Neidan summoner

[Like-To-Sneak]

Hi guys. What do think of Terracotta Servants pet build? Would it work fine with Nature summoner, or it is better to combine Nature with Spirit.
I am planing to beat legend difficulty, but have not found any gear which improve Neidan skills.

[SilentMeteor]

I don't think they are as good as wolves or traps.

[chris.ferrantegerard]

Originally posted by SilentMeteor:

I don't think they are as good as wolves or traps.

Agree with this, from my experience terracotta summons feel a little weak compared to wolves and traps. I haven't pushed a terracotta build into legendary through but they feel a tad lacking and the synergy skills seem to be designed around turning them into suicidal bombs. Feels like they should have a 3 pet summon limit similar to wolves do at +2 skill.

You should still be able to make a wolf + terracotta build, nature is solid all around and you can make yourself really tanky with Neidan and Nature auras. Wolves can buff your terracottas and serve as infantry if/when terracottas die. Soothsayer would probably be a better all around pet build through.

[Like-To-Sneak]

Sad to hear that. How about Nature + Earth or Nature + Dream camparing with Soothsayer?

[Like-To-Sneak]

Traps get bufs from pet bonuses and from player stats on epos/legend?

[chris.ferrantegerard]

Originally posted by Terenus:

Traps get bufs from pet bonuses and from player stats on epos/legend? :winter2019surprisedsnowman:

Traps are considered pets so get any buffs from gear that specifically list as affecting pets. Auras and other shared affects can also buff pets.

Player stats don't affect pets, so summoners just need stats to equip their gear.

Pets get stat buff in Epic and Legendary. Also there is a health buff from Yeti quest in Act 3 of each difficulty.

[Liquid ID]

Hermit with terracottas, wolves, fatigue, consequences, and briar ward. Pets shredding thorough act 2 of legendary. Very little pet buff gear, but tuned to be a debuff caster to support the pets. Works fine, fun to play.

[TwoArmedMan15]

You can make an interesting pet build with Earth + Neidan ("Wu"). The terracotta workers can deal a lot of damage, but they are very fragile. Earth's Core Dweller pet has the opposite problem; it lacks for damage output but is SUPER tanky. The Core Dweller also provokes enemies, so it can hold enemy aggro for the terracottas. The player can further support the pets with the Dragon's Flame skills which inflicts a high chance to fumble attacks on enemies. All the pets can also inflict high burn damage, which isn't super strong but is interesting! I had a lot of fun with such a build; though, it struggles in Ragnarok (probably Eternal Embers too).