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:

What do you think of using brands for applying Curse on Hit? currently using Armageddon Brand+CoH+Temporal Chains 3 link and love the instant cast and large aoe it procs a curse with.

atm I am levelling a necro (build idea for next league just in case they aren't nerfed to death (pardon the pun)) to try a slo-mo/hybrid build idea using Spectres, Zombies, Vaal Skeleton, Stone Golem, Animate Guardian & Skitterbots (will use hatred + either Frost Sentinels or slave drivers for aoe clear)

I am ofc 100% assuming that baron/strength necro is going to be substantially nerfed (life pool is huuuuuuge as is regen etc...)

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jh3509 wrote:

Is there anything I can put in the offering spot that would benefit the build? If not it's okay but would be nice:) Just put skitterbots in for the fun of it. I know they won't be CWDT but I can call them out. Let me know if this interferes with anything......well, evidently I don't have enough mana for them and the other skills:( let me know if you think of something:)

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

Hey Magots! (I always feel bad when I say that even though I'm just trying to be funny.)

Just an FYI, one thing I'm going to start doing shortly is changing my guides to reflect the 3.9 changes (if no changes will need to be made). This will save me time in getting all my guides out on time for new league releases. I would prefer to keep my guides as-is and only update the new guides, but time is time.

So, improvements I'm thinking of making to this build in 3.9 (of course not knowing what 3.9 will bring) are the following:

-As long as minion survivability isn't changed too much, I'll be removing Commander of Darkness from the Ascendancy choices and adding Mistress of Sacrifice. This is because minions do enough damage as is and any minion damage mod can easily surpass the damage giving to allies by Commander of Darkness. And since Convoking Wands have been added to the game and are now the natural goal for necromancers, it means Fortify Support will likely not be used long term (for those who like to modify the guide). So, Mistress of Sacrifice will give us that bonus defence over and over.

Let me know what you think. That's likely the only improvement I see that accommodates the restrictions I make my builds/guides with.

Good talk. :)

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jh3509 wrote:

Hope things work out well for you:) Just got my 97. Switched a few things too. So far so good. If i'm real careful I can solo The Beachhead map. Quite a challenge for my 71 year old fingers and mind lol Got my life up to almost 6K and then put on Midnight Bargain Engraved wand. Nuked my life to 4K but have 5 spectres and 13 Zombies now woot woot

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tigrit00 wrote:

wrecker,

thanks a lot for your efforst and build. i am using it in my char on xbox and it's so chill for playing in console!

but when i check your gear you literally got a main hand that gives +% fire dmg when you clearly said we should not use gear that has this mod in your guide. any explaination for this?

take care!

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GrunkleBob wrote:

Spoiler

You sure you are looking at SLOMO BLIGHT LEAGUE? WoD has A LOT of characters.
I read it 4 times, and I see no fire damage.
Also, WoDs gear is usually, and I mean this in the best way, ordinary.
He undergears a lot to show you how strong his tree is.
His ring gives increased fire damage... IF you do fire damage, like skeletons. The other ring is fire damage to attacks, which again, the Necromancer does not attack.
His gloves do fire damage to attacks, I don't think he does any attacks, he hits with a spell so that doesn't count as an attack.
There are a lot of words in this game, and in this game words mean everything.
It can be overwhelming, but just go with the basics.
If you stack minion stats in this build you will win.
The secret of this build is the skill tree and your understanding of it.
WoD doesn't actually do anything except run around, get hit and drop skeletons. It actually couldn't be more casual! He doesn't even have a movement skill, I mean besides phase run to get of trouble when it happens.
I've run his builds for a year + and I can tell you 100%, if you stick to the guide, you will win. You will also gain a deeper understanding of POE and will be able to make your own builds in time, or, when you REALLY understand what is happening, modify WoDs to your own flavor and really crush the enemy :)
I am telling you, without a doubt, the secret is the tree.
He has been massaging it for eons and it is becoming perfection!
Stick to the path exile, follow the guide.

Hey tigrit00! (Thank you GrunkleBob! You're very kind.)

Thank you very much for you kind words! I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to let me know. I'm glad you're enjoying the build! I play on console too (the original Xbox one) so I'm with you.

In regards to my wand, the mod you're referring to increases MY fire damage. So IF I was doing fire damage in any way, my wand would increase that damage. But increasing fire damage doesn't add fire damage. So the wand is luckily safe for the build. (We always need to be cognisant of our other gear (not just weapons) for mods that add damage types.)

On a side note, as GrunkleBob mentioned, the only damage WE do ourselves is Ball Lightning. As that's a spell, we want to avoid all mods that add cold or fire to spells. Hopefully GGG will fix this in time, but currently, if something says "Adds #-# fire damage" it means it's only for Attacks. If it said, "Adds #-# fire damage to spells", it's for spells. So if it doesn't specifically say "for/to spells" it's for Attacks and doesn't impact our build at all. (Unless you've added an Attack somewhere.)

Does that make sense? Let me know if it doesn't or if you have more questions. Good question and thanks for the post!