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lvl 3 enhance good enough or should we only get lvl 4? atm i am too poor to afford either one but lvl 3 is gonna be cheaper

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icovex wrote:

1)
I'm thinking about Steadfest - 20% increased fortify, with AG+Kingmaker will make instead of 20% > 24% while stationary, which is good :)

And 30% increased Armour will be very good with Rumi flask when need more defences.

2)Heart of the warrior
10 flat life
10% increased life
10 strength

Will make additionally 500 life in the end.

yeah first is nice option, and also cheap
Azure Oil + Azure Oil + Opalescent Oil = 2+2+18 = 22c

however comparsion is needed - how good is it against crits (what's better, "normal" fortify + node reducing crit dmg taken, or buffed fortify)


heart of the warrior is great, but too expensive for 3rd day of the league imo:
Violet Oil + Silver Oil + Golden Oil = 4+70+152 = 226c

One more question, about Skitterbots: it is written, that they are applying shock and chill on enemies, but i do not understand the mechanics, it happens during the detonation of the mine? Or it's just an aura from them?

In general, are they can be used in Minion builds, if they are constantly causing shocking/chilling aura?

Any advices would be good.

i think elemental army support is better than controlled destruction

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icovex wrote:

One more question, about Skitterbots: it is written, that they are applying shock and chill on enemies, but i do not understand the mechanics, it happens during the detonation of the mine? Or it's just an aura from them?

In general, are they can be used in Minion builds, if they are constantly causing shocking/chilling aura?

Any advices would be good.

yes, they constantly shock and chill enemies around them. use it if you want too

Can we take a moment to appreciate Kayella's AMAZING work with the guide?

- Great structuring and descriptions
- Great lvling section of expected Passives + Gems, as well as an optimized walkthrough !
- Crafting tips/guides (early + final)
- Enhanced Animate Guardian and Spectres tips + tutorials
- Recommendations beyond the "standard" build and so on...

all this while also keeping the Guide as much up to date as possible during the just started league (which he is participating in as well!)

Yes, some parts are not 100% accurate or maybe a bit outdated, but this guide is huge and it takes very much time to maintain it, especially since he would also like to actually play the league, just as all of us ;)

If something doesn't seem accurate in the written guide, check the PoB, as i'm sure that it's accurate there. Also, checking some descriptions on common mechanics on the Wiki before posting/spamming here would also help him finish the guide faster i think.

That said:

- yes, you can use another Spectre if you want (he recommends SlaveDrivers / Goatman fire-eaters, but you can also use Solar Guards, you just need to swap some gems around, because they do fire damage AFAIK)
- yes, Spectre gem can reach high lvls, but it's not really mandatory and also comes with diminishing returns, especially in terms of damage as +1 additional Spectre beyond the existing 4 won't bring too much improvement, especially if you have to give up some survivability

I leveled my Necro to maps just yesterday night and i have to say (even though i died a few times here and there) this was one of the smoothest lvling chars i had. 2 Specs, ~8 Zombies and a Golem/AG on just ~2-4 links each absolutely wrecked everything until the late acts. I was lucky and dropped a Tabula at around Act9, and then Specs absolutely murdered everything even more, and i don't even have all the optimal gear (no trigger-wand, no Victario's, no Vis, no +1Spec boots, still Wraithlord helm, rest is garbage).

Also, mapping with these guys is very fast IMO. Solar Guards do AoE yes, but Kay also explained that their projectiles explode on the first target they hit, so they require Pierce Projectiles and also the projectiles have some distance to travel. Try Goatman fire-eaters (as he suggests) if you want fast AoE clears, but IMO Slave Drivers do just well, just give it some time until you can raise 4 of them and also max out the linked Gems (minion damage, inc. AoE, etc)

Great guide Kay, big thanks for that !

Any idea of how to craft that wand? I've thought about loads of imprints and just regal untill +1 lvl procs, but i'm not sure if it worth it, since have no idea of how rare is that mod are.

Also, joining to the previous post, this guide is amasing and OP is doing an amasing work here.

Hey, what build is up-to-date? On pob you are using dread banner and in the written guide under "gem links" you are using armageddon brand. And what is blade vortex for in this build? Help Pls. :D

Why there is a steelskin if we use bone armour?

Because you can't link to anything, like CWDT. Bone armor ar self cast.