With resources being inportant, most people go for templar for most classes.
The "can not die" relic seems the best. Only slot with crit damage, 50% passive and cap on 150%. Depending on how "glass" you go, unity on you and follower is an option. If you get oneshot anyway, ignore that.
Then you can go damage of support.
For damage: lidless wall (with phys%), soj (phys%) and bul-kathos wedding band for some procs of 50+M is possible. Rings: crit chance, strength, average damage and socket with str gem. Any high damage weapon (ancient sun keeper with socket and red gem). Amulet: overwhelming desire for the extra damage on proc, or ess of johan for crowd control. Same stats as rings.
For crowd control: replace average damage with attackspeed, socket with cooldown. Use an azure wrath or thunderfury with attackspeed roll, depending on your wants. Freeze of deflection shield and block% on relic, maybe add justice lantern for more block, to proc the shield more.
Skills you can set to resource regen, healing and stun/taunt, as you feel you need.
Yeah I have the same problem with my templar this season. Nothing has dropped with strength. Right now I have a blue necklace and yellow rings. I was using him before 2nd Unity dropped yesterday. Without any damage from him I'm using the Enchantress. Fighting chickens every once in a while seems like a better way to go than having no damage support with minimal resource regeneration. Now if he could actually do a little damage the extra health and blocking would be a better support unit.
This is the problem I have right now. I'd love to use the templar for the resource generation but I have no items for him. I'm currently using the scoundrel because I have the never die follower item for him and he's using my old kridershot at the moment as well. The stun and the slows he provides helps out a lot and I enjoy the limited damage he does.
Many people just look at the follower as a stat provider/support. His damage, even with best in slot items, is pretty low. Often you are better of going with the follower you need (as I said, templar for many people) and just put on support items, ignoring his damage.
For me, as long as he has the "can not die relic" and a unity (I think mine is running with a dex one), I'm happy. I have a dex ess of johan without attackspeed, crit or cooldown, for the pull effect. And a non ancient dex thunderfury for the effect.
I did see clains of the templar doing 50+mil crits if you gear him correct. I do crit for 500+mil (my high crits), and more often. So, I just make him support with damage where possible.
Ps: hellfire ring/leoric signet give 1/5 of their xp % to you, even that could be a nice option if you are looking for items for him (begin of season). Doesn't even have to be lvl70.
Hey guys
What follower should i focus on to gear and how to gear for progressing in higher grifts solo ?
I am using a Cold Cluster arrow build
With resources being inportant, most people go for templar for most classes.
The "can not die" relic seems the best. Only slot with crit damage, 50% passive and cap on 150%. Depending on how "glass" you go, unity on you and follower is an option. If you get oneshot anyway, ignore that.
Then you can go damage of support.
For damage: lidless wall (with phys%), soj (phys%) and bul-kathos wedding band for some procs of 50+M is possible. Rings: crit chance, strength, average damage and socket with str gem. Any high damage weapon (ancient sun keeper with socket and red gem). Amulet: overwhelming desire for the extra damage on proc, or ess of johan for crowd control. Same stats as rings.
For crowd control: replace average damage with attackspeed, socket with cooldown. Use an azure wrath or thunderfury with attackspeed roll, depending on your wants. Freeze of deflection shield and block% on relic, maybe add justice lantern for more block, to proc the shield more.
Skills you can set to resource regen, healing and stun/taunt, as you feel you need.
thanks for that good gearing follower info there
i dont have any of those yet maybe i did but salvaged lol
i am playing a DH atm so its hard to get strength items, I will have to play barb when the season is over to try get more strength based items
Is there any good weapon i can craft for him?
Yeah I have the same problem with my templar this season. Nothing has dropped with strength. Right now I have a blue necklace and yellow rings. I was using him before 2nd Unity dropped yesterday. Without any damage from him I'm using the Enchantress. Fighting chickens every once in a while seems like a better way to go than having no damage support with minimal resource regeneration. Now if he could actually do a little damage the extra health and blocking would be a better support unit.
This is the problem I have right now. I'd love to use the templar for the resource generation but I have no items for him. I'm currently using the scoundrel because I have the never die follower item for him and he's using my old kridershot at the moment as well. The stun and the slows he provides helps out a lot and I enjoy the limited damage he does.
Templar
Amulet: Ess of Johan for Pull
Shield: I prefer Freeze of Deflection, some prefer that wolf shield
Weapon: Thunderfury
Ring 1: Bul Kathos Wedding Ring
Ring 2: Anything, but I prefer that ring with +16% block chance
My Templar has 56% block chance, with the chance of freeze on block.
Many people just look at the follower as a stat provider/support. His damage, even with best in slot items, is pretty low. Often you are better of going with the follower you need (as I said, templar for many people) and just put on support items, ignoring his damage.
For me, as long as he has the "can not die relic" and a unity (I think mine is running with a dex one), I'm happy. I have a dex ess of johan without attackspeed, crit or cooldown, for the pull effect. And a non ancient dex thunderfury for the effect.
I did see clains of the templar doing 50+mil crits if you gear him correct. I do crit for 500+mil (my high crits), and more often. So, I just make him support with damage where possible.
Ps: hellfire ring/leoric signet give 1/5 of their xp % to you, even that could be a nice option if you are looking for items for him (begin of season). Doesn't even have to be lvl70.
I was told that cdr didn't work on followers, confirm/deny?
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