ANGRYAFRICAN's basic guide to leveling a summoner build in 1.2.0.
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Video introduction: http://youtu.be/5HgvIFx1oYQ
How to level summoner Summoners are weak, and frustrating to level with until lategame. Personally I think its faster and more efficient to level with strong leveling skills and change to summoner later. You can level early on as summoner, but its slow and inefficient. This is how I like to do it: 1. Acquire Flameblast and Searing Bond and use it to level until Merciless Ledge. OR Use Freezing Pulse with LMP and Added lightning in a +1 cold wand. This proves to be a very effective leveling skill after the buff in 1.2.0. Passive tree examples...a break down by level:
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http://poeurl.com/yYst0iT 15-30 http://poeurl.com/yYsutgp 30-45 http://poeurl.com/yYsuKV6 Ledge grinding summoner: http://poeurl.com/yYssO28 2. Start using Zombies and Evangelists from Cruel Scepter of God at Merciless Ledge. Having the Flesh Offering Gem and running Hatred will greatly increase clear speed. This is the sweet spot for transitioning into playing a summoner. Spectre level mechanics; level matters:
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The reason why summoning spectres from Cruel Scepter of God is important is that the level of the zone you summon spectres from (in this case Undying Evangelists) matters a TON for making sure their hp and damage is good. Undying Evangelists from Normal are too low level to progress you through Cruel...but Cruel Undying Evangelists are strong enough to progress you all through Merciless. You will want to get into Merciless Spectre of god later to get level 67 Undying Evangelists for end-game.
Finally, if you summon Undying Evangelists corpses with Desecrate to summon for spectres, the Undying Evangelists level is equal to the zone level or the Desecrate corpse level, whichever is lower. This means you should NEVER summon spectres with Desecrate corpses unless you have leveled the gem high enough. For example, if you are in a level 67 zone, but your Desecrate gem summons level 5 corpses, your Spectres will only be level 5. 3. It is VERY important to be leveling a Raise Zombie gem right away from level 1. This will ensure that your Zombies are as tough as possible later on. You can easily mule one by killing Hillock with a level 1 witch and getting it from the quest reward. Purity of Elements is very important for the survivability of your minions. It is a priority to get for quest rewards or to purchase. The second aura you should try to be running ASAP is hatred. It will give a massive boost to the clearspeed and damage of your minions. Finally, Flesh Offering is also important to get as soon as possible, as it provides a massive boost to minion damage output. What to aim for when you transition to summoner at Merciless Ledge: 1. Running Purity of Elements (OR have Zombies linked to Minion and Totem Elemental Resistance). 2. Running Hatred 3. Using Undying Evangelists from the Cruel Sceptre of God (level 53) 4. Using Flesh Offering 5. Use a 4link, +1 minion level helmet for zombies. You'll need a Reduced Mana linked to those 2 auras to run them both. Acquire and level these gems Aura Gems: Hatred Clarity Reduced Mana x2 Purity of Elements Vitality Generosity Summoner Related gems: Raise Zombie Desecrate Raise Spectre Flesh Offering Convocation Supports: Minion Health Melee Splash Multistrike Spell Echo Increased Area of Effect Minion Damage Curse related gems: Vulnerability Enfeeble Temporal Chains Elemental Weakness Arctic Armour Optional gems to acquire and level: Animate Guardian Enhance Empower Melee Physical Purity of Lightning Purity of Fire Raise Zombie extras for vaal orbing at level 20 Summon Raging Spirit Item Rarity Bone Offering Minion and Totem Elemental Resistance Remember you can level additional gems in your weapon swap. That's 6 extra gem slots for levelling. Make sure to use every one! 4. Shopping list http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Aurumvorax (rolls 40-60 all resists, cheap! 5alts – 1 chaos) http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Bones_of_Ullr (+1 spectres and zombies (rolls 5-15 ms, cheap! 5alts – 1 chaos) +1 4link Minion Helm for your Zombies (easy to craft using a flask of animation + alteration + 4l blue helm) or buy one for 1 alch – 1 chaos. Full lategame build guide: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1008741 Link to my stream: http://www.twitch.tv/angryaa/ edit: Guide updated with more details 29/08 Last edited by Angryafrican#1756 on Aug 29, 2014, 12:45:37 AM
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yo what do you think about the new aura support gem, which makes aura for allies more effective? since you don't need hatred for your self
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" If Generosity works on minions (the wording suggests it does not) I think it will be a massive dps boost to use it on Hatred (and maybe Vitality...). I think it will be a must to use it on hatred as it is our most potent DPS scaler. |
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hey thx alot for sharing your experience with us. looking forward for more infos :)
i heard that with es gear its easier to go mf. can i go with hp also mf this patch now since you re able to craft stuff? whats your opinion. thx upfront btw. i m playing the first time on hc so i rly dont know what to aim for es or hp for my mf summoner. Last edited by nOrmski85#6399 on Aug 21, 2014, 11:08:35 AM
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Desecrate*
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" the level of corpses spawned from desecrate is based on gem level Hear this words but once and they will echo in your nightmares forever!
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Is it official info? I use lvl1 desecrate, my zombies seems to be just fine. Or does it affect only spectres? Or what's the deal?
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" Zombie's not affect by the lvl of the corpse but scpecter is, the more lvl of desecrate is the more it powerfull. Last edited by BlueJasminez#6088 on Aug 23, 2014, 8:30:04 AM
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So Raging Spirits not good enough to use to lvl with?
I don't see any reason in bothering with anything else than Raging Spirits + zombies with minion life in a helmet. Thats all you need basically. Edit: After seeing this build in action i must say that lvling with SRS feels more comfortable, however the end result of this build is far superior in terms of survival compared to the SRS build. Good job! Guides: https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/ghazzy-guide-hub YT: https://www.youtube.com/GhazzyTV Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ghazzytv Last edited by Ghazzy#0404 on Sep 2, 2014, 2:21:27 PM
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so im currently running this build and its really powerful, my only problem now is to get the dexterity to level my desecrate even further, i only get 74 dex through the passive tree and dont see a way to get more dex, only thing i can imagine is gloves with +dex, is there any other way to get it?
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