{3.10} Speaker for the Dead | The Mass Minion Summoner | League Starter, Leveling Guide 💀

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Hercanic wrote:

@ Sharek99:

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Sharek99 wrote:

Just wanted to say thanks for this build.

Made it to 95, my highest char so far.

First time I've ever been able to kill Uber Atziri.

First time try and kill of Uber Elder.

Congrats!

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@ Ace_007:

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Ace_007 wrote:

Fantastic build. I'm having a ton of fun running blighted maps. Any tips on what I should focus on upgrading next?

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Any tips on what I should focus on upgrading next?

Gem quality. L20 gems can be sold to a vendor with a Gemcutter Prism to receive a L1/Q20% gem in return.

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@ IchiMorghulis:

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IchiMorghulis wrote:

This may be common knowledge but I just discovered it. I just bought a Glorious Vanity Jewel and socket it below Pain Attunement to change it to Corrupted Soul. I was wondering if I anoint a notable that was affected by GV would I get the new notable.

GV changed Dreamer (just below the socket) into Flesh Worship (9% life, 0.4 attack damage leech as life). Apparently it works. Pretty cool.

edit: that jewel also changed Arcane Vision to Hierarchy (18% minion life plus 32% minion damage) for one point.

edit 2: @ Hercanic, I currently have minion speed crafted onto my rings and was wondering if it's better to craft +1 minimum endurance charge on it instead. What are your thoughts?

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wondering if it's better to craft +1 minimum endurance charge

Phys reduction stacks, like ele resists, and the more you have the better it is. 50% doubles your eHP vs. phys, while 75% quadruples it.

Minion movement speed is great for clear, as your minions will reach the location they want to be in faster. If you're focusing on farming maps, movement speed may be best. If you want to be tankier, though, go for phys reduction.

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@ PsiBlades2002:

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Hercanic wrote:

Almost 14k life/ES, that's pretty impressive! I'm guessing 3k ES, 2k Corrupted Soul, and 1.5k Spirit Offering?

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PsiBlades2002 wrote:

You're basically bang on! Actual numbers:
7004 base life
3094 base es
5209 with Corrupted Soul (+2115)
6828 with Sprit Offering (+1619)

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You're basically bang on!

Nice! =oD

At first, I was going to recommend 10% of Life as Extra ES for your body armour, as it'd give 1k+ ES, more total ES for us than any other prefix, but your ES is close enough to your life that there's no reason to do so. Your ES-healing Focus should work better for you, anyway. =o)

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@ Callipygian:

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Callipygian wrote:

Just wanted to say thanks to Hercanic for the build. Information was a little scattered at launch, as it always is, but he's done a great job keeping everything updated and answering questions, too.

This is the 1st time in all my years of PoE that I've ever completed the Atlas or killed Uber Elder. This is such a solid build.

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This is the 1st time in all my years of PoE that I've ever completed the Atlas or killed Uber Elder. This is such a solid build.

Congrats! =o)

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@ redmalloc:

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Hercanic wrote:

1. Turn off Screen Shake in Options.

2. You can turn down or off all sounds, while leaving the Item Filter and Chat Alerts at an acceptable volume, which may improve performance.

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redmalloc wrote:

Ok I'll give that a try.

>> Looking over your character, is there a reason Zombies aren't in your claw for the +1?

Uh, pure laziness? Actually I keep meaning to buy/craft a better weapon and fix that up but then I play it and it crushes everything and I forget that I need to fix it. This character is just so effective at its core, it makes it easy to forget to the fine-tuning. Or maybe more like coarse-tuning in my case :)

>> Since you're using NA like I currently am, you might want to take a look at my glove links again. I've been using Phase Run for more speed. You can bind it to Left Mouse to automatically trigger it when moving. Only issue is in town, but you can still click on objects to move normally and type /hideout. I'm also debating between Faster Attacks for WB or L4 Enhance for 12% additional movement speed on Phase Run.

I picked up your links from maybe a week back and I think I have smoke mine in there which I literally do not know how to use. But phase run sounds brilliant and I will def use that. 1.2ex for L4 enhance. Hmm.

Do you think WB is even useful since you have phase run?

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I think I have smoke mine in there which I literally do not know how to use.

I have Smoke Mine bound to E and Detonate Mines bound to R. So I just push E then R in rapid succession to teleport myself across gaps or gain 29% bonus movespeed on-demand. Good for immediately blinding Minotaur, Izario, etc. You can also throw one before opening a Strongbox, or before you backtrack to pick up an item to immediately return to where you were. It has a lot of flexibility.

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1.2ex for L4 enhance. Hmm.

8% Phase Run quality = 4% movespeed, so L2 or L3 Enhance will also give an extra boost.

It just comes down to how often you want to use Whirling Blades, since without Faster Attacks you need to wait a little longer before using it again so you don't get stuck in an animation.

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Do you think WB is even useful since you have phase run?

Phase Run excels when I have Quicksilver up and minions are earning me Frenzy Charges so Phase Run is constantly on.

When everything is dead and Quicksilver is tapped out? Whirling Blades. I know I can always count on WB when I need it because it has no cooldown, making WB better for dodging. I can also continue to use it when casting Skeletons.

In narrow or cluttered terrain, WB can get stuck and not feel too great, so I use Phase Run and when it's on cooldown I throw Smoke Mine for its bonus movement speed.

Basically each has ideal situations, so by having both I can enjoy the best of both worlds.

It's like having a Sprint and a Combat Roll, along with a Jump from Smoke Mine.