Warrior minion's attack time has been reduced to 0.8 seconds, and its base damage has been increased by approximately 66%. Summoned Skeleton Mage minion's cast time has been reduced to 1.2 seconds.
Summoned Skeleton Mages now deal 50% more damage at gem level 20, and significantly more damage at earlier gem levels. Their behaviour has been tweaked and they will no longer flee.
Labyrinth helmet enchantments for Summon Skeleton now grant a 20/40% chance to summon an additional Skeleton minion. This applies to existing Labyrinth enchantments.
Catarina's crafted mod now grants +1 maximum skeleton, down from +2 maximum skeletons.
Army of Bones: Renamed to To Dust. No longer grants +2 to Maximum number of Skeletons. In addition to reducing skeleton duration and increasing minion damage, it now grants 3-5% increased Skeleton Movement Speed, 7-10% increased Skeleton Attack Speed, and 7-10% increased Skeleton Cast speed.
Dead Reckoning now grants the ability to summon an additional 5 Skeleton Mages, up from 3, and is now limited to 3.
Queen's Decree: now grants +1 to maximum number of Skeletons, down from +2.
Alberon's Warpath: now grants +1 to maximum number of Skeletons, down from +2.
Midnight Bargain: now grants +1 to maximum number of Skeletons, down from +2.
Summon Skeletons skill now deal 25% more damage. Vaal Summon Skeletons skills now have a cast time of 0.8 seconds, down from 1 second.
Totems and all other minions now have 40% elemental resistance and 20% chaos resistance. This also includes minions that didn't have resistances previously, like wolves.
Skeletons are now summoned in pairs, regardless of the level of the gem.
The maximum number of raisable skeletons now starts at 4 and goes up to 6 at maximum level. An additional six can be obtained from the passive skill tree.
Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
- When Summon Skeletons is supported with 
UnleashUnleash SupportSpell, Support
due to the fact that the skill can gain a cooldown from 
From DustFrom Dust
.[1]
The Skeleton
The Skeleton
6Level 1 Summon Skeletons
The Summoner
6Minion Gem
The Cataclysm
13Level 21 Spell Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Queen's Decree
Midnight Bargain
Alberon's WarpathAlberon's Warpath
and dual wielding 
Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain
Dead ReckoningDead Reckoning
is the threshold jewel of Summon Skeletons.
Dead Reckoning
To Dust
Earendel's Embrace
Alberon's Warpath
Femurs of the Saints
The Iron Mass
From Dust
Celestial Summon Skeletons SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Summoned Skeletons' Skins become Celestial.
Demonic Summon Skeletons SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Summoned Skeletons become Demonic.
Oblivion Summon Skeletons SkinSkill Gem EffectThe standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Oblivion skin.
Onyx Oblivion Summon Skeletons SkinSkill Gem EffectThe standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Onyx Oblivion skin.
Summon Mannequins SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Summoned Skeletons become animated mannequins.
Summon Statues SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Summoned Skeletons become animated statues
