[2.X] Pledge of Spectres, Summoner - 7L spectres, 6L zombies -Update for 2.2 Ascendency?

hey

Could you refresh your gear list, pls?


thx

Nice build

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KenXtreme wrote:

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qquno wrote:

Also, it seems you do not use hatred/haste, at least on the videos, so probably replace gems on helm with "increased duration - vaal haste - vaal haste", that gonna increase clearing speed a lot.

Hmm, I believe thats because I'm using generosity with both of them, so I do not get the "buff icon" from the 2 auras. Currently do not have space for vaal haste unless I instant snapshot it with my desecrate gem.

My bad. Forgot what with generosity buff icons is not shown.

Seems ok but a lot less tanky than the classic low life summoner build ...
Not having purity of fire/lightning/vitality and more than 8K ES is quite major difference.
Even Discipline is a significant defense for our minions.

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Faki wrote:

hey

Could you refresh your gear list, pls?


thx

Nice build

Hey Faki, gear is still the same, just transferred skins onto the items so they become unverified :/

EDIT: Actually I added some gems and gear that I use as sideboard when clearing certain maps. Hope it helps!

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Malone wrote:

Seems ok but a lot less tanky than the classic low life summoner build ...
Not having purity of fire/lightning/vitality and more than 8K ES is quite major difference.
Even Discipline is a significant defense for our minions.

True, but budget wise this would be more approachable, since a 5L pledge offers a "pseudo" 6L for your spectres which significantly reduces the cost as compared to a 6L chest, let alone a 6L shav.
6L lorica is fine, but the price difference still makes a big impact if in a new league, plus with lorica it will be pretty hard to achieve 8k ES. As for the auras, I guess its a sacrifice I made to balance out the gems and sockets available. Can't have the best of both worlds unfortunately. :(

Both have their pros and cons, but with the new patch soon, I don't feel it is wise to plan a new low-life build since we do not know what will happen to mortal conviction. I used to play low-life summoner but I feel this is a better way to go, might think otherwise on the new patch though!

This build was originally built with a Cloak of Defiance, I had reduced mana linked with the purity + clarity and I got about 700-ish mana, not optimal for MoM but great improvement to survivabilty when you do actually get hit, but I just had to use Vis Mortis! Or somehow try to use it.. what better way to use a spectre chest than to combine it with a 7L potential.

Any tips for summoning minions with the spell echo from pledge?
It always summons a good one and raises a shit one along with it.

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catfock wrote:

Any tips for summoning minions with the spell echo from pledge?
It always summons a good one and raises a shit one along with it.

Make sure the one you want a spectre of is isolated (or there are only two of them). Clear out misc. targets by turning them into zombies (there is also a "Corpse Targeting" preference under the "UI" tab in "Options" to help with that in cases with clusters of bodies) before casting the spectre spell.

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catfock wrote:

Any tips for summoning minions with the spell echo from pledge?
It always summons a good one and raises a shit one along with it.

I find I don't use desecrate when I'm in combat because everything dies to quickly. Instead, I have it on my offhand alongside a detonate dead gem. You can simply use the corpse tracking button to target the non-evangelists. Get your evangelists together, switch back to your pledge and summon them and you can use those to get bodies for your zombies. Alternatively, cast a few more desecrates on the other side of the room and use those for zombies.

*Added atziri practice run video, just leveled up so I decided to go for a few runs, worked out better than I expected to be honest. Should be able to do a full clear properly with enough practice!

Hi, I really like your build!

I just wanted to comment and ask if you could update your guide to include:
- flasks (curious to see if you use minion heal flasks)
- bandit quest rewards
- gameplay tips and thought processes (like optimal times to use convocation, desecrate, and referencing your Atziri video, tips to switch out Vaal gems like you were doing)
- leveling process (did you transition to summoner at a later level?)

Those are just some questions I had while playing out a summoner at lower levels and trying to fit into your endgame. Thanks!

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heh220 wrote:

Hi, I really like your build!

I just wanted to comment and ask if you could update your guide to include:
- flasks (curious to see if you use minion heal flasks)
- bandit quest rewards
- gameplay tips and thought processes (like optimal times to use convocation, desecrate, and referencing your Atziri video, tips to switch out Vaal gems like you were doing)
- leveling process (did you transition to summoner at a later level?)

Those are just some questions I had while playing out a summoner at lower levels and trying to fit into your endgame. Thanks!

Updated to include most of what you asked for. Let me know if I missed anything!