so am I wasting my money by just using essences of fear spam on this? is there a more optimal strategy? i'm running an animate weapon build, but using my spectres and guardian in helm slot.
thanks for any advice

I like how you don’t state what mods you’re looking for

just general summoner mods man, nothing specific. +3 minions ideally, life, some res, socketed spells supported by min life/dmg.
question is moreso if essence spamming is an efficient method of crafting

Remember that for +3 minions you need ilv 86 helmet.
Essences, chaos spamming etc works.
Maybe fossil crafting?

ah okay , yea it's i100, glad that seems to be a route that works. I still need to look into fossils. thanks for your reply

bone helmet never made me hard, and i play summoner ever char!


lets talk about minions more!

https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Beacon_of_Madness_(Cold_and_Lightning_Resistance)
All Damage inflicts Poison while affected by Glorious Madness



all damage is no damage for summoner?

+3 is really easy to get since it’s the same weighting as other mods on the helmet. They made it easier to get now, but you won’t get the minion life/supported by minion life mod if you’re using that essence

ah, must have overlooked that. really good to know. thank you