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How do i get 3 Slave Drivers? If i use Desecrate and spawn a Slave Driver, i just get automaticly 2 other minions instead of 3 Slave Drivers? Is it always just 1 Slave Driver?

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DAMNICK wrote:

How do i get 3 Slave Drivers? If i use Desecrate and spawn a Slave Driver, i just get automaticly 2 other minions instead of 3 Slave Drivers? Is it always just 1 Slave Driver?

Hey there, you get 2 from a level 15+ RS gem and then another from the Death Attunement node on the tree. A common rookie mistake is to not unlink Spell Echo before summoning spectres. This can cause you to raise something other than SDs, which you don't want. So go to Control Blocks in Act 5, unlink Spell Echo and then Desecrate.

Hold "A" on your keyboard as you mouse over the corpses on the ground. You'll see the actual names of the units pop up on your screen. As soon as you see a Slave Driver, while holding A to confirm, then use Raise Spectre and it'll raise one for you. Repeat this process 2 more times for 3 spectres. And when you can get a 4th and 5th spectre, you'll just do the same thing.

Hope that helps!

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DAMNICK wrote:

How do i get 3 Slave Drivers? If i use Desecrate and spawn a Slave Driver, i just get automaticly 2 other minions instead of 3 Slave Drivers? Is it always just 1 Slave Driver?

Before summoning them unlink your spell echo gem..SO you prevent multiple spectre summons:D

when you summon your drivers link the gem back to your item:D

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DAMNICK wrote:

How do i get 3 Slave Drivers? If i use Desecrate and spawn a Slave Driver, i just get automaticly 2 other minions instead of 3 Slave Drivers? Is it always just 1 Slave Driver?

You have to remove spell echo from your links before you spawn your spectres.

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Severinze wrote:

Wait, is this for real? I mean, UE could be a bit of a challenge before if you didn't keep your spectres out of Shaper's beams, but, this can't be for real.

EDIT: The reason why I'm questioning these claims is because of how many players in 3.9 are running SD Spectres, especially in HC/SSFHC.

yeah its for real. went in with gem lvl 24 slave drivers and they were deleted in under a second once they stepped on those black degen (thats conveniently in an already dark arena with dark tileset while other swirls of black and dark grey fly around)
i think people are going to be in for a shock if the degen isnt bugged
skeles looking to be the only non-invincible summon that will be able to handle awakener

Hi there all..I see many people(especially streamers) playing with spectres...But most of them use gut ripper claws and cyclone instead of armageddon brand..

This playstyle is mainly to be tankier?Or am i missing anything?Also if someone has experience on this what are the advantages of each playstyle?

Thx a lot in advance and thx Kay for the excellent guide:D

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Ohaithere wrote:

So i got to the final awakener boss and this fight is impossible for minions due to a stupid mechanic that instakills your spectres and minions, you have no control over it whatsoever and this actually pisses me off finding out about this.

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His arena consists of huge degen zones that i assume either does physical damage or chaos damage. I could not even get to him without having all my minions randomly wondering into the zones which either instakills them or almost kills them if i use convocation but even if i do that, they still wander into the degen fields and just die, the boss also moves around alot and creates more degen fields that will absolutely kill your minions.

Yeah just spawned him and this is impossible to play as a summoner. I think this is the first boss that is extremely hard for summoners. Might have to reroll if I want to kill this guy :(

Wait, is this for real? I mean, UE could be a bit of a challenge before if you didn't keep your spectres out of Shaper's beams, but, this can't be for real.

EDIT: The reason why I'm questioning these claims is because of how many players in 3.9 are running SD Spectres, especially in HC/SSFHC.

Shaper's beam doesn't really cover the screen or kill the spectre in 1 second.

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cradzilla wrote:

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Severinze wrote:

Wait, is this for real? I mean, UE could be a bit of a challenge before if you didn't keep your spectres out of Shaper's beams, but, this can't be for real.

EDIT: The reason why I'm questioning these claims is because of how many players in 3.9 are running SD Spectres, especially in HC/SSFHC.

yeah its for real. went in with gem lvl 24 slave drivers and they were deleted in under a second once they stepped on those black degen (thats conveniently in an already dark arena with dark tileset while other swirls of black and dark grey fly around)
i think people are going to be in for a shock if the degen isnt bugged
skeles looking to be the only non-invincible summon that will be able to handle awakener

I am not trying to insult you in the slightest and am just trying to think of a workaround here. Do you think there is a way to increase resistances (is it chaos damage?) or life or regen for the spectres will help them at all? There are a few nodes that give minions chaos res, and I know you can roll it on abyss jewels as well. Obviously some of that would come at the cost of damage.

Or what about Spirit offering, giving them a good amount of ES? The more hp they have, the more ES they get from the offering. I'm just thinking, for that fight, what changes can be made to help them survive?

There has to be a way to make spectres work in this fight...

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channel99x2 wrote:

Shaper's beam doesn't really cover the screen or kill the spectre in 1 second.

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The problem is the degen zone is so damn large.Going to the arena could cost your spectre to die before you even fight the guy. Another thing is he summons the huge degen area in the middle where he is located and your spectre's blind rush it. My lvl 25 animated guardian died. First time it died since ever.

Your level 25 AG died?? With good items I'm assuming too... wtf. Man. I'm kind of at a loss atm.