Game Of Summoner
2 April 2020: Simulacrum Waves 18-20: (thanks Elorathiel)28 March 2020: 60 SECOND MINOTAUR CLEAR (Using Bow and Quiver!):27 March 2020: T19 FULLY JUICED MAP DEMOLISHED BY RANGED SPECTRES:25 March 2020: RANGED SPECTRES SETUP: Super fun and versatile gameplay! And Yes, that is Al-Hezmin getting SMOKED in 2 seconds again in 3.10, with just 11 zombies:22 March 2020: SPEED SETUP: 8 Auras PUMPING WITH OVER 1MILLION DPS PER ZOMBIE:20 March 2020: The Lazy mans game: DUAL WAND and DUAL OFFERINGS setup:19 March 2020: STILL THE TANKIEST AND STRONGEST in POE!:18 March 2020: Farming T16s on a BUDGET!17 March 2020: Vaal Molten Shell is Your Friend:15 March 2020: We still KICK ASS!! Mapping + Metamorph + Al-Hezmin. Life Barely Budges:12 March 2020: Simulator for 3.10 as a Worst Case Scenario:STICKYWelcome to the FASTEST, the STRONGEST, and the TANKIEST summoner in the history of POE (no, that is not an exaggeration).DPS: Over 1 million DPS per zombie (upwards of 2 million per zombie. Multiply that by 15 or so zombies. You can also throw on an extra 12 Skeletons doing another 1 million DPS each if you wish).TANKY: Over 10,000 eHP (upwards of 25,000 eHP)SPEED: Over 200% movespeed (upwards of 300%)Not only that, but this build is probably the most VERSATILE summoner in the history of POE.
May 06, 2019 A highly addictive RPG that lets you battle REAL players and go on endless quests and adventures! A dark force is rising and you are a summoner with a mission to explore the land of Antalanzel and find powerful allies to join your army.
The core build runs with Zombies as the main source of DPS, but we can easily run Skeletons, Spectres, Golems and Holy Relic to demolish all content. There are so many cool variations you can do with this build while still creaming all content, you can enjoy this from league-start to league-end.30 Dec 2019: King of All Summoners Build Discussion Video. PLUS SOME CRAZY SHIT HAPPENING FROM 47:40 ONWARDS:The above video in green has lots of info about this build. Note that this video was done at start of Metamorph league and the build has drastically improved since then.
So know that the DPS is far greater than that shown here. For examples see more recent videos below this sticky:QUICK VIDEOS (For all latest videos and updates see top of guide):16 Feb 2020: 1 SECOND Conqueror Kills. Yes, 1 SECOND!:29 Jan 2020: THE ULTIMATE FUN SETUP!
6L Zombies, 5L Ranged Spectres, 4L Holy Relic, all buffed by 7 Auras, and Headhunter Shenadigans:23 Jan 2020: NEW BUILD SETUP and showcase: This is a 'Balanced' version giving 7 Auras. Also discuss Aura options as well as Lethal Pride vs Elegant Hubris:8 Jan 2020: Sirus Fight Guide - We make this an EASY GAME!:For more videos of this build that have been recorded recently see the Video and Updates Log Archive in the second post in this thread.BUILD INTRO AND OVERVIEW. Hey Guys!Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the Patch Notes.I mean, we were still pretty OP compared to every other build in the game so it makes sense to punch us in the balls where it hurts.But you know what? We have balls of steel. Welcome to the FASTEST, the STRONGEST, and the TANKIEST summoner in the history of POE!This build OUTPERFORMS every dedicated Spectre build there is (and we are not even a dedicated spectre build). Example:This build OUTPERFORMS every dedicated Golem build there is (and we are not even a dedicated golem build) Example:This build is the FASTEST SUMMONER in the history of POE.
We reach over 200% MOVEMENT SPEED consistently and can get over 300% movement speed if you want to go all out on speed. Example:This build is EXTREMELY VERSATILE to suit any playstyle. See Alternate Setups for some fun suggestions.This build is INSANELY SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE.
There is no crazy crafting required or massive 10+ exalt gear like other builds. It's built around uniques that everyone can easily access and replicate. You can do all content without clicking any buttons. Examples:- Minotaur run using just a quicksilver flask:Every flask, every skill you use, ever golem, every aura, every curse are OPTIONAL. We do all content WITHOUT THEM so you can put in whatever you like to suit your playstyle.Here's the FASTEST UBER ELDER KILL IN HISTORY PLAYING WITH ONE HAND (no flasks, no skill bar, and no chest armour to show you are super tanky even if you were to use nothing or a tabula):And here is Uber Elder killed using NO GEAR WHATSOEVER.
Yes that's right. WE DON'T NEED ANY GEAR to complete end-game content:Don't let the OP'ness of this build put you off. Yes, it can be your LEAGUE STARTER as unlike other build guides that require a crazy piece of gear, all items are relatively cheap to get started (see budget gear) and can be upgraded along the way.Enjoy! Pros:The Greatest Summoner Build in the History of POEFast clearFast farmingEasy SirusEasy ShaperEasy Uber ElderEasy all content90 minions doing everything for youMinimal buttonsCan play POE while watching NetflixCan play POE with one hand (mouse only)Feels as smooth as butterVersatile, can go more offensive or defensive with easy gem/gear swap to suit any playstyleAll map mods (except Phys reflect)Cheap (can do T15 on a few chaos.
Simply upgrade your gear as you progress)Extremely high damage (Fastest Uber Elder kill in the history of POE)Tanky (15000+ life, overcapped resistances, physical mitigation, leech, defensive minions, fortify, meat shield, and more. And of course, extremely fast). Just watch me absorb a Shaper Beam in the Uber Elder gif at the top.With late game setup you will reach over 15,000 eHP!!Never dieConsPeople will get jealous of how you can farm three times as much currency as them and take down all content so easily on such a cheap starting build without pressing buttons. Regular Setup:75 second T16 Phoenix Clear:Ranged Spectres SetupShowcase of various ranged spectres:Showcase with combination spectres:Instagibbing Bosses:1 Second Conqueror Kills:T16 Minotaur Kill and Shaper Kill (30 sec vid):World Records:Uber Elder using a weapon only. Yes, you can comfortably farm T16s on a budget with this build.My recommendation is to start with this setup, farm end-game and make some $$$ to transition into a late-game setup.POB:Ignore gem levels in the setup. You do NOT need level 21 gems etc.
Just get a level 1 gem and start leveling it up as you go. Same with Enlighten, just start leveling one and get it to level 3.
If you can't run all auras (which you won't be able to initially), simply drop Flesh and Stone.An alternative to the chest below is a Geoffri's Sanctuary chest. POB:This is a solid all-round choice that most people transition to after starting with the Budget Setup. It doesn't have the Speed or DPS of the SPEED FARMING or RANGED SPECTRES versions, but it's the safest way to level to 100 if that's what you want to do.For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.
And then just watch your offerings get auto-triggered as you just run through and around packs while things melt around you. And YES, we take Mistress of Sacrifice with this setup so YOU also get the benefit of the offerings. YES, you CAN run all three offerings at the same time.Video:POB:For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage.
So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about. I've been asked by some to drop a small build guide in the thread when it's finalized so here goes:Let me preface this guide by saying that you don't have to have my gear. I understand that my gear may not be obtainable for everybody, at least not immediately. The gear is not GG but it is fairly expensive to players not involved in crafting/selling. I have several friends running this build with lesser gear.
It's working just fine.My friend Adriano447 and I put this together when we were discussing whether it might be able to take my single cluster area HUGE ZOMBIE build and possible do two large clusters for even bigger zombies. The build is very tight on points.
Expect to have most of your points at 97/98. It depends on your Lethal Pride rolls.This is NOT strictly a dual wand build. I am using dual wands, yes.
I prefer them. However, the passive tree will work just fine with a typical zombie 2H weapon.
Simply change the skill gems around to match your preferences. You could even use a Bow/Quiver if you want and manually cast Offerings. It doesn't matter.This is a very powerful endgame build.
Those of you who don't like your minions to die, ever. This is for you. My minions are nigh unkillable. The video below shows minion health (32 zombie, 28 AG, 26 Golem):The build:Note: You will need the community PoB fork to utilize clusters, see impale damage, etc.Instructions for modifying PoB to fork:Build Overview Video:My gear.
Casual Mapping with a 2H weapon:Mapping with dual wands:Dual wands vs Chimera:Dual wands vs Al-Hezmin:Cluster crafting guide (Not by me):Wand crafting:Brunowa has already added my wand crafting guide to the first post. Check it out.Quick note about trigger wands:Trigger wands trigger a socketed ability when you cast any ability. They are cast in order, from top to bottom. If you need something to go off first, place it at the top of the wand. I like my Phase Run up there.
But others may like Desecrate up top with Spirit offering following it to ensure they have Spirit Offering up as soon as possible.Please use the normal builds to level. This is an end game build. Whether you are new or not to the game and necromancers, please use the existing build guide to level up your necromancer. When you hit about 85 or so, you can start thinking about migrating to this build. The large clusters are expensive (for good reason) and have a level restriction. And yes, they are essential to the build.
All of them.If you have any questions, I'm available in game. Keep in mind, I'm a player like you and I might be busy. Please don't take offense. I will get to you.
So you like clearing maps faster than those Ranger guys with bows?And you still like having the fastest boss killing capability in the game?And you like farming Conquerors and Sirus faster than any other build in the game while making shitloads of $$$?Then this setup is for you!Video:POB:This build PUMPS Auras to the MAX while zooming around with a speed belt, flesh offering, and phase run (and haste)!Dread Banner, Haste, Vaal Haste, Pride, Purity of Elements, Flesh & Stone + Maim, Aspect of the Avian, and Clarity if you wish. Yes that's right. Up to 8 AURAS getting buffed like crazy.Definitely my favourite setup (along with ranged spectres) as it's Hella fun demolishing everything so quickly and easily.
It is a bit more squishy than other variants but still packs 5000 hp and 1000 es.For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.P.S. This is the setup where I do my 1 or 2 second Conqueror Kills. Hands down the FASTEST and HIGHEST DPS out of any summoner in the game, and perhaps any build in the game (except for meme builds that have no defence).Best in slot Bow and Quiver because of speed AND bonus quiver stats.
So you wanna shoot massive beams or balls or missiles out at enemies?And you like clearing fast and wide and demolishing all content?And you still like killing Conquerors in 2 seconds?Well then this setup is for you!Video:POB:This setup incorporates Ranged Spectres in a Hungry Loop ring. There are a shitload of different ranged spectres to choose from to mix up your gameplay.
My favourite is Frost Sentinels found in Act 8 - Lunaris Temple.Note in the video above I simply swapped in Minion Damage on Al-Hezmin purely to see how fast I could kill him. Leaving in Minion Speed will make the fight last about 2.5 seconds instead of 2 seconds:PNote you can go much FASTER but it takes more balancing of stats.
Use a Speed Belt for 36% movespeed and use a bow and quiver for another 20% movespeed. This is what I actually run with, but have added the setup in this section because it is easier to gear.For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.For the Bottom Left jewel, that is my Elegant Hubris giving me 240% increased minion damage. So ignore the Skull Cracking pathing. Your Elegant Hubris or Lethal Pride will be unique to you. See the FAQ on Lethal Pride/Elegant Hubris if you don't know what I am talking about.Best in slot Bow and Quiver because of speed AND bonus quiver stats. Geofri's is the most tanky of the chests.
It provides a massive about of defence from strength stacking. We get great ES and resistances.Victario's is great for speed farming. It provides a massive boost to auras if you are running that setup, enabling you to do a tonne of DPS with your zombies and speed farm through maps easily.Saqawal's provides a balance with more defence than Victario's (but less than Geofri's), and more offence then Geofri's (but less than Victario's).Rare Astral Plate is great for overall defence. Life, resistances, armour, and an extra zombie and skeleton. Doesn't provide as much eHP as Geofris but is a good option if Geofri's is too expensive.Tabula is great for getting started but you will want to upgrade to a 5L of one of the above chests at high tier maps because you will have no defence with a tabula.Other options include the 'The Queen's Hunger' for extra zombie/skeleton, free offerings, good life/ES, or 'Saqawal's Nest' for increased attributes, reduced mana reservation, and aspect of the avian buff.If you want to use ranged spectres, just swap in a Tabula or get any BBBGGR chestpiece. See Spectres section for more details on this setup.
Alternatively you can put ranged spectres into gloves on a 4L.Helmet. Alberon's Warpath boots are great for giving us massive strength which we get benefit from all of The Baron, Geofri's Sanctuary, and Shaper's Touch.Seven-League Steps are perfect for Speed Farming. Throw them on when you are not bossing.Rare boots are great for helping with resistances. Get ones with strength, resistances, and 30% movement speed.Stampede's are a cool alternative which you can annoint.
This provides less movespeed, less strength, and no resistances, but it is a relaxing playstyle simply cycloning through packs as long as you can get your strength and resistances elsewhere.Belt. Rare belt gives us massive strength which we benefit from The Baron, Shaper's Touch, and Geofri's Sanctuary.Headhunter gives us great strength, plus all the fun and cool mods for mixing up gameplay.String of Servitude is best in slot for speed mapping. My favourite belt in the whole game.Cyclopean Coil is a cheap way of getting 15% increase attributes and more strength. Can also give freeze immunity if you get your stats right.Soul Tether provides awesome defence.
The 2% damage leech we get from Baron helmet pairs perfectly with this belt, giving us a constant supply of life and ES leech.Umbilicus Immortal is just awesome fun for smashing through bosses as fast as possible. This is more a gimmick and a fun item than for every day use.Amulet. Buy As many Prime Alchemical Resonators as you can afford (say 5 or 10). Buy the same amount of these fossils:Jagged/Corroded/Shuddering/Metallic.Buy ilevel 72 convoking wands, if you want best chance at making something good.Buy ilevel 84 convoking wands if you want to make a GG wand but have less chance of making something good.Scour the bases if they aren't white.Smash the resonators into the plain bases. If you get 1/1. If you don't like the one you receive, if you are blessed to receive one, sell it and use the proceeds to make some more until you are happy.Good luck!
I had the above with another prefix 'Adds x% fire damage'.2) Use an Orb of Annulemt to hopefully annul off the prefix you don't want. As in the above, I used an orb and had a 1 in 4 chance to remove 'Adds x% fire damage'.
I was lucky and got it.3) If your suffix remaining is good, you can craft from here. If not you may want to remove it. In the case above, I would want to remove 'reduced attributes' because it's worth nothing and I would rather exalt slam something good down the track.So I would craft 'Prefixes cannot be changed'.4) Scour the Staff. This leaves only the prefixes we want: +1 gems and the minion mods.5) Craft 'Can have 3 additional mods'6) Craft '+2 Socketed Support Gems'7) Craft 'Minion Attack/Cast Speed'That will end you up with this. Start with Summon Raging Spirits. Transition into Summon Skeletons and Raise Zombies. Support those main skills with minion life, minion damage, feeding frenzy, melee physical damage, melee splash.
(or any other minion gem you come across). Focus on gems in final build and start leveling them.Levels 4-12 Get 2B+ 1R Staff and 2B+ 1R Chest/Boots/Helmet or (preferably)Wand 1R+ 2B and Shield, so that you can have:A- Minion damage, Melee splash, Summon Raging spiritB- Minion damage, Melee splash, Summon SkeletonsIf you cannot get a 2B+1R and can get a 3B item somewhere.Minion damage, Infernal Legion, Summon Raging spiritand.Minion damage, Infernal Legion, Summon SkeletonsMeanwhile, level up Raise Zombie gem elsewhere.Gear doesn't really matter as your minions do the damage and they are based on gem level. In saying that, do make sure that you continually upgrade your gear and links as you go. Use a chaos or two to buy a helping leveling unique if need be (see useful leveling uniques below).When you reach Act 6 just make sure you are resistance capped. Goldrim is fantastic for helping with this.More detail.
Then spec into some jewel sockets, and spec into Golem Commander (respec out of some life).Swap in Carrion Golem instead of Minion Damage in Zombie setup so they both become 5 links.You will have 15 Zombies, 4 Spectres, and 4 BIG AND BADASS GOLEMS kicking some butt. Oh and don't forget the 50 or so Skellies that you can pop because they want in on the action too.Here is my POB with Golems setup + ranged spectre setup (this setup is REALLLYY fun.
High DPS, great clear, and looks epic. It does have a bit less life though). But you will instakill Shaper, Uber Elder, Uber Atziri, and all end-game bosses with this setup. Note that if you use the normal melee spectres you will get even MORE dps because your zombies will have frenzy charges. There are 2 types of Timeless Jewels you can use with this build, but you can only use ONE AT A TIME.Lethal Pride:This will give you more strength.
It's a more defensive option and works really well with Geofri's sanctuary chest.A Lethal Pride jewel will ADD additional properties to nodes on your tree in it's radius.You want to buy the cheapest Lethal Pride you can find and socket it in your tree in between Devotion and Faith and Steel nodes on the left hand side of tree. Check your nodes to see if you have increased strength on any of them.
If not, you want to use a Divine Orb to reroll your Lethal Pride. Check the nodes again to see if you have increased strength.Goal: You want at least 10% Increased strength without having to spend many nodes to get there. 15% strength is fantastic. 20% strength is amazing but very hard to get.Elegant Hubris:This will give your minions more damage. It's a more offensive option.An Elegant Hubris jewel will TRANSFORM nodes in it's radius into pretty epic nodes. But it comes at a sacrifice - all pathing nodes give NOTHING.For this reason, you want to buy the cheapest Elegant Hubris you can find and slot it in the tree where it doesn't affect your existing nodes.
Next to Stamina or Resolute Technique are good options. But check others too depending on your tree setup.Goal: You want at least 160% increased minion damage (2x 80% minion damage nodes).
If you can get 240% increased minion damage that is fantastic. If you can get 320 increased minion damage that is absolutely EPIC.Use a Divine Orb on your Elegant Hubris jewel to reroll it's seed and stats if your current one doesn't give you the right minion damage. Notes:This will probably be the best build you ever play. Just putting it out there.The great thing is it is so versatile. We already do all game content very easy.You can easily just run with a quicksilver flash and go fast and in fact this is what I do most of the time because it's just so chill.
The fewer the buttons the better.Quartz flask is also great because we get phasing and so you don't get blocked. Popping a Phase Run is incredibly fun. It's like a rocket booster that gets you to 230% movement speed.If you don't care too much about speed or you're struggling to get life, resistances, or strength, chuck on a rare set of boots with all the stats you need.
With 30% movement speed boots you will still hit 160% movespeed by popping just a quicksilver flask. Same thing for the belt. It's basically an open slot you can do anything you want with. Have some fun with it and mix things up!If you want to spice things up, swap out your Undying Evangelist spectres and go for something funky like some cool ranged fireball spectres (they'll do jack shit because your zombies will kill enemies before their projectiles get there, but it's a free MTX!)See Alternate Setups above for some fun, unique, and different ways of playing this build with a couple quick item swaps!VIDEO AND UPDATE LOG ARCHIVE.
19 Jan 2020: 2 SECOND CONQUEROR KILLS!! They literally DON'T HAVE TIME TO DsetupO ANYTHING!!! If I used Skellies as well as had more zombies (I'm running with only 14) and used Awakened gems we could probably do 1 second kills. LOL!!:16 Jan 2020: 1min 43 Sec SIRUS KILL - Pretty Damn Fast!!!:14 Jan 2020: The #1 Jewel in POE! 320% Increased Minion Damage in a SINGLE JEWEL!:11 Jan 2019: NEW Sirus Fight wearing SPEED GEAR.
This game just got EVEN EASIER for us!:7 Jan 2020: SPEED TEST: Flesh Offering vs Spirit Offering for our Speed Setup. Stickman war unblocked games. Both runs of T16 Phoenix under 90 Seconds:29 Dec 2019: RANGED SPECTRES ARE VERY FUN! 90 Second Coves Clear using Frost Sentinals:28 Dec 2019: T16 Metamorph Kill and a T16 Phoenix Kill- MELTED! (Thanks to EVORALPH):27 Dec 2019: 5L Queen's Escape and 5L Victario's Influence works WONDERS!26 Dec 2019: Victario's Influence is OP AS F.K!!!!!!!!20 Dec 2019: CHAOS CONVERSION ZOMBIES! Things just DIE!!:10 Jan 2020: All 4 Conquerors Getting SMOKED at Awakening Level 8 (60 second video):2 Jan 2020: Sirius Awakening Level 8 Kill - My Very First Attempt and still learning the fight:19 Dec 2019: Conqueror Kill (Tier 4) Al-Hezmin, The Hunter AKA Poison Guy! Not even poison can touch us!18 Dec 2019: Sirius (the Awakener) kill. Cut me some slack guys as I have never done the fight before:P18 Dec 2019: Eating a Tier 4 Conqueror for breakfast:17 Dec 2019: Shaper Kill - testing DPS using Queen's Escape and tanking beam and slam to test defence.
Shaper's buffed life is very noticeable. But still a very easy fight for us:16 Dec 2019: T16 Carcass - we are still the FASTEST, STRONGEST, and most TANKY summoner in the history of POE:16 Dec 2019: High Tier Conqueror Watchstone Boss Kill - example DPS in 3.9 as a quick test. This setup provides the grestest balance of DPS and Defence. Your DPS will be fantastic (greater than with Geofri's) and your defence still solid (between 10,000 and 14,000 eHP).We run 7 auras. This setup is very tanky and a great option for most players.
It is the setup that this build was built from and what most players at end-game currently use. It is the most tanky of the setups, but has slightly weaker DPS and movement speed compared to the Speed Setup below.You will have over 15,000 HP/ES for INSANE defence, and you can kill Uber Elder in 1min 34 seconds with the BIGGEST DPS in the game WHILE PRESSING NO BUTTONS.
(literally, see video below):Note that in the video above I have lower ES purely because I decided to do the run without chest amour (for the lolz!)Note: Because we have 3 red and 3 blue sockets in chest, you can CHOOSE to either use the setup shown below (auras), or use a 6L Skeleton Setup dependingg on your preference. Auras provide smoother gameplay due to not having to raise skellies, but skellies do some great DPS.Skeletons links would be: Vaal Summon Skeletons, Minion Damage, Feeding Frenzy, Melee Physical Damage, Multistrike, Melee Splash. Melee Splash can be swapped with Maim for bosses.Impale in the weapon below can also be swapped for Minion Damage. The extra blue socket can provide more versatility - for example swapping in minion speed while mapping. If not using impale, war banner is better than dread banner.If your Empower is not at least level 3, use Maim instead.Clarity in the ring is only needed if you have the watchers eye that gives 'x% if maximum mana is gained as extra maximum energy shield while affected by Clarify'. Flame Dash is also good skill to put here or in another unset ring if you have one.POB Link. This setup provides the fastest clear speed of any summoner in the game while doing amazing DPS.
The sacrifice is you are not as tanky as Setup 1 above. You can still do all content in the game with this setup very easily, but you may die here or there.Impale in the weapon below can also be swapped for Minion Damage. The extra blue socket can provide more versatility - for example swapping in minion speed while mapping.
If not using impale, war banner is better than dread banner.If your Empower is not at least level 3, use Maim instead.Clarity in the ring is only needed if you have the watchers eye that gives 'x% if maximum mana is gained as extra maximum energy shield while affected by Clarify'. Flame Dash is also good skill to put here or in another unset ring if you have one.POB Link:POB Link (old one using Blasphemy + Vulnerability). This setup is what most new players or players at the start of a league would start with before progressing to one of the 2 setups above. It's very budget friendly but obviously does not have the DPS and tankiness of the above two. This is where you should start this build, and as you make currency and get a feel for the build, you progress to your choice above.If you need more defence, simply swap in discipline instead of flesh and stone and use chaos golem instead of carrion golem.POB Link: https://pastebin.com/5F4Lh16T.
Hatred was just temporary before I coloured correctly. Swap it out for Convocation.Kill all for bandits.Ascendency take Mindless Aggression - Unnatural Strength - Bone Barrier - Commander of Darkness.Levelling is a total breeze. Start with Summon Raging Spirits. Transition into Summon Skeletons and Raise Zombies.
Support those main skills with minion life, minion damage, feeding frenzy, melee physical damage, melee splash. (or any other minion gem you come across). Focus on gems in final build and start leveling them.Gear doesn't really matter as your minions do the damage and they are based on gem level.When you reach Act 6 just make sure you are resistance capped.This was also my first summoner. I was pleasantly surprised.