2.6 T13 Nova Summoner Hybrid Speedfarm

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by DarthKitty1 last updated Aug 15, 2017 ( Patch 2.6 )

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Skills

Death Nova Blood Nova
- Death Nova
Cost: 20 Essence

Unleash a Nova that deals 350% weapon damage as Poison to all enemies within 25 yards.
Blood Nova

Spend 10% health to unleash a Blood Nova that deals 450% weapon damage as Physical to all nearby enemies within 25 yards.
Skeletal Mage Life Support
- Skeletal Mage
Cost: 40 Essence

Raise a skeleton from the ground to attack your foes dealing 400% weapon damage as Physical over two attacks. Lasts 6 seconds.
Life Support

Risen mages cost 10% health to cast but last an additional 2 seconds.
Devour Cannibalize
- Devour
Consume corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.
Cannibalize

Each corpse consumed also restores 3% health.
Simulacrum Reservoir
- Simulacrum
Cost: 25% Health
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Create a Simulacrum made of blood that will duplicate your Secondary skills for 15 seconds.
Reservoir

Your maximum essence is increased by 100% while your Simulacrum is active.
Blood Rush Metabolism
- Blood Rush
Cost: 5% Health
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Shed your mortal flesh and reappear up to 50 yards away.
Metabolism

Provides an additional charge but doubles the health cost.
Bone Armor Dislocation
- Bone Armor
Cost: 10 Essence
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Rip bones from nearby enemies, dealing 125% weapon damage as Physical, and create armor that reduces damage taken by 3% per enemy hit up to a maximum of 10 enemies. Lasts for 60 secs.
Dislocation

Enemies hit are also stunned for 2 seconds.

Bone Armor's damage is turned into Poison.

Dark Reaping
- Dark Reaping
While using a scythe, gain 2% Essence and Life per kill.
Life from Death
- Life from Death
Consuming a corpse has a 20% chance to spawn a health globe.
Blood for Blood
- Blood for Blood
Picking up a health globe removes the health cost of the next Blood spell. This effect can stack up to 10 times.
Blood is Power
- Blood is Power
After cumulatively losing 100% of your maximum Life, all ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. This effect cannot reduce an ability's cooldown more than once for each time that ability is used.

Items

Trag'Oul's Guise

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Heart

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Regenerates 4643 - 5528 Life per Second

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Haunted Visions

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Simulacrum now drains 5% of your maximum life every second and lasts twice as long.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Scales

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Claws

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Goldwrap

Legendary Belt

88 - 107 Armor

Primary Stats

+29 - 31% Extra Gold from Monsters
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

On gold pickup: Gain armor for 5 seconds equal to the amount picked up.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Hide

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Circle of Nailuj's Evol

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 50%

Secondary Stats

You now raise an additional Skeletal Mage with each cast and they last an additional 2 - 4 seconds.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Krysbin's Sentence

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

You deal 75 - 100% increased damage against slowed enemies or triple this bonus against enemies afflicted by any other type of control-impairing effect.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Scythe of the Cycle

Legendary Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Your Secondary skills deal 250 - 300% additional damage while Bone Armor is active but reduce the remaining duration of Bone Armor by 4 seconds.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Lost Time

Legendary Phylactery

Primary Stats

+1.471363E-43 Maximum Damage
+626 - 750 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Your cold skills reduce the movement speed of enemies by 30%. In addition, your movement speed is increased by 4 - 5% for 5 seconds. Maximum 5 stacks.
One of 1 Magic Properties (varies)
+1.443337E-43 Minimum Damage

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Trag'Oul's Guise
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC Int Vit
Shoulders
- Trag'Oul's Heart
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CDR Life
Amulet
- Haunted Visions
- Stat Priority: Socket Socket Physical % CHC CHD
Torso
- Trag'Oul's Scales
- Stat Priority: Socket Int Vit Life
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: Physical % CHC Int Vit
Hands
- Trag'Oul's Claws
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD CDR Int
Waist
- Goldwrap
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Life Armor +
Legs
- Trag'Oul's Hide
- Stat Priority: Socket Int Vit Armor +
Feet
- Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
- Stat Priority: Skill: Skeletal Mage Int Vit Armor +
Rings
- Circle of Nailuj's Evol
- Krysbin's Sentence
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: Socket Socket CHC CHD CDR
Weapon
- Scythe of the Cycle
- Stat Priority: Socket Int CDR Dmg %
Offhand
- Lost Time
- Stat Priority: CHC CDR Int Vit

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Boon of the Hoarder
  Boon of the Hoarder
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  +25% chance on killing an enemy to cause an explosion of gold.
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15%.

Kanai's Cube

Reilena's Shadowhook

Legendary Two-Handed Scythe

1687.4 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+946 - 1125 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Every point of Maximum Essence increases your damage by 0.5% and Bone Spikes generates 2 - 5 additional Essence for each enemy hit.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1439 - 1788) Physical Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Fire Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Lightning Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Cold Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Poison Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Arcane Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Reilena's Shadowhook
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

309 - 366 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40 - 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Tasker and Theo
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
Reduces all resource costs by 5 - 7%.

Secondary Stats

Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 second when you hit with a resource-spending attack.

+ 1 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

BoTT - One of the best gems available.
BoTH - Gives you toughness (in comibnation with GoldWrap) and speed.

Enforcer - High damage boost for your pets along with DR.

If your gems are low level it might be better to use BoTP instead of Enforcer as it also increases your own damage,

however the higher your gems are the superior Enforcer will become.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Life
Life Regeneration
Armor
Resist All

Utility

Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Gold Find

Core - MS up to 25% total, Max Resource, INT.

Offense - CHC,CHD, CDR,AS

Defense - Life, Life Regen, Armor, AR.

Utility - LoH, RCR, AD, GF.

Build Guide

Build Guide - 2.6 T13 Nova Summoner Hybrid Speedfarm

Intro

The Nova Summoner combines good AoE, single target and mobility for clearing T13 rifts/bounties fast even with relatively lower paragon*.

Trang'Ouls set increases the damage of both of your damage dealers, along with Scythe of the Cycle and the Cubed Reilena's Shadowhook.

Blood Nova serves two major roles:

1)You can't control who your Skeletal Mages shoot at, while engaging dense mobs Nova allows you to easily dispatch trash mobs "saving" your Skeletal Mages to target the higher HP mobs such as Elites.

2)In combination with Obsidian Ring Of The Zodiac, Blood Nova also lowers your CD on Blood Rush(Mobility), Bone Armor (Krysbin's Sentence triple buff) and Simulacrum(Damage).

Simulacrum is key here, by stacking a lot of CDR along with the use of Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac you will have a very high up-time on it, giving you 2 Blood Novas for the price of 1, and 4 Skeletal Mages per cast (with the CoNE ring). Resevoir 100% Max Essence in combination with Reilena's Shadowhook gives both Blood Nova & Skeletal Mage an higher damage.

*The attached video was taken with 700 paragon, no augmented items, lvl 60 gems and a few ancient items.

Skills

Death Nova - Blood Nova. AoE clear+CDR through Ring of the Zodiac. Also, it does look rather cool

Skeletal Mage - Life Support. Main damage dealer, single target damage, deletes elites and clears trash mobs while moving supplying you with gold for Goldwrap+BoTH and corpses for Devour.

Simulacrum - Resevoir. See Intro.

Devour - Cannibalize. Resource & Recovery, you may use the Numlock trick for auto-casting it.

Blood Rush - Mobility.

Bone Armor - Dislocation. Toughness+Krysbin's Setnence triple damage through stun effect.

Recommended Passives:

Dark Reaping - Essence & Recovery.

Life from Death - Recovery, more globes for Blood for Blood.

Blood for Blood - Stacking this before Rift Guardian/Goblins could be the difference between having no blood resource to killing them in mere seconds.

Blood is Power - While having this with Blood for Blood is ineffective, you still lose blood from Haunted Visions amulet giving you 20% CDR on Simulacrum , that alone is worth it. Besides, you won't always have enough BFB stacks making it work for your Bone Armor and Blood Rush as well.

Note: On lower paragon/starting equipment you can use Molten Grizzard instead of Enforcer, this will result in lower damage. In that case you can run with one of the other recommended passives instead Blood for Blood.

Other useful passives:

Extended Servitude - Nice, although more a matter of convenient since Life Support already has a sufficient up-time.

Overwhelming Essence - More Essence equals more damage with the use of Reilena's Shadowhook and Resevoir.

Final Service - Cheat death, however kills your Skeletal Mages which is annoying.

Rathma's Service - 4 Seconds of invulnerability every Simulacrum use is nice.

Gameplay

Offense

Before engaging elites make sure to have at least a couple of Skeletal Mages up (preferably all 10). When engaging use Bone Armor to trigger Krysbin's Sentence triple damage buff. Make sure Simulacrum is active, it gives you a significant damage boost and with enough CDR will have a very high up-time so don't "save it". Don't be shy attacking with Blood Nova, it does a lot of AoE damage and reduces CD.

Defense

When you enter a rift kill a few trash mobs to get the GoldWrap+BoTH toughness boost going. If you have more than a few enemies use Bone Armor.

Your Skeletal Mages will kill trash mobs when you move along the rift, make sure to occasionally pick up the gold.

Items:

Trang'Oul Set - Damage, Toughness & Recovery.

Haunted Visions - Double Simulacrum up-time.

Nemesis Bracers - IMO the best bracers in the game, especially for speedfarming.

Goldwrap - Godlike toughness in combination with BoTH.

Julian's Love Circle - Skeletal Mages up-time.

Krysbin's Sentence - Huge damage buff. Since it is hard to get a well rolled Krysbin's, until you get such one cube it and wear Ring of the Zodiac.

Scythe of the Cycle - Damage boost to both secondary skills: Blood Nova & Skeletal Mage.

Phylactery - Which Phylactery is not important, just the stats.

Cubed Items:

Reilena's Shadowhook - Damage boost, even higher damage boost when used with Resevoir

Tasker & Theo - +50% AS for your Skeletal Mages.

Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac - CDR for higher up-time on Simulacrum, more stuns from Bone Armor and higher mobility from Blood Rush.

Important notes:

Get Max Essence as secondary on your weapon & off-hand
Aim for 45-50% CDR
A well rolled Krysbin's will have Socket, CHC,CHD,AS and high % on effect, unfortunately you can't have CDR instead of AS there
When not engaging, best is to cast Skeletal Mage between Blood Rush uses

Optimal gear : https://www.d3planner.com/883068471 (Before Caldesann's Despair)

I really enjoyed working on this build, hope you'll have fun with it

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