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bigmunch wrote:

@kaye

Do you recommend replacing Gen+Wrath with skitter bots in the wand shield build also?

Also how much of a dps loss are RVAs vs Sds? I tired it on a 4 link and its night and day on single target.

I'm still testing/considering them:

Wrath aura gives more consistency because the spectres get the boost when they stand within the aura (and the aura is quite large). It's 21% more lightning + increased effect from Generosity. However, it costs 50% mana to reserve.

Skitterbots are somewhat less reliable because they apply non-hit shock in a medium sized radius around them. So if they are standing next to a monsters, it will have a 20% more damage take debuff. You can see the effect in action because the monsters will also be chilled. Skitterbots also have increased effect. It only costs 35% mana reserve.

I think Skitterbots might be a better option than Wrath.


RVAs will give you about half the DPS.

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Sttorr wrote:

What do I do with this chest? Is 6-linking worth it or a waste? stats are terrible

Off-colour chests are very hard to work with if you want to put your spectres in the chest because you need to somehow get 6 blue sockets. It's possible, but will eat a lot of chrome orbs.

However, it will work fine if you want to put your spectres in a pseudo-6L helmet (ie. helmet with minion damage and conc effect support) or if you use the Pledge of Hands builds (either life or MoM/EB).

I personally use a strength base chest because I use Pledge of Hands.

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AAUlfMitHand wrote:

Does feeding frenzy actually change the behaviour of the spectres slavers I r is it just for the DPS?

They seems to attack more rather than just running around like headless chickens. Originally I recommended Increased AOE so that they will hit more monsters with a single attack, but with FF they will actively attack more monsters AND have a dps boost.

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hasemithut wrote:

with your lates update.

your using holy flame totem.

i dont see any other skill to focus minions in a specific direction.


so why still using EE?

afaik totems do not proc ee.

Minions will still attack anything you attack, so HFT still works. It also procs EE.

What totems cannot do is apply curses with Curse on Hit.

@kayella

Is Pledge of Hands version much better than wand + shield?

Hi I have quite a few questions that popped up after playing this build for a couple of days!

Part 1: The skill mechanics of slave drivers

1) Does anyone know how often do they slam and how often will they whip?

2) Are they supposed to slam and whip instantly whenever they teleport to us when we use convocation?


Part2: Mapping / Faster clearing

Currently, I've specced the build to run a little bit faster (currently around 180%) and the slave drivers often can't catch up. So I've gotten an enchantment to increase convocation cooldown by 30% on the helm hoping to be able to cast convocation more often.

1) Can the 20% gem quality on convocation's cooldown reduction stack together with the 30% cooldown reduction helmet enchantment? My cooldown still shows 2seconds but I'm not sure if they've rounded it up from 1.5seconds (due to combined cooldown of 50%)

2) Given the higher run speed, I was considering the 2 options below and hope that I can have some inputs or other suggestions!
- Having a ranged spectre that might be able to clear the map/delve ahead of me, else I'll have to keep turning back to pick the items up when mapping
- Or should I stick to the current slave drivers and focus on increasing minion speed or attack/cast speed hoping that they can hit and run faster?

Thie above focus is for general fast mapping/clearing. When it comes to bosses I would say that slave driver wins hands down.


Part 3: Soul Eater from Unending Hunger

I've searched through the forums and wiki and have got no clue how powerful is this gem and why in the world it costs so much!

Soul eater stacks and grants 5% increased atk and cast speed. How much does this stack though and how significant is this?


Part 4: Dropping Blasphemy + Temporal Chains + Enhance

Dropping the curses for maybe a shield charge + faster attacks + fortify? Any thoughts on this? (Again for faster clears. For bosses wise the curse setup should be superior)


Edit: Added Part 4

Awesome guide, one of the best I've read through.

How are players finding the normal version in HC? Are any of the other variants better like Kaoms?

I haven't played a summoner in a few leagues and I definitely want to try out all the new changes. I have a character in A6 now just for gems and want to reroll pretty much this build on HC blight.

Hi thanks for this awesome guide Kayella !
One question, if i have a chest armor with additional curse
What curse should i use and where to put it ?
Thanks !

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TheChosenOne_ wrote:

Do our slave drivers shoot some kind of red beam now or is that from something else?

Did it look like this?

https://youtu.be/1FszuWR6SjA

If so, you are using the wrong spectre. Act 10 Control Blocks is Crazed Driver. You want Act 5 Control Blocks: Slave Driver.

Hey kayella, i just got this helmet and im wondering what auras to use, i noticed that in your guide you use wrath,generosity,haste, flesh and stone, are those still good?