[2.0]Rathik's NEWBIE FRIENDLY FUN&CHEAP FARMER, DPS Summoner. High AOE DMG, SURVIVAL."The Matriarch"

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the_Arkain wrote:

thanks for the help

@kompaniet

1. no, it was only a thought because my minions died so fast in sceptre of gods, i wasn´t get used of it. All other 67er Maps are "no problem" only this 64er. Maybe to much chaos damage.

2. The damage of MI, like friendly fire between the minions.

3. Would it be better to get a +2 Minionlevel gem for the chest instead of the helmet for better zombies? Specialy if the TS prefer the zombies instead of the spectre?

4. Ah, ok. No, at the moment it is ok for me.

My gear and the gems are not really at the end.. more at the beginning. I am now Level 74.. i have much to do/find.

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Crusty wrote:

I read this guide but I don't completely understand which tree I should use to start of as summoner witch. Currently I have this as built.

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYxFQFLAXUBzcO-FMLVcra9ttGXNTfRh_xoIei3qTJ5uhoqOnK6yYu9a_l8BUwcXB88NtyT3i9-aB7BjsivIe99c=

I want this character to be able to survive in hardcore mode and I want it to be able to farm. Leveling comes along as I farm I guess.

Can you please link me which built I should use for it? Cause your advice has multiple choices and i'm pretty confused about which one to use since I'm like 1 week new to this game.

Thank you.

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Rathik2 wrote:

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Crusty wrote:

I read this guide but I don't completely understand which tree I should use to start of as summoner witch. Currently I have this as built.

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYxFQFLAXUBzcO-FMLVcra9ttGXNTfRh_xoIei3qTJ5uhoqOnK6yYu9a_l8BUwcXB88NtyT3i9-aB7BjsivIe99c=

I want this character to be able to survive in hardcore mode and I want it to be able to farm. Leveling comes along as I farm I guess.

Can you please link me which built I should use for it? Cause your advice has multiple choices and i'm pretty confused about which one to use since I'm like 1 week new to this game.

Thank you.

Leveling -> Life DPS build -> CI transition

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Crusty wrote:

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Rathik2 wrote:

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Crusty wrote:

I read this guide but I don't completely understand which tree I should use to start of as summoner witch. Currently I have this as built.

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYxFQFLAXUBzcO-FMLVcra9ttGXNTfRh_xoIei3qTJ5uhoqOnK6yYu9a_l8BUwcXB88NtyT3i9-aB7BjsivIe99c=

I want this character to be able to survive in hardcore mode and I want it to be able to farm. Leveling comes along as I farm I guess.

Can you please link me which built I should use for it? Cause your advice has multiple choices and i'm pretty confused about which one to use since I'm like 1 week new to this game.

Thank you.

Leveling -> Life DPS build -> CI transition

Aah mannn... I messed it up big time then. Any advice how I should solve this?
I have 4 respec points. Should I use them and where exactly? And which shall I level next I got 2 skill points waiting to be put in skills.

Can ya please help me out m8?

This is how it went wrong.

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYxFQFLAXUBzcO-FI50wtVytr220Zc1N9GH_Ggh6LepMnm6Gio6crrJi71r-XwFTBxcHzw23JPeL35oHsGOyK8h731w==

Thx already for the guidelines.

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Crusty wrote:

I'm into fixin... definitly into fixin...

I started to built more hp now. I can now aim on getting the skills from the lvling guide witch section and as I go along there will be a slight difference I guess but the good thing bout it, I think, is that I have to use less regrets in endgame,... right ?

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Monti_Jones wrote:

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Crusty wrote:

I'm into fixin... definitly into fixin...

I started to built more hp now. I can now aim on getting the skills from the lvling guide witch section and as I go along there will be a slight difference I guess but the good thing bout it, I think, is that I have to use less regrets in endgame,... right ?

well if you want to "fix" your tree i can tell you that it isn't completely broken at all, but it will be a major hassle to continue your path like this.
i myself leveled this way, completely ignoring life nodes and learned some things from it:

1. don't do it again if you treasure your time. it takes you way longer to get through all the content because you have to play extremely careful so you don't die every second instant.
2. minions don't like aoe spells at all. learned this the hard way several times...
3. positioning. due to being squishy the entirety of the story content you will learn the hard way were to stand, when to cast and when to get the hell out of the room full of enemies.
4. enemy variety. you will learn, again, the hard way, what mobs are dangerous for your minions, are dangerous because they are ignoring your minions and hitting you directly, are dangerous over all because they wreck everything on the screen.

so what will help you survive as a full on summoner early on, even though you are ignoring life nodes?

1. summon skeleton. i found this to be the number 1 spell to get the attention away from you while dealing a bit damage. they don't need corpses for summoning, you can bring out quite a few of them at the same time, you can place them directly where you want them to fight and don't need to guide them with other spells. you can surround single enemies with skellies to lock them in place, you can draw a line of skellies to wall off parts of map and keep mobs at bay. over all a wonderfully versatile spell, if used properly. the damage they do is quite pitiful but you can support them with some damaging spell from the back line while they chew away at the mobs. i used firestorm for this back then, flameblast seems the go-to spell nowadays but in the end anything that deals damage from a distance will help your clear speed.
2. minion instability. the most important node damage wise all through normal and cruel difficulty. your minions will be squishy, that is a fact, so why not use that to your advantage. especially skeletons become exponentially better when they don't vanish into thin air but go out with a bang then they die.
3. mana. the more mana you have the more you can cast (captain obvious at duty here ;/ ). that is especially important when casting squishy skeletons that explode when near death. when you have clarity equipped and taken the mana cluster right in the middle of the tree (below the double curse) you should be able to cast skellies non stop, even when supported by faster casting which is a huge bonus while facing hard hitting bosses or rares.
4. enfeeble. enemies deal less damage, you stay alive easier. do i really have to elaborate?
5. discipline. this aura helped me out immensely. with that discipline on, i could keep zombies alive for longer than 2 seconds for the first time, while it gave myself a nice boost in ES.
6. luck. finding gear for leveling like this is pure luck. you will not have enough money this early in the game to afford nice gear and it would be a waste of orbs to do so every new act or 2. pray to the RNGsus and don't get discouraged.

please keep in mind that i did this before 1.06 came out so i have no idea how the new nodes or raging spirit change anything of the above and it maybe is easier now to get trough all the content using a different setup, but this is how it worked for me and how it should still work.
be also advised that there will be some enemies you will not be able to kill. prime example is dominus. he will just rip you apart along with your minions, so get help when facing the hardest parts of the story content.

good luck on your journey, it will be a long and hard one.