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Updated for Patch 3.11
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| July 23, 2020 -Updated for Patch 3.11 |
Carrion Golems are the "youngest" Golems in Path of Exile which were introduced in Patch 3.8. They generally don't offer any bonuses to the player, but rather boost other Minions. Carrion Golem uses Leaping Attack, Ground Slam, series of Slashes, and regular Melee Attacks doing mostly Physical Damage. They also gain very high bonus damage for each nearby Minion (up to 50% More damage) so using different Minion types in this build is mandatory. Also, since all your Minions will be doing Physical Damage, and you can get additional Chance to Impale for your Minions from Cluster Jewels, we have decided to add it to this build. In the end, this build offers the highest single-target DPS out of all Summoner builds we have played.
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This is a very swift Summoner build that offers amazing mobility and second-to-none single target DPS. You don't have to do pretty much anything except for running around Maps and recalling your Minions with Convocation, which makes this build less fun and not for everyone. After you summon your Minions you won't have many things to do except to move around and avoid taking damage. Most of the skills will be triggered automatically or will be Passive. If you want, you can cast your Curse manually to have extra chores in your wicked band of Undead monsters.
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This video was recorded on a level 92 Necromancer in Standard dual-wielding Cold Iron Points Daggers in Patch 3.10 (gameplay hasn't changed much since) |
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Leveling up a summoner character is very easy, however, it may feel a bit slower than other classes. Minions offer slow but steady progress through the campaign and you can support them with Auras/Curses/debuffing enemies and pick up a damaging Spell to increase clear speed and Boss damage. Below you will find the basic Gem setups for leveling (just add extra Support Gens as you gain higher levels - don't strictly keep it at the number of Gems with have listed here) and several very useful Uniques for the lower level characters.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
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Raise Zombie - mainly used to tank damage. They don't do much damage on their own, but they soak up damage like a sponge and save your life constantly |
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Minion Life Support - mandatory Support Gem for Zombies |
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Fortify Support - grants a solid defensive buff for your Zombies and increases their DPS slightly |
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Meat Shield Support - increases your Zombie's defensive capabilities, and make them stick to you to intercept enemies getting too close |
| Raise Spectre setup | |
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Raise Spectre - Spectres become available at level 28 and you can pick up Carnage Chieftain from Act 2 to generate Frenzy Charges for all your other Minions and/or the Undying Evangelists from Act 3 to cast Proximity Shield |
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Minion Life Support |
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Minion Damage Support - increases your Spectres' DPS which is more useful on lower levels than more consistent Proximity Shield which you are going to aim for later on |
| Summon Carrion Golem setup | |
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Summon Carrion Golem - obviously, you want to use Carrion Golems as soon as possible. They will still deal a ton of damage on lower levels, and buff your Zombies and Spectres too |
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Minion Damage Support |
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Melee Physical Damage Support - grants a high bonus to Melee Physical DPS |
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Multistrike Support - one of the best Support Gems for Carrion Golems |
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Pride - grants your DPS output by increasing Physical Damage taken by enemies in Pride's radius |
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Punishment - recommended Curse for this build. It increases Melee Physical Damage and Attack Speed of anyone attacking the Cursed target |
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Convocation - allows you instantly recall all your Minions to your position greatly increasing your progression speed |
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Clarity - grants increased Mana Regeneration which is almost always useful on the low levels |
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Bandits:
You should kill all the Bandits for two extra Passive Skill Points. You could also consider helping Oak if you feel like you are missing Physical Damage Reduction
Leveling Skill Trees:
33 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Lord of the Dead 2) Spiritual Command 3) Discipline and Training 4) Gravepact
60 Points Skill Tree
Priorities 1) Death Attunement 2) Purity of Flesh 3) Golem Commander 4) Redemption
Recommended leveling items:
 Sidhebreath - cheap and very powerful leveling amulet for Minion-based builds. At the same time, it's also extremely cheap and easy to obtain |
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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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 Victario's Flight - the best boots for pretty much the entire leveling phase. They grant very high bonus Movement Speed to you and all your Minions |
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| +15 to Dexterity +15 to Intelligence (100-150)% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased Movement Speed (5-10)% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit 10% increased Movement Speed 10% increased Movement Speed for you and nearby Allies |
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 Clayshaper - the best leveling Weapon for Golem builds. You can start using it shortly after you get your first Golem Spell. It increases the maximum number of active Golems you can have, and it's also one of the best end-game Weapons as well. You can also dual-wield them |
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| 15% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold Grants Level 12 Summon Stone Golem Skill Adds (24-30) to (34-40) Physical Damage (8-10)% increased Attack Speed Minions have (20-30)% increased maximum Life +1 to maximum number of Golems Minions deal (5-8) to (12-16) Added Attack Physical Damage |
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 Goldrim - one of the best leveling Helmets in Path of Exile which grants very high All Elemental Resistances |
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| +(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers |
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Final Skill Tree:
115 Points Final Skill Tree (Cluster Jewels not included)
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] Summon Carrion Golem | |
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Summon Carrion Golem - Carrion Golems are your main source of DPS. You should have at least 4 of them active if you follow this build. They will deal massive Physical Damage with nearly 100% Chance to Impale enemies |
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Minion Damage Support - greatly increases the damage of supported Minions |
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Melee Physical Damage Support |
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Multistrike Support - increases the damage of your Golems by making their Attacks repeat two additional times with greatly increased Speed |
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Brutality Support - greatly increases Carrion Golem's Physical DPS |
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Impale Support - your Golems will have an additional 40% Chance to Impale (combined with banner and Rotten Claws this makes a total of 80% Chance to Impale which is a massive damage buff) |
| [UTILITY] Raise Zombie | |
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Raise Zombie - Zombies act as Meat Shields and tank the incoming damage. They also increase your Carrion Golem's DPS by being summoned |
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Minion Life Support |
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Fortify Support |
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| [UTILITY] Raise Spectre (in Helmet with Minion Life Support) |
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Raise Spectre - Spectres in this build are used solely as Support Minions. We recommend getting two Carnage Chieftain from Old Fields in Act 2 which will generate Frenzy Charges, and two Undying Evangelists to create Proximity Shields |
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Empower Support - by increasing your Raise Spectre Gem level, you can summon the 4th one |
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Blood Magic Support - makes your Spectres use their Life for Spells, which greatly increases the cast rate of Proximity Shield |
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Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of Proximity Shield |
| [UTILITY] Various Utility Gems | |
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Convocation - instantly recalls your Minions to your location and grants them high Life Regeneration per second |
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Flesh Offering - increases Attack, Cast, and Movement Speed of your Minions |
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Desecrate - used mainly to create Corpses for Raise Spectre, but also can be used against Bosses when there are no other corpses around for Necromancer's Passive bonuses |
| [AURAS] Pride, Dread Banner, Aspect of the Avian | |
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Dread Banner - increases your Minions' chance to Impale greatly increasing their DPS output |
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Pride - increases Physical Damage taken by enemies in this Aura's radius |
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Aspect of the Avian - if you are using Saqawal's Nest, it's pretty much a must-have. You need to craft it on one of your rare items |
| [MOBILITY] Flame Dash | |
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Flame Dash - the recommended movement Spell for this build |
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Second Wind Support - allows you to store an additional use of Flame Dash and increases its Cooldown Recovery Speed |
| [CURSE] Punishment | |
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Punishment - the best Aura for this build. Increases your Minions Melee Physical Damage and Attack Speed. It has to be cast manually in this build or if you have an empty socket, link it to a low-level Cast when Damage Taken Support |
Below you will find all the recommended gear for this build. Our setup consists mainly of Rare equipment except for the Weapons and Body Armour, with the latter being completely optional. However, you will also need several Primordial Jewels to add up one extra Golem, and it's good to pick at least one Large Cluster Jewel with Rotten Claws to increases your Minions Impale Chance. Either way, it should be rather easy to complete the build for low and mid-tier mapping with random replacements.
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Stat priorities on items:
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 (Helmet) Rare Helmet - the best in the slot. Try getting Elder one which adds Minion Life to your Spectres, allowing you to Support them with different Gems |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life Socketed Gems are Supported by level # Minion Life Optional affixes: Armour Rating Strength Elemental Resistances |
| Helmet enchantment: Summoned Carrion Golems deal 40% increased Damage 150% increased Effect of the Buff granted by your Carrion Golems |
 (Body Armour) Rare Body Armour - preferably with +1 to the level of socketed Support Gems |
| Min. requirements: 100 maximum Life 25% Fire Resistance 25% Cold Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: +1 level to socketed Support Gems Socketed Gems are Supported by level 1 Maim |
 (Body Armour) Saqawal's Nest - our top recommendation for the Body Armour slot. It helps you sustain Pride/Banner and Aspect Spells while increasing the effect of the last one |
| +(25-75) to all Attributes +(30-40)% to Lightning Resistance (10-6)% reduced Mana Reserved 100% increased Aspect of the Avian Buff Effect Aspect of the Avian also grants Avian's Might and Avian's Flight to nearby Allies +(120-150) to Evasion Rating and Energy Shield |
 (Weapon Slot) Cold Iron Point - one of the best Weapons for this build. It increases the level of your Carrion Golems greatly increasing their damage and bonuses. In our video, we have used two of those but at least one can be replaced with Clayshaper |
| 30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +3 to Level of all Physical Spell Skill Gems Deal no Elemental Damage |
 (Weapon Slot) Clayshaper - another great Weapon Choice. It increases the maximum number of Golems you can have summoned at the same time |
| 15% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold Adds (24-30) to (34-40) Physical Damage (8-10)% increased Attack Speed Minions have (20-30)% increased maximum Life Minions' Attacks deal (5-8) to (12-16) additional Physical Damage Can Summon up to 1 additional Golem at a time Grants level 12 Summon Stone Golem |
 (Boots) Rare Gloves - aim for high defensive bonuses and possibly craft Minion Damage on them |
| Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life 70% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Minion Damage Armour Rating |
 (Belt) Rare Belt - again, aim for high defensive bonuses |
| Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 60% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Armour Rating Chaos Resistance |
 (Amulet) Rare Amulet - this piece should grant very high bonus Attributes so that you can easily use all the required Gems. You can also try getting a Shaper/Redeemer one with Reduced Mana Reserved and somehow squeeze Flesh of Stone into this build (this is a very expensive route) |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 50 Dexterity 50 Strength Optional affixes: Elemental Resistances Non-channelling Skills have -# to Total Mana Cost |
| Recommended Anointments: Ravenous Horde |
 (Ring) Rare Rings - aim to get high Life and defensive stats. You can also get Aspect of the Avian on your Rings, and crafting +1 to Minimum Endurance Charges greatly increases your defenses |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 65% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Aspect of the Avian Skill Minion Movement Speed +1 to Minimum Endurance Charges |
 (Gloves) Rare Boots - getting high defensive stats should be your priority here |
| Min. requirements: 75 maximum Life 30% Movement Speed 60% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Cannot be Frozen |
| Boot enchantment: Regenerate 2% of Life and Mana per second if you were Hit Recently |
 (Jewel) The Anima Stone - mandatory Jewel used in this build. It allows you to summon two additional Golems in total. |
| Can Summon up to 1 additional Golem at a time If you have 3 Primordial Jewels, can Summon up to 1 additional Golem at a time |
 (Jewel) Primordial Might - making your Golems more aggressive greatly increasing their targeting and clear speed. You need to use one Primordial Might in this build |
| (25-30)% increased Damage if you Summoned a Golem in the past 8 seconds Golems Summoned in the past 8 seconds deal (35-45)% increased Damage Golems have (18-22)% increased Maximum Life Your Golems are aggressive Primordial |
 (Jewel) Primordial Harmony - these Jewels grant the highest DPS reducing the cooldowns of your Golem's most powerful abilities. They can be quite expensive but are totally worth it |
| Golem Skills have (20-30)% increased Cooldown Recovery Speed Golems have (10-15)% increased Cooldown Recovery Speed (16-20)% increased Golem Damage for each Type of Golem you have Summoned Golems regenerate 2% of their Maximum Life per second Primordial |
 (Jewel) Primordial Eminence - a decent alternative to Primordial Harmony, should be cheaper than it and still grants decent bonuses |
| Golems have (16-20)% increased Attack and Cast Speed 30% increased Effect of Buffs granted by your Golems Golems have +(800-1000) to Armour Primordial |
 (Jewels) Rare Abyss Jewels - should provide extra Life and added Physical Damage to your Minions' Attacks |
| Recommended affixes: maximum Life Minions deal added # Physical Damage Minions have increased Attack and Cast Speed if you or your Minions have killed recently |
 (Jewels) Large Cluster Jewel - you should get at least one Large Cluster Jewel. You are primarily looking for Rotten Claws to increase the Chance to Impale, but also Feasting Fiends and Renewal are two great Passives. If you are very high level (close to 100) we would recommend getting two of these and getting Impale Chance all the way to 100% |
| Recommended affixes: 1 Added Passive Skill is Feasting Fiends 1 Added Passive Skill is Rotten Claws 2 Added Passives Skills are Jewel Sockets Optional affixes: 1 Added Passive Skill is Renewal |
 (Jewels) Small Cluster Jewel - if you have the Jewel listed above and your character is around level 90 you should be able to socket two Small Cluster Jewels with Fettle Passives for massive Life bonus |
| Recommended affixes: 1 Added Passive Skill is Fettle |
 (Jewels) Rumi's Concoction - a great Utility Flask which boosts your defenses significantly |
| +3000 to Armour +(14-20)% Chance to Block Attack Damage during Flask effect +(6-10)% Chance to Block Spell Damage during Flask effect |
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Other suggested Flasks:
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If you have tried our Carrion Golem Necromancer build, make sure to let us know how it worked out for you. We will also appreciate your feedback that can be posted in the comments below. With your help, we will be able to improve our content.
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