{3.0} Necronomicon / Raise Spectre Monster Info...[The Unofficial Minion Wiki]

well, just don't post it on reddit before I try it!

Try them with added fire instead of phy to lightning. Then you can scale with hatred and added fire while hitting them with -50% resist of both with a lightning skill via EE.

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Updated Spectre Library with:
- Frost Sentinels
- Sandworn Slaves

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Working on:
- Wicker man
- Kitava's Herald

Do minions benefit from Herald of Blah and/or Hatred-esque auras?

Heralds are not auras so no.

Hatred and anything that is tagged as auras will.

Weird that you've been having trouble desecrating Flame Sentinels. I've been desectrating Shavronne's Gemlings in maps that didn't naturally have them just fine so I don't think the mechanic itself has been changed.

It's also weird how Bringer of Souls are arbitrarily not raisable as spectres :(

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mattc3303 wrote:

So after 3.0 I think it is pretty much confirmed that they fixed the desecrate trick. You won't be able to desecrate the mobs you summoned.

Back tothe map has increased variety mod, if your going for flame sentinels go for solar affixes on maps.

Al thou not sure why you are using flame sentinels still there are some juicy alternatives now. If your looking for a solid AI Frost Sentinel is exactly like the flame sentinel except better in almost every way. If your going for fire damage Solar Guards beats flame sentinel imo as well.

How exactly are frost sentinels "better in every way" then flame sentinels?

Im pretty new to the game so maybe you see something I dont but what I can tell is Flames have ~100 higher base damage and fireballs appear to cause a 10yd explosion which clears maps much faster.

Only thing I see from testing frost sentinels is they slow. What else do they do?

Since its ice damage if you increase their crit rate they freeze everything which is really good against porcupines as you negate its on death effects. Slows and Freezes in general are great utility to have. With Pierce and Faster projectile support they can clear just as fast as flame sentinels.

Idk if I am just imagining things but the AI seems to be even more aggressive than their fire counterpart. All I do is shield charge forward and they snipe everything in front of me.

I could also be completely biased against flame sentinels since I literally used them for years lol. I want something new =).

Here are the details on the solar guards
http://poedb.tw/us/mon.php?n=Solar+Guard. That special beam cannon does massive damage to single targets.

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mattc3303 wrote:

Since its ice damage if you increase their crit rate they freeze everything which is really good against porcupines as you negate its on death effects. Slows and Freezes in general are great utility to have. With Pierce and Faster projectile support they can clear just as fast as flame sentinels.

Idk if I am just imagining things but the AI seems to be even more aggressive than their fire counterpart. All I do is shield charge forward and they snipe everything in front of me.

I could also be completely biased against flame sentinels since I literally used them for years lol. I want something new =).

Here are the details on the solar guards
http://poedb.tw/us/mon.php?n=Solar+Guard. That special beam cannon does massive damage to single targets.

Thanks for the reply. Once I get a 6L, Ill retest and see how often the freeze procs. I guess on some map mods that have extreme damage incoming a freeze that procs often might be more valuable to me then raw dps.

I combine them with victario's charity shield and necromantic aegis. 3 power charges gives you 600% inc crit chance.

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lowlyrook wrote:

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mattc3303 wrote:

Since its ice damage if you increase their crit rate they freeze everything which is really good against porcupines as you negate its on death effects. Slows and Freezes in general are great utility to have. With Pierce and Faster projectile support they can clear just as fast as flame sentinels.

Idk if I am just imagining things but the AI seems to be even more aggressive than their fire counterpart. All I do is shield charge forward and they snipe everything in front of me.

I could also be completely biased against flame sentinels since I literally used them for years lol. I want something new =).

Here are the details on the solar guards
http://poedb.tw/us/mon.php?n=Solar+Guard. That special beam cannon does massive damage to single targets.

Thanks for the reply. Once I get a 6L, Ill retest and see how often the freeze procs. I guess on some map mods that have extreme damage incoming a freeze that procs often might be more valuable to me then raw dps.

Well, tbf, their dps is higher than a flame sent. As Matt mentioned they have high crit thanks to Ice Spear. Most of the time you will have 2-3 of the sents far enough behind you that the shots will be in the second phase which, by default, is a 49% chance to crit (7% base + 600% crit chance in phase 2). If you get yourself an Increased Crit Strikes gem at level 21 then that chance skyrockets to 71%. Add in an Ice Bite gem and you also gain a 15% chance to freeze. So, even if they don't crit their chance to freeze would still be exceedingly good considering the massive barrage they can put out. Personally, i use the Unending Hunger Jewels which grants them Soul Eater. You will definitely notice the difference as you speed through the map and if you rush the boss fast enough they will retain the massive speed buffs from soul eater. So, not only do Frost sents grant you a good def thanks to their high chance to freeze but they have really high dmg thanks to that crit chance. There was already a video showcasing them on a shaper run.