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AutoQQ wrote:

What do you think will be the best way to get high level specters now?
+2 from necro, possibly +2 from 2 +1 spells wands or a staff I forget which. So that's easy 83 or 84. Would snapshotting them from a +3 minion helmet work?

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kayella wrote:

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Quintessence wrote:

Can they do reflect?

No. GFRs cannot do reflect. However, Risen Vaal Advocates can. They have a 540% life modifier so they have enough hp to simply regen/leech through ele ref maps. The fire and lightning are you best two options, but I recommend lighting because they shoot their lightning bolts almost 100% of the time. Their damage and cast rate are lower than the goats, though.

RVA T16 18% reflect mapping demo: https://youtu.be/X_rAjVaHEx8

They come from Azoatle or Vaal Outpost.

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kayella wrote:

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a_k_a wrote:

3 nodes mandatory: mindless aggression, bone barrier, +2 (unnatural strength).

for a 4th node: commander of darkness is not the best choice. Plague bringer is a lot better in terms of offense and defense. 10% damage reduction is insane. Resists you say? I think you'll have enough from the tree and now convocation will restore a lot of minion life anyways

I like Plague Bringer a lot. But here's a possible problem: how do you make sure you have corpses on the ground all the time?

You don't need the extra damage during map clear, so it doesn't really matter for that. But, endgame bosses usually have no adds or the adds leave no corpses. So you can self-cast Desecrate + Spell Cascade, which means you aren't staying mobile and are leaving yourself open to get hit by something. Also GGG has said they've reduced the corpse count. So, if you use an Offering, you consume corpses (not sure how many) & if you use Diadem, you consume 10 corpses. If you use both, you might find that you frequently have no corpses on the ground and Plague Bringer's buff becomes unreliable.

Commander is boring and kind of 'small' but it's reliable.

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kayella wrote:

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Revoltbr wrote:

I have followed this guide, creating a character 2 weeks before the GG, and all I can say is: Thanks for this amazing build, I had lots of fun and is totally starter-friendly.
Please, do keep with this amazing work!

Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun sharing ideas and tweaking the build throughout 3.7. I will be doing a full build revision as soon as I can fully work through tomorrow's patch notes!

That's awesome, I'm shit at theorycrafting, thanks! One thing: I practiced leveling this build in the weekend, and SRS felt really clunky (gonna be weaker with no +1 fire wand), while explosive trap felt much better most of the time, more dmg, more aoe, faster. What do you think?

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kayella wrote:

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AutoQQ wrote:

What do you think will be the best way to get high level specters now?
+2 from necro, possibly +2 from 2 +1 spells wands or a staff I forget which. So that's easy 83 or 84. Would snapshotting them from a +3 minion helmet work?

I doubt GGG will leave in snapshotting, but they have said that Bones of Ullr no longer has +1 spectre, but instead +1 level minion gem. So, boots might another source.

A very expensive option would be an i86+ elder helmet with +3 minion gem with both minion damage support and concentrated effect support. +3 minion gem with only one support will probably have less damage than 2 supports.

Depending on how GGG has changed Raise Spectre scaling, linking with Empower can give 3 levels, but I doubt that 3 levels could outdo a simple damage support gem.

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kayella wrote:

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AutoQQ wrote:

What do you think will be the best way to get high level specters now?
+2 from necro, possibly +2 from 2 +1 spells wands or a staff I forget which. So that's easy 83 or 84. Would snapshotting them from a +3 minion helmet work?

I doubt GGG will leave in snapshotting, but they have said that Bones of Ullr no longer has +1 spectre, but instead +1 level minion gem. So, boots might another source.

A very expensive option would be an i86+ elder helmet with +3 minion gem with both minion damage support and concentrated effect support. +3 minion gem with only one support will probably have less damage than 2 supports.

Depending on how GGG has changed Raise Spectre scaling, linking with Empower can give 3 levels, but I doubt that 3 levels could outdo a simple damage support gem.