Summoner Minions die so fast ...

Hey, I am lvl 30 right now and I noticed, that it is quite ahrd to level, because my minios die so fast.

I have Skeletons and Zombies with Minion life gem and minion dmg. Normally I ahve 5 Zombies, 7 Skeleton and 1 Spectre summoned. After 2 mobs I have ... 1 Zombie?!

My Zombies have 418 life, (I have 425 Oo)

Can anybody tell me how I "make" my minions better? I also use the curse that reduces dmg by 25% ... still the problem.


So my final question: Can anybody give me tips on how to make my zombies/skeletons better? I dont own a spell totem yet :(

Thank you very much

Summoner build is more of a mid-late to late game build.

Your skeles and zombies will be very tanky later on

I think am at lvl 18 gem for skele and zombies. Zombies has 15500 hp and skeles have like 4032 hp.

Giving your summons purity vitality and determination(somewhat) aura helps a lot

It will get better, just imagine 4x lvl 77 flame sentinel spectre 6-linked. Am sure that is the definition of annihilation.

If you need a spell totem, just add me I have plenty

Oh, yeah forgot ^^ I use the mana regen aura *forgot that name* ^^ and Hatred for my Minions ..

Then I think it is just a matter of waiting and hoping that it gets better soon xD


Ty for your offer. It would be awesome :D


EDIT: Same name ingame?
EDIT2: Lol, it is your guide I am using ... awesome x)
EDIT3: Another question, is a summoner build very gear dependent? I mean you are not the guy attack them in meele range, so I guess it is not?!

And, I have like 3XX mana and if I activate my auras I just have 80 or so, is there a way to change that without deactivating the auras? Sorry, my first char ^^

i would drop hatred, it scales off your own physical damage which is very low as a summoner.

my ign is BRAINSSSS I should be on right now

Minions are fairly weak in the early levels as much as I have heard. It will get better Later on.
You may think that all builds are strong at some point. Some are stronger early on, the others later.

What I found pretty useful is to get an item that adds a level to minions. It will boost the life and damage of your minions quite nicely. I think you should try that. My summoner is level 34 and My zombies have over 1000hp with the added level.

One other thing is, I think you have skipped some minion life nodes. You should link your skill tree here to be sure. In my opinion minions need the life nodes more than the damage nodes.

I follow this build ^^



This is my situation atm

Get some method of healing your minions and you'll be much happier. Vitality works nicely in the long haul, right now though your minions have fairly low life so I would suggest some Animation potions. Get yourself a flask, quality it to 20, and just start rolling transmute orbs for a bit and you'll get some. Won't take too long.

Samples:

I started using instant pots. When you take that huge chunk of damage your gonna want them.



Also don't forget about the rejuvenation totem. Placing one down can heal your army while your fighting or looking at your inventory or w/e

Over leveling your content will also help a lot, but at the very least, try to be the same level as the content. Your minions will take less damage and be more effective, not to mention your own survivability will increase.



In addition, I put my skeletons on a totem at 31 (the soonest you can use spell totem). If you can pair this with faster casting, you will get skeletons out fast, and often. It will also free you up to cast curses, raise zombies, and 'manage' the fights better.

Yes, the summoner is extremely weak at the low levels.
But this build gains incredible power on 50+, when all minion passives taken and zombies are in helmet with +2 minion level.
I recommend you to use Vitality and maybe Rejuvenation totem (personally i prefer this kind of totem, casting my skeletons by myself) - this combo really helps your minion a lot.