Skeletons really suck in this game right now before the end game, and are complete and utter trash for leveling, even with a hefty investment in the pet tree to add summons health and damage. Only the golem is kind of worth anything, and even then that's not saying much since it doesn't really do much damage, and it also doesn't draw enemies all that well. Both skeleton types usually die to a single aoe/beam attack, or any heavy attack from an elite, and especially a boss, and that's with all of the pet buffs. They aren't even all that good as a distraction either, and seem like a total waste of willpower and cast time too. Maybe there are uniques that can fix this, but right now it feels like playing a D2 necro in /players 8 before the skeletons got scaling buffs.
This is with me also going ham with damage spells. They can't even last long enough for me to kill a pack without getting wiped out.
