I'm lost after a long break from PoE
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I used to casually play necromancer with zombies, skellies, fire golems and spectres in 2018/2019 - I'm level 92.
I reinstalled the game today and I'm kinda lost, whether my old build will still work or was it nerfed into abyss in some patch? I would appreciate if somebody could take a look at my gear and say which direction should I go. I'm just casual player, so I appreciate it's surely not a top notch gear nowadays, or the links may not make any sense anymore. Last edited by amorek#7695 on Feb 21, 2026, 2:59:43 PM Last bumped on Feb 22, 2026, 6:36:21 AM
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First of all, without a passive tree with have no idea if the items or skills u use actually make sense. While Summoner tend to have the roughly same outline things like Minion Block and what minions actually supposed to deliver the damage matters, so theres that.
On other news: I feel your setup is all over the place. first of all the claw is weird unless you wanna deal damage yourself. This is an item usually used for Dominating Blow. Then u have your spectres in a 6-link, and flame golem for a double 5-link? Thats doable, but not what you do these days. You go 6-link for your main minion typically. Another 4-Link for zombies, but also with pushing damage instead of frenzy or taunt... gotta say, this looks all over the place. Best is if you checkout some builds from ghazzyTV, that should be a decent starting point. Its easier to start a guide from 0 instead of trying to fix something that seemingly has no initial concept to begin with. |
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" Thanks, I didn't post any passive tree because it's been reset a few times since 2019 :) It's blank, I have to redo it, but not sure what makes sense for the gear I have. The Claw I think is for +70% Minion Damage and applying elemental weakness through Ball Lightning Last edited by amorek#7695 on Feb 21, 2026, 3:48:14 PM
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Your gears seem like you do some of the work (not let minions do it all for you) so maybe Absolution is the better option for you, else you can go SRS (fire or poison) and in both builds you are gonna use 1-2 golems, 2-3 spectres, 1 animate guardian or 7-10 zombies as meat shields (with meat shield support and whatever you got sockets for). I guess pure Golem builds are still okay, but more unique-hungry or would need Elementalist class (while Necro and Guardian classes are cooler) and in the end not sure if better for its budget in endgame and clear speed.
Check Faustus NPC for the use of Gold we have now and Ghazzy vids or guides for quick update of what the general summoner tree looks like and what to aim for. Slow down for a minute to enjoy the beauty around us.
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