I belive the +1 Fortify is around 10% dmg over the dmg to minions with a high roll, but a little less if you hit dmg and 5% chance for minions to double dmg .That's why the base only 6L mace without any craft, with elder influence is really expensive. Not to mention that crafting the Elder Mace base is "easier" to understand since you spam alterations until hit the Fortify 1 alone. Correctme if I'm wrong.
I've seen a lot of questions regarding +1 Fortify vs 100% minion damage on weapon.
Here is an over simplified answer, which I hope clears things up.
WARNING: This is super simplified for clarity. Obviously things get much more complicated, but that's why PoB was invented :).
Lv 1 Fortify Support Provides a 20% MORE (multiplicative) damage modify to linked skills.
100% INCREASED minion damage is additive to all other increased damage.
Example:
If I have 500% increased total damage from skills and gear (not counting weapon yet).
Lv 1 Fortify Weapon:
(500)*(1.2) = 600%
100% Minion Damage Weapon:
(500)+(100) = 600%
So in this case they come out even. But what if im at 600% starting now.
Lv 1 Fortify Weapon:
(600)*(1.2) = 720%
100% Minion Damage Weapon:
(600)+(100) = 700%
So as you can see, the higher your starting damage, the better Fortify gets. It is important to note that Baron helm gives your zombies half of your str, which gives = +1% Melee Physical Damage (ADDITIVE). Things get very complicated when you start running things like +20% abyss jewels, Leercast from AG, etc, etc...
TLDR: The better your gear gets, the better Fortify pulls ahead of flat minion damage. Use POB to find out for your character what is better, answer is different for everyone.
Love this!
I love my fortify... Would recommend to anyone pushing end game.
Would you recommend this build for hc? I see that almost all necros at the top of the ladder use shield and stacking armor variation without much strength. Is that build's survivability much better than ours?
Just wanted to say thank you for the amazing guide. Your guide and another summoner guide really helped me as a casual player come back after skipping a few leagues to have amazing league this time around. Finally got to the point of being able to down almost all the end game bosses (Still waiting on the awakened 8 kill to spawn).
Amazing guide and recommend everyone to give a try specially with the new Victario's chest piece. It just burns through everything in it's path.
Heck even got insanely lucky with this dropping on my first Shaper kill ever. Can't thank you enough for the information you have been giving out.
Final build so far (Looking to learn to craft a new amulet hopefully).
Think it's possible to use awakened brutality on zombies? or minion/impale + feed frenzy + empower + multistrike + raise zombie + melee physical is the best choice ?
Probably this is the best build I have ever played, thanks a million both for this great build and detailed explanation for literally everything!
I am struggling with reaching 1200 strength (currently at 1099). Can some one provide advise on how to make it? (I am aware that my belt lacks one pure strength suffix, if I try to change it, I will lose some resistances)
https://pastebin.com/P72UctZA
Thanks in advance :)
you miss quality on rings and amulet for example.
ring will go to 47, other ring to 45. amulet to 19+115
also there are 3 big str passives node, down the tree: utmost might
+15 str, +15 str, +40str %8 str
Think it's possible to use awakened brutality on zombies? or minion/impale + feed frenzy + empower + multistrike + raise zombie + melee physical is the best choice ?
When using Brutality you miss out on 30% more damage from Spirit Offering and also 30% more damage from Hatred.
