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Can someone please tell me the sequence of attacks to use as a summoner? What is my casting priority? Thanks

I noticed that Slower Projectiles gives more DPS than Fire Penetration. Is it better against bosses? Does it have some downsides that make it actually worse than Fire Penetration?

I think there's some confusion in regards to the leveling vs starter build. When exactly do I transition from the sockets etc. from leveling to the sockets/gems you list in the starter build setup? I get confused cause I can see that you use some gems in the starter build, that you don't use in the leveling build etc. I am currently lvl 55

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CoolColJ wrote:

Flashback is a whole another thing. The amount of mobs and some of the nasty red beast mobs combined with invasion bosses, means that while leveling your minions can get overwhelmed...

definitely need splash and pierce

I found it was a bit rippy before level 50 because of the number of monsters everywhere (Perandus felt especially bad). Once I got Victario's Charity, the game kind of turned around.

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Flaxiz wrote:

I am playing this build in Flashback and am lvl 40 so far, and while it's by no means speedy, it works quite well as a patient killing thing while zipping your coffee. And since very few play summoners, items are not hard to get.

I am very curious though on how you setup your keys though? I assume you have a keybind that is shared between 2 skills?

For the mouse, LMB is move, MMB is convocation and RMB is flame dash.

Then I just have storm brand and phase run as my easy to reach keybinds.



* I'm experimenting with Enduring Cry for endurance charges while levelling.

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Flaxiz wrote:

I think there's some confusion in regards to the leveling vs starter build. When exactly do I transition from the sockets etc. from leveling to the sockets/gems you list in the starter build setup? I get confused cause I can see that you use some gems in the starter build, that you don't use in the leveling build etc. I am currently lvl 55

You should be able to transition once you reach Act 6 and Lily Roth is available as a vendor. This build uses some gems that aren't available for the witch class in the first 5 acts (eg. Phase Run), but Lily will give you access to all gems in Act 6.

Also, because spectres are weak when you first have access to them, we focus on using Storm Brand + Zombies until Act 4 (and getting Wraithlord helmet), so some of the gems are for supporting those early spells.

I recommend doing the full switch when you reach level 50 and can buy/equip the basic uniques: Bones of Ullr, Wraithlord & Victario's Charity.

Undending Hunger seems to be really expensive at the moment, so hold off until it reaches 1-2c.

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Hyers wrote:

Can someone please tell me the sequence of attacks to use as a summoner? What is my casting priority? Thanks

Simply, the spectres will attacking anything you attack, so you just need to cast Storm Brand (or Freezing Pulse in Act 1) on the monsters you want to kill. Then stand safely out of the way.

If you want to go faster: use phase run to move quickly, you can also tap your quicksilver flask for more speed. Run into or next to monster packs and cast convocation, then storm brand. This will teleport your spectres on top of you and, in a way, shotgun the monster pack.

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vici12 wrote:

I noticed that Slower Projectiles gives more DPS than Fire Penetration. Is it better against bosses? Does it have some downsides that make it actually worse than Fire Penetration?

Slower Projectiles reduces the projectile speed by 49%, so if you use Fire-Eaters, their effective range is half. You'll see that they will struggle to hit anything that moves.

Thanks a lot Kayella for a very thorough reply. I'll swap my gems around then :) I was lucky to get unending hunger for 2c.

Edit: Swapped stuff around now - is it correct that you do NOT use zombies in the final build?

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Flaxiz wrote:

is it correct that you do NOT use zombies in the final build?

I personally don't, but I know some people have continued to use them so they have more meatshields. In the helmet, you can swap minion life for zombies.

Hmm I found fireaters on ice berg, just a blue Zana map that you get from the first time you enter the Atlas.

if they can be found here all the time then that would be really nice

I'm doing a variant of this build in SSF Synthesis Flashback as a Juggernaut - so damn tanky :)
Deathless so far

I leveled up with a 4 link Herald of purity with Phantasms in the links, and a 3 link Herald of Agony
Storm brand doing the poison.

Then added 2 frenzy apes, and after a while switched to two Solar guards.

Just shield charged really fast, and then later whirling blades, with a rare dagger



edit - did another Iceberg map and yeap found fireeaters there again!