Can zombies use multistrike?

I built a quick spreadsheet to calculate the optimum damage gems for zombies.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgO3o5tpjDzcdEs0QVBrVUtHMUh6bEh2YV9vQlRvRGc#gid=0

Assuming a reasonable 150% damage from your gear and tree passives, and assuming you want to have Melee Splash on, here are the values I got for each gem combination between Multistrike, Faster Attacks, Minion Damage and Melee Physical Damage(all gems at 0% quality):

Just Melee Splash: 258%

Melee Splash + 1:
Multistrike -> 405%
Melee Phys Dmg -> 384%
Faster Attacks -> 371%
Minion Damage -> 323%

Melee Splash +2:
MS + MPD -> 604%
MS + FA -> 583%
FA + MPD -> 553%
MS + MD -> 491%
MD + MPD -> 481%
FA + MD -> 464%


Here are the numbers with 20% quality gems:

Just Melee Splash: 258%

Melee Splash + 1:
Multistrike -> 416%
Melee Phys Dmg -> 397%
Faster Attacks -> 397%
Minion Damage -> 335%

Melee Splash +2:
MS + FA -> 641%
MS + MPD -> 637%
FA + MPD -> 611%
MS + MD -> 519%
FA + MD -> 516%
MD + MPD -> 512%


Getting more "increased physical damage" from gear devalues MS until FA + MPD become better, but generally, FA, MPD and MS are all gems you could socket with close enough results.

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leighferon wrote:

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Zelpo wrote:

Due to all the +10% minion life nodes before the +1 zombie nodes, I forgo the minion life gem. On a 4L I've been using zombie, splash, multi, faster attacks. Once I can sustain an additional aura then it'll be haste = wreckin' it

haste on pure summoner should be no1 priority.
no need for faster att use blind.
if u are near minion instability skelli spam is one of the easiest ways to farm kole merci.

Hatred > Haste
36% extra cold damage vs 16% attack speed.
Also haste needs a shit load of DEX to run as.

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jdilly23 wrote:

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I'd say multistrike is effective only if combined with faster attacks, since MS is a speed multiplier.

In my tests enemies mostly just slowly ambled out of range though, so it wasn't worth it. Multistriking skeletons made a much more noticeably positive difference.

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Warzone129 wrote:

Yes they can but do ur self a favor and don't attach mutlistrike to ur zombies. If u want a red coloured support for ur zombies use melee splash. Its way more effective at taking down packs of mobs and gives more single target dmg when u lvl it as well. Multi is not as good because they attack so slow the follow up attacks don't land because the target is out of range most of the time.

THIS

removed multistrike yesterday... hit 2 and 3 don't always land
Trying to experiment with splash as well.

Now you might say: But why splash bosses???
Then say to yourself, how long do your minions last against piety?

I use them as decoy anyway against bosses or to explode in bosses faces