What are your thoughts and opinions on the 3 new gems in 3.2, namely Summon Phantasm on Kill, Spectral Shield Throw and Tectonic Slam? Have you tried using them and are you still using these gems? How effective they are in clearing mobs and fighting bosses? Did you have fun using these gems? Besides, let us know in the comments below and be sure to hit up our Hot Sale where you can buy PoE Exalted Orb for a very cheap price!
Tectonic slam I have used Quite a bit and while I like it and it makes for a better boss killer than a lot of other melee skills it has a few problems which in the end make it less appealing to use.
Comparing it to sunder the positives are:
● Faster animation
● Faster attack speed
● Wider AoE
● Fire conversion (easier to build for the ele meta)
● Potential as a single use clearing/boss skill
Negatives are:
● Mana cost is a bit too high. Needs to be 8 not 10.
● The endurance charge gimmick is probably best ignored or thought of as an added bonus, but I'd rather have max endurance charges than a bit more damage. I think they should get rid of the charge consumption and make it so you get more damage and fissures per endurance charge (like 3% more per).
● Less range than sunder and using concentrated effect compounds this. This is fine but when sunder does almost the same basic but CAN use conc effect without penalty that little point becomes a factor in whether or not you use the skill. I hope it helped you in some way. I also wanted to remind you can check out our cheap PoE Currency trade.
