[3.4] LL Classic Summoner - Shaper/Elder/Guardian Farmer

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xxWolf wrote:

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Scar_Finger wrote:

I am new to summoners. Just having some slight difficulty managing the transition to full spectres.

Currently lvl 75 in BETA using only 4L helm and 4L armor. But it seems I am starting to die more often.

Should I get a 5L armor?

Just bought a Solaris Lorica 4L (str item) and a Prism Guardian Archon Kite Shield. I probably need to go ahead and get the Midnight Bargain. Just checked POE trade.... No Bargains for sale.

My question is what is your set up to farm Scriptorium using Solaris Lorica armor.

My noob self was using +2 helm for my Spectres. The Burial Chambers boss ((Witch of the Cauldron, based on Alira)) is kicking my arsh.

Thanks for any advice.

first of all: that burial chambers boss is kicks a lot of asses, i am sure most people will agree. easiest way to deal with that is avoiding that specific map (or just the boss when doing the map) until you got a 5link and/or got more tanky.

the spectres do not get much from the +2 in the helmet, better put your zombies in there, since the boos to their survivability is much more significant.

i start farming scriptoriums once i got my aura setup running, got my resistances capped (which should not be that much of a problem thanks to purity auras) and got a decent energy shield pool while using a 4l solaris lorica. "decent" means about 4-5k, which might be a little less in beta, i dont know since i do not play beta (i prefer to play the finished content once it´s released). colours on solaris lorica are BBRG, which means you socket Raise Spectre - Minion Damage - Fire Penetration - GMP in it, for bosses you switch GMP out for slower projectiles. you hit those colours ON AVERAGE every 29 chromes. the setup is (of course) a lot slower than the finished build and you will have to play extremely carefully since you are very squishy. at that point i would not necessarily open breaches, unless you do not mind the experience loss. still during that time i tend to have A LOT of fun playing poe, since it is relatively challanging and i am farming my own shav´s, while also making some money off of the opal rings that drop in scriptorium (however i am not sure if they are still that valuable after double dipping changes).

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Miriemos wrote:

I beleive my profil is open. I currently have 3k5 ES at lvl 83 with :

Solaris
Energy from within
250 ES helmet
90 ES gloves
45 ES belt
74 ES from rings (0 from amulet)
26 ES from boots and 36 from shield
and discipline of course (lvl18).

I would say that it is not really a problem (having "only" 3.5k ES) since the build is really tanky resistance wise, after you switch to low life (3 purity auras is strong). I am more concerned about phys damage. With basalt and Flesh Binder from ascendency, I have 45% physical damage reduction (10 zombies). It doesn't take arctic armour into account but still.

I have never played a summoner before this. It seems that positionning is crucial. I had to keep myself from pushing and going too fast, because we just can't. Always send minions first and play slowly. From what I have understood, clearspeed is not the strength of this build. It rather seems to be boss farming. As long as I don't loose patience, having 3.5k ES is not really a problem. I wouldn't do it in HC however.

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Hevansofbert wrote:

How do you get cannibal fire-eater spectres in the beta? There is only an act 1 coast so fire-eaters do not spawn there and I cannot think of any other place to find them.

Any response would be awesome I'm struggin through maps until I happen upon some and then I just don't log out for awhile.

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xxWolf wrote:

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Hiob99 wrote:

are there no more fire eaters at coast in 3.0? where can i find them now?

i am not playing beta, so i can not tell you, where exactly you can find them but i can say the following:

they never appeared at the coast in normal difficulty, you always had to go to cruel or merciless coast in order to get them. since cruel and merciless got removed they are PROBABLY in a zone in Act 6, since that should be the remade Act 1. i can not say for sure that cou can find them there, but i doubt they removed them entirely.

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zmertszzz wrote:

thanks for the build, 1st time summoner but still hoping to kill shaper. My budget will be between 10-20 ex. Do people usually level w/ summoner spells, right now I've got Bones of Ulr boots and Matau Tupuna shield, curious if anything else can help with the push to 70 or so

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How do you get cannibal fire-eater spectres in the beta? There is only an act 1 coast so fire-eaters do not spawn there and I cannot think of any other place to find them.

Any response would be awesome I'm struggin through maps until I happen upon some and then I just don't log out for awhile.