[1.0.1b] Summoner Guide / Minion Guide

updated BM



ITEM SWAP ? Forum Question
If I raise a minion with Midnight Bargain and then swap weapons, does the minion retain +minion damage and speed from Midnight Bargain?

Yes it will Remain , Same for Every Unique Minion Item.

-I Have troubles to LVL as True Summoner to lvl 40.

There are 2 Ways
NO ITEM REQUIRED FOR THIS
First and i think the faster way is Freezing Pulse/Fireball Kombo until lvl 25 than u can start to spectre the Big Fire Bugs at "sarn slums" act 3 with the Projectile from ur Fireball / FP (lvld the third summoner in no time)

Second Way
I read somth about Life Gain on Hit on the Zombies. Merevil can drop +1 Minion helmet with 3 socket. Helps alot. Its not easy i did it with my second HC summoner and was slow. (y i had a 3 link +1 minion helm lvl 15 or so.)

-MINION INSTABILITY
Shall i take Minion Instability ?

There is a split opinion in the forum. With the right item u can boost zombies to around 22k HP. with the right support gem u can boost the explosion as well. Helps ALOT at boss fights.
It depends on ur playstyle how lazy u are to recast stuff.


-I have Troubles with Maps. Loosing Spectres all the Time.
See "MAP SECTION" below

-There are so much Curses which one do i Use?
Depends on Playstyle and Spectre but Vuln helps the zombies and the dogs / BM . Elemental Weakness helps every elemental spectre. Fire Curse - Good for Flame sentinels for the ingition.

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HaleBopp wrote:

updated BM

You should add that curses boost BM's damage.

Vulnerability 1.4*

EE/Elemental Weakness/Flammability depending on mob resist. At 0% resist, you will deal 1.5* to them every point after gives you .01(to the 1.5) damage. -100% resist = 2.5*

After that shock will increase their damage by another 1.2*

Basically you want the increased burn gem and stack as much life as possible for the BM's.

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mattc3303 wrote:

Am going to invest in a bringer of rain, you can 7 link your zombie and item swap to a really defensive helm (bye bye +2 helm i don't need you anymore)

I guess there was at least one thing about my build that you liked :P

i updated some common unique summoner items.

and got some freaking unique item search yesterday i hope a little discussion is starting for items :)
since we completed flame sentis , BM s , and some other spectres

i start :
Marohis 6 Linked. AHHHHH the BMs gonna love the incr area on the item hehe
Depends if the dmg / Survivability is higher than swap to chabber for HP incr

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HaleBopp wrote:

Marohis 6 Linked. AHHHHH the BMs gonna love the incr area on the item hehe
Depends if the dmg / Survivability is higher than swap to chabber for HP incr

Wouldn't this be even better then since the charm is the increased AoE (and it, too, can be a 6L)?
Then again, neither really fit a summoner build unless you are item swapping (something I am not so certain was actually intended for summons, as it feels far too similar to the exploit that was recently partially fixed, and I don't want to get used to relying on it).

i didnt even know this unique and
yes it would be FAAAR better and no not item swapping since ur spectre is inside u ll loose the spectre if u swap

depends if 40% from chobber , or the incr are lvl 20 is better for the BMs

but this unique would be unswappable and u can spare ur incr area and focus on the meelee of the BMs (since its red too u ll need only 2 blues?)

less blue
-RS blue
-Minion Life blue
-Incr Burning red
-multistrike red
- life leech red
- and dunno depends on the last colour if blue Minion resist
-if green faster atk
if red dunno added fire maybe?


lucky blue
yeah a lucky blue
-Rs
-Minion Life
-incr burning
-Life Leech (i stick to this with the vuln curse EPIICC they dont die vs kole anymore)
-Minion Resist /Minion Speed / Minion Dmg for their meelee atk or chaos dmg
or any other blue one :)

but u can spare the incr area of effect . and if u are unlucky to get only 5 link (which is more plausible) u can pimp it with incr area

I had a question about the time of summoning minions and have heard conflicting reports.

If I have a tabula rasa and do my raise spectre with mods, can I then switch into another 6s(but not 6l) as long as raise spectre is in the same spot? And will my spectres keep all of their abilities at time of summon? Does the raise spectre gem need to be the same level?

On a similar note, after casting all my minions can I remove my Sidhebreath ammy and replace it with one that is actually useful, or do I need to keep that one up there for the bonuses to continue to be active?

Seems useful to be in the guide?

Thanks for all your work and compilation btw, it rocks!

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Valafax wrote:

I had a question about the time of summoning minions and have heard conflicting reports.

If I have a tabula rasa and do my raise spectre with mods, can I then switch into another 6s(but not 6l) as long as raise spectre is in the same spot? And will my spectres keep all of their abilities at time of summon? Does the raise spectre gem need to be the same level?

On a similar note, after casting all my minions can I remove my Sidhebreath ammy and replace it with one that is actually useful, or do I need to keep that one up there for the bonuses to continue to be active?

Seems useful to be in the guide?

Thanks for all your work and compilation btw, it rocks!

the sidebreath - u can unequip it AFTER u cast the zombies/spectres and use a usefull

the guide will be updated with FAQ soon :)

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Valafax wrote:

I had a question about the time of summoning minions and have heard conflicting reports.

If I have a tabula rasa and do my raise spectre with mods, can I then switch into another 6s(but not 6l) as long as raise spectre is in the same spot? And will my spectres keep all of their abilities at time of summon? Does the raise spectre gem need to be the same level?

On a similar note, after casting all my minions can I remove my Sidhebreath ammy and replace it with one that is actually useful, or do I need to keep that one up there for the bonuses to continue to be active?

Seems useful to be in the guide?

Thanks for all your work and compilation btw, it rocks!

with 2x 6L's with RS in the same placement the switch will work - same with 2x 5L's 6S's, but 1 of the 5L needs to be linked from the bottom while other linked from top, this way after you have 5Linked RS in the bottom link, when u switch to the top link 5L (with a different RS gem, but in bottom right socket) you now have the RS in the "loose" socket and a new 5L to play with. I've asked previously if Tabularasa works the same but people have confirmed it doesn't since it's sockets aren't counted blue the same way.

The RS gems don't need to be same level.

FYI I do the 2x 5L trick

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maxric2 wrote:

Hello,

FYI, i am actually using tabula rasa to raise my 6L BM and then i switch in town for a 5S/5L. The RS gem in the 5L armor is exactly at the same position. The level of the gem can be different (so you raise your spectre with the gem lvl 20 and you can swap with another RS gem that you wish to level up for example). It works.

So tabula rasa for a 6L spectre and switch to a more defensive/dps chest for a fresh 5L does indeed work.

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ritualzz wrote:

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Valafax wrote:

I had a question about the time of summoning minions and have heard conflicting reports.

If I have a tabula rasa and do my raise spectre with mods, can I then switch into another 6s(but not 6l) as long as raise spectre is in the same spot? And will my spectres keep all of their abilities at time of summon? Does the raise spectre gem need to be the same level?

On a similar note, after casting all my minions can I remove my Sidhebreath ammy and replace it with one that is actually useful, or do I need to keep that one up there for the bonuses to continue to be active?

Seems useful to be in the guide?

Thanks for all your work and compilation btw, it rocks!

with 2x 6L's with RS in the same placement the switch will work - same with 2x 5L's 6S's, but 1 of the 5L needs to be linked from the bottom while other linked from top, this way after you have 5Linked RS in the bottom link, when u switch to the top link 5L (with a different RS gem, but in bottom right socket) you now have the RS in the "loose" socket and a new 5L to play with. I've asked previously if Tabularasa works the same but people have confirmed it doesn't since it's sockets aren't counted blue the same way.

The RS gems don't need to be same level.

FYI I do the 2x 5L trick

ty for trhis info went pass my attention