3.14 KING OF ALL SUMMONERS. Zombies & Skeletons & Spectres on STEROIDS! | League-Start to End-Game

Yes, you can comfortably farm T16s on a budget with this build.

https://youtu.be/8g_DGSyN-o8

My recommendation is to start with this setup, farm end-game and make some $$$ to transition into a late-game setup.

POB: https://pastebin.com/Xx3EAYWC

Ignore gem levels in the setup. You do NOT need level 21 gems etc.. just get a level 1 gem and start leveling it up as you go. Same with Enlighten, just start leveling one and get it to level 3. If you can't run all auras (which you won't be able to initially), simply drop Flesh and Stone.

An alternative to the chest below is a Geoffri's Sanctuary chest.

POB: https://pastebin.com/ByZBVHFj

This is a solid all-round choice that most people transition to after starting with the Budget Setup. It doesn't have the Speed or DPS of the SPEED FARMING or RANGED SPECTRES versions, but it's the safest way to level to 100 if that's what you want to do.

For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.

For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.

Ok guys so you wanna just run around without cycloning and just watch everything die around you?

You wanna run with two wands? Why? Because your a WITCH and that's what witches use.

And you wanna run with not one, but TWO OFFERINGS (or THREE if you REALLY want)?

I got your back!

Just grab yourself this baby:



And also a trigger wand:



and then just watch your offerings get auto-triggered as you just run through and around packs while things melt around you. And YES, we take Mistress of Sacrifice with this setup so YOU also get the benefit of the offerings. YES, you CAN run all three offerings at the same time.

Video: https://youtu.be/NSb0zXVpr4c

POB: https://pastebin.com/SxwQ9y4H

For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.

For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.



Enjoy!

This is courtesy of Elorathiel who has been vigorously testing out Cluster Jewels with this build and has come across a winning combination that provides massive minion life (they will never die) and massive DPS!

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Elorathiel escreveu:

I've been asked by some to drop a small build guide in the thread when it's finalized so here goes:

Let me preface this guide by saying that you don't have to have my gear. I understand that my gear may not be obtainable for everybody, at least not immediately. The gear is not GG but it is fairly expensive to players not involved in crafting/selling. I have several friends running this build with lesser gear. It's working just fine.

My friend Adriano447 and I put this together when we were discussing whether it might be able to take my single cluster area HUGE ZOMBIE build and possible do two large clusters for even bigger zombies. The build is very tight on points. Expect to have most of your points at 97/98. It depends on your Lethal Pride rolls.

This is NOT strictly a dual wand build. I am using dual wands, yes. I prefer them. However, the passive tree will work just fine with a typical zombie 2H weapon. Simply change the skill gems around to match your preferences. You could even use a Bow/Quiver if you want and manually cast Offerings. It doesn't matter.

This is a very powerful endgame build. Those of you who don't like your minions to die, ever. This is for you. My minions are nigh unkillable. The video below shows minion health (32 zombie, 28 AG, 26 Golem):

https://youtu.be/SBDhBv0FX3w

The build:
https://pastebin.com/0e4etNir

Note: You will need the community PoB fork to utilize clusters, see impale damage, etc.
Instructions for modifying PoB to fork:
https://github.com/PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding/wiki/Installing-this-Fork

Build Overview Video:
https://youtu.be/wgXgWWDQ1r8

My gear:

Spoiler

Gameplay Videos (More to follow):

Spoiler

Casual Mapping with a 2H weapon:
https://youtu.be/fDRjuLJQbrg

Mapping with dual wands:
https://youtu.be/lebL-4tQOrc

Dual wands vs Chimera:
https://youtu.be/OLgc3yulXUE

Dual wands vs Al-Hezmin:
https://youtu.be/CDcYF5NWYX0

Cluster crafting guide (Not by me):
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/fjwdvd/defacto_cluster_jewel_crafting_guide/

Wand crafting:
Brunowa has already added my wand crafting guide to the first post. Check it out.

Quick note about trigger wands:
Trigger wands trigger a socketed ability when you cast any ability. They are cast in order, from top to bottom. If you need something to go off first, place it at the top of the wand. I like my Phase Run up there. But others may like Desecrate up top with Spirit offering following it to ensure they have Spirit Offering up as soon as possible.

Please use the normal builds to level. This is an end game build. Whether you are new or not to the game and necromancers, please use the existing build guide to level up your necromancer. When you hit about 85 or so, you can start thinking about migrating to this build. The large clusters are expensive (for good reason) and have a level restriction. And yes, they are essential to the build. All of them.

If you have any questions, I'm available in game. Keep in mind, I'm a player like you and I might be busy. Please don't take offense. I will get to you.

So you like clearing maps faster than those Ranger guys with bows?

And you still like having the fastest boss killing capability in the game?

And you like farming Conquerors and Sirus faster than any other build in the game while making shitloads of $$$?

Then this setup is for you!

Video: https://youtu.be/CAZaWbFtoqI

POB: https://pastebin.com/SZmdnv4A

This build PUMPS Auras to the MAX while zooming around with a speed belt, flesh offering, and phase run (and haste)!

Dread Banner, Haste, Vaal Haste, Pride, Purity of Elements, Flesh & Stone + Maim, Aspect of the Avian, and Clarity if you wish. Yes that's right... up to 8 AURAS getting buffed like crazy.

Definitely my favourite setup (along with ranged spectres) as it's Hella fun demolishing everything so quickly and easily. It is a bit more squishy than other variants but still packs 5000 hp and 1000 es.

For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.

For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.

P.S. This is the setup where I do my 1 or 2 second Conqueror Kills. Hands down the FASTEST and HIGHEST DPS out of any summoner in the game, and perhaps any build in the game (except for meme builds that have no defence).

Best in slot Bow and Quiver because of speed AND bonus quiver stats:

So you wanna shoot massive beams or balls or missiles out at enemies?

And you like clearing fast and wide and demolishing all content?

And you still like killing Conquerors in 2 seconds?

Well then this setup is for you!

Video: https://youtu.be/2dz8Rf7fE_I

POB: https://pastebin.com/YHXmyzR4

This setup incorporates Ranged Spectres in a Hungry Loop ring. There are a shitload of different ranged spectres to choose from to mix up your gameplay. My favourite is Frost Sentinels found in Act 8 - Lunaris Temple.

Note in the video above I simply swapped in Minion Damage on Al-Hezmin purely to see how fast I could kill him. Leaving in Minion Speed will make the fight last about 2.5 seconds instead of 2 seconds :P

Note you can go much FASTER but it takes more balancing of stats. Use a Speed Belt for 36% movespeed and use a bow and quiver for another 20% movespeed. This is what I actually run with, but have added the setup in this section because it is easier to gear.

For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.

For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.

Best in slot Bow and Quiver because of speed AND bonus quiver stats:






Enjoy!

NOTE: IGNORE GEM SETUPS IN THIS SECTION... use the above Setups for gem selection.

Weapon:


Rare crafted weapon is best. See Weapon Crafting Guide section on how to do this.

Queen's Escape is a great option giving good movement speed for minions.

Femurs of the Saints is the best budget version for DPS.

Mon'treguls Grasp is less DPS but is cheaper and can be used with a shield, allowing for more defence such as resistances, life, and energy shield.

A Chaber Cairn can also be used. I killed Uber Elder on a 5L Chaber Cairn pretty easily so that's another cheap option.


Armour:


Geofri's is the most tanky of the chests. It provides a massive about of defence from strength stacking. We get great ES and resistances.

Victario's is great for speed farming. It provides a massive boost to auras if you are running that setup, enabling you to do a tonne of DPS with your zombies and speed farm through maps easily.

Saqawal's provides a balance with more defence than Victario's (but less than Geofri's), and more offence then Geofri's (but less than Victario's).

Rare Astral Plate is great for overall defence. Life, resistances, armour, and an extra zombie and skeleton. Doesn't provide as much eHP as Geofris but is a good option if Geofri's is too expensive.

Tabula is great for getting started but you will want to upgrade to a 5L of one of the above chests at high tier maps because you will have no defence with a tabula.

Other options include the "The Queen's Hunger" for extra zombie/skeleton, free offerings, good life/ES, or "Saqawal's Nest" for increased attributes, reduced mana reservation, and aspect of the avian buff.

If you want to use ranged spectres, just swap in a Tabula or get any BBBGGR chestpiece. See Spectres section for more details on this setup. Alternatively you can put ranged spectres into gloves on a 4L.


Helmet:

Just great for zombies and all minion builds in general...


Gloves:


Shaper's Touch gives us a huge amount of ES and is best in slot, particularly when coupled with Geofri's Sanctuary.

Triad Grip's are for converting your damage to chaos damage. This allows you to scale chaos damage through Spirit Offering, Withering Touch, Withering Step, and Despair curse. It's a fun playstyle but overall slightly weaker than pure Physical.

Meginord's Vise is a budget item to get +100 strength to help us get to 1000 strength for Baron leech bonus


Boots:


Alberon's Warpath boots are great for giving us massive strength which we get benefit from all of The Baron, Geofri's Sanctuary, and Shaper's Touch.

Seven-League Steps are perfect for Speed Farming. Throw them on when you are not bossing.

Rare boots are great for helping with resistances. Get ones with strength, resistances, and 30% movement speed.

Stampede's are a cool alternative which you can annoint. This provides less movespeed, less strength, and no resistances, but it is a relaxing playstyle simply cycloning through packs as long as you can get your strength and resistances elsewhere.


Belt:


Rare belt gives us massive strength which we benefit from The Baron, Shaper's Touch, and Geofri's Sanctuary.

Headhunter gives us great strength, plus all the fun and cool mods for mixing up gameplay.

String of Servitude is best in slot for speed mapping. My favourite belt in the whole game.

Cyclopean Coil is a cheap way of getting 15% increase attributes and more strength. Can also give freeze immunity if you get your stats right.

Soul Tether provides awesome defence. The 2% damage leech we get from Baron helmet pairs perfectly with this belt, giving us a constant supply of life and ES leech.

Umbilicus Immortal is just awesome fun for smashing through bosses as fast as possible. This is more a gimmick and a fun item than for every day use.


Amulet:

Astramentis gives strength for Baron bonuses. Also helps with dex/int stats for gems such as Haste.

Aul's gives some strength, but also Pride reserves no mana, so it's a free damage aura! This is a great option if you are not strugglign with strength or dexterity elsewhere.

Rare amulet gives a lot of strength and can help with resistances.

Oils
- Anoint Death Attunement


Rings:

Rare rings give strength, life, resists.

Hungry Loop is an option to get another 5 link. This makes capping resistances harder but it can be done. You can add your 5L skeletons here or even a 5L ranged spectre setup which is insanely fun.


Flasks:

Buy As many Prime Alchemical Resonators as you can afford (say 5 or 10). Buy the same amount of these fossils:

Jagged/Corroded/Shuddering/Metallic.

Buy ilevel 72 convoking wands, if you want best chance at making something good.

Buy ilevel 84 convoking wands if you want to make a GG wand but have less chance of making something good.

Scour the bases if they aren't white.

Smash the resonators into the plain bases. If you get 1/1. You win. If you don't like the one you receive, if you are blessed to receive one, sell it and use the proceeds to make some more until you are happy.

Good luck!

There are a few options for crafting weapons (I am currently using the second one with fortify):



They all work great... craft one like below or simply buy one on the market.

Here is a simple guide for the staff:

1) Buy the base that has (or goto Alva's temple to try drop it):
+1 to level of socketed gems; and
Minions have x% increased damage
Minions have x% chance to deal double damage

You will probably get something like this:


I had the above with another prefix "Adds x% fire damage".


2) Use an Orb of Annulemt to hopefully annul off the prefix you don't want. As in the above, I used an orb and had a 1 in 4 chance to remove ""Adds x% fire damage"". I was lucky and got it.

3) If your suffix remaining is good, you can craft from here. If not you may want to remove it. In the case above, I would want to remove "reduced attributes" because it's worth nothing and I would rather exalt slam something good down the track.

So I would craft "Prefixes cannot be changed".

4) Scour the Staff. This leaves only the prefixes we want: +1 gems and the minion mods.

5) Craft "Can have 3 additional mods"

6) Craft "+2 Socketed Support Gems"

7) Craft "Minion Attack/Cast Speed"

That will end you up with this:



For the Fortify route which gives 20% More Damage, you need to do the following:

1) Buy an Elder 2h Mace or Sword.

2) Scour it

3) Orb of Transumation to make it a magic item.

4) Use orbs of Alternations until you land either:
+1 to Level of Socketed Gems; OR
Socketed gems are supported by Level 1 Fortify

5) Use an Orb of Augmentation to try add the other mods you need.

6) Use a Regal Orb to try add the other mods you need.

7) If you don't get +1 Socketed Gems AND fortify, scour the weaopon and go back to 1).

8) If you have _1 Socketed Gems AND either fortify or onslaught, congrats!

9) You are now at Step 3 in the Staff example above.. progress from there.

Tree:
https://poeplanner.com/ABMAADEAEwMAABXfsJLBjr4RLSycvOpqQ-yKa9tMswQHg9tVxjpYrJj315uhzLyqxIVgTbkAAAAAAA==

Tree:
https://poeplanner.com/ABMAAFcAEwMAACjfsJLBjr4RLSycvOpqQ-yKa9tMswQHg9tVxjpYrJj315uhzLyqxIVgTbl8g-vuMtFFR8BmBLOiAPAfaPKvbAthxq7E9nKprKpZ8xo4kFUnLwAAAAAA

Tree:
https://poeplanner.com/ABMAAH8AEwMAADzfsJLBjr4RLSycvOpqQ-yKa9tMswQHg9tVxjpYrJj315uhzLyqxIVgTbl8g-vuMtFFR8BmBLOiAPAfaPKvbAthxq7E9nKprKpZ8xo4kFUnL64-Z5vkUVBH7w4UIF8_cg9mnmL0cbI6xqDmZ3FKn_rSFm_javcy6hgAAAAAAA==

Tree:
https://poeplanner.com/ABMAAKcAEwMAAFDfsJLBjr4RLSycvOpqQ-yKa9tMswQHg9tVxjpYrJj315uhzLyqxIVgTbl8g-vuMtFFR8BmBLOiAPAfaPKvbAthxq7E9nKprKpZ8xo4kFUnL64-Z5vkUVBH7w4UIF8_cg9mnmL0cbI6xqDmZ3FKn_rSFm_javcy6hh2rM9--OsUcdl8ggcOPDpSvJ8YkfxLFE0B5xv6Jd-kGdP7WpGofWqsAAAAAAA=

Get end-game gear and links.

We drop the pathing to Death Attunement because by this time we should get it annointed on our amulet. Google "POE Annointment" if you don't know how to do it.

Tree:
https://poeplanner.com/ABMAAOEAEwMAAG3fsJLBjr4RLSycvOpqQ-yKa9tMswQHg9tVxnyD6-4y0UVHwGYEs6IA8B9o8q9sC2HGrsT2cqmsqlnzGjiQVScvrj5nm-RRUEfvDhQgXz9yD2aeYvRxsjrGoOZncUqf-tIWb-Nq9zLqGHasz3746xRx2XyCBw48OlK8nxiR_EsUTQHnG_ol36QZ891oZZRvZlS3MYx2CPRtGSL0bAuTJ--I-TfXz0mxpwgVUC0flSDB8ySarUgaHXLFf8YnqRGWBx6VLvDVSVG-iqEvFy9k51XWgKTT-1qRqH1qrAAAAAAA

This setup is awesome and I often run with this.

Ranged Spectres just change up your game experience so much which spices things up greatly. They look awesome, and they are fantastic for clearing maps and we still take down all bosses with 1 or 2 seconds.

Gems (put them in a Hungry Loop ring): Raise Spectre, Spell Echo, GMP, Faster Projectiles, Empower



Some good ranged spectre options include:
- Frost Sentinel (act 8 Lunaris Concourse)
- Flame Sentinels (Act 8 Solaris Temple)
- Solar Guards (Act 8 Solaris Temple)
- Goatman Fire-Raiser (Act 6 Prisoner's Gate)

Video examples:
90sec T16 Minotaur Clear using combination of Flame Sentinals, Frost Sentinals, and Solar Guard. No need for single target gem swap at boss like all other spectre builds do!: https://youtu.be/ldZZ_FmDLCs

Examples of different ranged spectres: https://youtu.be/bp9VBV1FJpE

Thanks to Elorathiel for this POB:

https://pastebin.com/J9F01rZX

Thanks to crazypearce for this POB:

https://pastebin.com/1GGp5DVT

Check out this 60 second Minotaur clear and the super fast single target.. and check me just take that Minotaur slam like a badass!:

https://youtu.be/MEImsLQKbMg

So what you gotta do?

Get these bad boys!


Then spec into some jewel sockets, and spec into Golem Commander (respec out of some life).

Swap in Carrion Golem instead of Minion Damage in Zombie setup so they both become 5 links.

You will have 15 Zombies, 4 Spectres, and 4 BIG AND BADASS GOLEMS kicking some butt... oh and don't forget the 50 or so Skellies that you can pop because they want in on the action too...

Here is my POB with Golems setup + ranged spectre setup (this setup is REALLLYY fun... High DPS, great clear, and looks epic... it does have a bit less life though). But you will instakill Shaper, Uber Elder, Uber Atziri, and all end-game bosses with this setup. Note that if you use the normal melee spectres you will get even MORE dps because your zombies will have frenzy charges:
https://pastebin.com/VcgCR9wR

Swap in this belt that gives all your flasks to your minions:


Then load your flask bar with offensive flasks like these... and simply pop them on bosses to annihilate them! Note you will have to swap your Brutality gem in Zombie setup for Fortify otherwise you won't get the elemental damage benefits.


Video example:
1 second Conqueror Kills: https://youtu.be/u9REbV9jfh4
Minotaur and Shaper boss kill: https://youtu.be/r9k-W15E3ZA

Refund 3 passive points from life wheel (or any other passives you don't need).

Allocate Whispers of Doom passive (top left corner).

Swap out a gem for your curse of choice!

Rampage belt:

Our spectres use mana to cast war crys that give frenzy and power charges to our zombies and skeletons.

Blood Magic allows them to spam their warcries so that your minions always have full frenzy and power charges (big boost to DPS).

This is a Blight League mechanic.

You can use Oils that drop from Blight fights to annoint Death Attunement on your amulet. For this you need a Clear Oil, Silver Oil, and a Crimson Oil.

Take your amulet and those oils to Sister Cassia in your hideout and she can annoint Death Attunement on your amulet.

You can then unspec the points in your tree that lead to Death Attunement and use them for something else!

From 3.9 onwards we only get 4 spectres now.

You get the fourth spectre from having a level 21 Raise Spectre gem in your Baron which makes it a level 25 gem giving us the extra spectre.

Level 21 from gem +2 from ascendancy +2 from baron helmet = level 25 gem.

For anyone who is having issues with minions dying, try these strategies:

1) Make sure you have your Spirit Offering up, giving resistances to your minions.

Still dying?

2) Make sure you have Grave Intentions specced into for chaos and further resistances.

3) Get "Minions Leech x% of Damage as Life" on a jewel, or pickup "Minion Life leech" next to Sacrifice passive node (1 passive point).

Still dying?

4) Spec into Indominable Army.

POB does not calculate all resistances.

We get +30% resistances from Commander of Darkness ascendency.

If using Spirit Offering, you also get +22% to resistances due to it's interaction with Mistress of Sacrifice ascendency.

The Fortify Buff we get from the Kingmaker equipped on our AG is NOT the same as the Fortify Support.

The Fortify Support gives the buff too, but the difference is that the Fortify Support from weapon ALSO gives 20% MORE damage (which the buff alone does not).

Make sure your auras are linked with Enlighten Level 4.

Also make sure you have picked up Sovereignty cluster in skill tree.

If you're running the Speed Setup, make sure you also pick up the Influence cluster in top right of Skill Tree.

There are 2 types of Timeless Jewels you can use with this build, but you can only use ONE AT A TIME.

Lethal Pride:
This will give you more strength. It's a more defensive option and works really well with Geofri's sanctuary chest.

A Lethal Pride jewel will ADD additional properties to nodes on your tree in it's radius.

You want to buy the cheapest Lethal Pride you can find and socket it in your tree in between Devotion and Faith and Steel nodes on the left hand side of tree. Check your nodes to see if you have increased strength on any of them. If not, you want to use a Divine Orb to reroll your Lethal Pride. Check the nodes again to see if you have increased strength.

Goal: You want at least 10% Increased strength without having to spend many nodes to get there. 15% strength is fantastic. 20% strength is amazing but very hard to get.

Elegant Hubris:
This will give your minions more damage. It's a more offensive option.

An Elegant Hubris jewel will TRANSFORM nodes in it's radius into pretty epic nodes. But it comes at a sacrifice - all pathing nodes give NOTHING.

For this reason, you want to buy the cheapest Elegant Hubris you can find and slot it in the tree where it doesn't affect your existing nodes. Next to Stamina or Resolute Technique are good options. But check others too depending on your tree setup.

Goal: You want at least 160% increased minion damage (2x 80% minion damage nodes). If you can get 240% increased minion damage that is fantastic. If you can get 320 increased minion damage that is absolutely EPIC.

Use a Divine Orb on your Elegant Hubris jewel to reroll it's seed and stats if your current one doesn't give you the right minion damage.

Simply use Raise Zombie on wanted corpses. You are left with only your wanted spectres on the ground.

This setup provides the grestest balance of DPS and Defence. Your DPS will be fantastic (greater than with Geofri's) and your defence still solid (between 10,000 and 14,000 eHP).

We run 7 auras... yes... 7!! Note that Haste is not active while mapping though, we just pop Vaal Haste on bosses.

POB Link: https://pastebin.com/tqdhWSwm

Note that POB doesn't pickup Lethal Pride jewel (left hand side) and Thread of Hope allocations - you should use skill points on Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.

Purity of Elements can be swapped for Discipline for more ES, or Skitterbots for more DPS.

Carrion Golem can be swapped to Chaos Golem for more defence.

Maim can be swapped for Vaal Molten Shell for more defence.

Lethal Pride can be swapped for Elegant Hubris for more offence (swap Elegant Hubris Jewel location with either Watcher's Eye, Efficient Training on right hand side, or Brawn Jewel. This is so it doesn't remove your other nodes in Lethal Pride's location.




NOTE: Watcher's Eye, Emperor's Mastery, and Lethal Pride are totally NOT needed. They are simply min-maxing for the rich folk.

This setup is very tanky and a great option for most players. It is the setup that this build was built from and what most players at end-game currently use. It is the most tanky of the setups, but has slightly weaker DPS and movement speed compared to the Speed Setup below.

You will have over 15,000 HP/ES for INSANE defence, and you can kill Uber Elder in 1min 34 seconds with the BIGGEST DPS in the game WHILE PRESSING NO BUTTONS.. (literally, see video below):

https://youtu.be/mn7exUyqf48

Note that in the video above I have lower ES purely because I decided to do the run without chest amour (for the lolz!)

Note: Because we have 3 red and 3 blue sockets in chest, you can CHOOSE to either use the setup shown below (auras), or use a 6L Skeleton Setup dependingg on your preference. Auras provide smoother gameplay due to not having to raise skellies, but skellies do some great DPS.

Skeletons links would be: Vaal Summon Skeletons, Minion Damage, Feeding Frenzy, Melee Physical Damage, Multistrike, Melee Splash. Melee Splash can be swapped with Maim for bosses.

Impale in the weapon below can also be swapped for Minion Damage. The extra blue socket can provide more versatility - for example swapping in minion speed while mapping. If not using impale, war banner is better than dread banner.

If your Empower is not at least level 3, use Maim instead.

Clarity in the ring is only needed if you have the watchers eye that gives "x% if maximum mana is gained as extra maximum energy shield while affected by Clarify". Flame Dash is also good skill to put here or in another unset ring if you have one.

POB Link: https://pastebin.com/swGfbb2k





NOTE: Watcher's Eye, Emperor's Mastery, and Lethal Pride are totally NOT needed. They are simply min-maxing for the rich folk.

This setup provides the fastest clear speed of any summoner in the game while doing amazing DPS. The sacrifice is you are not as tanky as Setup 1 above. You can still do all content in the game with this setup very easily, but you may die here or there.

Impale in the weapon below can also be swapped for Minion Damage. The extra blue socket can provide more versatility - for example swapping in minion speed while mapping. If not using impale, war banner is better than dread banner.

If your Empower is not at least level 3, use Maim instead.

Clarity in the ring is only needed if you have the watchers eye that gives "x% if maximum mana is gained as extra maximum energy shield while affected by Clarify". Flame Dash is also good skill to put here or in another unset ring if you have one.

POB Link: https://pastebin.com/PsKUKsxU
POB Link (old one using Blasphemy + Vulnerability): https://pastebin.com/WhVMRkw5





NOTE: Watcher's Eye, Emperor's Mastery, and Lethal Pride are totally NOT needed. They are simply min-maxing for the rich folk.

This setup is what most new players or players at the start of a league would start with before progressing to one of the 2 setups above. It's very budget friendly but obviously does not have the DPS and tankiness of the above two. This is where you should start this build, and as you make currency and get a feel for the build, you progress to your choice above.

If you need more defence, simply swap in discipline instead of flesh and stone and use chaos golem instead of carrion golem.

POB Link: https://pastebin.com/5F4Lh16T