General Discussion - Has anyone actually done a good melee summoner yet? - Forum

I have always wanted to do a melee summoner. Leading an army into battle is a pinnacle of badass. I feel this is possible in this age of POE but coming up with a great build seems to be elusive to my mind. But something like a convocation with CWDT and summon skeletons CWS would just make something like this amazing.	Posted by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 3:43:20 AM Quote this Post
There are plenty of Dominating Blow builds out there, won't those do? :)	Posted by Zed_#4491 on Oct 3, 2014, 3:44:51 AM Quote this Post
" Zed_ wrote: There are plenty of Dominating Blow builds out there, won't those do? :) No but dominating blow could be a sub skill for a build like this. I mean don't you want to pull a highlander on atziri?	Posted by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 3:47:18 AM Quote this Post
Wel i have a molten strike cast on crit summon summon raging spirit. If that counts as melee summoner Last edited by DutchWarbandit#0281 on Oct 3, 2014, 3:56:31 AM	Posted by DutchWarbandit#0281 on Oct 3, 2014, 3:55:52 AM Quote this Post
" DutchWarbandit wrote: Wel i have a molten strike cast on crit summon summon raging spirit. If that counts as melee summoner That is evil. I was thinking a tree like this Spoiler https://www.poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgUAqWgPVIp0RHKExBhdogAUTfAfAnEEs4x2TdiePIFv83F8u5BVp4QaOOw4OtidxFj1tzFDY5rPcU1mnsAagKQksIbRFy_60uNqNukWbySqkDOIQKasGmz6gCqY2QunCJ2u2t0VUFNSRZ2a4OvuuJNqrFqRqH3T-4LHKPoTbAZJ-eh82XKprKpZ8xK8EPCvovJahxlsFvxLJ-3Yvf4Ktz5BhzGeplc64fJFNZL-j03jxp4Qfwx9BAcfAjbF2CRVxoPbXyrr5GvbTLM= Have cast when stunned and 3 summon skeletons. Have CWDT convocation flesh offering regen totem. Run discipline vitality and whatever other aura you can. Maybe have dominating blow cast on melee kill summon skeletons (Hopefully it casts summon skeletons on converted minions melee kill so they permeate everywhere XD) Then whatever main skill you want for damage. 2 handed swords by the way. Edit: I forgot about raise zombie lol. Maybe dominating blow can be the main damage skill or a molten strike. Raise zombie is essential. Last edited by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:08:45 AM	Posted by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:04:34 AM Quote this Post
" CharanJaydemyr wrote: I was one of the first meleemancers on Diablo 2 (did it during D2's closed beta, actually), and typically like to try some variant thereof on any game I play that allows it (N/W in GW1, Shadowblade on EQ1, that sort of thing), BUT given that all skills and all passives are available to all classes here, I just don't see the appeal. In fact, I made a post about PoE's distinct lack of class variants long, long ago -- when any class can do the same things as any other class, you actually don't have much room for creative variants within a class, only between them. By Meleemancer I actually mean 'a necromancer class that doesn't summon' but there's always the 'general' variant, which I believe is what you're describing. I never found it particularly handy in an ARPG -- if you're going to summon an army, go all the way and devote yourself to monitoring that army and buffing it. Trying to blend a front-line style with a summoning style, especially in PoE, just doesn't click with me. Not to say I haven't tried it, at least at lower levels. It just seems to be spreading yourself too thin. EDIT: CoC doesn't count -- that's just using a melee/ranged skill to pseudo-cast. :P EDIT 2: Dominating blow isn't really 'summoning', even though it is minion-based. It's a great style but I'm not sure it falls within the definition of 'melee summoner'. Spoiler Polishing point, Zigma: use url tags when linking builds please. :) With trigger gems however its becoming a lot more appealing. Maybe when i get the money ill desighn a unique around this style. I feel alberons warpath,skull head, and chober chaber were meant for this kind of thing. EDIT: My bad on URL thing. Still learning this whole forum thing. Last edited by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:17:11 AM	Posted by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:14:53 AM Quote this Post
Wel just to let you know this is the build im using. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/988362 its realy fun to use and its got alot of dps But good luck on geting a BoR like this. Last edited by DutchWarbandit#0281 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:32:23 AM	Posted by DutchWarbandit#0281 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:20:22 AM Quote this Post
" DutchWarbandit wrote: Wel just to let you know this is the build im using. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/988362 its realy fun to use and its got alot of dps But good luck on geting a BoR like this. Tree wouldn't load for me. But i imagine you drop raging spirits like satan. Also works nicely since support gems for melee attacks also affect raging spirit.	Posted by Zigma999#6504 on Oct 3, 2014, 4:48:20 AM Quote this Post
Yea multistrike, faster attacks and melee physical damage work for srs and molten strike. Thats why molten strike works better then spectral throw for this build Atm i got a attack speed of 9,6 with vaal haste. And with gmp i get 6 fire bals for each attack. So if i get a crit i get around 15-20 spirits each time. Edit: And with this ring i can instant heal my self back. so with 6 firebals 9,6 times a second that are 57 fire bals each second. And they do aoe damage If only 60% of the fire bals hit thats a 900 hp instand life each second. Last edited by DutchWarbandit#0281 on Oct 3, 2014, 5:48:00 AM	Posted by DutchWarbandit#0281 on Oct 3, 2014, 5:41:20 AM Quote this Post
answer to question is yes i use a secret account because i am a politician that doesnt want the NSA to know i play poe.	Posted by DogFaceNoSpace#4931 on Oct 3, 2014, 8:18:15 AM Quote this Post