[3.3] Pure Skeleton Warriors Summoner, 1.9M Shaper DPS (Videos Inside)

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forthallas wrote:

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cuREE wrote:

My Skellies die too quick sometimes.. Don't have clarity yet but is it such a big deal?

Clarity is only for your survival. Your skeletons are affected by your hatred, gaining the benefit of Commander of Darkness from that. One way to increase skeleton survivability is to increase the gem level. Level 20 gems are pretty cheap, and even a 21 doesn't cost that much if you don't mind losing the vaal summon skeletons. Depending on the situation, your summon positioning can be pretty important. i.e summoning a skeleton pack inside a group of ranged mobs instead of in front of them.

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forthallas wrote:

I'm not really worried about the 20% quality. In PoB it only comes out to about 10k dps/skel ~ 100k dps total. Damage isn't really a concern to me at this point in my build. I'm also looking to fund another build and don't intend to drop the 2-3 ex for a 21/20.

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TopTyler wrote:

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forthallas wrote:

I'm not really worried about the 20% quality. In PoB it only comes out to about 10k dps/skel ~ 100k dps total. Damage isn't really a concern to me at this point in my build. I'm also looking to fund another build and don't intend to drop the 2-3 ex for a 21/20.

Do you know if PoB includes the attack speed bonus skeletons get with Femur? With vaal skeletons you get around 50 skeletons and that equals around 100% attack speed bonus to them all with femur which sounds like it would absolutely melt any map boss, and even with regular skeletons its still around a 20% attack speed increase.

Also it seems I cannot find any staff with 1 level to socketed gems and minion damage with an open prefix for blood magic, would you say Femur is still an okay option to 6L and use? Maybe I could sell the Femur once I find a decent rare to 6L.

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forthallas wrote:

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TopTyler wrote:

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forthallas wrote:

I'm not really worried about the 20% quality. In PoB it only comes out to about 10k dps/skel ~ 100k dps total. Damage isn't really a concern to me at this point in my build. I'm also looking to fund another build and don't intend to drop the 2-3 ex for a 21/20.

Do you know if PoB includes the attack speed bonus skeletons get with Femur? With vaal skeletons you get around 50 skeletons and that equals around 100% attack speed bonus to them all with femur which sounds like it would absolutely melt any map boss, and even with regular skeletons its still around a 20% attack speed increase.

Also it seems I cannot find any staff with 1 level to socketed gems and minion damage with an open prefix for blood magic, would you say Femur is still an okay option to 6L and use? Maybe I could sell the Femur once I find a decent rare to 6L.

I'm not entirely sure if PoB includes the attack speed increase. I have no source on this, but I've read conflicting reports on whether or not Femurs interacts with vaal skeletons. I stopped using vaal skeletons because it caused extreme latency issues when used with a femurs staff. A quick google search about this issue will show that it's a common issue, so not sure if you've experienced this yet. And yes, vaal skeletons do melt any boss, but your 10 basic skeletons do the job pretty well. My favorite use of vaal skeletons was always in breaches where only basic skeletons seem to lack a lot.

Edit: after actually looking at PoB, it does NOT account for the attack speed increase from femurs.

As far as staves go, Femurs is an excellent choice, even into end game. I used one until level 94 all the way through shaper. I switched to the omnitect staff to further optimize my build for uber elder and adapt to my play style. As far as obtaining one: when I was searching for my staff, I remember only finding 3 on poe trade with +1 to level of gems and minion damage. I hadn't even considered the open prefix for blood magic at the time, it was mostly just a happy accident.

Just looking at poe trade now, it seems there is at least one up for 2 ex with an open prefix. The minion damage mod is a prefix. If you are a gambling man, you can always try orbs of annulment to open a prefix.

TL:DR Femurs is an amazing staff that will take 99% of people using this build to their end game destination. IMO a an omnitect staff with +1 gems, minion damage, and blood magic feels better and is more fun.

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TangleBeMigh wrote:

Hey
I was wondering about the ring, The Pariah Unset ring?
I see your using it with a white socket in the build, is any other The Pariah Unset ring like wise as good?

I realy like the build so far, so keep it up! \o/