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Summon Raging Spirit (SRS) based builds are extremely easy and fun to play. Summon Ragin Spirits has a very low gear requirement and allows players to reach mid-tier mapping on around 1 Exalted Orb budget. We want to present our version of the build with several alternative item choices and little tweaks to buff up both your damage and survivability.
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Playing an SRS Necromancer is all about casting (well, spamming might be a better word) the Summon Raging Spirits Spell and avoiding enemy attacks. SRS is a minion-type spell, that summons extremely fast flaming skulls that act like homing missiles - chasing down your enemies all around the screen. Raging Spirits last only for 5 seconds, so you do have to recast it frequently, as well as, take Passives that increase Skill Effect Duration. For the defenses, this build utilizes high Life Pool, and Meat Shield Zombies, which will prioritize enemies that are targetting you. Also, the new Plaguebringer Passive reduces nearby enemies damage by 10% if there is a Corpse nearby
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SRS builds are extremely easy to level up. Summon Raging Spirits Spell is accessible very early into the game, and will not require any gear to carry you on till Act 10. If you are starting a new League, and certain leveling items are unavailable (or very expensive) during the first days, you can easily get a +1 to the level of socketed Fire Gems wand using the following vendor recipe:
Rest of the items can be easily self-found. You should aim for rares and blues with high Life and resistance bonuses. Below the Gem setups, we have also listed several useful uniques for the build.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
Raise Zombie setup | |
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Raise Zombie - slow but very tanky Minions that help you stay alive while casting SRS |
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Minion Life Support - one of the best defensive Support Gems for your zombies |
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Fortify Support - another decent defensive Support Gem which also increases your Zombie's DPS |
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Minion Speed Support - quite useful for the Zombies, which makes them intercept enemies faster |
Summon Raging Spirit setup | |
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Summon Raging Spirit - your main DPS spell, that you will be using starting at level 4. Socket it into the +1 to Fire Gems wand, and if you manage to get Reverberation wand, socket it there |
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Minion Damage Support - well-round offensive Support Gem for your Minions |
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Melee Physical Damage Support - Raging Spirits use Melee Attacks, this is a significant DPS boost for them |
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Melee Splash Support - grants extra AoE damage |
Auras | |
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Clarity - grants increased Mana Regeneration which might be extremely useful on lower levels |
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Hatred - a great DPS boost to all your minions. This is also the end-game Aura we suggest using, so leveling it up as soon as possible is a recommended (it becomes available at level 24) |
Bandits:
You should kill all the Bandits for two additional Passive Skill Points
Leveling Skill Trees:
34 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Lord of the Dead 2) Enduring Bond 3) Quick Recovery 4) Aligned Spirits 5) Potency of Will
69 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Gravepact 2) Devotion 3) Righteous Army
Recommended leveling items:
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(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +25% to Cold Resistance 0.2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Minions have (10-15)% increased maximum Life Minions have (10-15)% increased Movement Speed (15-10)% reduced Mana Cost of Minion Skills Minions deal (10-15)% increased Damage |
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(15-19)% increased Spell Damage +1 to Level of Socketed Gems Socketed Gems are Supported by level 1 Spell Echo +(10-30) to Intelligence |
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(22-26)% increased Spell Damage +(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (10-20)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (10-30)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos Inoculation |
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+(20-25) to maximum Mana +(30-60) to maximum Mana (3-6) Mana Regenerated per second -(8-4) to Mana Cost of Skills 8% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit |
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+(10-16) to all Attributes +(80-100) to all Attributes -4 Physical Damage taken from Attacks |
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Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Item has 6 White Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) |
Final Skill Tree:
115 Points Skill Tree
115 Points Path of Building(PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in that order:
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of the Brine King You cannot be Stunned if you've been Stunned or Blocked a Stunning Hit in the past 2 seconds
Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%
[DPS] SRS setup (socketed in the Staff with + to Gem levels) |
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Summon Raging Spirit - your core DPS. You need to recast it frequently since Raging Spirits have a limited duration |
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Minion Damage Support - well-round offensive Support Gem for all Minions |
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Melee Physical Damage Support - another excellent Support Gem for SRS |
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Unleash Support - stores extra Charges and when you cast Raging Spirits, more Spirits are created for each Charge |
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Melee Splash Support - gives your Raging Spirits AoE which greatly enhances your clear speed |
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Empower Support - can increase your Summon Raging Spirits by up to 7 levels if you can invest in level 4 Empower and the +2 Craft |
[UTILITY] Flesh Offering/Desecrate/Curse | |
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Flesh Offering - gives your Minions (and also yourself with reduced effect) a very high bonus to Movement, Attack, and Cast Speed when you consume a Corpse |
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Desecrate - creates piles of Corpses which you can use to Raise Zombies, cast Flesh Offering or just benefit from Plaguebringer |
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Punishment - the best Curse for this build which increases your Minions Physical Damage and Attack Speed |
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Faster Casting Support - increases the Cast Speed of all Supported Spells. It's very useful since all three need to be cast manually |
[DEFENSE] Raise Zombie setup (in Body Armour) |
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Raise Zombie - they play an exactly same role as during leveling phase. We just add Meat Shield Support to make them more defensive and stay close to you |
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Minion Life Support |
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Fortify Support |
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Maim Support - this Gem will make your Zombies apply a debuff on monsters, that will increase Physical Damage they receive, hence increasing damage dealt by your Raging Spirits. Maim also slows down affected enemies |
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Meat Shield Support - makes your Zombies defensive and reduces their damage taken |
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Deathmark Support - increases your Zombies Damage, and allows you to Deathmark enemies which will override your Zombies defensive behavior and have them Attack the market target. This is preferably used against tougher Bosses |
[UTILITY] Auras | |
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Hatred - the best offensive aura for this Summon Raging Spirits build |
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Dread Banner - gives your Minions a chance to Impale on Hit, which is a slight DPS buff, but also reduces nearby enemies' Accuracy Rating |
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Generosity Support - this Support Gem improves the effect of linked Auras and makes them only affect your Minions |
[MOBILITY] Leap Slam | |
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Leap Slam - the recommended Movement Skill for this build. Since you also benefit from Increases to Minions Attack Speed, it's quite fast |
[UTILITY] Carrion Golem | |
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Summon Carrion Golem - the best Golem for Minion builds which gives them extra flat Physical Damage |
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Cast when Damage Taken - will automatically resummon your Golem when you take enough damage |
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Steelskin - great Guard Skill which absorbs a lot of incoming damage when triggered by CwDT GEm |
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Let's get down to the most interesting part of our guide. Before we start, you might want to visit our PoE Currency Marketplace and restock your PoE Orbs. Also, all the suggested items have the minimum requirements listed underneath.
We guarantee that our list will:
Stat priorities on items:
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+(20-40) to Strength +2 to Level of Socketed Minion Gems Minions have 20% increased maximum Life Your Strength is added to your Minions +1 to maximum number of Zombies per 300 Strength With 1000 or more Strength, 2% of Damage dealt by your Zombies is Leeched to you as Life |
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Min. requirements: 75 maximum Life 75% Total Elemental Resistances 18% Minion Damage |
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Helmet enchantment: Summon Raging Spirit has 18% chance to summon an extra Minion Summon Raging Spirit has 30% increased Duration |
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Min. requirements: 40 Strength 100 maximum Life 40% Fire Resistance 40% Cold Resistance |
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+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff +2 to Level of Socketed Minion Gems Minions deal (60-80)% increased Damage +1% Chance to Block Attack Damage per Summoned Skeleton 2% increased Attack and Cast Speed per Summoned Raging Spirit Regenerate 0.6% of Life per second for each Raised Zombie 30% increased Mana Regeneration Rate per Raised Spectre |
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Min. requirements: +2 Levels to Socketed Support Gems Socketed Gems are Supported by level # Fortify 20% Cast Speed Minions deal 60% Increased Damage Minions have 25% Increased Attack Speed Minions have 25% Increased Cast Speed |
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Min. requirements: Strength 70 maximum Life 30% Lightning Resistance 25% increased Movement Speed Optional affixes: Chaos Resistance |
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Min. requirements: 55 Strength 60 maximum Life 30% Fire Resistance 30% Lightning Resistance |
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Has 1 Abyssal Socket Has 1 Abyssal Socket 50% increased Effect of Socketed Jewels |
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+(10-16) to all Attributes +(80-100) to all Attributes -4 Physical Damage taken from Attacks |
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Min. requirements: 35 Strength 60 maximum Life 75% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Cast Speed Dexterity Maximum Mana increased Minion Speed (Essence crafted) |
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Min. requirements: 45 Strength 60 maximum Life 60% Total Elemental Resistances |
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Has 1 Abyssal Socket (6-10)% increased Cast Speed (4-6)% increased maximum Life With a Ghastly Eye Jewel Socketed, Minions have +1000 to Accuracy Rating With a Hypnotic Eye Jewel Socketed, gain Arcane Surge on Hit with Spells |
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Recommended affixes: maximum Life Minions deals increased Damage Optional affixes: Cast Speed |
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Recommended affixes: maximum Life Minions deal additional Physical Damage with Attacks Optional affixes: Minions have increased Attack Speed Minions have increased Movement Speed |
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+(16-24) to Strength Intelligence from Passives in Radius is Transformed to Strength |
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+3000 to Armour (14-20)% Chance to Block during Flask effect (6-10)% Chance to Block Spells during Flask effect |
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Other suggested Flasks:
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Let us know if you would like to see a viable, end-game version of this build. This build can deal incredible damage while maintaining amazing clear speed and Life pool at the same time. If you can afford to invest some extra Exalted Orbs into your character, and if you like minion-based builds, it's something for you.
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