📚 Main Topics

1. Overview of the Witch Class

   • Focus on summoning minions and spellcasting.
   • Comparison to the necromancer class.

2. Starting Mechanics

   • Importance of minions for new players.
   • Passive skill tree options: spell and minion damage vs. energy shield and mana regeneration.

3. Summoning Minions

   • Role of the spirit stat in summoning.
   • Equipment recommendations for increasing spirit (e.g., scepters).

4. Key Skills for Early Game

   • UnearthTemporary summons and AOE damage.
   • ContagionDamage over time and spreading effects.
   • Essence DrainPowerful chaos damage over time.

5. Minion Types

   • Overview of early minions: skeletal warriors, snipers, arsonists, and bone constructs.
   • Synergies between minions and skills.

6. Stat Priorities

   • Focus on intelligence for mana and spell requirements.
   • Importance of strength and dexterity for certain skills.

7. Equipment Recommendations

   • Armor with energy shield vs. high armor/evasion.
   • Importance of health flasks for minion health.

8. Ascendancy Choices

   • Blood Mage vs. Infernal: choosing based on playstyle.

✨ Key Takeaways

• New players should lean into minion mechanics for easier gameplay.
• Early game focus should be on damage output to improve survivability.
• Understanding the spirit stat is crucial for effective minion management.
• Skills like Unearth and Contagion are essential for building a strong early game.

🧠 Lessons

• Minion ManagementOptimize your spirit usage to maximize the number of minions you can summon.
• Skill SynergyUse skills that complement each other to enhance damage output and survivability.
• AdaptabilityBe prepared to adjust your build based on the equipment and skills you find during gameplay.
• EngagementActively manage your skills and minions during boss fights to maintain damage output and control.