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

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Why aren't you using arc as well?

Arc stacks a debuff on enemies so they take 40% additional damage from all source, and it stacks up to 3 times.... it is a HUGE buff to minion damage, even better when combined with chain. It helps a ton even if you don't curse with invulnerability....

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The duration of the Chill, Freeze, and Shock statuses are related to the amount of cold or lightning damage dealt. Bonuses to their duration can also be granted by skills and support gems, passive skills, and item mods. Temporal Chains will also increase the duration of all Status Ailments.
The duration for these effects are calculated as follows:
Shock: 276ms per 1% max life dealt as lightning
Chill: 138ms per 1% max life dealt as cold
Freeze: 100ms per 1% max life dealt as cold
Status Ailments can also be triggered by skills such as Glacial Hammer, Burning Arrow, Chance to Ignite, and Elemental Weakness. When skills such as these trigger Status Ailments, the amount of relevant damage done is used just as it would be in the case of a critical hit. Because critical hits tend to do more damage than normal hits that can trigger a Status Ailment, the effects of a non-critical Status Ailment are often less severe. Such effects can still be quite powerful if the relevant damage type is very high. If the duration based on the damage would be less that 300ms, it's ignored entirely. The only exception is Ignite, which will still take place no matter the amount of fire damage done. All three are capped at considering 1/3 of max life - if you deal more than 1/3 max life as that element, the Status Ailment occurs as though you did exactly 1/3.
The maximum unmodified durations are therefore:
Shock: 9.2 seconds
Chill: 4.6 seconds
Freeze: 3.33 seconds

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I done testings on this subject. Sure you can shock them but without any spell damage(midnight bargain) the duration would be so pitiful its almost non existent. Not sure if u realized but ( You can just raise a spectre for specfically the task of shocking enemies (arc mages)) Also where will you get the crit

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mattc3303 wrote:

I got a question, What do you think about eldrich battery vs energy shield? On my summoner I have 2k+ hp now. Midnight bargain will reduce that to 1400hp.

More mana would equal

- faster mana regen
- more auras for your self and minions and party memebers
- i plan to stack anger, wrath, hatred, haste, discipline, grace, clarity, (percentage and high mana cost one attached to a reduced mana support gem)
- I only need 200 mana to be able to cast everything I need(totem/sepctre being the most expensive)

Cons
- I lose es (which means survivability)

Also have u just considered having one totem for skeles (but with faster casting attached)
To me skeles are just agroo holders while my spectres rip things to shreds.

Raise Skeleton + Minion Damage(increases MI dmg too) + Spell Totem + Faster Casting (is my setup)

You'll save many points not getting totem.

*I use to be a dual totem skele like you before i read your guide. I found faster casting to be much more efficient.

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NastyPants wrote:

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I done testings on this subject. Sure you can shock them but without any spell damage(midnight bargain) the duration would be so pitiful its almost non existent. Not sure if u realized but ( You can just raise a spectre for specfically the task of shocking enemies (arc mages)) Also where will you get the crit

Thats why you spend 2 talents to buff the application, they are right next to MI so its barely any points invested in a spec that has tons to spare already... and you are neglecting the fact that you also add DPS of your own to the mix instead of relying solely on minions.

To recap: Spam arc, you add AOE DPS, you apply shock consistently, you buff minion DPS. The duration isn't that much, but its a hell of a lot better then relying solely on curses and letting minions do all the work.

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mattc3303 wrote:

@ blacksheep

more like this actually

mattc3303 build

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blacksheepnz wrote:

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mattc3303 wrote:

@ blacksheep

more like this actually

mattc3303 build

I think that works a lot nicer.