3.8| Stress Free PoE - SLOW-MO ZOMBIES |Clear the Atlas with YOUR Items at YOUR Pace (SSF & Co-op)

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0nyX wrote:

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

It's Thanksgiving in my part of the world. So thanks for your patience with some of my delayed responses.

But more importantly, I pray, whether life is great or full of pain, that you all are able to see things in your life that you are truly grateful for.

Bravo Wrecker :)

We don't have thanksgiving in UK but the sentiment should ring true for anyone and everyone as there is always something to be thankful for in life even if it is just breathing :)

on topic...

No I haven't been using Hatred as I am running a mostly Physical build (my setup is reasonably different to the one in your guide) but I dumped Brutality to bring in some elemental damage and I use skitterbots for the shock and chill, with infernal legion for continual fire damage too (and skitterbots are immortal lol) just thinking of adding Hatred after I finish atlas just for a mapping damage boost :)

Thanks 0nyX. Sounds neat. If I didn't have such love from slowing/chilling enemies I'd likely go pure physical too. I love the skitterbots.

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0nyX wrote:

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mitbanomen wrote:

Sorry for being off conversation, but I think I've found the best spectres for the (original) build. In T15 Siege there are those red carpet monsters with those laser cannon things. Four of them. They will provide artitelly fire from back (hence never die) while zombies tank in the front line while you sit in the cover. Sickeningly op. Especially in deep delves.

Spectres are hella fun and ofc you choose what suits your build/playstyle

Solar Guards, vaal advocates (which can be fire or lightning) are great so are the fire/frost sentinels all re for backline offense

but as I don't use a shield or necromantic aegis I chose 2 carnage chiefs and 2 host chiefs, they give near permanent 3x frenzy and 3x power charges which beefs up my minions nicely :) they also do a little damage themselves too

Last league I ran Wreckers slo-mo build but with frost sentinel spectres instead of one of the cwdt links for even more cold damage, chill snare and freeze :)

thats what I am loving about this game been playing a couple of months now and just so many variations to play to suit YOUR playstyle and people like Wrecker who provide these guides that allow you to learn and understand how a build is put together.

Thank you again :).

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Pip_n_Tip wrote:

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Specters. Been using solar guards with GMP gem in their 4l. They fill up the screen with their fire(?) balls. But I am also trying to figure out best specters for this build. I don’t use Necro Aegis so perhaps get rid of the GMP gem switch to Spell Echo maybe and take chieftains?
If I focus on damage for specters then definitely want em doing fire or cold.
But if chieftains are buffing my minions.....that may outweigh solar guards plus I wouldn’t have to worry about feeding frenzy with chieftains? Since their main purpose is to charge my other minions? Or do they need to be aggressive also to give charges?

So many questions I have.

Also I am on holiday with my family so not playing for a week. Can’t test. Driving me crazy. :)

Edit: based on Onyx’s info I feel I should at least switch to frost sentinels eh?

Don't worry too much about it Pip_n_Tip :). The best spectres to use are the ones you're most excited about...and it's ok to change your mind every map if you want to :). All suggestions so far have been great ideas. The Spectres I like to use are the enemies I hate the most. Not because they're best strategically, but because I feel like I've overpowered them cause I'm controlling them now ;).

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MachPilot wrote:

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Question here...apologize for my igonorance..


I have the gloves set up with
Cast When damage Taken (1)
Ball lightning (4)
Curse on Hit ((1)
Enfeeble (5)

Am only level 38 atm....


Ball of lightning is greyed out. When I am high enough it will trigger enfeeble (can cast 2 curses etc).....However I cant cast ball of lightning at all Im assuming cause its linked to Cast when damage taken.

I dont want to wander in with melee to get HIT to trigger it...I want the spell to trigger the second curse... am I missing something?

Same thing on desecrate spirit offering and phase...cast when damage taken prevents me from casting thsoe spells when I need it.

Should i remove it and try something differnt. Just dont understand this great guide other thne these two points. How can you keep spirit offering up if you cant slef cast it?


Thank you

Thanks MachPilot. You're very kind. Don't worry about questions at all. Ask anything you like. You make a good observation. Those that have responded have answered correctly and with good suggestions, if you preferred a more manual setup.

The CwDT gem automatically casts those linked spells when a damage threshold has been met. I've kept the threshold low so that the skills cast every time we're grazed with damage. But it does mean that you can't manually cast them. Lots of people are nervous about this kind of setup. But I find it works really well for my "one-button" preference that I have it in a few of my other guides as well.

Check out my play session of this guide last night: https://youtu.be/e9QiP7XVcrM. It's a lot of T14-16 maps and Delve 200+. You don't have to watch the whole thing or anything but just fast forward to the maps and watch for how often my offering skill is cast and also how often enemies are cursed with Enfeeble (that's harder to see because enemies die so quickly).

I prefer this setup with lots of CwDT links because I already have 2+ buttons to press: Skeletons, Bone Armour, and flasks.

See if the video meets your preference. If not, the thread is loaded with people who prefer to manually cast these skills.

Good observation/question. Let me know if you have any more.

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GrunkleBob wrote:

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MachPilot wrote:

Same thing on desecrate spirit offering and phase...cast when damage taken prevents me from casting thsoe spells when I need it.

Should i remove it and try something differnt. Just dont understand this great guide other thne these two points. How can you keep spirit offering up if you cant slef cast it?


Thank you

All those gems are locked behind cast when damage taken.
You MUST be damaged to a certain level for them to fire.
When they are grayed out they are working properly, IF they are in a CWDT and you can use them, you have over leveled the gem to be unusable by CWDT.

Spirit offering... when you get hurt to whatever level CWDT says, it fires desecrate, then Spirit offering feeds off of those desecrated corpses AND whatever other corpses it can grab. It's actually a pretty smart setup and works flawlessly. Wrecker is a pretty smart guy :)
Phase run gets you out of danger by allowing you to phase or pass through enemies. You can still be hit/killed, but it is less likely.
I have been pushing withering step because the only downside is the cooldown, but you can always curl up in a corner while you wait for the cooldown. Withering step applies phase run AND elusive making your evasion and movement speed go bananas and WITHERING enemies. And when your zombies notice you getting hit, well they get pretty pissed and whatever hit you won't be around long.

I NEEDED a movement skill and I love arc.
So I removed CWDT and Ball Lightning.
Replaced them with flame dash and Arc.
Very happy, now Arc applies enfeeble AND a 20% chance to shock.
And even though Arc was nerfed to not clear screens, it WILL EE an entire screen of enemies! I only modified this because honestly, I was lonely in the back of the pack and never got hit. I also wanted to help my pets because they are soooo good to me, and they love me dearly as I do them! My mods just livened things up a bit. I do appreciate the casual style of this build.
And like all things, you will be fighting for life in T16 either way!

Shucks. You're very kind.

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

Hey Everyone,

I have a question for everyone here...I'm trying to keep my titles consistent league after league but I want my builds to be as attractive as possible to as many people as possible. Whether they like the guides/builds is different ;).

Since the title of each guide is what brings each person to click on the guide, I'm curious what about this league's title (or any reason at all) made you interested in this build?

Do you have any suggestions as to what would make the title more appealing? Any specific words or themes? (Titles are limited to 100 characters...it makes it tricky.)

Thanks for your time. And thanks for all your kindness in this league.

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

Hey Everyone. Thanks, everyone for being so helpful to others. Please don't feel like you have to post just because so many others are. But also please don't be too shy to post if you have a question (don't feel like you have to read through 30 pages of the thread...just ask whatever you want and don't worry if it's been asked already).

I was able to get in a nice 2.5 hour session with this build last night. For those that are unsure how the build works in the center of the Atlas, fast forward to all the gameplay and see if this meets your expectations: https://youtu.be/e9QiP7XVcrM.

Happy gaming!

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GrunkleBob wrote:

And when your zombies notice you getting hit, well they get pretty pissed and whatever hit you won't be around long.

I NEEDED a movement skill and I love arc.
So I removed CWDT and Ball Lightning.
Replaced them with flame dash and Arc.
Very happy, now Arc applies enfeeble AND a 20% chance to shock.
And even though Arc was nerfed to not clear screens, it WILL EE an entire screen of enemies! I only modified this because honestly, I was lonely in the back of the pack and never got hit. I also wanted to help my pets because they are soooo good to me, and they love me dearly as I do them! My mods just livened things up a bit. I do appreciate the casual style of this build.