Start of League Attacks
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Raise Zombie
Freezing Pulse
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Level 4
Frostblink
Summon Raging Spirits + Summon Phantasms
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At level 10
Added Lightning Damage Support + Summon Raging Spirts + Summon Phantasms
Flame Dash
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Level 12
Absolution + Added Lightning Damage + Minion Damage (replaces Summon Raging Spirits)
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Level 16
Herald of Purity
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Level 18
Concentrated Effect Support ( for when you have a 4 link)
Minion Life on Raise Zombie
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Level 24
Determination + Discipline Only run Determination for now
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Level 28
Raise Specter + Animate Guardian these are more to level than to use as they will die a lot.
For Specter's 1 Host Cheftain(Old Fields), 1 Carnage Cheftain(Old Fields), 1 Arena Master (Drox's Portals)
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Level 31 Run Library Quest
Inspiration + Meat Shield+Precision
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Level 38
Should be able to get all the gems needed as soon as you have the sockets.
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Post level 38 Fill in support gems in order, if you can't fit a skill gem in that's ok!
Very Important!
Pre Corpsewalker Boots: Cast When Damage Taken + Desecrate + Bone Offering if you have room add Steelskin.
Minion Level Explaination: +2 is the number of Minion Levels, This can be acheived by +1 to all spell skills and +1 to all minion skills. This is hard to hit and has a very low Weighting. You can always get lucky though!
================================== Why Scion? =============================================
Scion gives us everything we want from Necromancer, while also giving us the Guardian additionally and the potential to get more using Forbidden Flesh/ Forbidden Flame!
If you want to go flesh/flame: Inquisitor for Damage, Pathfinder for utility and Champion for Aura's.
You now want to run Absolution always in the chest, as the helm is a global + to levels. If your minions are dying run res rings for the minions.
=============================== Upgrading Gear/Crafting =====================================
Boots:
Normal Boots + Quicksilver + Orb of Augmentation = Movement Speed 10% also will upgrade Movement speed by 5% if it has the modifier.
Weapon Upgrades:
Magic Wand/Scepter/Rune Dagger + Topaz Ring + Orb of Alteration gives added x Lightning damage to Spells. Rarity of ring effects Tier of mod.
+1 Base, Need X "tagged" gems with at least 40 Quality. Makes a +1 All X Skills Weapon (doesn't work with Minion does work with Lightning)
Ring:
Magic/Rare Ring or Amulet with +x to Chaos Resistance + Orb of Augmentation + Amethyst Flask Reforges with just the chaos resistance roll (iLevel matters)
Unique Item:
60 Unique rings gets you a Loreweave which is a pretty decent chest if you do not want to craft one.
List of all recipes:
https://poedb.tw/us/Vendor_recipe_system
Harvest Crafts to Look for:
Caster= good for Weapons and Hunter Chest (+ level of spell skill gems, minion mods, Additional Curse, Spell Crit on chest.)
Essence of Torment addes Lightning Damage to Spells on weapon which got massively buffed.
Essence of Woe adds % Spell Damage to Weapons.
Essence of Fear adds Wands, Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Sceptres: Minions deal % increased Damage
Essence of Horror for Helmets: Socketed Gems deal 30% more Elemental Damage. This is how to get the best version of helm but can be expensive as you might need to spam to get good rolls. Really want +2 minion and 1 damage modifier using Elder or Shaper or a combined helm.
====================== Swap from Melee to Skelly Mages =========================================
You need the Dead Reckoning Cobalt Jewel which can be acquired via trade or corrupting Cobalt Jewels.
Skelly Mages have far better clear speed which balances very well with the boss damage from Absolution.
=================If Damage Seems Low/If Survivability Seems Low=====================================
Minion Wiki Page:
https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Minion Minion's are complex interaction wise, so really good idea to check the resources listed in the wiki if you are having issues.
I would wait till maps for Animate Guardian but you want to level it up so it doesn't die when you add it in the lineup. Use cheap unique at first like Leercast, Dying Breath, Southbound, Victario's Flight and Cloak of Tawm'r Isley
Before using Kingmaker (Vendor: Soul Taker, Heartbreaker and an Orb of Fusing "Corrupted items can not be used".) and more Expensive Items like influenced chests on Animate Guardian you want to get the Divergent Version
for the added life (40%) and get it level 19 +
Damage: Check your weapon has at least 2 of the following, Minion Damage, Minion Cast Speed, +1 Added Minion Spell Skill Gems, +1 to all Spell Skill Gems, Added Lightning Damage to Spells, % Increased Spell Damage.
Survivability: You can always run Determination or Grace.Make sure resistances are capped, look at Tank chest options like the Brass Dome. Check the High Investment category in the gear section,
start trying to get appropriate base Items and work towards crafting the gear, I suggest Harvest crafting as it doesn't deplete your currency pool.
http://www.craftofexile.com is a great resource for crafting any item, I really like the Emulator section as you can import your item or start from scratch to test with.
Aegis Aurora will likely be more expensive than a % life gain on block or a % ES gain on block shield early in the league. If you cannot afford Aegis Aurora; get one of the other on block effects before taking Glancing Blows.
Wand/Dagger Rolls:Look for all Minion/spell gem levels > Lightning Damage to Spells > Minion modifiers > Trigger Socketed Gems > %Lightning/Spell Damage > Cast Speed
For rings, try to get a Conductivity ring, Bone Rings give lots of minion survivability try to utilize them when you can.
Hunter Chest with Flat and Maximum Life and Increased effect of Offerings is great for survival. This is an alternative Endgame chest if you want more tank and less damage.
Note: Need to add in Lightning Penatration to your support gems over Spell Echo
Tailwind/Elusive boots are nice however not at all needed.
Unique Items to look for: Fleshcrafter, (Rare Global) Corpsewalker Boots (Uncommon Global), Aegis Aurora (Very Rare Global), and Darkness Enthroned(Abyss Common).
While Leveling: Sidhebreath, The Jinxed Juju, Bloodbond, Cloak of Tawm'r Isley, Rotting Legion, Bones of Ullr, Aukuna's Will, Triad Grip, Command of the Pit, Wraithlord, Skullhead, Midnight Bargain, Clayshaper, and Matua Tupuna.
================================= Flasks ================================================
You want + % Armour, +% Evasion, Remove Bleeding, Remove Curse (This can also be % based because of Guardian) and movement speed on your flask suffixes.
You want 1 Eternal Life Flask, 4 utility flasks.
For the Utility you can either go
Damage + Defense: Basalt, Granite, Sulphur and Silver
Heavy Resistance: Ruby, Topaz, Saphire and Amethyst.
Defense + Speed: Basalt, Granite, Silver and Quicksilver
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