Summoner questions

[cpostma]

Searching for an answer or just your opinion.


For a summoner (fishymancer), would you recommend:

(1) Max block or max vitality?

(2) A maxed out Insight Iron Golem or maxed out Skeleton Mages?


These are the two things I can't seem to decide on with my Necro. I have the skill points and stats ready to spend!

So far I have the following:
20 Raise Skeleton
20 Skeleton Mastery
20 Corpse explode
1 in each important curse
1 in Bone shield

The Merc will eventually use an infinity cryptic axe.

Thanks in advance!

[Dirkw]

1) Block or vit
I don't find any use for block on a summoner in PVM. I don't see any use at all, dim vision takes care of any serious threats, you have your minions, your resists, your pots, you'll be fine. Block just complicates things here IMO and also makes it hard to build around using spirit, in case you wanted to.

2) Depends. I use an Insight Golem with 1 point in both mastery and golems, and it doesn't ever die. I have +21 most summoning skills. If you have +10 for example, I can see how boosting your golem can be worth it. Boost Golem Mastery for the extra life if so.
Mages are only really useful if you equip your merc with Infinity. Otherwise, they are just there to mainly act as meatshields and prevent-monster-heal/cold effect and they don't really deal a reliable amount of damage (not even in conjunction with lower resist). Your choice. It never really hurts to put a few more points into Golem Mastery, IMO.

[NumtyDoo]

1) I let my shield decide. If using Homonc I go max block, if I am using spirit I go vita.

2) I have never ran into a mana problem, so I went mages instead of an insight golem. I might have to drink a mana pot or two during a run, but I never use more than what is in my belt, so I don't even bother picking any up during the run.

With infinity, when I am fully pimped, my mages are doing around 15k elemental damage per second (total not each). With my MF gear on they do 9k-10k. I find that they speed up my boss killing runs quite a bit.

If you need mana, insight golem with maxed mastery is good.

Maxed Dim Vision helps alot with crowd control.