[2.2.1][Video Guide] Witch Summoner Starting Guide for the Perandus League

Hey everyone. I just finished creating my Summoner's guide for the Perandus league. It isn't an end game guide, but a starters guide and as such outlines the process of leveling your Summoner through Normal and the first half of Cruel. I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8zjch6WDls

I just uploaded a new guide which covers how you get your starting Summoner to an end game summoner.
Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGYZPJKI44k

I have had a few questions regarding this guide on my live stream about how to transition from a starting Summoner to an end game Summoner. I'll publish a new video guide on how to do go from the starting Summoner I have outlined in this guide here, to the "Army of Zoom" Summoner I outlined on the forums here:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1625471

In the meantime, here are a few quick tips to keep in mind as you transition from your beginning Summoner to your end game Summoner.


- For early survivability, you start by grabbing the Energy Shield nodes on the skill tree not the Mana Nodes. You will eventually want to use some refund points to respect into mana regen and mana nodes and grab "Mind of Matter". When you do this is largely a matter of preference and playstyle. For instance, you will be running "Purity of Elements" early in your Summoner's career which eats a lot of your mana pool making "Mind of Matter" less effective. You can certainly grab "Mind of Matter" early, which I recommend you do as it greatly increases your survivability even when running a single aura, but you may want to keep a few ES nodes until you get your "Essence Worm" rings or you are ready to dump a lot of skill points into your mana pool and mana regen.

- Take care when you transition over to "Victario's Charity". It may be tempting to do this as soon as you can as the boost to you and your minions is massive, but you become very squishy without a shield if you don't plan for the transition ahead of time. Have a good 4 or 5 link chest piece ready to go before you make the transition to make up for the loss of blocking. Also keep an eye out for good gloves, a good helm and a good amulet. The end build uses "Essence Worms" and "Negromantic Aegis" which result in a huge loss of stats and you will find yourself struggling to max your resists and getting enough dexterity to run Haste.

- Level up your "Animate Guardian" in your secondary weapon/shield. Keep an eye out for good gear for him as you are levelling. Don't be afraid to buy a few pieces from poe.trade. You want gear with good armour and a lot of life. Also get some resistances to try and get him maxed out when he goes live. Remember that "Victario's Charity" will provide your minions with a healthy amount of lightning resist, including your AG, so you likely won't need to worry about this too much.

That's it for now. More to come in the video guide. Stay tuned.

New guide added to bring your new Summoner, to an end game Summoner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGYZPJKI44k