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

Here are some quick tips to those struggling like I was:

1. To get some decent res right after campaign I picked The Magnate belt. It provides 45+ STR and 25% all ele res. It is easy to buy one with such rolls. I am almost at AW8 and I am still using one. It is impossible to get that much str on a belt with all ele res. So if you are just getting into maps IMHO this is a great option.
2. To get STR early travel bottom to +8% STR node - Utmost Might. I had this + 2 Efficient Trainings + Meginord, Magnate, Astramentis, STR on chest and I hit 1k str.
3. Early on get 5L Astral Plate and use Shrieking Essence Of Rage to guarantee STR. Whatever it gets on top, craft a bit. Most of the time you will get a decent early item. 5L skelles help a lot in white and yellow maps.
4. I would recommend getting at least one Unset ring. Sockets are always a struggle.
5. For QoL put in 4L Cyclone + Cast While Channeling + Desecrate + Offering. Now you don't have to try and manually self-cast that stupid offering and you get 100% uptime on it. I am going to try arcanist brand in the future when I get bow, but for now I am using crafted melee weapon with cyclone. 1-button gameplay.
6. Abandon the whole block thing. Instead of "Mistress Of Sacrifice" take "Commander Of Darkness". It gives more dmg on its own. Then it gives 30% ele res which allows to use Skitterbots or even Pride (if you have Saqawal) instead of Purity Of Elements which gives even more damage.
The other part is that instead of Bone Offering you start using Flesh Offering which gives DPS boost to minions. Take the Divergent one as it gives additional 10% attack speed at 20 quality.
I was at like 90k DPS per zombie struggling at T14. Then I did the change with some other and got to 195k dps. This is huge. That block is absolutely useless. It takes up points, it takes from DPS, and you don't survive because mobs don't die fast enough and hit you more.
7. Get Zombies gem lvl 21. This will give extra zombie with Femur and good dps boost.
8. Save 20c and anoint Death Attunement on the Astramentis. It will save you quite a few points.

And I'd like to emphasize points 5 and 6 once more. It was a huge improvement when I did those. You are not getting crafted bow early. The craft cost is 7ex + fees + alts/essences to roll + base. You are running Femurs, so make it easier by using cyclone. And DPS boost from abandoning block is insane. Maybe later when you have like 2/3 clusters and mirror-tier gear you may consider using it. But until then on trash gear it just does nothing.

First 4 points got me to red maps. Then with Saqawal (but no Avian) I got to T14 where the real struggle began. Points 5-8 got me to AW5 which I smacked with 6L Femurs.

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Zeratul_PL 님이 작성:

Hi All,

I was playing this build in 3.10 or 3.9 (after blight league), so i remember how amazing it was (with old offering and Baron), and i felt myslef the huge nerf right after i enojed the build. Played for 2 elagues, and now came back to a little different variation than in this thread, but as so-called experience zomiemancer i would like to offer my support to those which are tring to play it in Heist :) Will try to help in this thread, and feel free to PM me in game :)

Currently, i've invested about 5 ex into the build in total, just reached AW 4 and top tier red maps (i spent way too much time in heist which gave almost no profits nor exp). My curernt gear will be linked on the end in spoiler.

Most important for us are gem levels and quality on them. This is our main source of dmg. I use alternate zombie gems with bonus chaos dmg, but i'm just checking how it works (not as super as i expected ealier, but still ok). If you are short on currecy - normal zombies or better verion - Anomalous. If you want to follow "little extra chaos dmg way" get Phantaslam Raise Zombies.

The only difference in between those two types of zombies is 1 gem slot - no chaos means we can use Brutality support (huge dmg boost but no "non-physical" dmg will be done). I suggest swapping Minion Damage for Brutlaity of you can get correct colours, or replace Mele Physycal dmg with brutality if you can't change colours.

Auras - Flesh and Stone+ Maim is a must have. Dread banner as well. Then we have 2 free slots (1 reserved for enlightment). We have few options there:
1) If you have problems with resistances, get Purity of elements, if not i suggest Discipline
2) Vaal Haste vs Pride - even with my chaos dmg mix, Pride gives more dps than Haste+ Generosity support
We should take Sovereignty point cluster only when we get Enlighten lvl 4 and then run with Discipline (you can exp both in 2nd weapon slot, and use Vaal Skeletons in here just for some additional dmg for bosses).

Intresting way to increase survivality is useing Endiring Cry (got it on left mouse button and cyclon on right) when you take point in Call to Arms to make it an instant skill.

Focuse on reaching 1000str as soon as possibile with The Baron, as this provides huge BOOT to sur vi (and 2 more zombie)

Gear i'm using at this moment:

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I looked up your pob and you have a lethal pride? What does it give you? Strength mods? Or can I switch the lethal pride for a third Efficient Training around witch?

My lethal pride isn't anything special - 5% increased strength and around 50-55 flat strength (+20 from big node, and +2/+4 from allocated small nodes) :)

3rd efficient training isn't a bad idea, but remember that you are constantly lossing Int with them - watch out for your blue gems to not get too low int. Also, it will provide you with +30str (and % increase). But on other character i was using 3x Efficient Training as each timeless i try to get, was terrible bad :(

Can people please share their level 75+ passive skill tree? The guide more or less ends in the mid 70's for the skill tree. Would love to see where others have spent their points.


Also, can anyone explain why I'm still limited to only 3 spectres? Baron helm with level 23 raise spectre gem.

Thanks!

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deviantek 님이 작성:

Can people please share their level 75+ passive skill tree? The guide more or less ends in the mid 70's for the skill tree. Would love to see where others have spent their points.


Also, can anyone explain why I'm still limited to only 3 spectres? Baron helm with level 23 raise spectre gem.

Thanks!

Your profile shows a level 20 spectre gem. Ascendency gives it +2, helm gives another +2. So you have level 24 raise spectre basically. Needs to be level 25 for another spectre.

hello_how are you manage the dexterity with bow build?

First time Zombiemancer here, could use a few tip from you masters.

I'm running SSF and have managed to gather almost all of the basic items (even have Femur, but it's not 6L yet and I'm worried about my resists).

My items are like so:


And my build is pretty basic (yet to anoint my amulet).

https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMDAAHnBLMGSQthDjwRLRQgFE0UcRUnFVAWbxcvGJEaOBv6HNweCB_HJLAl3ycvKpgreCycMZ4y0TWSOlI6xjrhOuk8LUVHR4VKn02sTblN41BHVi5Z81qRXz9i9GO7ZOdmVGaeZ3Fnm2hlaPJqQ2qsa9txsnIPcql2rHyDgKSDX4PMhWCIQIt2jHaMsY6-jxqPRpAzkFWSwZRvm4qboaDmogCkGaZXpqynCKh9qqmqxKyqrj6vbLcxtz68n7zqvk_AZsJsxPbGrsy8z37Tj9P72L3fsONq5FHqGOvu7IPsiu8O8B_yRfPd9zL46_rS_Ev-Cv6B_o8=?accountName=Wilde79&characterName=VammaVilma

Any suggestions what I should improve next?

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Dethdrek 님이 작성:

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deviantek 님이 작성:

Can people please share their level 75+ passive skill tree? The guide more or less ends in the mid 70's for the skill tree. Would love to see where others have spent their points.


Also, can anyone explain why I'm still limited to only 3 spectres? Baron helm with level 23 raise spectre gem.

Thanks!

Your profile shows a level 20 spectre gem. Ascendency gives it +2, helm gives another +2. So you have level 24 raise spectre basically. Needs to be level 25 for another spectre.

Well shoot, I bought the quality level 23 gem, rather than a level* 21 gem like I needed. Come to find out that the level 21 gem costs 150c+... Yeah, guess I'll be stuck with 4 spectres then! lol.

What's the best way to incorporate skeletons in to the build with only a 5-link weapon and chest piece? Tried getting the staff to a 6-L, but went broke doing so.

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deviantek 님이 작성:

What's the best way to incorporate skeletons in to the build with only a 5-link weapon and chest piece? Tried getting the staff to a 6-L, but went broke doing so.

I have used this setup since 3.9 metamorph league, and this is what I do if I really need/want to use the skellies: use a Femurs (better) or a Queen's 6 socketed 5-link weapon. Place the vaal summon skeletons in the unlinked socket. OR, depending on your progression place the skellies together with the summon golem skill gem. You can save a couple of sockets if you don't use a cyclone setup to desecrate+offering, and just manually cast desecrate+offering. You can also drop convocation to save a socket like I do.

So, what I use in a 4L boot/glove are: dread banner+generosity, spirit offering+desecrate

In another 4L boot/gloves are: summon stone golem, minion life, minion damage, withering step. You can replace minion life with the vaal skeletons. You can also replace the minion damage with feeding frenzy if you want the skellies to zoom towards their targets. Instead of withering step (preferred setup), you can use flame dash in certain maps. (This is my preferred setup even if I have a 6L or 5L weapon)

The Baron helm must have your animate guardian (give him proper gear once the skill gem is around level 20) and raise spectre (I start with slave drivers then later change to 2 carnage chiefs + 1 host chieftain), blood magic and either meat shield or minion life (my preference). Naturally, you must try to get your total strength to 1000 asap. (use passive skills, initially use 2 efficient training jewels and 2 brawn, rings, belt, amulet)

Your Geofri armour would have all your auras, plus molten shell. The auras I normally start with are purity of elements (for resist capping) and discipline and the dread banner from the 4L. Later on I will be dropping purity of elements for aspect of avian and flesh and stone for blood stance.

Also, as a somewhat casual player, who has played for 48+ hours so far in this 3.12 heist league, you can be done with Act 10 Oriath by level 62-64 by just zooming towards the actual quest objective and run past all the mobs while your zombies do all the work. You can achieve level 82-84 and 12 challenges so you can get the 3 free helm MTX skins within 48 hours of playtime. You can get most of your end game gear Femurs, Geofri, Baron, Shaper's, Alberon, 2 strength+resist rings, resist+strength belt, strength+death attunement anoited amulet, without ever finding your first exalted orb within that 48 hours. Just be sure to sell on the poe trade site anything you don't need towards your necro zombie build. Also, do those Trials of Ascendancy as you encounter them, get them done as you progress, go to the Aspirant's Plaza and do the Labyrinths as soon as able, so you can pick up those 8 ascendancy skill points as fast as possible.

Once you do have enough currency/exalted orbs, add those empower 3 or 4, enlighten 3 or 4 support gems to the links, add thread of hope, and other minion damage related jewels, upgrade your weapon to a minion bow and quiver setup (spend at least 5-7 exa)....keep investing in your build's survivability and damage...use that currency!

It will be more painful to die and lose 10% experience once you are over level 92...which is probably the limit of the Femurs basic/starter weapon build.


Anyway, the big question for me is how much to time to spend on the actual heists (which is a lot more fun for me but contributes a lot less towards completing the next 12+ challenge rewards) versus the regular Atlas grinding/mapping. I might even just stop playing because I have gotten the 3 free helms I wanted for this league. ...but that's just me...

Good luck.