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Monkeyalone wrote:

Hi kayella why i lost my spec when i swap from wand to pled staff, this trick got fix or i do something wrong can you confirm

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Puz0tron wrote:

@Kayella
Why we dont use shield charge instead phase run? Its can proc EE and trigger spells in wand. Shield charge havent CD and can be lincked with fortify.

Why clarity? Maybe Precision is more usefull option?

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bigmunch wrote:

Did Dread Banner get dropped from the build? It triggers Commander of Darkness whether you are carrying it or planted. I see everyone running lvl 1 clarity instead?

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Nergal_ wrote:

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Yes, some parts are not 100% accurate or maybe a bit outdated, but this guide is huge and it takes very much time to maintain it, especially since he would also like to actually play the league, just as all of us ;)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

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Nightstone13 wrote:

Have had all my minions wiped twice so far by beyond encounters.

thinking tankier is the way to go...

NS

What tier and map mods? Were you using SDs?