Witch - Stress-Free PoE w/ BONE ZOMBIES! Relax & SSF League Start-End w/ “Any” Items & 1-Button

@Wrecker_of_Days Hiya: Just loving the build! I'm thru the story now and starting to get into mapping. A couple of questions? In your initial writeup you have minion life support in with raise spectres. My spectres never seem to die so I'm wondering: Does this apply to all minions or just the spectres. You also recommend 3 link 1 socket setup on this same armour piece but your profile shows a helmet with all 4 sockets linked. Does this make any difference? Thanks again for your support on this one!	Posted by cmacq#6361 on Nov 13, 2021, 1:24:09 PM Quote this Post
" RicardoilMagnifico wrote: Spoiler Great build WoD and my league starter which I have been using (with small variation), congrats on making my POE experience better! I have slow reactions and an old computer and I generally can't target things for shit in the game so I love the gameplay ... I am using a cold iron point ezomyte dagger which gives +3 to all physical gems, seems to work well with all those wonderful phys gems !!!! Just a thought. That's great to hear, RicardoilMagnifico! I'm glad the build is working well for you and that you're enjoying it :). It's hard having a slower system and love games that throw endless amounts of enemies at you. I'm glad you've found something that works so well for you. And nice work raising the gem levels of your minions. That's their biggest investment you can give them. Nice work! https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast	Posted by Wrecker_of_Days#7691 on Nov 13, 2021, 2:15:17 PM Quote this Post
" xtommy21 wrote: Spoiler Which support would you suggest to replace Skeletons with? Based on a quick look, I would guess Stun as the least supportive among them but I am not the one who wrote a great guide, so I will choose the one you say. One more question: I used Queen's Decree for a while but it was low level, so I couldn't get more than 4-link in it. I think that could be a great weapon for this build (+damage, +life, +skeleton duration, +zombie), however that would mean losing the block chance from the shield and some passive skill build on block chance. Would you suggest using Queen's decree if one would want to add a bit more damage for the cost of lost defence? The options are quite extensive, xtommy21. Let's see, off the top of my head, I'd probably go, Zombies - Skeletons - Meat Shield - Melee Phys. - Multi. Strike - Brutality. In terms of your sword, Block chance is a big part of this build's survivability. I don't suggest ditching it. But the pros and cons of implementing unique items are yours to make :). I don't think defence is ever worth sacrificing. But I'm not you. Good luck ;). (And keep asking whatever you like!) https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast	Posted by Wrecker_of_Days#7691 on Nov 13, 2021, 2:20:18 PM Quote this Post
" cmacq wrote: Spoiler Please excuse my ignorance but what jewels are those you are referring to here? and to the OP: loving the build it is indeed a very stress-free way to play Thanks, cmacq! I'm glad you're loving the build and that it's performing as advertised. Thanks for the kind note :) https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast	Posted by Wrecker_of_Days#7691 on Nov 13, 2021, 2:28:09 PM Quote this Post
" Wrecker_of_Days wrote: " cmacq wrote: Spoiler Please excuse my ignorance but what jewels are those you are referring to here? and to the OP: loving the build it is indeed a very stress-free way to play Thanks, cmacq! I'm glad you're loving the build and that it's performing as advertised. Thanks for the kind note :) I did ask a couple of questions in the post above but I assume from the lack of response that they are not as issue? TIA	Posted by cmacq#6361 on Nov 13, 2021, 3:09:02 PM Quote this Post
" cmacq wrote: Spoiler @Wrecker_of_Days Hiya: Just loving the build! I'm thru the story now and starting to get into mapping. A couple of questions? In your initial writeup you have minion life support in with raise spectres. My spectres never seem to die so I'm wondering: Does this apply to all minions or just the spectres. You also recommend 3 link 1 socket setup on this same armour piece but your profile shows a helmet with all 4 sockets linked. Does this make any difference? Thanks again for your support on this one! Hey, cmacq. Minion Life is just to ensure survivability for my support spectres. I hate micro-managing dead spectres. Make whatever changes you like. Just make sure they can survive the content you want. (Every spectre has a different base life.) In regards to the linking, in the guide, I state that Pride can be linked without consequence, but Skitterbots cannot. So no matter where you place either of those skills, make sure Skitterbots isn't linked. Hopefully, that makes sense. https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast	Posted by Wrecker_of_Days#7691 on Nov 13, 2021, 3:22:52 PM Quote this Post
" cmacq wrote: Spoiler I did ask a couple of questions in the post above but I assume from the lack of response that they are not as issue? TIA :) I had lunch between responses. https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast	Posted by Wrecker_of_Days#7691 on Nov 13, 2021, 3:25:05 PM Quote this Post
" Wrecker_of_Days wrote: " cmacq wrote: Spoiler @Wrecker_of_Days Hiya: Just loving the build! I'm thru the story now and starting to get into mapping. A couple of questions? In your initial writeup you have minion life support in with raise spectres. My spectres never seem to die so I'm wondering: Does this apply to all minions or just the spectres. You also recommend 3 link 1 socket setup on this same armour piece but your profile shows a helmet with all 4 sockets linked. Does this make any difference? Thanks again for your support on this one! Hey, cmacq. Minion Life is just to ensure survivability for my support spectres. I hate micro-managing dead spectres. Make whatever changes you like. Just make sure they can survive the content you want. (Every spectre has a different base life.) In regards to the linking, in the guide, I state that Pride can be linked without consequence, but Skitterbots cannot. So no matter where you place either of those skills, make sure Skitterbots isn't linked. Hopefully, that makes sense. Makes perfect sense thx. I guess I'm not running high enough level maps for them to die so we'll have to see as I progress. It will give me more time to gather chromatic orbs. I have them in a helm that is really good but not so easy to roll 2 red and 2 blue sockets.	Posted by cmacq#6361 on Nov 13, 2021, 3:41:12 PM Quote this Post
So little update: A bit embarrassed but once I hit tier 9 or so maps the one shots started. This game is very cruel that way, you look at a mob wrong and you're dead. Solution for me? I swapped out Pride for Determination. The DPS is still solid and my survivability has gone way up. See how long that holds true but I'm finding things a bit squishy as I progress. Oh and I should mention my frame rate went up significantly as well. Pride is an FPS buster for my setup especially in conjunction with Void Sphere. Last edited by cmacq#6361 on Dec 3, 2021, 11:28:52 AM	Posted by cmacq#6361 on Nov 14, 2021, 1:23:27 AM Quote this Post
" cmacq wrote: Spoiler So little update: A bit embarrassed but once I hit tier 9 or so maps the one shots started. This game is very cruel that way, you look at a mob wrong and you're dead. Solution for me? I swapped out Pride for Concentration. The DPS is still solid and my survivability has gone way up. See how long that holds true but I'm finding things a bit squishy as I progress. Oh and I should mention my frame rate went up significantly as well. Pride is an FPS buster for my setup especially in conjunction with Void Sphere. Hey, cmacq, Sorry things feel squishy. If you've made any changes to the build, maybe revert back to what the guide has suggested. Sometimes what seems like a small change, is a massive change. If you haven't made any changes, it could be gear-related. And that's just something to tolerate until the drops come. It could also just be a bad case of getting some pretty bad combos of map mods. Sometimes, if I only run 3 or 4 maps in my game session, and I get bad combos of map mods, I'll leave the session feeling like my build sucks. But, if I was to have played 10 maps, I would have realized it was just bad luck of map mods. Also, that's really good info to know. I had no clue Pride was a memory hog! That's really interesting. https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast	Posted by Wrecker_of_Days#7691 on Nov 15, 2021, 4:11:01 PM Quote this Post