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

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ks3rjr wrote:

Can you use this build in Hardcore?

Sorry if its been asked before

Well it is hard, but can Work.

Im Level 54 atm in Merci akt 1 with this Build.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYwj0DlwQdBGWFLAXLxdQGYUabBzcHpQkPCSqJ6kqmC9vNulFfkjnSVFMLU25VcZV1lcrWm1k52vbbRlwu3NTeQN9GH_GgKSCHoVgiECPRpAzkyeboZ2uoqOmrKcIp1yqxKw_rJi_l8HzyT3MvM9l0NDZC9kT3FfjavIe99f6gPrS

Currently lvl 63 with this build on Nemesis.
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYwj0DlwQdBSwFSAVUBcvF1AZhRmGGmwc3B6UJDwkqiepKaUqTSqYLOkxiDbpOVI6MD8nRX5GcUlRSshMLU4qTm1VxlcrWAdabVuvZOdr220Zb55zU3kDfRh_xoIegwmIQI9GkDOSzZLzkyeboZ2uoqOmrKcIp1ysP6xHrJi0DLw3v5fB88k9ykrPZdDQ2QvbC9xX3Q3jauss8h731_qA-tI=
Currently my build, have been respeccing a couple of times because of losing resists with item upgrades etc.

Currently running 5L BMs:


4L zombies (Currently leveling up a 18% raise zombie gem :))


and Skeletotem

Basically running out of sockets.
Also using Cast on dmg taken with enduring cry+Molten shell.


Right now my survivability seems pretty decent, although Im wondering if I should swap vitality for grace since I just reached IR and I dont have the mana yet to run both (need purity).
Also wondering if I should use enfeeble or temp chains together with Vuln. As I finally started using Merciless BMs they pretty much stopped dying. Also specced out of MI to try it out and it seems like my zombie/BM survivability is much better now and my clear speed is fine. Might have problems with bosses tho. On a sidenote I have to say using arc with culling makes me FEEL much less useless compared to just casting curses. Although if I ever go tricurse I will have to drop it.

mmh.. got a question, why did you skip all of the minion damage+15% ?
wouldn't 4 of these give more damage than "double curse" ?

also why redbeak?

Yeah for summoners you have to be patient, they start to shine mid-late game somewhere when u hit merc. GGG should really make summoner's early game(and maybe mid game) a bit better I think it really turns people off when their zombie dies in one hit lol. Its really strange to have such rapid scaling when you reach a level 10 zombie gem.

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P.S.S. So, Matt, you've basically dropped 2 auras for mana shield? Vitality and determination? I do agree that determination doesn't provide much (when compared to mana shield) to the character and who knows how much armor minions have, so a % increase might be miniscule on them too, but vitality seems op with aura nodes.

No I only dropped 1 aura for manashield, I was surprised at how much mana I had left over lol. Vitality is still needed for your minions.

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Can you use this build in Hardcore?

Sorry if its been asked before

If you have a friend try to get him to help you through the early game as summoners are quite pitiful at this stage. I found spectral throw to be amazing for leveling. You don't need any points in the passive tree for dmg and it carries it self from the weapon's dmg. i used to carry most of my new characters.

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@Asmosis

Seems like its just a matter of gear. I think the best way to go hybrid is to actually get aegis aurura(if you can afford) and go a block build.

Since there will be 3 new auras coming out soon being able to hold more auras could be quite powerful.

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mmh.. got a question, why did you skip all of the minion damage+15% ?
wouldn't 4 of these give more damage than "double curse" ?

also why redbeak?

Double curse is more universal it helps your party members as well, it also gives you more options. Do I want defensive curses? offensive?

I went the standard minion build route before(grabbed every minion node). Honestly I really don't see any difference between grabbing the minion nodes and not grabbing them. Maybe you kill stuff half a second faster?

I also consider minion and character survivability of the most importance. Which is why i specced all minion life. and threw more passive points towards character survivability.

Red beak because it is the only 1h in the game that gives you hp. Alternatively you can pick up a resist item like

or a max mana and regen item like

Regarding different options of one handers. I played almost exclusively self-found in the previous league and just ended up getting mostly great Energy Shield gear. I tended towards more ES nodes vs life nodes and all of a sudden a weapon like

(-10% life, + 40-50% ES) was giving me way more bang for the buck. Its not the way I had planned to go but it was a very viable alternative with a 3k+ hp and 4k+ es pool to soak from.

I have a question regarding Mana Geyser, at one spot you are going there, but on later stages you don't have it. Respec or just mistake? :)

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Baka12oo wrote:

I have a question regarding Mana Geyser, at one spot you are going there, but on later stages you don't have it. Respec or just mistake? :)

I think what happened was I got better es gear and didn't need it anymore.

Also a high map level burned miscreation rapes faces. They have way more hp(=dmg) than the lvl 65 version.

oh my, that aurum is really nice :f
it'd make up for all the res nodes i lost due to tree changes, i guess it's very pricey tho

i see, i'll need to think what to get first, as i just have 85 points to allocate

thanks for the help

actually aurum's are dirt cheap u can prob grab one for an alch. No build uses them except summoner lol.

Tip:
idk if u guys knew about this but you can force your minions to adopt a agressive AI by constantly attacking the monster or group of monster you want them to run at. Your minions and your character will be almost a screen length away at times making you super safe.

I make my minions agressive by constantly spamming curses(as they still count as an attack). Your minions will run the area you are cursing(if mobs are there).