Elder beads are a luxury item for Necros, say a charm pull went bad and to got beat down to low and want to tap without engaging mobs (but be careful eye has big agro range on mobs), also great as they are for any class to hammer off of and like a monk can be used to FD split rooms.
To say pre-nerf CoS is overrated is silly IMO - instant charm break is amazing in HS when mob needs to be at 4-5% for deflux kill, and saving a spell bar slot is sooooo nice. Try charming HS without pre-nerf CoS with 3-5 mobs at a time and then do it with pre-nerf CoS and tell me how essential it is for instant charm break when 2-4 mobs are owning your pet. Not to mention the instant invisible running around or coming up from FD is very nice as well.
For newer Necros elder beads are luxury, pre-nerf CoS is the only must have item (besides some 55hp rings cause they are cheap) that you need, because doing HS from 54-60 or charming CoM just isn't the same.
Is it required to charm period? No.
Does it make charming lots more fun & efficient? Absolutely.
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