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Jan 2 2018 10:52am
Hello all. I did yet again what I always do with PoE builds. I do a little looking around, find a build that I want to try out, and proceed to go totally off the rails because even with minimal knowledge of the game, I feel like I make better decisions than the people that write build guides. And as you've guessed it, I am horribly wrong.

My original plan was to go Spectre's, but I decided I like Summon Skeletons, so I'm naturally running Summon Skeletons, Zombies, Spectres, Chaos Golem, and of course, Vaal Summon Skeletons.

I know my gear is terrible, right now my budget is 33c (What I have in Abyss League).

Pastebin / PoB Link - https://pastebin.com/KWBswHc5

I guess my initial question is, where would I benefit the most in attempting to salvage my build? (Gear, Tree, Gems, Other) FYI, my next step is to do Merciless Lab, where I plan on getting Beacon of Corruption.

I have another very noob question, but I don't know the answer. Can I link gems like "Added Fire Damage" to my Skeletons/Zombies/etc., for them to deal more damage? Or am I stuck with just the few support gems that specifically mention minions?
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Jan 2 2018 11:01am
Summoners are trash.
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Jan 2 2018 11:27am
fell asleep at work reading this, gg your shit build got me fired
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Jan 2 2018 11:31am
i cant help with summoner builds, but heres a hug :hug: !
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Jan 2 2018 11:38am
just make a WM/TV spectre build from it, you can still melt all content and it costs less than 10c to make.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1971585

This post was edited by Caulder10 on Jan 2 2018 11:38am
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Jan 2 2018 01:02pm
i started with poets pen summoner and its crazy good, just boring
check it if you want
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Jan 6 2018 05:37am
Since everyone in this thread seems to be an asshole for no reason I'll give you some tips. For starters Skeletons are probably the weakest summons as a starter build, you have to invest heavily into specialized gear such as Queens Escape and a Skeleton lab enchant to be decent. Even then they just don't compete with proper Spectre and Golem builds. As for your question regarding added fire, yes they can support minions but honestly unless you're building around a 6L Zombie build it's more useful to 4L Zombies with defensive supports (Minion Life, Fortify, Minion Res). As per your tree I've made some improvement using the same amount of points you currently have allocated due to pathing. https://pastebin.com/DTu0vf35 gives you more life, 2 extra jewel slots and a little bit more mana regen to compensate for the 'reduced mana' nodes you were pathing into. Once you get some better rings/amulet you can drop the +30 dex node. I've removed 20% minion life for now, it's not needed and neither is the minion leech unless you're playing other minions. If you want to continue playing Skeletons/Zombies you should also switch to Hatred aura and drop Arctic Armor for Purity of Elements, capping your resistance as well as your Zombies resistance will be much better. Hatred will also give you more overall DPS in your current setup. You can stick with this build until you can no longer progress or you can switch to something like Caulder10 posted which is much more efficient for the time being and a lot cheaper, it comes down to your playstyle or what you're having fun with.

I play summoner every league, feel free to pm me any other questions or don't hesitate to look up other builds elsewhere, there's no shame in it.
Currently I'm playing hybrid Stone Golems/Spectres (1 Wickerman and 2 Tukohama's Vanguard) which is pretty fun and destroys everything in the game. Here's the pb if you want to check it out, though my gear is rather pricey but there are budget versions available. https://pastebin.com/dTKAsGsc
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Jan 6 2018 06:27am
I have played this summoner build for the past 2 leagues and although it was nerfed this league it still melts endgame.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1971585

You can do shaper on a 5l and the only items that are required are fairly cheap and easy to obtain. It's not the fastest play style but what i like is you can run any map no matter what the mods. I actively look for hard T16 maps and buy them for better returns knowing that i can pretty much run anything. Its also a decent hardcore build due to the high defenses.

Good luck :)

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Jan 6 2018 06:37am
Quote (eggson @ 2 Jan 2018 19:27)
fell asleep at work reading this, gg your shit build got me fired


rofl
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Jan 6 2018 07:15am
you need the death reconing jewel, that turns your skellie into skellie mages
added firedamage works on zombies and other minions, not always the best


heartbound loop ring turns your gems into 1 66.6link



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyRJ6WeihaA
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