Whitch minion is better ?

[Im Bogus]

im not fully decided that death magˇc is a good idea but i want to solo so i thing ill need it...

whats better fiend, horror or minions ?
do they die after some time or just cause of dmg ?
is there a maximum of minions ?

[Desmodas]

Well I goofed and left Pre-Searing too early so all I have is Animate Bone Fiend atm and he dies really quick. You have to keep up a very fast pace to get to live long enough to attack the next mob.

I have not really timed it, but I would estimate he lasts about 30-45 seconds without being attacked or healed.

[IWantMORIDIN]

All minions have health degeneration that increases as they live longer. Higher level minions live far longer because of their increased health. You can have as many undead allies as you can keep alive.

[Vordrax]

After finally getting all of the Animate spells, I have to say this:

The single, most effective pet is by far the Bone Fiend. Spirit of the Wind seems to affect them, and they can deal a great deal of damage. They have the same HP as the Bone Horrors, but though they have less armor, they seem to tank better (due to the fact that they don't have to close distance with enemies, I'd imagine.)

However, even more effective is keeping Bone Horrors on your bar with Bone fiends as well. With good Soul Reaping, my energy is almost constantly full once the battle starts, and I can continuously raise pets.

Bone Minions aren't as good as I thought they were. I once believed that they would do more damage combined with curses, but they die so fast. And with the increased casting time on Death Nova, it's just easier to have pets that last longer and cast Death Nova on them at about half life, than try to cast Death Nova on the little minions.

In short, if I could only use one pet, it would be Bone Fiends most definitely. Bone Horrors have the health and can deal a decent amount of damage, but they aren't nearly as useful as Fiends + Mark of Pain.

[Note: The above applies to PvE.]

[Desmodas]

Well I goofed and left Pre-Searing too early so all I have is Animate Bone Horror atm and he dies really quick. You have to keep up a very fast pace to get to live long enough to attack the next mob.

I have not really timed it, but I would estimate he lasts about 30-45 seconds without being attacked or healed.

Minor edit.