Level 92 Hybrid Raise Spectre Shadow^3.25

Notes

You can find the full and very detailed written guide here FOR THE NECROMANCER VERSION: https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/poison-ranged-animate-weapons-league-starter
You can still use the necro guide as a reference to progress by following the milestones for the build after campaign. (There are some differences tho so make sure to follow the PoB if you encounter something that is different)

Start as a Witch and finish the "Breaking Some Eggs" quest around level 3-4.
This quest gives you the Summong Raging Spirits skill gem and makes it so you can buy new gems from Nessa.
Buy Holy Flame Totem and Raise Zombie for 2 Scrolls of Wisdom.
Now put everything in your stash tab and make a new Shadow character and follow the gem setups in the PoB!

After the campaign you need to farm Lab for Animate Weapon of Ranged Arms or buy it on trade.
Do not use the gem if you get a level 1 gem, you first need to level it to at least 15-16 so keep playing SRS for a while longer.

Ascendancy selection order
1 - Malevolent Strands
2 - Skincrawlers
3 - Threadspinner
4 - Silkdancer  (Maybe broodguard)

=== CAP RES & DEX WITH GEAR ===
Spectres: Use 2 Carnage Chieftains from act 2 until you get Arena master OR Perfect Forest warrior & Perfect guardian turtle
(ask in /global 6666 for Arena master & Pale)

Early league start 2 spectre limit (Non ritual)

1. Carnage Chieftain (act2) (Damage)  
2. Arena master (Drox map) (Damage)  

Finished Early setup 4 spectre limit

1. Perfect Forest warrior or Forest warrior (Damage)  
2. Perfect guardian turtle (Phys Defense)
3. Carnage Chieftain (Damage)  
4. Hulking Miscreation (Not perfect)  (Damage)  

Note: Currently a normal Forest warrior corpse says that it does not provide "Nearby allies have Onslaught" but it actually does, so you dont need a perfect to gain a permanent onslaught buff for your minions.

Over cap your resistances with +15 to negate elemental exposure.

Minion skill GEM LEVEL is much more important than QUALITY:  21/0 >>>> 20/20    Spectres/dps golems/phantasm/AG/SRS
(The exception for this is Animate weapon since you get two extra weapons from 20 quality)

You want one ghastly eye jewel with taunt on hit and one with blind on hit 

Dont use AG until total combined gem level for AG is at least lvl 18, "total combined gem level" =  +1 skills from wand/helmet/shield

If you start mapping with bought or traded low level(1) minion gems you will have a very bad time.

Swap to Solaris pantheon if you are going to fight end-game bosses that are mostly alone (Shaper/Eater/Exarch/Sirus/Maven)

!T17 MAPS! Skip the abomination map boss until you have at least medium budget setup. (They can destroy your permanent minions and AG in seconds if you are unlucky)

Make sure you have enough mana to cast animate weapon with unleash

LOW BUDGET NOTE

Testudo is a very cheap anoint you can get early
You want to anoint Death Attument later when you can afford it and the respec.

Dont level precision and clarity to high.

Early 6L Covenant can do all Ubers but if you die mid fight on Maven, Exarch and Eater it will be annoying to resummon your Animate weapons mid fight.

Difficulty Ubers: Atziri<<<<Cortex(Depends on mods)<Eater<<Sirus<Shaper<Elder<Exarch<Maven
Uber shaper+elder+Exarch+Sirus can wipe your minions at the Early game setup. (Make sure AG gem is lvl 21 before doing ubers)
Vs Uber Sirus respec into protection mastery to get corrupted blood immunity.

MEDIUM BUDGET NOTE

Gloam rings are found mirrored, but you can sell 5 mirrored to a vendor to recive a non-mirrored back.

Covenant corruption can be

+1 socketed gems
+2 duration gems
+2 minion gems

LATE BUDGET NOTE

Covenant corruption:
Best one is +2 socketed minion or Duration gems which you do not want to skip.

Second corruption can be any of the following

1. +2 socketed duration or minion gems (Offensive) (Very expensive)
2. +1 socketed gems (Offensive) (Very expensive)
3. 50% reduced crit damage taken (Defensive) (If you have this mod you could skip the crit reduction mod on your watchers eye and get one of the other mods below)  (Very expensive)
4. +1 maximum resistances (Defensive) (Very expensive)
5. Any dmg taken reduction mod Cold/light/chaos/fire (Defensive)
6. 4-6% increased maximum life (Defensive)

Watchers eye third mod or replace crit reduction (If it is expensive) with one of these:

(1)	(5-8)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Determination
(2/3)	You take x% reduced extra damage from critical strikes
(2/3)	Purity of elements - +1 to Maximum elemental resistances

(3)	(600-1000) to Armour while affected by Determination
(3)	(5-8)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while affected by Determination
(3)	Purity of elements - Chaos resistance

Made by: Helm Breaker