Hey, okay i'm trying my first Necro in about...three years, the last one I had annoyed me so badly that I deleted him at level 14 or 15, with no one ever wanting him in a group and finding no good place to solo that wouldn't take me three hours to level. This time around has been more fun, with torment spirit and reanimate (starting to honestly love that, even if it's just for the attack descriptions).
Now I'm hitting that grind again where theres no good method to level as a mage, should I just gear up as much strength, hit/dam bonus stuff and go out like a warrior and pray I don't get torn apart, or is there any suggestion where to go? I honestly find the Class frustrating, but it's also one of the neatest ones I've found to play so far.

Any tips or criticism is welcome.