Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

The skeletons are extremely strong, but like any tool, you have to use them right.

however the true stand-out Blood magic spell is the barrier.

Speaking of the Barrier, did you know you can cast the barrier on your skeletons?

Did you also know that Eitr Regenerates over time, quite rapidly? So the Skeleton's high Eitr cost is meaningless, you summon them during downtime, protect them in combat with barrier, and use the Staff of Frost to crowd control so they don't get overwhelmed.

The skeletons are not designed to win you the game, they're designed to put out a little DPS and serve as a distraction in combat. THey accomplish this, extremely well I might add.

Originally posted by deadshooter:

50+ level skill is quite a lot to grind, isn't it? While every other weapon in the game can be used directly from zero level of respective skill.

So can blood magic.

Yes, I know about barriers on skeletons and regeneration of eitr. This doesn't change anything. With high spell cost like this you need to wait for eitr regen wasting your food time. After all, i've come to play, not to wait for mana regen.

About skellies - so I can't play as a summoner? Why to kill such cool opportunity?

Distraction in combat? I need to wait for this "distraction" for eternity while they gonna arrive at actual combat point. This distraction dies after two-three hits even with barrier.