Litha: Celebrating the Summer Solstice in Pagan Culture

Today is a significant day in the pagan calendar. It is the celebration of Samhain, which marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. Samhain, also known as Halloween, is a time when the veil between the world of the living and the spirit world is believed to be thinnest, allowing for communication with the dead. This ancient Celtic festival is filled with various rituals and traditions, such as lighting bonfires, wearing costumes to ward off evil spirits, and carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns. It is a time of reflection, remembrance, and honoring the ancestors. On this day, pagans believe that the spirits of loved ones can return to visit, and it is common to set up an ancestral altar or participate in divination practices to connect with the other realm.

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Henceforth, it regards the wearer of that amulet as its master, protecting and following that individual everywhere unless specifically commanded not to do so. Then I cut across foresight to get the jewel east of Sion and NE of Necromantic Aegis so that I would be able to put a point into Aegis as soon as I was able to pick up a Victario s Charity.

On this day, pagans believe that the spirits of loved ones can return to visit, and it is common to set up an ancestral altar or participate in divination practices to connect with the other realm. While Halloween has become a commercialized holiday in modern society, for pagans, it holds deep spiritual significance and serves as a time for communing with nature, honoring the cycles of life and death, and embracing the mysteries of the unseen world. So, on this pagan holiday of Samhain, take a moment to remember and honor the ancient traditions that have been passed down through generations.

3.7 In-Depth Ice Golems Guide - Snowybois - On Hiatus for 3.8

I went for Witch area, then Templar, it's all around there. smooth sailing, start the build at 34.

As far as starting out I leveled arc+zombies until 34 when I bought 2 clayshapers and then immediately switched to Golems. In hindsight I would have leveled with flame golems not ice until I had more harmonies but it's not that much difference. SRS levels almost as well as arc if you prefer it.

Early pathing priority I went left towards Spiritual Command/Sacrifice and then grabbed Quick Recovery and the branch down towards Sanctity for a bit of health. Pathed down towards EE and grabbed the jewel next to Shaper just left of Sion. Then I cut across foresight to get the jewel east of Sion and NE of Necromantic Aegis so that I would be able to put a point into Aegis as soon as I was able to pick up a Victario's Charity.

After that it was just chasing HP nodes and more jewels. Hope that helps, i'll make a leveling section when I get some free time next week.

Feel free to msg me in-game with any questions in the meantime!

As far as starting out I leveled arc+zombies until 34 when I bought 2 clayshapers and then immediately switched to Golems. In hindsight I would have leveled with flame golems not ice until I had more harmonies but it's not that much difference. SRS levels almost as well as arc if you prefer it.

Feel free to msg me in-game with any questions in the meantime!

This is perfect. I'm currently using my Burial Chambers farmer to get all my gear ready for this character. What total % of Golem Cooldown from all harmonies combined would you recommend for the Snowybois? I'm getting all the harmonies and want to know how much I can skimp on those high rolls if I need to.

did Uber at 71. Dat Chaos Golem buff is no joke as Elementalist.

So glad I followed this!

That's a great question goose but I don't have enough experience with the build yet to answer it. There will be a breakpoint between Cyclone CDR and Harmony Effectiveness, at some point we reach diminishing returns on that CDR. If you check out your PoB you can see your cyclone cooldown time.

For Reference my character has a cyclone cooldown of 1.76 seconds and as you can see in the videos my golems spend the vast majority of their attacks cycloning.

If your Golem is cycloning you are doing peak DPS.
If your Golem is in range to melee you are still doing great dps.

If your golem's cyclone is on CD, and he is not yet in range to melee, he will throw his stupid freaking icicle. This is a waste of time and energy as it does roughly 1% of the damage of cyclone. Anytime your golems are throwing snowballs, they are not doing their job and should be fired immediately. The best thing you can do to prevent snowball throwing is increase cyclone CDR/make sure your golems have a path to the monster they are trying to snowball.

One of the few problems I have with this build is it's inverse map effectiveness when compared to flame golems. Maps like Shrine or Sunken City where a ranged attack is shooting fish in a barrel suddenly become death traps as your golems don't have a path to the monsters but the monsters can shoot at you with impunity. However indoor Maps like Torture Chamber that are painful to run as flame golems due to line of sight issues are safe as safe can be.

Updated: Hall of the Grandmasters down!

Holy shit do not recommend trying HoG with this. The golems handle the non-bow characters really well but they just melt to the bow builds. It was rough, but the first build i've run that could finish it.

Shield guardians have the same statistics as the base golem, but with the following additional special qualities.

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Imbolc Traditions: A Pagan Invocation of Renewal and Light