Help! My zombies are dying!

Hi There

Minion Arc build

I have a 5L Zombie chest

Zombies have

156% dmg
116% maximum life%
3% life leech
34% res
33% movement speed

(passives + gems)

7 zombies

I'm Lvl 48 Templar and they die to any minor boss or Master challenge.
Why is this? Do I need Aegis to make them survive? There are 5 or 6 more minion nodes to take.

Any advice most depreciated.

:(

TY

During levelling zombies can be squishy. When you get to 52+ you can try moving your zombies into a +2 helmet for more health. Also q on the gem helps alot. Besides that, some bosses are just crazy AoE dmg wise. And will kill your zombies regardless.

if you can link your tree, maybe I can see if you're missing any nodes. I'm working on a summoner myself atm... foxusing on SRS as main damage.. I had every minion node covered by level 48 and had no problem keeping my zombies alive with the exception of dominus.

I'm also NOT using aegis. I plan on taking minion instability though for my skeleton totem.

If arc is your main source of damage i would highly suggest not using zombies and using a spell totem with summon skeleton instead. the skeletons do a better job keeping mobs off you while you're casting arc... for me at least, zombies with an elemental build would be too much of a hassle because most of your nodes will be focusing on elemental damage instead of minion survivability.

Thanks for the advice.

So I can get all minion nodes in 10 more lvls - does that mean serious Arc dmg is out of the question?
Here is my tree and thanks for the help. MOST appreciated.

https://www.poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgUA-d2LjMCaCarZ_MBmBLOiAPAfaPJFR4hAkDOmrDLRuJOnCNkLKpj6gBVQ6-4o-oLH0_sTbAZJaqzYJDbFHwIyNOTsdhEQWCyc7Ipr2-Fz7SCaO4Kb7DgnL5BVGjiYrQQHg9tVxjpY-ehBh7c-_grYvQ==

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgUA-d2LjMCaCarZ_MBmBLOiAPAfaPJFR4hAkDOmrDLRuJOnCNkLKpj6gBVQ6-4o-oLH0_sTbAZJaqzYJDbFHwIyNOTsdhEQWCyc7Ipr2-Fz7SCaO4Kb7DgnL5BVGjiYrQQHg9tVxjpY-ehBh7c-_grYvQ==


I know there are more nodes (pure minion) are there any others I need and should I be using auras to protect minions?

I'm keeping my eye out for a +2 helm.

TYVM

Is Discipline any good - gives me and minions energy shield.

Turnip

LL is not really relevant for zombies, that means i havent seen any difference with leech or not.

Lifereg is relevant for Minions.

Really usefull is, if you can Spam Minion-Heal Potions, optimal with instant recovery.

Also usefull is http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Springleaf for Minions.

Discipline is not usefull, use Vitality Aura with Generosity for 2% lifereg.

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Fumina wrote:

LL is not really relevant for zombies, that means i havent seen any difference with leech or not.

Lifereg is relevant for Minions.

Really usefull is, if you can Spam Minion-Heal Potions, optimal with instant recovery.

Also usefull is http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Springleaf for Minions.

Discipline is not usefull, use Vitality Aura with Generosity for 2% lifereg.

Hmm not so sure what to think about this. LL is certainly helping at higher levels. Potions on the other hand get worse the better the zombies get. You won't even see their health move at higher levels. Also discipline is great to soak AoE burst dmg.

If Zombies reach 10k life, they can regen 600/s at below 3500 HP, Discipiline can give maybe 1k Shield and the delay is 6 seconds for starting to recharge, in 6 seconds the Zombies could regen 3600 HP, regardless if they can attack a target or not.

The Death Attunement ring at the top of the tree is really good for minion survivability. Just do not get death attunement itself because that is mainly for spectres, so that would be a wasted point if you're not running spectres. The Grave Intentions cluster between the witch and shadow tree is probably out of your reach, so I wouldn't worry about that too much, unless you want to put all of the rest of your points into minions. Every node helps in the long run.

Thanks I'm aiming for Grave intentions.

Quick question I have one Vaal Orb - is it worth using it on my zombie gem? (my gem is normal Q)

Should I get LL support gem for them or just LL nodes?

TY

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Turniphead2 wrote:

Thanks I'm aiming for Grave intentions.

Quick question I have one Vaal Orb - is it worth using it on my zombie gem? (my gem is normal Q)

Should I get LL support gem for them or just LL nodes?

TY

Neh don't use it on the zombie gem. The only zombie gem worth vaaling for is when it's 20/20.

You won't need LL support. LL on the tree isn't that bad. It's good enough.