Heavy Summoner Arc Witch Guide [ Video Included ]

Just got level 31 for skellie totem and daaamn is this build fun :D

Just wanted to throw out a thanks to the OP for this guide. leveling was rather easy and fast after getting spell totem.

Im now lev 71 in HC farming maps as a summoner\fire witch - i feel as tho its been a rather successful build. however i did change the build around alot to compensate for gear or gem requirements etc. "leveled completely solo killed everything solo" defiantly a good solo build.

My build as it stands - ive spent a total of 18 regret points to get here, my original build on this witch was almost identical to the template provided.


Im currently using LMP,fireball,fork instead or arc however im looknig to make the switch soon to see the difference, as it stands fireball seems much stronger for when\if my Decent specters die.

anyway just wanted to say thanks to the OP and provide you with my Near finished result from this guide.


Edit: P.S i leveled with Frost nova cold snap ice spear until 31. just used 3 health flasks 1 hybrid 1 granite and pulled everything i could see. seemed a lot faster than pulse, then the swaped to lmp fireball + skeleton. my main issue was getting GGBB ES gear.

I have reached the 75 point mark listed from the OP. Now I have 2 path options to go.

1.) Go to the templar and get health, health regen, armor, and resists. (Requires ~18 points)

2.) Grab all the energy shield nodes near the witch tree. (Requires ~13 point)


Build so far:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAB2MI9A2NEJcRLRHbFm8ZhRpsHNwi9CQ8JKonqSj6KpgxiDN2Nuk4G0QESOdJOklRTblUrlXGVytabVqRYqxnvWqsa9tsC3NTeQN8g30YfdJ_xoLHhWCIQI6-j0aQM5HPkjiSwZMnm6GdrqFtpqynCKdcqH2qxLiTvJ-_l8BUyT3MvM36z2XQ0NP71BnWndkL37DjauOf5BHr7uyK8h731_qA


My gear:




Right now, I feel I lack armor, resists, and health but that doesn't necessarily mean I should go to templar tree. What are your opinions? #1 or #2?

EDIT: I'm also wondering if I should switch to fire. Arc isn't that great and I feel firestorm is destroying it's damage. My firestorm isn't even supported and it compliments my army very well. Might try fireball also... Anyone try fire instead of lightning?

Can't wait to give this a go... Thinking about running this with the extra unique curse ring and the summoner boot that I have found... Thoughts on running 2-3 curses?

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raserei wrote:

I have reached the 75 point mark listed from the OP. Now I have 2 path options to go.

1.) Go to the templar and get health, health regen, armor, and resists. (Requires ~18 points)

2.) Grab all the energy shield nodes near the witch tree. (Requires ~13 point)


Build so far:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAB2MI9A2NEJcRLRHbFm8ZhRpsHNwi9CQ8JKonqSj6KpgxiDN2Nuk4G0QESOdJOklRTblUrlXGVytabVqRYqxnvWqsa9tsC3NTeQN8g30YfdJ_xoLHhWCIQI6-j0aQM5HPkjiSwZMnm6GdrqFtpqynCKdcqH2qxLiTvJ-_l8BUyT3MvM36z2XQ0NP71BnWndkL37DjauOf5BHr7uyK8h731_qA


Right now, I feel I lack armor, resists, and health but that doesn't necessarily mean I should go to templar tree. What are your opinions? #1 or #2?

EDIT: I'm also wondering if I should switch to fire. Arc isn't that great and I feel firestorm is destroying it's damage. My firestorm isn't even supported and it compliments my army very well. Might try fireball also... Anyone try fire instead of lightning?

You can accomplish #2 with minimal investment, by respeccing some of your nodes to look like the following:

That only took about 3 points, and about 5 respec points (I'm assuming you've been stocking them up). And it has the added benefit of an extra 16% chaos resist. I wouldn't go any more into ES nodes because you'll be getting some ES from Body and Soul in the templar area. If you need the dex, get one of the easily accessible 30 dex nodes.

Are you having trouble with mana? Clarity reserving too much mana? I ask because you skipped two 20% mana regen nodes near the bottom right minion cluster, usually those are taken in the build.

I personally skipped all the elemental (non-chaos) resistance nodes because I've been running Purity, and capping resistances haven't been that hard. What auras, and in what configuration (linked to what support gems?), are you running?

Past reshaping the right side, I'd go to the templar area for the 'Fitness' cluster, then the 'Body and Soul' to 'Discipline and Training' cluster.

And if you want to be anal, you can gain 1 talent point by erasing those 4 points on the left side of the witch start, and connecting the tree along the 3 int nodes on the bottom.

Edit: Going fire defeats the whole purpose of the build, which is for you to stack Shock so that your minions/Spectres can do the real damage.

Well, I was running purity/clarity!

R.I.P. at level 66 last night.

I approached general gravicus with my full army. I must have slipped past my army for a split second and got hit by 5 charges in a row by his guard. Pretty much an instant death seeing as though I spammed 3 instant health potions.

IMO Charge monsters are a bit crazy. The birds and the red guards that charge are crazy damage.


I'm not sure whether to do this build again or try a new character. One thing I didn't like is the loot drop bug with summons. If a monsters gets fully surrounded, sometimes they will drop less items. I'm not even sure GGG is aware of this.


Edit: Decided to go with another summoner with a few changes. I will be doing the same build but without arc and I'm going to grab the energy shield nodes. Here is what I will have. I know it's a lot of points. The energy shield part will come later. I will complete the 75 point build he gives, then start getting ES. And I will use fireball/firestorm with chance to ignite. Still debating what other supports to put on them because I have maybe one slot open for damage spells.

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Taipion wrote:

I am running my own summoner with arc, so in case no one mentioned it yet, I'd like to add a few things:

Use Arc NOT with chain, its useless, instead, use Arc + Faster Cast + Lightning Penetration + Elemental Proliferation.
This gets whole screens of mobs shocked to the max in no time.

And I would not use skelli totem with faster cast, you will probably have it in a 4L so totem + skelli + minion life + minion dmg
Minion dmg AND minion life both increase the dmg through instability, they multiply each other, whereas more HP will get more meat in the shield, and more dmg is in every case beneficial.
Faster casting on the other hand, will probably end in re-summon your skellis before they can either hit the enemy or explode on them.

I aswell started running a simmilar setup.
Arc + Faster Cast + Elemental Proliferation. (instead of Arc + lighting pen + faster casting) Elemental profileration just spreads shock stacks like wildfire. Ever since i started using my overall damage skyrocketed. For skellies i almost don't use them but i agree faster casting is indeed a bad idea, as they just get resummoned all the time.

im using it on a 3-link because all of my other gear is dedicated to something else.

Btw it is indeed a very good idea to put specters on a 5 link and supporting them with LMP/GMP, Minion damage, Minion speed and life on hit. Have not thought of the 6th link yet. but it will probalby be faster attacks. Anyone got some idea on this?

Also i have to say the OP build has a lot of waisted points here and there, especialy the right side of witch start.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't spectre movement speed capped? I thought I remembered seeing that on the tooltip for spectres. If movement speed is capped, linking them with minion speed probably wouldn't have an effect.

my mistake i ment minion just life/damage

I'm running this build at level 30 currently and Piety in the crematorium just kicked my ass. Can anyone give me some tips?

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grandanes wrote:

I'm running this build at level 30 currently and Piety in the crematorium just kicked my ass. Can anyone give me some tips?

Build excels 31+ when you get spell totem and sumon skeletons. That is ground zero pwn. It ownly gets better from there.

Good Build+Guide
my summoner is lvl 59
Thank you! :)