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RaPsKa wrote:

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KungFuPanda2 wrote:

Hi guys so what are the best spectres for end game bossing and mapping now ? havent played spectres in years.. and I have no idea about the new 300 spectres added.. did any1 find anything better then solar guards ? are solar guards best for end game buffed maps ?

THX

I read that Solar guards fro clear and Slave drivers for boss are still best. Lets hope someone finds something better in the "over 350 spectres GG added. Still a lot of testing going on out there hopefully there will be a new king crowned.

I've done a lot of testing and almost everything is bad. A lot of the new spectres have big numbers in poedb, but they also have very long cast times or long cooldown or both.

Here's an example:

Solar Guard
Fireball
Deals 1574 to 2437 Fire Damage
Cast Time: 0.85 Second

1851-2867 DPS


Frost Sentinel
Ice Spear
Deals 1009 to 1513 Cold Damage
Cast Time: 0.85 Second

1187-1780 DPS


Snowcaller (Redeemer monsters)
MonsterProjectileSpell
Deals 1585 to 2378 Cold Damage
Cast Time: 1.33 Second

1191-1787 DPS


Another problem is some have a lot of abilities, so they will switch between different spells. Baranite Thaumaturge is one of the worst because its ground aoe takes 4 seconds to cast! Most of the old school spectres only use one ability so you get continuous DPS.

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EVGrinch2 wrote:

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KalHirol wrote:

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EVGrinch2 wrote:

Hi, guys!
Whispers of death (5% effect curses, 20% increased damage, if i killed cursed enemy) Do this damage apply to minions?

No it does not, only "minion damage" applies, generic damage does not.

I would recommend getting Master of Fear on the curse jewel:

Master of Fear
Enemies you Curse are Intimidated
Enemies you Curse are Unnerved
(Intimidated enemies take 10% increased Attack Damage)
(Unnerved enemies take 10% increased Spell Damage)

Its basically a more multiplier.

ty vm

so, the Master of Fear is the best medium jewel choice?

I'm using this combo:

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zerkerx wrote:

@kay

im trying ur version of spiders now but dont want to risk with AG. What can I take instead of it? Any golem or...?

I've also switched to spectre and spider. I just use Stone Golem.

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Shadokugel wrote:

Hi, I was looking at spectres and spiders and noticed that Spirit Offering does no longer give ES reg, it was changed in 3.10:

"No longer grants a portion of the minion's maximum life as Energy Shield.
Now grants +20% to Chaos Resistance at gem level 1, up to +30% at gem level 20."

So the mechanic with cwdt+desecrate does no longer work.

Yes,

I'll post a build update for EB & MoM, Pledge, Spectres & Spiders on the weekend.

I left it off for league start, but I think people hhave progressed enough to switch.

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Xierg wrote:

Kay for your starter build, how do you get Death Attunement?

Maybe I'm blind but I can't see any slots for large passive clusters either. Are you saying we shouldn't use those for this build?

Thank you :)

Death Attunement Anointment



I'll post a build update to youtube and the guide about it on the weekend, but I recommend pathing from the right side. Anointing Death Attunement gives you 8 passive points to path with.

so I got this chest piece, is it worth trying to get the colors on this? if so how should I go about doing it?

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Axyrus wrote:

so I got this chest piece, is it worth trying to get the colors on this? if so how should I go about doing it?

Maybe something like
Raise spectre - Minion dmg - echo - fire pen - lmp - slow proj? You can try to do beast craft and get it some quality + white sockets.

Ofc that set up is for solar guards. Getting 4b on that seems really tough.

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TheRealSin wrote:

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Axyrus wrote:

so I got this chest piece, is it worth trying to get the colors on this? if so how should I go about doing it?

Maybe something like
Raise spectre - Minion dmg - echo - fire pen - lmp - slow proj? You can try to do beast craft and get it some quality + white sockets.

Ofc that set up is for solar guards. Getting 4b on that seems really tough.

will beast crafting white sockets ruin the 6 linK?

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kayella wrote:

I'm using this combo:

Thats a pretty solid combo! :>

Tried a Pledge build using Scales of Esh - some observations:

1) Really need Feeding Frenzy for mapping over Deathmark. Like a previous poster mentioned, they sometimes just idle around otherwise. If you need the boss dps, you can swap it to deathmark for bosses.

2) At first, the Scales little mini summon when they do the lightning warp thing was cute - each one makes 3 little guys, so having 12 free walls of meat isn't too bad (they don't do any damage really, just sorta sit there and occasionally take hits). With Pledge though, they echo that twice, and it seems each of those summons the minis, because I've had WAY more than 12 around me at one time (not sure if I have the full 36 or not). It's to the point where it actually hurts my ability to see/dodge.


The scales definitely feel more tanky than slave drivers, which might be good in this league with the super high damage on delirium, but I'm kinda hoping for another altnerative spectre.