[2.0]Rathik's NEWBIE FRIENDLY FUN&CHEAP FARMER, DPS Summoner. High AOE DMG, SURVIVAL."The Matriarch"

At what point would you suggest moving from the power leveling build to using the summons?

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Fishclamps wrote:

At what point would you suggest moving from the power leveling build to using the summons?

If you have a BoR you can push it up to 69-70.

It kinda depends what level gear you have waiting for you really.

Around level 60 is a decent level to switch I guess but you can easily push up to 64-65 with the power leveling gear setup if your jewelery is decent.

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Kalimyst wrote:

Man, I had a blast playing this build!!
Just died lvl80 by my own fault, forgot to put my cable in (still on wifi) a desync'd like fu XD
Can't wait for the new league to start and build a summoner again.
Thanks Rathik! <3

Your welcome.

Thanks for the advice Rathik. I ended up swapping over in the early 50's and its been much easier to level. Even with my spec the right way and all the right gear and capped resists in cruel i was just dying a lot. If I did anything to increase my survivability it just killed my dps.

thanks rathik for dis super awesome guide....i am level 64 and i thought i wd get smashed by pty ,i went to her and boom :) ..i killed her in like 6 or 7 sec wid 9 zombies and 3 spectre and a lot of skeles..jst needed to dodge her lightning ball....my gears are pretty average...this guide is awesome....linking my gear i need some advice for improvement coz i think dominus wd smash me wid dis gear on..
my gears

Is this build up to date for 1.0.6?

I've been playing this build for a while, though I cannot say I understand all the subtleties. I'm doing 68 maps now and not having any real issues except for unfortunate mob combinations in one map. I think 68's are all I want right now.

Questions:
1. At what point should one be using MF gear? I suspect I started too early and maybe this is used for pharming maps that might drop truly good gear? I have been running MF since 40-something. I surely like the accumulation of orbs, however.

2. I'm 73 now. I've taken all minion passives. I've made a dent in Aura passives. My gems are leveling nicely. Zombies are in a '+2 minion' hat. Zombies are made with a Chober and a Sidhbreath. How else can I add zombie DPS? I am running Hatred and Purity, or Hatred and Determination.

3. What is a decent death rate? While I am pleased I've only died 21 times, does this mean I in fact play too cautiously? It is possible to die more and still gain experience quickly. There is surely a sweet spot.

4. What's next? This is my first Witch. I am not yet ready to go with CI. My personal DPS is non-existent as I depend on minions. Thus all gear that ups my DPS is useless IMO (I am using a mace now with 55% mana regen and a resist or two. Nothing else matters to me.) ES seems low in comparison to others on this board at about 800. Life is at about 2400. The rest of my career is just building up my ES?

I'm in pretty much the same spot as you TigerSpook, level 72 now and doing lvl 68 maps. My minions are slowly starting to die here and there in maps, mostly against the bosses. I do have CI already and have about 5800 or so energy shield, my survivability is oke. But my minions are taking considerably more time to kill. Think my weak points are still pretty low lvl gems (17 +2 from helmet for zombies, 16 for skels) and i run clarity and discipline, so no dps boost for my minions from aura's. What to focus on for dps increase?

Hello. Thinking of starting this build for the new HC league for MF purposes. What is the optimal way to level a witch fast in a new league environment?

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nappeee wrote:

Hello. Thinking of starting this build for the new HC league for MF purposes. What is the optimal way to level a witch fast in a new league environment?

The OP explains this in the first post. Look for the leveling guide there.