Lord of the Dead. (Witch Summoner Build) Updated 2.0 patch

Blacksheepnz - I'm currently 49 and just hit Act III of Cruel. My gear is subpar so I know that makes things tougher keeping my summoned stuff alive, but I've managed.

Problem is getting gear that helps. Right now because of low mana levels and I am able to only run Purity and Clarity with about 150 mana left over. I realize better gear will come and as I level I'll get more mana.


I did find two helms that have +1 to minion gems, but one only has one green socket and the other has 3 green sockets. I wasted all 22 of my chromatic orbs trying to get it to turn blue. NOT ONCE socket turned blue during that time - could be cause it's leather?

Anyway still enjoying it - would love to see if you have done any more videos of farming maps so I know there is hope for the end game.

Thanks,

--Salty

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rsalty wrote:

I did find two helms that have +1 to minion gems, but one only has one green socket and the other has 3 green sockets. I wasted all 22 of my chromatic orbs trying to get it to turn blue. NOT ONCE socket turned blue during that time - could be cause it's leather?

Anyway still enjoying it - would love to see if you have done any more videos of farming maps so I know there is hope for the end game.

Thanks,

--Salty

The chances of the helm rolling blue depend on its base stats requirements. A helm with Dex/Int will roll blue much easier than a Dex/Str or straight Dex helm. You can roll 4 blue sockets on a Dex helm but the odds are much lower and you most likely burn a lot of chroms.

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decimatus wrote:

How will this build fare endgame without Midnight or Bones of Ullr? I am pretty new to the game and don't think I will be able to afford them.

Got my summoner to level 32 with the help of your guide. Died quite a few times, though I would blame that on my incompetence and desyncs.. :P

Bones of ullr is not expensive at all.



that one was bought for 2gcp. The most I would pay for one would be 3 gcp.

Midnight bargain on the other hand... is really expensive. You will do fine with just 3 spectres, but get the wands ASAP.

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Mirakool wrote:

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decimatus wrote:

How will this build fare endgame without Midnight or Bones of Ullr? I am pretty new to the game and don't think I will be able to afford them.

Got my summoner to level 32 with the help of your guide. Died quite a few times, though I would blame that on my incompetence and desyncs.. :P

Bones of ullr is not expensive at all.

that one was bought for 2gcp. The most I would pay for one would be 3 gcp.

Midnight bargain on the other hand... is really expensive. You will do fine with just 3 spectres, but get the wands ASAP.

I paid 1 GCP for each of these last night. Was surprised.



(never mind the gems, just leveling faster attacks)

What level did you start using Queen's Decree in this build?

With this build how far should I level up my aura gems? I think I went too far with Clarity already as it is now level 13 with 300 mana reserve?

Purity is level 3 with 40% mana reserved - is this calculated with your entire mana or what you have available - like if I cast Clarity first does Purity only take 40% of the rest? I don't think it does.

What ideally should you level all your aura gems to since they all take a high reserve?

Thanks

--salty

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rsalty wrote:

With this build how far should I level up my aura gems? I think I went too far with Clarity already as it is now level 13 with 300 mana reserve?

Purity is level 3 with 40% mana reserved - is this calculated with your entire mana or what you have available - like if I cast Clarity first does Purity only take 40% of the rest? I don't think it does.

What ideally should you level all your aura gems to since they all take a high reserve?

Thanks

--salty

I have my clarity at lv 3. My issue right now is not mana regen, it's plain old mana, not enough of it. Any ones that are 40%, keep leveling them, they will never get higher than 40%. The 40% is based on your max mana, not after other aura's have been cast.

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rsalty wrote:

With this build how far should I level up my aura gems? I think I went too far with Clarity already as it is now level 13 with 300 mana reserve?

Purity is level 3 with 40% mana reserved - is this calculated with your entire mana or what you have available - like if I cast Clarity first does Purity only take 40% of the rest? I don't think it does.

What ideally should you level all your aura gems to since they all take a high reserve?

Thanks

--salty

40% is calculated with your max mana. Try to get reduced mana gems they help A LOT. (doesn't matter what is casted first)

percentage auras should always be leveled
flat mp aura should be leveled to the point where u can still cast your highest cost spell

am running purity,haste,clarity,wrath,anger,discipline on my summoner atm (maybe i could squeeze 1-3 more using reduced mana nodes and higher lvl/higher quality reduced mana gems)

this is only possible with EB

Also that prism guardian shield is very good if you want to stack more auras.

I don't really get it that people need clarity for a summoner. We only need to resummon now and then to replenish losses. Any spells (other than curses) is going to be weak, so it's pointless to try to help the minions deal dmg.

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loboSG wrote:

I don't really get it that people need clarity for a summoner. We only need to resummon now and then to replenish losses. Any spells (other than curses) is going to be weak, so it's pointless to try to help the minions deal dmg.

When your zombies start going down like $2 hookers, you learn to appreciate clarity.