[3.14] Flame Golem 101 - Complete Guide To Golemancy, ✔️All Bosses Down, ✔️Necro, ✔️Elementalist

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Thanks for your feedback!

How do I get such boots? I mean I have those Legy ones with +1 LvL +1 Spectre but they only have 20ish Energy Shield..

Helmet is incredibly hard to upgrade. I've been looking for upgrades for weeks now.

Watcher's Eye with Clarity is expensive on the one hand, on the other I can't seem to find room for clarity aura in this build (gem wise and even more mana reserved wise) Tripple Discipline is better ofc..but is about 150+ Ex lol

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What were your money making methods Dan_Rey for buying your gear?

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sniping for little, selling for much currency ;)

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So mostly just flipping items? Or more flipping currency?

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Nono just items! Actually it was coincidence..just found cheap stuff while looking for gear for this build. My current watchers eye was 5 Ex, but is worth about 25. Easy 20 Ex if I were to sell it.

Hello :)

I don't think there are many +1 Spec / +1 level boots yet. I should also start crafting and corrupting them at some point. Crafting is not very expensive, but chance to get +1 level might be pretty low.

If you happen to get 3x line Watchers Eye, you can always drop efficacy from Phase Run. Prices are way out of my reach also, but we can always dream ;)

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Is there a breakpoint for health and resists that make AG survive uber elder or is best to not bring him?

Hey :)

Minion life from skill tree and gear cap Animate Guardians resistances already, so AG is safe to use for 95% of the content. However for Uber Elder AG needs extra defenses.

Best ways are to link AG with minion life and Empower as both are huge HP buffs. Also running purity of Ice or equipping "Kaltenhalt" with Necromantic Aegis raises AGs survival in Uber Elder by huge margin.

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Hi guys!
Thanks for the great guide - really fun! :-D
Would you mind taking a quick check of my gear and what to upgrade next?
Damage is pretty good and my minions hardly ever die, but especially at Bosses I'm pretty squishy and often getting one-shotted...
Also delphing is so much fun for me, but I'm pretty stressed out with my build so far! ;-)
Budget is low to mid I would say - a few 100c would be absolute max at the moment! :-)
Thx alot!

Edit: Now I bought the "Presence of Chayula", an Elder Helmet and the "Rainbowstride"-Boots. With this setup, my minions are dying all the time! Hmmm - I'm trying now to balance between those two setups... ;-)

Thanks for support ^^

Here's short list of things you might want to upgrade :

- You really should get pseudo 6-7 link helmet asap. Good Start are : 150+ ES, Minion damage + burning damage, maybe minion life and resistances. Link : http://poe.trade/search/imgatasinonini
- Gloves (150+ ES, 50+ HP, Resistances)
- Rare Boots (100+ ES, 20+ Movement, Spectre, resistances. link http://poe.trade/search/onihitosasiyet)

For the boss fights

Move all the time in the fights. Try to circle around the boss so that Temp Chains hits the boss, but boss can't hit you with melee attacks. Stop to cast Winter Orb only when your 100% sure that it's safe. Boss will die pretty quickly even without Elemental Equilibrium anyway.

Hope this helps ;)

How do you stop your Animate Guardian from dying?

1) So how does "+3 Level of socketed gems" work now with Raise Spectre?

Is PoB right on numbers? If so, this would clearly outclass + "30% Elemental Damage of socketed gems" on helmet..


On the other hand POE wiki says it only gives +6% more HP/ES/Damage per additional level..and a bit accuracy..

I'm confused.

2) Anyone ever tested "Malachai's Loop Harmonic Spirit Shield"

or "Tukohama's Fortress" together with Necromantic Aegis?

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Thanks for support ^^

Here's short list of things you might want to upgrade :

- You really should get pseudo 6-7 link helmet asap. Good Start are : 150+ ES, Minion damage + burning damage, maybe minion life and resistances. Link : http://poe.trade/search/imgatasinonini
- Gloves (150+ ES, 50+ HP, Resistances)
- Rare Boots (100+ ES, 20+ Movement, Spectre, resistances. link http://poe.trade/search/onihitosasiyet)

For the boss fights

Move all the time in the fights. Try to circle around the boss so that Temp Chains hits the boss, but boss can't hit you with melee attacks. Stop to cast Winter Orb only when your 100% sure that it's safe. Boss will die pretty quickly even without Elemental Equilibrium anyway.

Hope this helps ;)

Thank you for you support! :-D

What do you think of my setup now? I bought the helmet yesterday, but think it's pretty ok...
What about rings and belt?
Now I have to test the output! :-)
I'll come back, when I got the results... ;-)

Very good guide, i like it alot. Ofc my gear aint even close to yours, but im getting there, eventually :P
So far the funniest build i played in a long time, it will be my new sticker :D

Still i must be doing something wrong, it doesnt matter if i put in 3 or 6 Primordial Harmony, i never get more than 4 golems. Atm im using the "empty" sockets to other jewels, but another golem would be nice.
Having 4 spectres and 4 golems atm.

If someomone could correct my error it would be most appreciated.

POB link: https://pastebin.com/9wgbXXFq

Cheers

/Jigbod

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DonnieDice wrote:

How do you stop your Animate Guardian from dying?

Hello :)

In what conditions AG is dying?

You have lvl 19 AG gem and you are using Vis Mortis which lowers minion life by 20%. This should be compensated by using at least lvl 20 or maybe 21 AG as it will get about 10% more HP per level.

You also don't have "commander of darkness", which gives AG 20% elemental resistances from your aura. If you don't use commander of darkness, make sure that AG is using Rainbowstrides instead of Victarios Flight as flights dont have any resistance.

Make sure that AG has max level and capped elemental resistances and if should be fine ;)

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1) So how does "+3 Level of socketed gems" work now with Raise Spectre?

Is PoB right on numbers? If so, this would clearly outclass + "30% Elemental Damage of socketed gems" on helmet..

On the other hand POE wiki says it only gives +6% more HP/ES/Damage per additional level..and a bit accuracy..

I'm confused.

2) Anyone ever tested "Malachai's Loop Harmonic Spirit Shield"

or "Tukohama's Fortress" together with Necromantic Aegis?

Hi :)

1)
I'm guessing that it has more to do with what level Specs PoB defaults you using. With 20/20 Spec gem, I don't think it's using lvl 84 Specs as default. However I don't know what level Specs it is using with lvl 20 gem, so comparing the default to manually setting Specs to 84 is pretty difficult.

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"Tukohama's Fortress" is still blocked and Spec don't get extra totems.

"Malachai's Loop" should work and minions get +2 power charges but they lose them instantly when reaching 5x so damage bonus is minimal. They are also constantly shocked with is bad for survival.

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Thank you for you support! :-D

What do you think of my setup now? I bought the helmet yesterday, but think it's pretty ok...
What about rings and belt?
Now I have to test the output! :-)
I'll come back, when I got the results... ;-)

Hey :)

Np, glad to help ;)

The Helmet is looking pretty good, please apply scraps to it as you miss lot of ES as it's quality 0% now.

Belt is has nice EHP (HP + ES) but resistances are pretty low. Upgrade would be good in future. Please use "Blesses Orb" on the belt to roll only the upper line to 80 ES. Now its 71 which is very low.

Rings have nice ES, but resistances are mediocre. Minion speed in rings would be nice QOL upgrade, but I would not trade much EHP or resistances for it.

Boots and helmet are now much better. Working on right direction ;)

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Very good guide, i like it alot. Ofc my gear aint even close to yours, but im getting there, eventually :P
So far the funniest build i played in a long time, it will be my new sticker :D

Still i must be doing something wrong, it doesnt matter if i put in 3 or 6 Primordial Harmony, i never get more than 4 golems. Atm im using the "empty" sockets to other jewels, but another golem would be nice.
Having 4 spectres and 4 golems atm.

If someomone could correct my error it would be most appreciated.

POB link: https://pastebin.com/9wgbXXFq

Cheers

/Jigbod

Thanks for support ^^

4x Golems is the max number :
- 1x From just gem
- 1x From just Clayshaper
- 1x From just Anima Stone
- 1x From gem Anima Stone when you have 3x other primordial jewels equipped.

You need other Clayshaper, Elementalist or Primordial Chain to increase their number. However build works perfectly fine with 4x Golems as they can clear trash mob in 1-2 shots.

You have very life based gear, but build has more ES nodes from the tree. I would stack max ES on each piece of gear and HP only if its possible as extra.

You can also :
- Upgrade Golems to 21/0 from 20/20 as extra level is much stronger than just quality
- I really recommend using the dual curse setup with Temporal Chains + Enhance. It's among best defenses in the game and has massive effect when you get it in action. You can die to trash mobs lot, lot easier without it as you have 0% armor and can use flask only for HP part.
- Apply Armorers scraps to boots. You are missing ES atm.

Good or ideal values for rare items are :
-> [Presence of Chayula] Amulet (40+ ES, 40+ HP, Resistances, [20% increased max ES])
-> Rings (40+ ES, 40+ HP, Resistances, [Minion Speed])
-> [Crystal] Belt (110+ ES, 40+ HP, Resistances)
-> Rare boots (90+ ES, 40+ HP, Resistances, +1 Spectre, [movement speed])
-> Gloves (150+ ES, 40+ HP, Resistances)

I will keep upgrading the guide in future too. Build has only got buffs last 3-4 leagues so lets see what it gets next league ;)

I failed on my first Uber Elder attempt. Any tips? There's nothing in the bosses section of the guide about it, even though it's the only content I've come up against where gear changes actually seem necessary. I teched in Purity of Ice. Kaltensoul seems obvious, but should it be on me or my minions? Are Kaom's Roots worth it? My curses weren't doing much in the fight, but the environmental slows were killing me. Should I drop all of my utility flasks for sapphires?
Specifically for my setup - would I be gimping my spectre damage too much if I put zombies in the helm over elemental focus, or should I just drop them altogether and respec? (BTW I failed using SotL and no zombies, not my current gear/tree). Lvl 23 Guardian in helm with minion life and resistances in place of multiple totems should keep it alive against UE, but is Dying Breath, 12% Elemental Weakness curse and -9% fire res worth the loss in totems? Also I can easily replace my Vengeance Hold unset ring for something better, I just like to put zombies in it when I'm mapping.

Do you ever have your flame golems die in incursions? It's the only place I've had them die regularly (other than UE), and I'm not sure why.

I remember reading something you wrote about the ideal cooldown/cast speed flame golems need for max efficiency, but I can't find it again. Where in PoB should I be looking for this info? I'm still not entirely sure which of immolate, magma ball and flame wave are my flame golems' main damage dealers.

Any free spots in the guild?

Appreciate all the help you give.

Anyone playing this build? How does it feel against uber elder or uber atziri?

Btw, I realy appreciate this guide as a newbie. It's the first guide that tells me how to craft and what should I look in crafts <3

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Hey :)

Np, glad to help ;)

The Helmet is looking pretty good, please apply scraps to it as you miss lot of ES as it's quality 0% now.

Belt is has nice EHP (HP + ES) but resistances are pretty low. Upgrade would be good in future. Please use "Blesses Orb" on the belt to roll only the upper line to 80 ES. Now its 71 which is very low.

Rings have nice ES, but resistances are mediocre. Minion speed in rings would be nice QOL upgrade, but I would not trade much EHP or resistances for it.

Boots and helmet are now much better. Working on right direction ;)

Thank you so much man!

Totally missed the quality on the Helmet! :-D
The Belt now has 79 ES - much better I guess! ;-)
I also checked a bit late, that my fire-resistance wasn't capped! I guess this was the point why I had zero chance against "Guardian of the Phoenix"! :-/

The rings will be the next big thing then... :-)

Btw. any tipps for delphing? The defensive movement is alot harder I think and therefore I'm dying much more often!

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JimmyRuzzle wrote:

I failed on my first Uber Elder attempt. Any tips? There's nothing in the bosses section of the guide about it, even though it's the only content I've come up against where gear changes actually seem necessary. I teched in Purity of Ice. Kaltensoul seems obvious, but should it be on me or my minions? Are Kaom's Roots worth it? My curses weren't doing much in the fight, but the environmental slows were killing me. Should I drop all of my utility flasks for sapphires?
Specifically for my setup - would I be gimping my spectre damage too much if I put zombies in the helm over elemental focus, or should I just drop them altogether and respec? (BTW I failed using SotL and no zombies, not my current gear/tree). Lvl 23 Guardian in helm with minion life and resistances in place of multiple totems should keep it alive against UE, but is Dying Breath, 12% Elemental Weakness curse and -9% fire res worth the loss in totems? Also I can easily replace my Vengeance Hold unset ring for something better, I just like to put zombies in it when I'm mapping.

Do you ever have your flame golems die in incursions? It's the only place I've had them die regularly (other than UE), and I'm not sure why.

I remember reading something you wrote about the ideal cooldown/cast speed flame golems need for max efficiency, but I can't find it again. Where in PoB should I be looking for this info? I'm still not entirely sure which of immolate, magma ball and flame wave are my flame golems' main damage dealers.

Any free spots in the guild?

Appreciate all the help you give.

iam going to have my first uber elder attempt soon too and thought about how to change setup.
if would change my shield i would use aegis aurora, also 5% max cold res but higher block and around 200es while kaltensoul has 0. still not sure tho becouse i would loose 500es anyway.
what is preferable for uber elder 82%cold + 9.7k effHP or 87%cold + 9.1k effHP???
since it was adviced to remove AG in that fight i will use PurityofIce in my ring instead to get it lvl23 + my aura-effectnodes it will give me 6%coldmax.

no idea on my flask setup. should i use only sapphire flasks or keep 1 rumis 1 quicksilver flask? 2 lifeflasks or 1 life + 1 sapphire??
is there other stuff i could do to make the fight easier??
i have 2 free sockets i change around a lot lately, what would you recommend to put in there?? have cwdt+tempest shield atm.