[2.1 Ghazzy - Summoner Guides] Low Budget Builds

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Erych wrote:

Yo! Ghazzy

Up to what map levels can this build do? :D TIA

All maps, with some caution vs certain known, dangerous bosses such as Malachai.

Another Question :D

is 2.6k life(1162 if discipline is reserved on BM) | 4k ES good enough? Still level 77

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Erych wrote:

Another Question :D

is 2.6k life(1162 if discipline is reserved on BM) | 4k ES good enough? Still level 77

Hey,

That sounds reasonable, yes. :)

Hey, is PoH really better than +1/+2 staff with cast speed, blood magic mod and less dmg from dmg over time mod? It seems the latter is more popular, was just wondering what you think about it. Im about ready to get either of them, and PoH is cheaper.

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CrazylikE wrote:

Hey, is PoH really better than +1/+2 staff with cast speed, blood magic mod and less dmg from dmg over time mod? It seems the latter is more popular, was just wondering what you think about it. Im about ready to get either of them, and PoH is cheaper.

I have not done calculations on the Blood Magic mod setup, however i am personally not a big fan for that type of usage :)

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Ghazzy wrote:

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CrazylikE wrote:

Hey, is PoH really better than +1/+2 staff with cast speed, blood magic mod and less dmg from dmg over time mod? It seems the latter is more popular, was just wondering what you think about it. Im about ready to get either of them, and PoH is cheaper.

I have not done calculations on the Blood Magic mod setup, however i am personally not a big fan for that type of usage :)

Alright :) Well, I am assuming PoH is more than enough anyway, im guessing using the Blood Magic mod would change the entire setup with auras in mind etc so im just gonna get a PoH to make my life easier :) I am way too lazy to calculate and stuff, I just want something that works :)

Very nice guide btw, I never equipped a SRS gem before and now I am already in love with it at lvl 61.

Hi Ghazzy!
Loving the build and been chatting with you on your stream chat.
1. I'm looking for advice on gear and what I need to upgrade next.

2. Spectres are reaaally hard to maintain, they keep dying :(. Maybe I just need higher lvl gems but still.. I still have the possibility to link spectres with something, do you know if any support gem can help me with this?
Edit: I take this back, been running maps with less stuff like desecrated gound etc and now my spectres have no trouble surviving.
Are there any map mods you recommend / dislike?

3. Also, I can't equip Haste aura yet, but I guess I just need to get the maximum mana nodes from "dreamer" node.
Edit: After getting the rest of aura nodes I can finally run all auras.

4. In merciless my resistances are:
Fire: 75 (98%)
Cold: 75 (94%)
Lightning: 75 (76%)
Chaos: 60 (60)
Are these resists enough? Do you recommend 75+ chaos? Or maybe I need more of the others to counter ele weakness etc in maps?

I plan to map and run atziri (never done atziri before). Atziri maybe at lvl 85-90.
Currently at lvl 78.


Gear:


Passives:

Thank you again for the great build! :)

Edit:
Some things I have discovered that I did not know before and that could be good to know for noobs:
1. Flesh offering duration is increased by using it on large groups of corpses, incredibly useful to know as it can last for +10sec.
2. 2x Vaal Haste is soooo much fun when leveling in maps.
3. Mountain Ledge map is an awesome map for speed running
4. Crypt map spawns defilers with elemental weakness mods, also map mods with "Inhabited by Undead" = tons of defilers.
5. Flasks that heal your minions can be great while leveling but completely useless at higher levels, your flask will not even heal 1% of your minions HP.
6. Problem with mobs/totems with the "Allies can't be killed" mod since your minons won't attack the mob/totem with the mod? Quartz flasks are great to use to run up to the mob/totem, spam SRS and run away again. Can be risky though.
Maybe the spirits can be controlled to target the totem? I am not sure.

Sorry for the wall of text!

Heya Ghazzy,

im playing the 6 keystone summ in tempest atm and have a question,

Do you think Mon'tregul's Grasp and Vis Mortis would work for this build?

At what lvl minimum would you start farming Atziri? I think my gear is getting there now, actually im not sure I want to upgrade anything until I can afford a shavs (if that ever happens).

Gear:


lvl 68
2491 life (428 reserved), 3571 es, 103/126/100/63 resists, 104 mana reg, 44 life reg, 785 es re.

This is the first time I play this build, and I have never farmed Atziri, killed her like 3 times total with suicide tactics just to kill her. So I am not sure what it takes to kill her reliably. Any tip appreciated :) Only running Hatred, Clarity(BM) and Disc right now, do I need to get more mana nodes for Haste first maybe?

Hey Ghazzy,

After some time away from PoE (got bored when I didn't have access to the beta) I found your guide when I started up again, and currently have a level 78 Scion in Warbands running a slightly modified form of your low cost Pure SRS build. It's been tons of fun so far, thanks very much!

I have two questions for you at the moment:

1) You have Culling Strike listed as the 5th gem for SRS, but I have been under the impression that CS is only really useful for MF, since it only adds a max of 10% damage. Is this a special choice for Atziri (who I have not fought yet), or is there something else I'm missing here?

2) For spectres you've recommended the Defilers, and I was wondering why you wouldn't go with Ash Prophets (from the Crematorium) or even Death Bishops (from the Catacombs). Both areas are higher level, and with the Crematorium you can waypoint in, Desecrate, get your spectres, and get out again. Since we're dealing mostly fire and cold damage, I assume Flammability or Frostbite would be as good or better than Elemental Weakness--is it just that dropping both resistances is better than a bigger drop in either one would be? If so, is it enough to make up for the reduced survivability of the lower level spectres?

Thanks for your reply, and for your appearance on State of Exile yesterday. I'm going to have to check out your stream to see this low-cost chaos damage build you mentioned!

Cheers,

CanuckMonkey