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

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pijote wrote:

HI, Very good guide, i just whant to explain something, this is a beginer friendly guide, with that being said i dont think you should whrite abreviations.
Thanks a lot for the guide i've been wanting to play summober for a very long time, i hope u change what i said in the future for other players that will see this build.

There you go. Abbreviations added in guide. Its under POE TOOLS.

Respecte'd my old witch.
Lvl. 81
Currently doing 74-75 maps easy.

Gear:

Passive tree

Zombies with 10k HP; Spectres don't die and I don't die too.
Summoners are still strong and cool!
I need to level the gems and get qual on them.
Only bs thing is: NO GEMSPACE. You really need every slot...

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skieZ wrote:

Respecte'd my old witch.
Lvl. 81
Currently doing 74-75 maps easy.

Gear:

Passive tree

Zombies with 10k HP; Spectres don't die and I don't die too.
Summoners are still strong and cool!
I need to level the gems and get qual on them.
Only bs thing is: NO GEMSPACE. You really need every slot...

Looks good. Clever use of arc with curse on hit + vulnerability + temp chains. Does it apply both curses on every hit? Might steal that idea =)

Yep with the 1.2 changes CoH has 100% chance to applie curses on hit, so with the autoaiming arc and the extra curse from tree you get with this setup:
- the proc of EE (+ light res;-fire and cold res = dmg increase for minions with hatred and the added fire of evangelists)
- two curses on 5 enemys with one cast (lvl 20 arc chains 5 times)
- an "aiming" tool for your minions (case they run to the hit enemys)
- with a leveled CoH the effect of curses increases

All in all: this setup is awesome for cursing enemys and leading your minions to them!

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skieZ wrote:

Yep with the 1.2 changes CoH has 100% chance to applie curses on hit, so with the autoaiming arc and the extra curse from tree you get with this setup:
- the proc of EE (+ light res;-fire and cold res = dmg increase for minions with hatred and the added fire of evangelists)
- two curses on 5 enemys with one cast (lvl 20 arc chains 5 times)
- an "aiming" tool for your minions (case they run to the hit enemys)
- with a leveled CoH the effect of curses increases

All in all: this setup is awesome for cursing enemys and leading your minions to them!

i've been doing this since 1.1 just because it gave me another key for another spell.
this is the main issue i have with playing summoner: there are just too many good utility spells for not enough hotkeys. i would love to run both offerings, desecrate, convocation, double curses and a totem on top but there aren't enough buttons... too bad there isn't a second hotkey bar...

enough ranting here's another question for you skieZ:
how much mana do you have left with all auras on? i noticed in your tree you take 9 mana only nodes (at the start, dreamer, deep thoughts). while i have less mana on gear than you do, i skipped all of those nodes and took the charisma nodes (reduced reservation inside the shadow part of the tree) and have still enough mana to cast everything i need.
do you really need all that mana? wouldn't the charisma notable boost your auras while your effective mana would still be enough? you could even refund the 30 dex node as 4 10 dex nodes would by on your way there.

I have around 140 Mana left with the 3 auras on, thats what I need to cast new zombies.
I tweaked alot and for my current gear the mananodes are necessary.
If I get better gloves + more level, my Manapool will increase and I can drop a few nodes, but atm. I need them. :)

Here is a tip for summoning zombies over your mana pool. Take off 1 or more supports as needed. Cast the zombie, reequip the support gem. Minions as of 1.2 are now Dynamic and work like any other skill. You can change them on the fly.

Hi Rathik, there is misspelling in video section. Second video is named "DPS zombies vs Dominus", not "DPS zombies vs summoner" :)

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mattc3303 wrote:

Here is a tip for summoning zombies over your mana pool. Take off 1 or more supports as needed. Cast the zombie, reequip the support gem. Minions as of 1.2 are now Dynamic and work like any other skill. You can change them on the fly.

Problem is: if you are in a tough fight and your zombies die, you can't open your inventory and swap gems. WHEN my zombies die (extremly rare), I need to resummon asap and keep attention on the map and fight.
This tip is good for low danger-zones tho.
To be honest I have no problem sacrificing a few points for more mana and play a bit mor safe and comftable (I'm a guy who like to have everything set up and doesn't need to swap around alot), but for others this tip is good.
A better way would be to deactivate your hatred aura and cast new summons from the bigger manapool.
You lose dps for the period of time, but you don't get distracted from the fight in this time. :)

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silumit wrote:

Hi Rathik, there is misspelling in video section. Second video is named "DPS zombies vs Dominus", not "DPS zombies vs summoner" :)

Thanks, fixed.