[3.18] Cold Conversion Summoner Limit Testing (Tanky Low Budget version)

__________________3.18 Upgrade Paths (Low Budget)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.) Start looking for a proper Skin of the Lords body armour. (Estimated cost ~60 chaos) Acceptable Colors include: 3Blue, 3Red (Carrion, Skeleton, Minion Damage, Multistrike, Melee Physical Damage, Melee Splash) 3Blue, 2Red, 1Green (Carrion, Skeleton, Minion Damage, Multistrike, Melee Splash, Hypothermia) 4Blue, 2Red (Carrion, Skeleton, Minion Damage, Predator, Multistrike, Melee Splash) Keystone Noteable doesn't matter, just make sure you don't get one that bricks the build. Non-useable Keystones include: - Supreme Ego - Blood Magic - Chaos Inoculation - Eternal Youth - Mind Over Matter - Minion Instability - The Agnostic - Vaal Pact - Zealots Oath 2.) Get a Ashes of the Stars (Estimated cost ~50 chaos, much more expensive during league start) There's a large chance that you might be under resistance cap when you get this amulet. Fix resistance issues through getting rare item upgrades. (Anoint Charisma) 3.) Either craft or buy a Convoking Wand upgrade. Make sure it has +1 to either spell skill or minion skills, ~50% increased minion damage and an empty suffix slot to craft trigger. Other beneficial mods are minion attackspeed, minion movement speed or resistances. (Estimated cost ~1 exalted orb) 4.) Get a proper well stated helm upgrade like the one I'm using in the guide. You're looking for +3 levels, either minion damage or Hypothermia, high life and alot of resistances. (Estimated cost ~1 exalted orb) 5.) Buy a Anomalous Animate Guardian Gem (Assuming your Hungry Loop is completed with the correct gems in it) (Estimated cost ~30 chaos) Start leveling it to 20/20. 6.) Try to get general rares (Ring, Boots, Belt) with stats close to the ones I'm using in this guide. 7.) Get a medium ring Thread of Hope (Try to get as low -res as possible) 8.) Buy a Large Cluster Jewel. (Estimated cost ~30 chaos for 9 pointer) If you want to, you can selfcraft an 8-point base with Harvest using Reforge crit) 9.) Buy a medium cluster (4 or 5 point) with Blessed Rebirth and Life From Death (Estimated cost, 60 chaos orb) 10.) Buy small cluster with Enduring Composure (Estimated cost ~3 chaos) 11.) Fix all skill and Support Gems: This includes buying Awakened Minion Damage and Awakened Melee Physical (Buy lvl3 gems if possible to instnatly get level 5 bonus) Also get Divergent Flesh Offering, Divergent Hypothermia, Anomalous Convocation Also make sure to clean up all your gems and get 20% quality on all of them if you haven't already. Either do this buy using the GCP and gem recipe or just buy 1/20 gems and level them from scratch to save money. 12.) By this point, your Hungry Loop should be complete and we're ready to setup the Animate Guardian. Buy all required gear for the Animate Guardian (Kingmaker, Inpulsa, Legacy of Fury, Gravebind, Rare helm with -9% cold resistance) The AG is EXTREMELY powerful and will make a massive difference to the build. 13.) If you haven't already, fix your flasks and get versions similar to the ones I'm using. __________________Estimated Cost of Items______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Item costs are based on Item prices at the end of 3.17 league. Prices of these item may be either more expensive or cheaper during a league start scenario. (Chaos to Exalted Orb Exchange ration: 1 Exalted = 150 chaos) Gear: Helm: 1 exalted orb Chest: 50 chaos (Keystone doesn't matter) Weapon: 1 exalted orb Shield: 1 chaos Gloves 20 chaos Boots: 50 chaos Belt: 40 chaos Amulet: 50 chaos Ring1: 1 chaos Ring2: 30 chaos Total Gear Cost: 542 Chaos Orbs (3.6 exalted orbs) Cluster Jewels: Large Cluster: 30 chaos Medium Cluster: 60 chaos Small Cluster: 15 chaos The Front Line: 2 chaos Total Clusters Cost: 117 chaos orbs (0.8 ex) Other Jewels: Anima Stone: 20 chaos Primordial Might: 10 chaos Primordial Eminence(x3): 10 chaos Thread of Hope(Medium): 10 chaos Total Jewel Cost: 50 Chaos Orbs Skill Gems: 21/0 Raise Spectre: 40 chaos 21/0 Carrion Golem: 3 chaos 21/0 Vaal Summon Skeleton: 15 chaos 20/20 Anomalous AG: 20 chaos Divergent Flesh Offering: 15 chaos Awakened Melee Phys: ~50 chaos Awakened Minion Damage(x2): 200 chaos Awakened Melee Splash(x2): 10 chaos Total Skill Gem Cost: 353 Chaos Orbs (2.3 ex) Total Cost: 1062 Chaos or 7.1 Exalted Orbs