(Outdated) Necromancer (Witch)
Submitted by Vertraag on March 12, 2013 - 4:50PM EST
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Last Updated: March 15, 2013 - 11:53AM EST
Description
Utilizes zombies, skeletons, spectres, and curses. Similar to the Necromancer in Diablo 2.Suggested Leagues: Default, Hardcore
Passive Skills
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Zombies (put these gems in your +2 minion gems helmet)
Raise Zombie
Minion Damage
Minion Life
Minion Speed
Skeletons
Summon Skeletons
Spell Totem
Minion Damage
Minion Life
Spectres (you can substitute GMP for LMP, and Minion Life for Added Chaos Damage if you want)
Raise Spectre
Minion Damage
Minion Life
Greater Multiple Projectiles
Curses (we'll use the second curse after we get the Whispers of Doom passive)
Enfeeble
Elemental Weakness
Auras (you'll want to split these up and hook them into Reduced Mana gems)
Anger
Discipline
Grace
Wrath
Clarity
Flasks
Flask Set 1
Life Flask
Life Flask
Granite Flask
Quicksilver Flask
Quicksilver Flask
Bandits
Help Oak in Normal Difficulty - Rewards +40 to Maximum LifeKill all the bandits in Cruel Difficulty - Rewards 1 Passive Skill PointKill all the bandits in Merciless Difficulty - Rewards 1 Passive Skill PointGear
Your main focus is to stack as much life and energy shield as possible, while maintaining enough mana to keep your summons up. If you can afford the stats, try to get some gear with increased item quantity or rarity, as this build is great for farming items and currency. Here are a few pieces of gear that are pretty much required for any good summoner:Weapon
Get a Midnight Bargain as soon as possible. This is the best weapon in the game for a summoner. In the lower levels, feel free to use a Queen's Decree (2-handed sword), but try to upgrade it ASAP.Shield
If you can afford it, get a Matua Tupua. No other shield even comes close to being so amazing for a summoner.Amulet
Get a Sidhebreath Paua Amulet. It will give your minions a nice boost in damage, health, and speed while also providing you with a decent supply of mana. This should last you until you start grinding maps, at which point you'll want to upgrade it to a rare amulet.Helmet
Get a rare helmet with +2 to minion gems.Boots
Bones of Ullr, hands down. Amazing boots for a summoner.Flasks
Get at least one Life Flask that heals your minions.Guide
This build is based on SpencerRelly's build from the official Path of Exile forums. I have personally tested this build, and currently have a level 73 Necromancer.Normal Difficulty
When you first start out, your summons will die in one hit. It's not even worth summoning them, so try to keep your summoning gems leveled and focus on using a good nuke spell like Freeze Pulse or Ice Spear. You're probably better off grouping with other players for awhile since things can get pretty tedious. Once you get Raise Spectre at level 19, these can tank for you a little, so that will help your survivability quite a bit.Cruel Difficulty
By now, you're probably getting pretty frustrated, but keep going. You should have the Clarity and Discipline auras at the very least, which should make things much more tolerable. Grind in easy areas like The Ledge and Fellshrine Ruins, and make sure you stay in groups. Cruel Difficulty is by far the most difficult mode for a summoner. Toward Act 3, you can start using your summons. They'll still be a little weak, but they're good enough.Merciless Difficulty
Now you can start using your summons at a more effective level. Use your Skeleton Totem and your nuke spell to make corpses for your spectres/zombies, then sit back and curse from a distance. You should have no problem soloing your way through Merciless with a few exceptions (Piety in The Crematorium will be nearly impossible to solo). Toward Act 2 or Act 3, you should have enough mana to support Spectres with LMP or GMP, so find some ranged casters (or anything that shoots chaos damage like snakes) and raise them. Alternatively, if you need a tank, swap out LMP/GMP with Added Chaos Damage and raise a fat mob like a golem or bear.Comments
orro123
Posts: 2
is there possibility you update this build coz passive tree dont work
11 years ago
frostback
Posts: 1
I was wondering how hard piety in crematorium is if you play this in normal league (default). Is it possible to take her out solo with this build? I am building a witch atm and am at act 3 now..
And just one other thing; is dominating blow a good combination with this build? Or should I avoid that?
And just one other thing; is dominating blow a good combination with this build? Or should I avoid that?
11 years ago
dem0n123
Posts: 1
I made a passive tree that i think works well and is probably close to this builds if anyone is looking for an updated version (BTW this is NOT an updated versiont his is my own version but its a link that works)
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYwj0DH0QfxCXFLAXLxdQGYUabBzcHaoelCQ8JKoksCepKPoqmDGINuk5UjowO-FEBEWdRnFJUUwtTblObVXGVdZXK1gHWm1akV8qZOdqrGvbbRlzU3RVeQN6qnzOfRh-WX_GgKSCHoLHhWCG0YhAi3qPRpAzkyea4Juhna6io6aspwinK6dcqH2qxKw_rJi0DLiTvDe_l8BUwfPGnsk9zLzPZdDQ0_vZC9xX4Yji9-Nq6-Tr7uyK8h731_qA-tL-SQ==
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAP0HYwj0DH0QfxCXFLAXLxdQGYUabBzcHaoelCQ8JKoksCepKPoqmDGINuk5UjowO-FEBEWdRnFJUUwtTblObVXGVdZXK1gHWm1akV8qZOdqrGvbbRlzU3RVeQN6qnzOfRh-WX_GgKSCHoLHhWCG0YhAi3qPRpAzkyea4Juhna6io6aspwinK6dcqH2qxKw_rJi0DLiTvDe_l8BUwfPGnsk9zLzPZdDQ0_vZC9xX4Yji9-Nq6-Tr7uyK8h731_qA-tL-SQ==
11 years ago