Having trouble with dying in Elite as Pet Conjurer

[Buzzkill]

pretty much 100 % pet build, i am currently fighting the loghorrean, i've gone through 80 potions, died 35 times, boss is still in its third stage, i dont do enough damage and i cannot live for long enough to hurt the boss at all, and almost any enemy with a yellow name in the game kills me in four hits, gear appropriate for my class WONT drop no matter what, stores never ever have the gear i need, i have no clue what to do in order to play this class anymore, i just die to everything, i went from 3 deaths in normal, to 97 at the end of elite

Oh, also, my luck is so bad, that i am forced to use gear i got ages ago to still have ANY damage, my average item level is 40! I am level 63....

Gonna post a few pictures of my build here, gotta take the pictures first.
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[Elizabello]

Max out Primal Spirit! Hits more then all other pets combined.

Also buffing up piercing, chaos and vitality resist will help a lot to survive that fight(u can use potions etc).

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Elizabello:

Max out Primal Spirit! Hits more then all other pets combined.

I'm working on it, i had it maxed once long time ago, but what i really want is 100 % uptime on primal spirit, it seems that it lasts for 20 seconds, and the cooldown is about 34, so if i could shave of 15 seconds of that timer i could have it all the time.

EDIT: also does not solve my issue of dying in four hits, and constantly getting one shot by random bosses.

[Elizabello]

Primal should be able to eat through summoned mobs very fast helping u to survive. 30 sec duration is a ♥♥♥♥♥ but it is what it is. But yes chaos, vitality, piercing will help u survive Log and his minions. Buff ur hp with with a potion as well.

Also about class gear. Dont hesitate to trade dps for survivability. Aim for having piercing and elemental resists very high, 70+(mogdrogen pact can help u there), aim for ~8k hp at least(Mogdrogen pact again). Chaos+Aether can keep at ~50%. That is important, will save u a lot of frustration in Ultimate as well since u are 1 step away.

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Elizabello:

Primal should be able to eat through summoned mobs very fast helping u to survive. 30 sec duration is a ♥♥♥♥♥ but it is what it is. But yes chaos, vitality, piercing will help u survive Log and his minions. Buff ur hp with with a potion as well.

The issue is not log, he's a problem, but not the issue, EVERYTHING kills me, i dont want EVERYTHING to kill me, i dont want enemies to take more than 10 seconds to die, i dont want yellow color name enemies to kill me in three hits, i dont want to have armor from level 35 because its the best pet gear i found so far.

EDIT: also killed log just now, took like 15 more tries, still need my problem solved.
EDIT 2: Thanks Inquisitor Creed for the legendary that requires a shield and only gives stats to Soldiers.... Thanks.. needed that. Very salty right now.

[Knightmare]

Skills to max for pets Primal bond,Bonds of bysmiel+manipulation. Now if you want to survive more max heart of the wild gives you and your pets more hp. Blood of Dreeg acts as heal +aspect of guardian gives physical resist for more survival.
Devotions get behemoth=more hp +heal proc. Turtle more hp + 3k damage absorb shield.
Targo the builder even more hp. I am not Pet specialist but i would go like that for more survival.
Spend your attributes wisely. You dont need cunning or spirit at all, only to wear gear. Invest most of your attributes to physique and some to spirit/cunning to wear gear

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Ten-Mou:

Skills to max for pets Primal bond,Bonds of bysmiel+manipulation. Now if you want to survive more max heart of the wild gives you and your pets more hp. Blood of Dreeg acts as heal +aspect of guardian gives physical resist for more survival.
Devotions get behemoth=more hp +heal proc. Turtle more hp + 3k damage absorb shield.
Targo the builder even more hp. I am not Pet specialist but i would go like that for more survival.
Spend your attributes wisely. You dont need cunning or spirit at all, only to wear gear. Invest most of your attributes to physique and some to spirit/cunning to wear gear

Every single point except 10 are spent in phys, if i get those devotions, id lose out on almost 200 % pet damage and tons of DA debuffs.

[Seamus]

Resists. Resists are the most important thing you need atm. Especially moving up to the next difficulty.

[Grimz]

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

pretty much 100 % pet build, i am currently fighting the loghorrean, i've gone through 80 potions, died 35 times, boss is still in its third stage, i dont do enough damage and i cannot live for long enough to hurt the boss at all, and almost any enemy with a yellow name in the game kills me in four hits, gear appropriate for my class WONT drop no matter what, stores never ever have the gear i need, i have no clue what to do in order to play this class anymore, i just die to everything, i went from 3 deaths in normal, to 97 at the end of elite

Oh, also, my luck is so bad, that i am forced to use gear i got ages ago to still have ANY damage, my average item level is 40! I am level 63....

If you want, I have a max lvl conjurer with extra items available for conj. Can take a look to see if any gear helps you.

Just add me, if you want.

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Grimz:

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

pretty much 100 % pet build, i am currently fighting the loghorrean, i've gone through 80 potions, died 35 times, boss is still in its third stage, i dont do enough damage and i cannot live for long enough to hurt the boss at all, and almost any enemy with a yellow name in the game kills me in four hits, gear appropriate for my class WONT drop no matter what, stores never ever have the gear i need, i have no clue what to do in order to play this class anymore, i just die to everything, i went from 3 deaths in normal, to 97 at the end of elite

Oh, also, my luck is so bad, that i am forced to use gear i got ages ago to still have ANY damage, my average item level is 40! I am level 63....

If you want, I have a max lvl conjurer with extra items available for conj. Can take a look to see if any gear helps you.

Just add me, if you want.

Not that desperate yet, i'l get the gear myself, just gonna take me 2000 hours of playtime because RNG hates me.

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Resists. Resists are the most important thing you need atm. Especially moving up to the next difficulty.

I know, however i'd like to have gear that also kills enemies, and right now its either use yellow drops with resistances but NO bonuses to pets (because i have a 1/1000000 chance of those dropping it seems) or the level 35 gear i have right now on me.

Every blue drop and the occasional legendary is always something i cannot use, i've gotten a mace that marks enemies for death, TWO shields, a belt, and a 2h hammer, none of these have petbonuses.

[Seamus]

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

Originally posted by Seamus:

Resists. Resists are the most important thing you need atm. Especially moving up to the next difficulty.

I know, however i'd like to have gear that also kills enemies, and right now its either use yellow drops with resistances but NO bonuses to pets (because i have a 1/1000000 chance of those dropping it seems) or the level 35 gear i have right now on me.

Every blue drop and the occasional legendary is always something i cannot use, i've gotten a mace that marks enemies for death, TWO shields, a belt, and a 2h hammer, none of these have petbonuses.

You can also aim for devotions that boost resists. And augments/components. Aether can be hard to get up until you're level 70 or so, but, yeah. You should look around for resists.

[Grimz]

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

Originally posted by Grimz:

If you want, I have a max lvl conjurer with extra items available for conj. Can take a look to see if any gear helps you.

Just add me, if you want.

Not that desperate yet, i'l get the gear myself, just gonna take me 2000 hours of playtime because RNG hates me.

Okay. No problem.

If you want, one thing I do with my conjurer, is not cast any spells until my pets do some damage first. Then, I cast CoF and Grasping Vines.

That way, my char does not take the aggro right of the bat.

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

I know, however i'd like to have gear that also kills enemies, and right now its either use yellow drops with resistances but NO bonuses to pets (because i have a 1/1000000 chance of those dropping it seems) or the level 35 gear i have right now on me.

Every blue drop and the occasional legendary is always something i cannot use, i've gotten a mace that marks enemies for death, TWO shields, a belt, and a 2h hammer, none of these have petbonuses.

You can also aim for devotions that boost resists. And augments/components. Aether can be hard to get up until you're level 70 or so, but, yeah. You should look around for resists.

I've been trying to, but i will NOT sacrifice pet damage, i do so little right now, and sacrificing any of it would make my battles last EVEN longer, i cannot change any of my devotions, they are already set in stone as i am following someone elses guide, now they have a list of items they use, unfortunately in this game you cannot farm for specific items just like titan quest, and the last time i got a good item with pet bonuses on it was level 35 in Normal.

[Buzzkill]

Originally posted by Grimz:

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

Not that desperate yet, i'l get the gear myself, just gonna take me 2000 hours of playtime because RNG hates me.

Okay. No problem.

If you want, one thing I do with my conjurer, is not cast any spells until my pets do some damage first. Then, I cast CoF and Grasping Vines.

That way, my char does not take the aggro right of the bat.

Oh i tried that, but the second i cast CoF after the pets aggroed, they instantly switch to me, and then begins the running in circles for 30 seconds PER enemy pack. litteraly any enemy pack, not hero enemies. ANY pack of enemies.
My damage and resists are pitiful, i am hating pet builds almost as much as titan quest ACT 4 Normal with a petbuild right now.

[Grimz]

Originally posted by Buzzkill:

Originally posted by Grimz:

Okay. No problem.

If you want, one thing I do with my conjurer, is not cast any spells until my pets do some damage first. Then, I cast CoF and Grasping Vines.

That way, my char does not take the aggro right of the bat.

Oh i tried that, but the second i cast CoF after the pets aggroed, they instantly switch to me, and then begins the running in circles for 30 seconds PER enemy pack. litteraly any enemy pack, not hero enemies. ANY pack of enemies.
My damage and resists are pitiful, i am hating pet builds almost as much as titan quest ACT 4 Normal with a petbuild right now.

Wow. I get minimal aggro when I do that.. I usually sommon my spirit to deal with them after...

Just a question, what weapon do you use, and why don't you use salazar's in your inventory?