Dr. Strangebuff - Summoner Nec

Thanks LH I'll try it out.

@niqxarn
It is okay for now. But it'd be better to use Lazarus, so get them asap.

Any reason not to use trang oul mask? +4 to minions

fkfhnis wrote:Any reason not to use trang oul mask? +4 to minions

It offers more minions, but has no minion damage or life boosts. Whereas the Surplus Cap has 75% Damage, and 50% Life. I guess if you can take the hit to durability, or you have too much,

Trang-Oul's Breath

Trang-Oul's Breath
Mask (Sacred)
Defense: (1316 - 2256) to (1405 - 2409)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 105
Dragon Breath: Reduces Weapon Physical Damage by 25%
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
+(15 to 40)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(40 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+250 to Mana
Maximum Fire Resist +(1 to 2)%
Maximum Cold Resist +(1 to 2)%
Socketed (4)

would be worth it; otherwise it seems like the Surplus Cap is still the better option. I'm just speculating, and going off of old experience with a Minionmancer, so please take this with a dash of salt.

HechtHeftig wrote:Thanks LH I'll try it out.

@niqxarn
It is okay for now. But it'd be better to use Lazarus, so get them asap.

Thanks for your reply. I'll try to find the items. :-)

On another matter, I've managed to find

Der Nebelring

Der Nebelring
Ring
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 105
+(20 to 30)% to Summoned Minion Life
+15% to Summoned Minion Damage
+1000 Defense
+400 to Life
Physical Resist (4 to 6)%
+(40 to 50) Life after each Kill
+2 to Light Radius

and gotten +1 skill on it from Spirit tranceherb cuberecipe.

Would you say that it's better than regular rare ring. I'm missing out on the MO opportunity with it.

niqxarn wrote:
HechtHeftig wrote:Thanks LH I'll try it out.

@niqxarn
It is okay for now. But it'd be better to use Lazarus, so get them asap.

Thanks for your reply. I'll try to find the items.

On another matter, I've managed to find
Der Nebelring
Der Nebelring
Ring
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 105
+(20 to 30)% to Summoned Minion Life
+15% to Summoned Minion Damage
+1000 Defense
+400 to Life
Physical Resist (4 to 6)%
+(40 to 50) Life after each Kill
+2 to Light Radius
and gotten +1 skill on it from Spirit tranceherb cuberecipe.

Would you say that it's better than regular rare ring. I'm missing out on the MO opportunity with it.

Concerning defensive stats: yes it's definitely better. It does add 400 life which is effectively 1200 more life. Plus DR is always helpful.

Even the minion stats are better so go ahead and use it since you were lucky enough to get the lottery bonus.

However if you have every single charm that I got so far, it can be a bad choice. Mainly because the %minion life can easily make it too easy for you to reach the cap. On the other hand you can just mo 1 item with minion damage instead of minion life so you don't have to get rid of it in late game.

So yes, Nebelring is better than other choices.

HechtHeftig wrote:Thanks LH I'll try it out.

@niqxarn
It is okay for now. But it'd be better to use Lazarus, so get them asap.

Asked L H about that some weeks ago (was mostly following his guide when building necro) and also stick with Funeral pyre. Don't use many summons. Flyer to keep up the aura up and maybe 2-3 others (don't use totems) to tank the darklings when they do spawn but try to avoid them comming close to Astrogha to prevent Frozen Orb from being cast (and healing if boss kills them). I was mostly based on going in, casting some FPs, teleporting out - and so on. Had enough hp to survive few Death Strikes so that wasn't an issue and huge yellowish circle under my feet, was also a warn sign that it's coming.

Overall 20-40min based on experience i guess and some rng too. Also a tip to summon the boss where you can access it from few sides so you aren't stuck with the boss in one chamber.

Is this ok for "end game gear"? Not sure what the proc does.

Edit: what does a good traders chest look like?

fkfhnis wrote:Is this ok for "end game gear"? Not sure what the proc does.

Edit: what does a good traders chest look like?

Yes, it has everything you'd want. Cold spell damage, +1 skill, -enemy cold resist. Even +life and the most useful proc you can get on a ring for this build.

Well, I cubed it with a diamon in order to be able to put less points into str. That in turn gives us more freedom to add points to energy, which increases the damage of psionic storm. So getting more str means you do more damage against certain bosses like Xazax and Quov Tsin.

HechtHeftig wrote:
fkfhnis wrote:Is this ok for "end game gear"? Not sure what the proc does.

Edit: what does a good traders chest look like?

Yes, it has everything you'd want. Cold spell damage, +1 skill, -enemy cold resist. Even +life and the most useful proc you can get on a ring for this build.

Well, I cubed it with a diamon in order to be able to put less points into str. That in turn gives us more freedom to add points to energy, which increases the damage of psionic storm. So getting more str means you do more damage against certain bosses like Xazax and Quov Tsin.

Wow! Didn't even know it was a useful proc. I only kept it because I wanted to make a high damage cold wolf druid but it didn't work out too well. How high should the minus other stats be on the traders chest to be considered good?

I can't find Laz Chasuble or Goetia Plate to save my life...Fauztinville is still a chore, but TA , Unformed Land and Toraja are a joke

Currently still using Felblood instead of LA Amulet, the 2 Minions do come in handy without Goetia Plate and Santa Compana, and at least it has plenty MO space