Still on my first playthrough and summon-spamming via Entropy seems to be working well for me. Try researching on the "secret class system" to plan your secondary class. However, doing so may be considered a spoiler so do it at your own risk!

Been playing on Adept and have repeatedly gotten my ass handed to me by spiders, skeletons or anything with a teeny bit of elite status i.e. bear trolls elementals. (Yes I am terrible at this game) I tried bow 1h 2h and spells in the starting area and seem to struggle with combat sustainability eith...