Minion Speed VS Faster Attack?

Hi, I'm a summoner trying to figure out if I should be using, Minion Speed or Faster Attack. I understand that Minion Speed allows my minions to move towards the target faster and Faster Attack will allow my minions to attack more quickly when the monsters are within hitting distance. If you have to choose one, which is the better route to go?

None. links you need are:

multistrike - melee physical - melee splash - zombie gem - empower - added fire. All will better, since you will be running haste, and getting 20% ias from the tree (at least I hope) meaning faster attacks has less use, because it stacks with increased, while all other gems I mentioned are multiplicative in one way or another. if anything, minion damage is even more efficient then faster attacks.

Thank you for the informative reply. Yes, I'm using haste but I want my minions to be faster. Where can I read about these type of calculations in greater detail?

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NecromancerX wrote:

Thank you for the informative reply. Yes, I'm using haste but I want my minions to be faster. Where can I read about these type of calculations in greater detail?

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Path_of_Exile_Wiki

EDIT: and on other summoner builds. just scroll down a bit and skip 1 or 2 pages and you ll see the most profound ones

If you have dilemma between Minions Speed vs Faster Attacks, go for Faster Attacks, no doubt.
You can also consider Minion Damage and Add Fire Damage. All three gems are great for zombies, however its not easy to choose best one. All depends of your gear and play style.
If you go for 6L Zombies, 4 gems are must: Raise Zombie, Empower, Multistrike, Melee Physical Damage. You have two sockets left to fill, lets list posibilities with thier advantages and disadvantages:

Added Fire Damage + Melee Splash
- Best setup for AoE. Provide 5-6% more AoE DPS than Faster Attack/Minion Damage.
- You can't boost zombies Single Target DPS by swaping Melee Splash for other support gem, as there is no more viable red gems. It's very usefull trick for high level maps / Apex bosses.

I personally don't recommend this setup.


Faster Attacks + Melee Splash
- 5-6% less AoE than above setup but 26% higher Single Target AoE when changing Melee splash to Add Fire Damage.

Minion Damage + Melee Splash
- AoE DPS in pair with Faster Attacks
- Single Target DPS higher by 4-5% than with Faster Attacks (when changing Splash to Add Fire)
- Possibility to change it to Increased Rarity or Minion Life when needed.
- Big disadvantages it that once you start using gear with +% Minion Damage mods, like Midnight Bargain, Sidbereth or corrupted helmet/amulets it loosing in power and falling behind Faster Attacks.