Powered Zealots Spectre
Shaman Build

Updated for Path of Exile 2 Early Access Patch 0.4

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Raise Spectre Skill Gem allows you to summon any enemy you've slain. This guide is all about Powered Zealots, which you can find in the snowy area in the interlude between Acts and the endgame. These Minions use a Spark Spell, dealing high Lightning Damage via Projectiles. Once captured, you can summon as many of them as your Spirit allows you to, which should be somewhere between 5 and 15, maybe even more. Some of the Spirit has to be shared with other Minions, like Wolves (to have a frontline), various Skeletal Minions for utility, and Convalescence. As we specialize in Elemental Damage, it may be tempting to immediately go for Rakiata's Flow, but that's not really necessary. Enemies' Resistance can be lowered with a Curse and Exposure. Other Lineage Gems, which may seem overly expensive, are also not mandatory and can be easily replaced with a cheap counterpart without sacrificing much. 

For the Ascendancy, we have selected Shaman because of their Sacred Flow passive, granting 120 Spirit, once you obtain a Belt with 3 Charm Slots. The ascendancy also has Reactive Growth with Avatar of Evolution, which provides tons of durability against Elemental Damage. The last point can be spent on the Wisdom of the Maji to extract a bonus from each Rune and Idol. You will rely heavily on Energy Shield. Pick Chaos Inoculation and Mind over Matter Keystones. With 10 to 15k of Energy Shield, it'll be very hard to kill you. The few exceptions include Damage over Time, since you cannot use Charms, and especially big Physical Hits, which are always well-telegraphed, so to avoid death in such a case, invest in Movement Speed. Other good ascendancy choices are Disciple of Varashta and Infernalist, where the former specializes in Energy Shield and the latter can get you even more Spirit.

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1. Gameplay

During mapping, you can walk around with your hands in your pockets; there's nothing for you to do. Wolves and Spectres will maul all enemies on their way. Against bosses: cast Sigil of Power, Elemental Weakness (or whichever Curse you went with), and Pain Offering. Once the Boss is targetable, use Command Skills of your commandable Skeletons and Frost Bomb. When in need, use Convalescence.

2. Build's PROS & CONS

3. Leveling tips

Start as most Druid Minion builds do: with Volcano. After gaining your first 30 Spirit, select Raging Spirit; they'll be summoned with Volcano. You will then supplement the build with Skeletons and Wolves, which will grow substantially more powerful after the first ascension and each time you level up the Gem. Remember to wear Enfolding Dawn during the campaign. Beacon of Azis is also cheap and grants quite a lot of Spirit for its level. Before you switch to Chaos Inoculation, which we recommend doing very late, wield Prism Guardian. Other than that, the shift into this finished form is gradual.

4. Final Skill Tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon

Final Skill Tree:

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Ascendancy points:

Preferably in this order:

1. Sacred Flow
2. Reactive Growth
3. Avatar of Evolution
4. Wisdom of the Maji

5. Final Gems links

[DPS] Spectre setup
	Bind Spectre - Powered Zealot can be found in Etched Ravine (the snowy interlude region). You want the variant that fires Sparks Spell. Bind them; they'll deal Lightning Damage. You should be able to summon around 15 of them in your finished build.
	Muster
	Wildshards
	Pierce
	Feeding Frenzy
	Dialla's Desire

[DPS] Wolf Pack setup
	Wolf Pack - Excellent Melee Minion that reserves a fixed amount of Spirit, but their number grows with Gem Level. They will form a frontline to protect your other, more fragile, Minions.
	Uul Netol's Embrace
	Tecrod's Revenge
	Muster
	Feeding Frenzy
	Rapid Attacks

[UTILITY] Pain Offering setup
	Pain Offering - Sacrifice one of your Minions for a temporary buff-emanating structure that grants Cast Speed and Damage for all your other Minions.
	Brutus' Brain
	Danse Macabre
	Sacrificial Offering
	Prolonged Duration
	Magnified Area

[UTILITY] Skeletal Cleric setup
	Skeletal Cleric - Heals and Revives your other Minions. You will need only one such Minion.
	Meat Shield
	Deathmarch
	Last Gasp
	Rapid Casting
	Minon Mastery

[UTILITY] Elemental Weakness setup
	Elemental Weakness - If you don't have Rakiata's Flow, you will need Elemental Weakness and Exposure. This Curse lowers Elemental Resistances.
	Heightened Curse
	Cursed Ground
	Kalisa's Crescendo
	Prolonged Duration - Or Magnified Area
	Efficiency

[UTILITY] Skeletal Storm Mage setup
	Skeletal Storm Mage - Its main purpose is to Shock. It's a Lightning Ailment that causes enemies to take increased Damage from all sources. One is enough.
	Shock
	Overcharge
	Muster
	Feeding Frenzy
	Minion Mastery - can be replaced with Esh's Radience if available.

[UTILITY] Skeletal Brute setup
	Skeletal Brute - You only need this Minion for the Command Skill, which causes nearby enemies to take increased Damage and deal reduced Damage via the Intimidate debuff. Highly optional.
	Bidding
	Magnified Area
	Prolonged Duration
	Last Gasp

[UTILITY] Sigil of Power setup
	Sigil of Power - A Skill that can only be found on a Chiming Staff, which you will wield on the second weapon slot. It grants more Spell Damage if you spend Mana in it. It affects your Minions.
	Prolonged Duration
	Magnified Area

[UTILITY] Frost Bomb setup
	Frost Bomb - Its purpose is to inflict Exposure. Exposure lowers Resistances. You can either go with Long Fuse or Short Fuse, as both have their merits. It's not needed at all if you have Rakiata's Flow.
	Potent Exposure
	Magnified Area
	Short Fuse - or Long Luse if you can time it well
	Khatal's Rejuvenation

[UTILITY] Convalescence setup
	Convalescence - A Persistent Skill that you can activate to instantly begin Recharging ES. It's crucial since you run Chaos Inoculation.
	Cooldown Recovery
	Upwelling
	Second Wind
	Prolonged Duration

6. Gear Setup

The build requires a lot of Spirit since that's the resource needed for Minions. The best setups are able to reach a little over 700 Spirit, which, in turn, lets you summon 16 Powered Zealots. Reservation Efficiency is hard to get, but it supplements Spirit. Level to Mimnion Skills and modifiers that affect Minions' Damage and Cast Speed are desirable. Defensively, you rely on Energy Shield and its Recharge only. Your Elemental Resistances should be capped. Chaos Resistance and Maximum Life are not needed with Chaos Inoculation. Maximum Mana and Mana Recovery pair up well with Mind Over Matter. No Unique Items are required.

(Helmet) Rare Helmet - The Helmet needs Energy Shield and +2 to the level of all Minion Skills. Everything else is extra. Socket Idol of Ralakesh in it.

Min. requirements: 400 Energy Shield +2 to Level of all Minion Skills Optional affixes: Elemental Resistance increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

(Weapon) Rare Sceptre - Get a Sceptre with two Prefixes for Increased Spirit and a Suffix for Levels for Minion Skills. Try to score increased Damage and Cast Speed for Minion in your Presence. Rattling, Shrine, or Omen Sceptre are the best choices. Socket the Rabbit Idol here.

Min. requirements: +4 to Level of all Minion Skills 65% increased Spirit Allies in your Presence deal increased Damage Optional affixes: Allies in your Presence have increased Cast Speed Maximum Mana Minions have increased Maximum Life

(Off-hand) Rare Focus - On Focus, focus on Energy Shield, and maybe add some Resistances.

Min. requirements: 500 Energy Shield Optional affixes: Elemental Resistance increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate Maximum Mana

(Gloves) Rare Gloves - On Gloves, prioritize Energy Shield and Elemental Resistances. Nothing else is as important.

Min. requirements: 250 Energy Shield +40% total Elemental Resistance Optional affixes: increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate Maximum Mana

(Boots) Bones of Ullr - We recommend Bones of Ullr because they save Spirit. The low bonus to Movement Speed is inconsequential if you socket Amanamu's Gaze in them.

(5-15)% increased Movement Speed (40-60)% increased Energy Shield +(20-40) to maximum Life +(20-40) to maximum Mana (20-30)% increased Reservation Efficiency of Skills which create Undead Minions

(Amulet) Rare Amulet - Solar Amulet with Spirit and level of all Minion Skills is what you need. Additional Energy Shield and Resistances are the next best things.

Min. requirements: +50 Spirit +3 to Level of all Minion Skills Optional affixes: increased Maximum Energy Shield Maximum Mana Elemental Resistance Anointment: Warlord Leader

(Ring) Rare Ring - Rare Rings are suboptimal. You may be forced to wear them if you lack Resistances and Attributes.

Min. requirements: +90% total Elemental Resistance Attributes Optional affixes: Maximum Mana increased Mana Regeneration Rate

(Ring) Ventor's Gamble - It's the only Ring with Spirit, which we want. Be sure it doesn't reduce your Resistances too much, and doesn't lower the Rarity of Items found at all.

(6-15)% increased Rarity of Items found +(0-80) to maximum Life +(0-20) to Spirit (-25-25)% increased Rarity of Items found +(-40-40)% to Fire Resistance +(-40-40)% to Cold Resistance +(-40-40)% to Lightning Resistance

(Ring) Evergrasping Ring - Adds extra Chaos Damage for your Minions. Its downside does not matter with Chaos Inoculation. It pairs well with Breach Lineage Supports, Withered Debuff, and Despair Curse (meaning it suits the Rakiata's Flow variant of this build).

(7-10)% increased Cast Speed +(60-100) to maximum Mana Allies in your Presence Gain (15-25)% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage Enemies in your Presence Gain (6-12)% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage

(Belt) Rare Belt - We need a Belt with three Charm Slots to leave them empty, Strength, and as much Elemental Resistances as one can afford.

Min. requirements: +80% total Elemental Resistance +30 Strength 3 Charm slots Optional affixes: Maximum Mana Armour

(Belt) Darkness Enthroned - You can alternatively wear Darkness Enthroned, which acts as a Helmet for the socketables. Idol or Ralakesh and Egrin are the best candidates.

(50-100)% increased effect of Socketed Items Has 2 Augment Sockets (Hidden) This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was <Random socketable equipment type> This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Helmet

(Body Armour) Silks of Veneration - A well-rolled Skilks of Veneration Armour will get you quite high Spirit, Energy Shield, Recharge Rate, Mana Regeneration Rate, a bit of Intelligence, and reduce Elemental Damage taken.

(40-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate (150-200)% increased Energy Shield +(30-50) to Spirit +(20-30) to Intelligence (30-50)% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate Current Energy Shield also grants Elemental Damage reduction

(Body Armour) Rare Body Armour - Body Armour needs good Energy Shield mods and a T1 Spirit Prefix. There's also a Desecrated Suffix with increased Spirit Reservation Efficiency of Skills that you can acquire.

Min. requirements: 700 Energy Shield +50 Spirit Optional affixes: Elemental Resistances increased Spirit Reservation Efficiency of Skills

(Jewel) Prism of Belief - You can go way beyond Level 30 for the Summon Spectre Skill with Prism of Belief, and that's a lot of extra damage.

+(1-3) to Level of all <Random skill> Skills

(Jewel) Grand Spectrum (Emerald) - Three Grand Spectrum Jewels will result in 18% increased Spirit, which is great, but this maneuver gobbles up all your Jewel sockets.

2% increased Spirit per socketed Grand Spectrum

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