Path of Exile Top 5 Minion Builds
1. Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer (Witch)
The Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer is ranked first for minion builds and is the best minion build in Path of Exile.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Poison Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer is one of the strongest minion builds in the game for boss fights while still maintaining very high damage against large groups of enemies. This build is strong even when built on a budget and as an added bonus it has a very high damage ceiling. If you are interested in trying out the Poison Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer you can find a guide for the build here Summon Raging Spirit Summoner Necromancer Guide.
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2. Mirror Arrow & Blink Arrow Necromancer (Witch)
The Poison Mirror Arrow & Blink Arrow Necromancer has the best single target damage out of the minion builds.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Mirror Arrow of Bombarding Clones & Blink Arrow of Prismatic Clones Summoner Necromancer has the highest single target damage of the minion builds and still has excellent clearing damage with a teleporting attack. If you are interested in trying out the Mirror Arrow of Bombarding Clones & Blink Arrow of Prismatic Clones Summoner Necromancer you can find a guide for the build here Mirror Arrow & Blink Arrow Summoner Necromancer Guide.
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3. Spectre Summoner Necromancer (Witch)
The Spectre Summoner Necromancer is the best minion caster build for clearing damage on large groups of enemies.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 7/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Spectre Summoner Necromancer is the best minion build for clearing damage against large groups of enemies. The Wraithlord helmet, which allows you to summon four extra spectres, and the fairly new Wretched Defiler spectres from tier 17 maps are what makes this build work so well. If you are interested in trying out the Wretched Defiler Spectre Summoner Necromancer build you can find a guide for it here Spectre Summoner Necromancer Guide.
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4. Summon Holy Relic Summoner Necromancer (Witch)
The Summon Holy Relic of Conviction Necromancer is one of the highest damage minion builds in Path of Exile.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Summon Holy Relic of Conviction Summoner Necromancer is another powerful minion build that uses Summon Holy Relic minions to trigger physical nova spells on cooldown whenever you attack an enemy. The Summon Holy Relic Summoner does excellent with single target and clearing damage. If you are interested in trying out the Summon Holy Relic Necromancer build you can find a guide for it here Summon Holy Relic Summoner Necromancer Guide.
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5. Golem Summoner Elementalist (Witch)
The Golem Summoner Elementalist has excellent survival and is one of the strongest minion builds in Path of Exile.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Golem Summoner Elementalist is the fifth place minion build in our rankings and has great survivability and damage. This build can be built on a budget but it really starts to shine once you have excellent equipment. You will also have an army of minions to take the damage for you and an elemental shield from your ascendancies. If you are interested in trying out the Golem Summoner Elementalist build you can find a guide it here Golem Summoner Elementalist Guide.
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HM. Summon Skeleton Mage Summoner Necromancer (Witch)
The Skeleton of Mages Summoner Necromancer uses ranged minions to deal damage and is excellent for boss fights.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Skeleton Mage Summoner Necromancer is a minion build that summons skeleton mages that deal high damage from a distance while ignoring the elemental resistances of enemies with the unique Fleshcrafter body armour. This can give you an edge on some of the hardest boss fights in the game. If you would like to try out the Skeleton of Mages Summoner Necromancer build a guide for the build can be found here Vaal Skeleton of Mages Summoner Necromancer Guide.​
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And that's all for the Top 5 Minion Builds! For more about PoE you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.
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