All ktest patches are already Live on KTOS server.
Necromancer survives pretty well even with low~average weapon at HG340. Skeletons die quite fast so prepare to resummon a lot. Yes AoE patch is nice. However hitbox of skeletons is small. Best to use linker to group mobs to let them AoE. Highest cost of necromancer is corpse & other attributes, for equip take full SPR and slowly work on getting better weapon. Necromancer is still bad vs boss.
If you want to support your summons, I recommend pyro2 (fire pillar stun), cryo1 (frost pike and ice bolt), linker (joint penalty, hangmanās knot). I do not recommend thauma1/2 with swell arm:summon buffs for necromancer because skeletons die too fast. You will consume a lot of reagents to spam swell arm:summon buff for necro. Thaum summon:swell buff best for sorcerer summon (higher survival).
This was the summon patch:
----AoE attack ratio of summons buffed
Necromancer skeleton archer: 7 AoE attack ratio (OLD: 2)
Skeleton warrior: 6 AoE attack ratio (OLD: 1)
Shoggoth: [Attack 1] 11 AoE attack ratio, [Attack 2] 11 AoE attack ratio (OLD: attack1 6, attack2 6 aoe)Sorcerer salamion [attack 1] 7 AoE, [Attack 2] 9 AoE, [attack 3] 7 AoE (OLD: attack1 2, attack2 4, attack3 2)
Bokor zombie 6 AoE (OLD: 1)
Wheeler zombie 6 AoE (OLD: 1_
Gargantuar zombie [attack1] 6 AoE, [attack2] 6 AoE (OLD: attack1 1, attack2 1).