[1.2.0] Rampage/Beyond - Exiled Nephilim Goddess (summoner / cheap / customizable / detailed)

Background Story (flavor)


Stats: Instead of theoretical numbers (or numbers from my past chars) will note down my actual 1.2.0 stats as I go along.

Hybrid Summoner (ES/LIFE) that can manage story content without any uniques, manages map content with cheap ones... and can scale very good with the likes of Mon'Tregul's Grasp, Vis Mortis etc. Will utilize AA in addition to buffed life flasks and Vaal Discipline for additional defence. Tanky zombies and dmg/utility spectres.


In short:

• Life per level buff
• Life Flask Buff
• Easier Stacking of ES
• Summoner Buffs
• Generosity Gem

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I'll make a hybrid summoner since they are not often in heat of battle, and can use a huge effective life pool. Also Vaal Disc + Life Flasks seem like a thing for insane regen. In the line with my current line of thinking, I enjoy builds that let you observe and learn about your enemies, mechanics in the game in a different way than pure "kill anything that moves" which while can be fun, means if you're new you'll hit a wall, and you won't know why. And summoners in general take a very different to gameplay compared to most other builds. It's it's own special brand of fun. And I'm all about that. Also trust me, it's not as scary complex as it looks. I just went or intend to at least to go quite in depth.

So this builds starts and play as a life build, then later in the game, do we add %ES nodes, once better things roll in. Crown of Thorns OP. *rolleyes*

Personal Note:

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#Will be written in great detail, noting along the lines all the helpful tips I can think of, for hardcore as well as softcore leagues. It's for the newer/less experienced players, so don't hate.

#In addition, plan is to have a high level Clarity as possible, to run max AA even without EB, by using Lightning Warp (with reduced duration/faster cast) for movement most of the time, so that you aren't affected by AA's movement degen.

#Will provide (eventually) additional options for low-life Bloodmagic, pure Life and MoM version. Don't feel summoners are particularly good as CI, even with ZO.

- Meatshields. They take major bulk of dmg for you.
- Very customizable
- Scales well with gear, links and passive tree
- Huge Effective Life
- "Immune" to desync. You may not have idea where the enemies are, but... your minions do, and they won't just stand there (unless frozen XD )
- Immune to reflect. You're not doing the dmg yourself.
- Once you get your minions up, you can just walk around if ya wish
- Can afk at times. Meaning it's *highly* unlikely that you'll be killed in a random place 'cause some trash white mob happens to be walking around
- Pleasure of picking your spectre, usually ones that often annoy you to use against 'em
- Can MF easily
- Get to play with less commonly used keystones
- Doesn't require any even remotely expensive uniques to work.
- Get to know your enemies and mods they can roll, even make uber version of them on your own
- Multi Curse, so valuable addition to party

- No leech mechanic, is the single and biggest con. But minions tank almost all dmg, and with life flask buff in 1.2.0 it's fine
- Can be tedious to level (if we were to level as a pure summoner), starts to show summoner strength at the end of cruel
- You need to take care of your babies.... erm minions, they're pretty much brain dead
- You can't yolo in a pack all on your own, not like you should
- Part that stops this from being self-found is that you'll need to get few gems on your own.

Ummm... that's about it. Did I mention your minions can act retarded? It's not that bad though, sometimes even funny.

Coming...

I prefer defences/survavibility first over clear speed/dmg. Goes more for those using this in HC Leagues. If you know what you're doing, or don't care about dying, you can pick all dmg and summoner nodes first, and lastly life nodes etc. Starting out defensively then upping offence is my preffered way.

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So this is what I aim to do first... this is most likely set in stone for the most part, might try added cold + zombies for the sake of El. Equilibrium for Flameblast. After that this is the rough outlook. Initial plan was to head ZO and get some life regen on the way, but atm it doesn't look that tempting. Vaal Disc should sufice. End-game, if we get 3% ES regen mod from a master, that should suffice for burning ground.



I'll do something along the lines of this for end-game, will play around with Necromantic Shield to test for softcore peeps. Shame Spiritual Guradian ie. Inc. ES from ES shield nodes are so lackluster.

- Raise Zombie (in Minion Helm) + Multistrike + Melee Splash + Faster Attacks (Added Fire/Melee Phys)

- Raise Spectre (Evangelist) + Spell Echo + Conc. Effect + Faster Casting (Inc. AoE,
Inc. Duration/Added Fire)

- Reduced Mana + Hatred + Purity of Elements (Later on choice between Vitality/Fire/Light)
- Clarity + Bloodmagic + Reduced Mana (eventually)

- Inc. Duration + Vaal Haste + Vaal Discipline + Flesh Offering

- Desecrate/Rej Totem/Convocation

#Quality on which
#Optional
#Important to Level

Gear from new Leagues will be linked here.

Till then this is my line of thoughts, disregarding some uniques as I won't be finding 'em anytime sooon.

Helm: Goldrim > Life/Res Helm > +1 Minion Life Res Helm > Skullhead > ES +2 Minion Helm
Chest: Icetomb > Life/Res Chest > High ES Chest (or Vis Mortis)
Gloves: ES Gloves (Aurseize if MF)
Belt: Life + Res
Boots: Boots of Ullr (buff summoner boots goddangit)
Ammy: Sidbreath > Life + Res > Atziri Foible (for AA)
Rings: Mana Regen, Life, Res

Weapon: Aurumvorax, Montreguls Grasp,
Shield: Daressos Courage/Crest of Perandus > ES Shield

Oak in Normal if HC League, otherwise all skillpoints

Choice of two:
Vitality/Purity of Elements/Fire/Light

Generosity + Hatred
Clarity

Spectres Section:


Alt. Build Section:


MF Set Gear:


Personal Concerns:


1.2.0 Summoner Buffs:


Summoner Uniques:

• Turns show ally health bar in UI options
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• Get Oak
• Use Blind on Spectres (even nerfed is good)
• No Necro Shield
• Survivability comes first, then dmg
• Use Vendor Recipes
• Know your Bosses and paterns
• Don't get cocky (important one)
• Use res Rings when facing El. Bosses, if you lack cold when fighting Merv, disregard other res, and stack cold
• Use 20q Quality Flasks, and always have a Seething or two
• Always carry a remove bleed/frozen
• Don't play tired/sleepy! (another important one)

*Goes double for HC*

Farm hillock with new chars if you want for 3x Wisdom Scrolls

Get 2x Coral Rings, 1 Coral Ammy and a Chain Belt

Throw a Transmutation Orb on those as you go along, also note that ES and EVA gear are in my experience very good early on. Also perchance you get Goldrim in few hours, a grin on your face is well deserved.

When faced with El. Bosses don't forget to equip el. rings that provide res against them.
Also later on, don't forget about flasks.

• +1 Minion Helm - 4L Helmet (blue) + Alteration Orb + Flask with the suffix "of Animation" x 1
• Glaussblower Bauble = 8 Whetstones, not exactly a recipe but good to know
• Spell Dmg on Wand/Sceptre/Dagger - White Wand + Chain Belt + Whetstone
• MS on Boots - Boots + Quicksilver + Aug. Orb
• +1 Fire/Cold/Light - Item + Res Ring + Alteration Orb
• Res. Ring - Iron Ring + (color) Skill Gem, colour decides Res.

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Normal Difficulty

• Enemy At The Gates: Raise Zombie
• Mercy Mission: Ice Nove/Fire Trap
• Breaking Some Eggs: Ice Nova (if you skipped mercy mission)
• Caged Brute: Flameblast
• Siren's Cadence: Minion Life
• Intruders in Black: Desecrate
• Sharp and Cruel: Minion Dammage
• Lost in Love: Enfeeble (hc must) Flesh Offering
• Sever the Right Hand: #Add Light if El. Eq
• Fixture of Fate: Temp Chains/Purity of Fire/Light

Cruel Difficulty

• Enemy At The Gates: Convocation (or Warp)
• Mercy Mission: #
• Caged Brute: Clarity
• Siren's Cadence: Item Rarity
• Sharp and Cruel: Faster Casting
• Lost in Love: Arctic Armour (hc) / Lightning Warp
• Sever the Right Hand: Melee Splash (zombies)
• Fixture of Fate: Purity of Fire/Light

Merciless

• Mercy Mission: Faster Casting
• Caged Brute: Purity of Elements(hc) / Warp
• Siren's Cadence: Inc. AoE (or Inc. Duration)
• Fixture of Fate: Spell Echo (?Conc Effect/CWDT

Gem Shopping List:

"Expensive" part of the build.

In order of Importantce:

---------Important ones-------------
Reduced Mana
AA/Lightning Warp (I think you had to choose)
Flesh Offering (good dmg inc. I choose to skip... options)
Hatred (no love for which? :p)

---------Less Important ones--------
Conc. Effect
Multistrike
Faster Attacks
CWDT
Added Fire
Melee Splash?

Reduced Duration (for Warp)
Vaal Haste
Vaal Discipline
Bloodmagic (if were to run clarity on life)
Vitality

Optional:
Rej. Totem

#normal)

#cruel)
#merciless)
#Write as I go along