{3.2.0} Spectral Gods: [Life Based Spectre/Golem Hybrid Summoner | Clear Speed | End Game Bossing]

Probably the use of zombies and/or spectres

I still do hope that you will reserve some space for the traditional summoner. Even though the snapshot fix may bring it to it's knees.

The SRS build is fundamentally different from regular (so to speak) summoner, as it relies ot timed minions. Which actually begs the question, wouldn't the use of animate weapon be better than using "permanent" minions?

And I would suggest using minion instability. Purely theoretical, as spirits die to aoe on bosses they will be quite good as bombs, since they do have a lot of hp.


If minion supports or gems receive any kind of buff, it may actually open up a possobility to use a minion skill to define a build. Right now only SRS has that destinction. Maybe we will see a pure zombie and pure spectre builds. I can only hope that GGG considers revamping minion supports and uniques for that very reason.

I'm actually considering 6Ling Vis Mortis, as most minions that I use/want to/able to (still miffed about the BM destruction) have great phys damage and scaling, so 30% added chaos is very big addition. The only problem lies in the summoner uniques in general having double the drawback of regular ones - both for minions and the summoner, or just being very weak.


P.S. Theorycrafting minion builds right now is mostly pointless though, since GGG did say they will redesign the whole top of the tree, not just the witch area.

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Ok. I actually do not see the need for a spectre anymore. That 4L should be reserved for

Iduration + vaal haste + flesh offering + vulnerability.

No more spectre? summoner without spectre hmmm.

Specters are always usefull. Arcmages with SpellEcho and ElementalProlif. are a very good way to increase passively damage done by SRS (shock stacks are priceless). Evangelist for their incredible survavibility and their defensive bubble.

I find that mobility for SRS is important and i don't link MS to them (or maybe only for a tough boss)

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P.S. Theorycrafting minion builds right now is mostly pointless though, since GGG did say they will redesign the whole top of the tree, not just the witch area.

I thought id start early and test some things out.

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No more spectre? summoner without spectre hmmm.

The whole switching out to another side weapon was decreasing my dps. The SRS would all disappear as I press x to flesh offering buff. Am still working on how to fit spectre in.

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Specters are always usefull. Arcmages with SpellEcho and ElementalProlif. are a very good way to increase passively damage done by SRS (shock stacks are priceless). Evangelist for their incredible survavibility and their defensive bubble.

They are. Even a 1linked spectre is useful lol. I was playing around with various combos for my last 4-Linked. RS + echo(evan) + flesh offering + vulnerability.

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Here are some testings after running 76+ maps

*Everything does fine till I run into some bosses that completely wipe the floor with my zombies and spectre and all am left with are SRS and resummonable zombies. (Although high aoe bosses has always been a problem). Any kind of spectre just die...

Also high level Rouge Exiles like level 77 and 78 rouge exiles(some of them like the ST, Lightning arrow, ice arrow, fire rain one) seem to wipe everything out as well.

I would either go with 4L ZOmbies for tanking ( with Empower / Minion Life / ? one another support or one utility ) with 6L SRS or still 6L Zombie with 4L Spectre as of today.

Waiting the aura and passiv tree changes though.

Nah I think am going to get rid of spectre entirely. It doesn't go well with the anywhere army build. Spectre WILL die to high powered rouge exiles/aoe bosses still. Even if its an evangelist. SRS more then makes up the any loss in dps.

* I also thought of another idea. Why don't people use 5L or 6L bows with SRS? I mean u do lose the +2 or +3 but if your focus is on tank. Quiver + 6-L bow is a good way to go for extra defensive stats.

Actually there have been an idea of summoner quiver somewhere on the forums once.


Using a bow+quiver one would only lose 2 gem lvls compared to a rare staff with a rare bow and may get 60% mana regen with Doomfletch. Could also use Rearguard, with the new unique flask block will be respectable. Could also go CI and use Darkscorn.

Will be unable to use NA, but as you don't care about minion survivalability it doesn't matter.


The more I think about it the better the idea sounds.


The only problem with this plan is that, remarkably, gearing will be hard since noone keeps and tries to sell bows with resistances, unless they have insane other stats. If one were to get a 6L +1 gems triple max resist bow - potentially possible to drop rare ring for Voideye for the AA.

But this is all just theory, for me losing my +2+1 dagger with AA and Prism Guardian is a very big price. Not sure if it is worth it.

Build talk/overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=voVFFGnDTl8

Palace run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtg2HvKF_o&feature=youtu.be

Ok finish updating the guide, also added videos with the new build.

This is definitely the new build as of now and probably look very very similar come 1.2.0. It all comes down to what kind of changes GGG will make with minion support gems and the witch passive tree.

Am actually pretty satisfied with the rework so far. Its quite powerful(probably more then my old snapshot build, b/c it doesn't matter if your minions die you'll always dps) without being that expensive. All you need is a tabula rasa a 5L staff(or 6L for luxury). Some life/res gear and if you want to stack auras an alpha howls. Should come to under 10exalts.

Also god rid of the Bones of Ullr. Not really needed anymore.