I am thinking this build will be a safe starting build to cruise through the game.
It focuses on using Zombie Dogs and the Gargantuan as staple summons throwing in the Fetish Army for use in bad situations where I'd need the extra killing power and distractions.
My main independent damage spell is going to be Locust Swarm since that will grant me better mobility than a nuke like Firebomb where I'd have to sit there chucking them. I'm going to be using GotD on CD to control the enemies and keep any from charging past my minions, while the LS eats at them.
Finally, Sacrafice provides the nukey "burst" missing from the build for those situations where a dog is dying or I need to kill something before it finishes casting a spell.
The passives are trickier since I don't know if I'll be needing survivability or mana regen, but as a starter I figured I'd go for mostly mana regen coupled with a summon booster.
I don't know how well this would hold up in inferno but at least for initial leveling and farming of lower difficulties, being a summoner should be safe and effective. Any thoughts on my proposed build, changes or tweaks I can make?
I am thinking this build will be a safe starting build to cruise through the game.
It focuses on using Zombie Dogs and the Gargantuan as staple summons throwing in the Fetish Army for use in bad situations where I'd need the extra killing power and distractions.
My main independent damage spell is going to be Locust Swarm since that will grant me better mobility than a nuke like Firebomb where I'd have to sit there chucking them. I'm going to be using GotD on CD to control the enemies and keep any from charging past my minions, while the LS eats at them.
Finally, Sacrafice provides the nukey "burst" missing from the build for those situations where a dog is dying or I need to kill something before it finishes casting a spell.
The passives are trickier since I don't know if I'll be needing survivability or mana regen, but as a starter I figured I'd go for mostly mana regen coupled with a summon booster.
I don't know how well this would hold up in inferno but at least for initial leveling and farming of lower difficulties, being a summoner should be safe and effective. Any thoughts on my proposed build, changes or tweaks I can make?
Corpse Spider nerfs, Zombie Dogs nerfs, Zombie Handler nerf, things don't look good for the summoner playstyle.