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November 30, 2023 -Build created |
Build Overview | |||
Tags: [ELEMENTAL] [SUMMONER] [LIFE] [MINION] | |||
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The Guardian Ascendency can grant you access to the exclusive Sentinel of Radiance. It is a very powerful Minion that casts a burning Aura that deals Damage based on the maximum Life, in a very similar way to the Righteous Fire Skill. You can have only one Sentinel at a time, which lasts around 40 seconds. His Movement and Attacks are very slow, which is why you should constantly use the Convocation Spell to instantly teleport him to your location. The Burning Aura covers a very large Area, and it is the main focus of this Build.
The Sentinel of Radiance can't be supported by your Gems, which saves you a lot of Sockets. It also doesn't need any expensive modifiers to your Minion Gem Levels. You can improve the Burning Aura Damage via other means, such as Curses that lower Elemental Resistances, Exposure, or Auras such as Malovelence or Aspect of the Spider. You can also use Elemental Ailments like Scorch or Shock.
The Sentinel is strong enough to defeat most Enemies you can encounter in Path of Exile and can be played as a standalone Skill. It will, however, be much faster if you incorporate other Minions Skills to your Build, as it is the nature of this archetype. Thanks to Elemental Relics that provide powerful Elemental Auras you can use any Hit-based Minion in your setup, but to make the most out of your investments into Minion Life, we recommend embracing the Minion Instability Keystone. As your Minions reach 50% of their maximum Life, they will explode, dealing a large amount of Damage. The best Skill to use with this Keystone is Summon Raging Spirit, as one cheap Unique Amulet is enough to reliably trigger the explosions. This Keystone, however, makes using the Animate Guardian somehow risky, so make sure to not put any Items you would miss on him!
With this Build you can become very tanky. The Sentinel of Radiance will reduce your Damage Taken by 20%, you can have a lot of Armour Rating and Block Chance for both types of Damage, and the Time of Need Notable grants excellent Life Recovery. The Aspect of Spider covers Enemies in Webs, which reduces their Damage and Movement Speed.
It is an excellent starting Build, as the Sentinel of Radiance scales greatly with just your Character Levels, up to Level 85. There are no required Unique Items, and most Rare Items can be cheaply crafted using the Essence of Fear or Bound Fossils.
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Summon your Sentinel to start burning down your Enemies. Use Convocation to move him from pack to pack. Use your secondary Minions like Summon Raging Spirits to take down harder foes. To improve your Damage you should use Curses, activate your temporary Aura, and apply Fire Exposure with Wave on Conviction, which you can also automate with a Trigger modifier on your Weapon. To move around use Shield Charge or Flame Dash.
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You can start using the Ragining Spirits very early on. After the first Labirynth, you can pick up the Sentinel of Radiance, which will easily take down every enemy during the Campaign, making it a very fast and pleasant experience. Try to rush for the Minion Masteries that grant you reduced Convocation Cooldown and AoE for your Minions.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
Summon Raging Spirits setup | |
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Summon Raging Spirits - summons a Spirit that Attacks nearby Enemies, dealing Fire Damage. |
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Minion Damage Support - improves the Damage done by your Minions. |
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Added Fire Damage Support - grants extra Fire Damage based on their initial Physical Damage. |
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Melee Physical Damage Support - improves the Physical Damage, which is then later converted into Fire Damage. |
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Minion Speed Support - improves the Attack and Movement Speed of your Minions. |
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Multistrike Support - causes your Minions to repeat their Attacks 2 additional times. |
Aura setup | |
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Vitality - grants you a lot of Life Regeneration which is important to help you survive. |
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Clarity - use this Ara if you have problems with Mana sustain. |
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Purity of Elements - grants you a lot of Elemental Resistances and makes you immune to Elemental Ailments, which can be very deadly. |
Utility setup | |
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Flame Dash - you will need the Movement Skill to cross various terrain gaps and move around faster. |
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Flammability - lowers the Fire Resistance of your Enemies. |
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Steelskin - grants you a temporary shield that absorbs incoming Damage and disables Bleeding. |
Bandits:
Kill all Bandits to get an additional 2 Passive Tree Skill Points.
Leveling Skill Trees:
39 Points Passive Tree
1) Discipline and Training 2) Sacrifice 3) Spiritual Command 4) Righteous Army&Redemption 5) Enduring Bond 6) Heart and Soul
68 Points Passive Tree
Allocate: 1) Cruel Preparations 2) Mystic Bulwark 3) Minion Instability 4) Indomitable Army 5) Eldritch Battery 6) Written in Blood 7) Influence
Recommended leveling items:
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+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance +(10-15) to all Attributes (20-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 60% reduced Effect of Curses on you Regenerate 3 Life per second per Level |
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+(10-30) to all Attributes (10-30)% increased Damage (10-30)% increased Rarity of Items found +(10-30)% to all Elemental Resistances |
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Recommended modifiers: +1 to the level of All Minion Spell Skills Minions deal #% increased Damage |
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Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Item has 6 White Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) |
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+(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) |
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+(30-50) to maximum Energy Shield Summoned Raging Spirits deal (175-250)% increased Damage 75% reduced Maximum number of Summoned Raging Spirits Summoned Raging Spirits' Hits always Ignite Summoned Raging Spirits' Melee Strikes deal Fire-only Splash Damage to Surrounding Targets |
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50% increased Movement Speed Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) |
Final Skill Tree:
105 Points Final Passive Tree (doesn't include Cluster or Unique Jewels)
118 Points Path of Building (PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in this order:
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Arakaali: 10% reduced Damage taken from Damage Over Time; +40% Chaos Resistance against Damage Over Time
Minor God: Soul of Shakari: 50% less Duration of Poisons on You; You cannot be Poisoned while there are at least 3 Poisons on you
[DPS] Summon Raging Spirit setup | |
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Summon Raging Spirit - their Hit Damage falls off, but with the Minion Instability Keystone allocated you can use them to explode upon reaching 50% maximum Life, dealing heavy Damage based on their Maximum Life. |
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Unleash Support - you can summon your Ragining Spirits more efficiently. |
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Minion Life Support - increases the maximum Life of your Spirits, so they can explode for more Damage. |
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Hypothermia Support - improves the Damage your Minions deal against Chilled Enemies. The Skitterbots reliably apply this Ailment on your Enemies. |
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Combustion Support - improves the Fire Damage dealt by Spirits, and lowers the Fire Resistance of your Enemies. |
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Feeding Frenzy Support - your Minions will occasionally grant you a Buff that improves the Damage of all Minions you have, including the Sentinel of Radiance. You can also use the Concentrated Effect Support if you have another source of this Buff. |
[UTILITY] Aura setup | |
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Determination - grants you a lot of Armour Rating and helps improve it even more. |
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Purity of Elements - grants plenty of Elemental Resistances to you and your Minions, but more importantly, grants immunity to all Elemental Ailment effects. |
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Summon Skitterbots - summons Minions that apply Shock and Chill to nearby Enemies. If your Minions can apply those Ailments reliably, you can use defensive Aura such as Arctic Armour, or automate Curse with Blasphemy. |
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Tempest Shield - grants plenty of Chances to Block Spell Damage. It requires hefty investments into Mana Reservation Efficiency, so you can skip this Aura at first. |
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Enlighten Support - lowers the Mana Reservation of Supported Auras. Link it with 3 of your most Mana-intensive Skills |
[UTILITY] Divine Blessing setup | |
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Malevolence - an offensive Aura that improves the Damage over Time of your Minions. |
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Divine Blessing Support - changes your Aura into a temporary Buff, which you have to recast. You can also use the Guardian's Blessing Support if your Minion can survive that. |
[UTILITY] Utility setup socket in your Wand |
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Flammability - this Curse lowers the Fire Resistance of affected foes, and improves the chances to Ignite, which is quite useful for the purpose of the Combustion Support. |
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Elemental Weakness - another useful Curse, it lowers all Elemental Resistances of your Enemies, albeit for a bit lower value. |
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Wave of Conviction - used to apply Fire Exposure on your Enemies, which lowers their Fire Resistance. |
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Arcanist Brand - if you don't have a Wand with the Trigger modifier, use the Arcanist Brand to cast all linked Spells with one button. |
[UTILITY] Utility Minions setup | |
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Animate Guardian - creates a Minion that wears provided Items. You can find a list of useful setups here. Be careful when combining it with Minion Instability Keystone. |
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Raise Spectre - you can use any monster as your ally. We recommend using the Carnage Chieftains found in Act 2 to generate Frenzy Charges for your Minions. |
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Minion Life Support - increase the survivability of your utility Minions. |
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Elemental Army Support - further improves the survivability of your Minions. You can also use the Feeding Frenzy Support here, but it won't be reliable. |
[UTILITY] Movement setup | |
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Shield Charge - thanks to the Spiritual Command Notable, you will have lots of Attack Speed, which makes the Shield Charge the best Movement Skill to use in this Build. |
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Faster Attacks Support - improves the Attack Speed of your Shield Charge even more. |
[UTILITY] Other Utility setups | |
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Convocation - summons all your Minions to your location and grants them Life Regeneration. It is a necessary tool to move around the Sentinel of Radiance. |
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Infernal Cry - Cover all nearby Enemies in Ash, increasing the Fire Damage dealt to them, and slowing their Movement Speed. |
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There are a few useful Unique Items, and you should pick the one that suits your playstyle the most, as each of them is good in its own way. The Amanamu's Gaze Jewel is fairly expensive, but it is the only source of DoT Multiplier for your Minions in the game, and it's not needed if you don't push high-end content like Delirium. To scale your Minions you should acquire lots of increases to your Minions Life and Damage. The 1% increase to your Minion's Life is usually much more effective than 1% of Damage, but those modifiers usually have lower values. Additional Gem Levels do nothing for the Sentinel of Radiance but can improve your other Minions. You can easily craft most of the necessary Rare Items using Essence of Fear or Bound Fossils on Fractured Items. You will also need plenty of Strength and Dexterity on your gear, as well as regular Resistance and Life Regeneration. The Aspect of the Spider is an optional but very useful Aura that you have to craft on one piece of your equipment using Beastiary Recipe. Without any investments into Mana Reservation Efficiency, you will have to remove the Tempest Shield, which is not that important anyway.
Stat priorities on items:
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Min. requirements: Minions deal 90% increased Damage Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Use a Skill, with a 8 second Cooldown Optional affixes: +1 to Level of all Minion Spell Skill Gems +1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems Minions have #% increased Attack and Cast Speed |
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Min. requirements: Minions have 30% increased maximum Life Minions deal 60% increased Damage +60 to maximum Life Optional affixes: +1 to Level of all Minion Skill Gems Life Regeneration Attack/Spell Block Chance Resistances |
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Min. requirements: +80 to maximum Life % of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage 15% Mana Reservation Efficiency Optional affixes: Grants level 20 Aspect of the Spider Elemental and Chaos Resistance +2 to Level of all Minion Skill Gems Nearby Enemies have -9% to Fire Resistance |
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+(30-40) to Intelligence (120-140)% increased Energy Shield Regenerate (80-100) Energy Shield per second Enemies affected by your Spider's Webs deal 10% reduced Damage Enemies affected by your Spider's Webs have -10% to All Resistances (50-70)% increased Aspect of the Spider Area of Effect |
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Min. requirements: 70% to Chaos or Elemental Resistance % of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Elemental Damage Optional affixes: You can apply additional Curse Life Regeneration Chance to Suppress Spell Damage Chance to Block Spell/Attack Damage Mana Reservation Efficiency % increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills % additional Physical Damage Reduction |
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+(30-40) to Intelligence Minions have +(-17-17)% to Chaos Resistance Summon Raging Spirit has (20-30)% increased Duration Summoned Raging Spirits deal (25-40)% increased Damage Summoned Raging Spirits have (25-40)% increased maximum Life Summoned Raging Spirits take 20% of their Maximum Life per second as Chaos Damage |
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Recommended anointment: Charisma Steeped in the Profane |
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+(60-80) to maximum Life +(10-40)% to Fire Resistance +(10-40)% to Cold Resistance +(10-40)% to Lightning Resistance Gain (25-35)% of Missing Unreserved Life before being Hit by an Enemy |
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Adds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance Regenerate 1% of Life per second Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy |
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Min. requirements: +70 to maximum Life 30% increased Movement Speed Minions have 25% increased maximum Life +60% to Elemental Resistance Optional affixes: Action Speed Attributes |
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Min. requirements: +70 to maximum Life +60% to Elemental Resistance Minions deal 40% increased Damage Optional affixes: Attributes Life Regeneration |
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Min. requirements: +70 to maximum Life Minions have 25% increased maximum Life +60% to Elemental Resistance Optional affixes: % increased Life Attributes Chaos Resistance Flask Charges gained/used |
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Min. requirements: +30 to maximum Life Minions have 10% increased maximum Life Minions deal 15% increased Damage if you've used a Minion Skill Recently Recommended affixes: Resistances Attributes Corrupted Blood cannot be inflicted on you |
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+(5-10) to all Attributes Minions have +6% to Damage over Time Multiplier per Ghastly Eye Jewel affecting you, up to a maximum of +30% |
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Min. requirements: +50 to maximum Life Minions have 30% increased maximum Life Minions deal 30% increased Damage Optional affixes: Attributes Resistance Minions have #% increased Movement Speed Minions have #% increased Attack and Cast Speed |
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Recommended modifiers: 1 Added Passive Skill is Feasting Fiends 1 Added Passive Skill is Call to the Slaughter |
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Recommended modifiers: 1 Added Passive Skill is Blessed Rebirth 1 Added Passive Skill is Hulking Corpses |
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(15-20)% increased Armour Increases and Reductions to Energy Shield in Radius are Transformed to apply to Armour at 200% of their value |
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(10-15)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage during Effect Gain (10-15)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage during effect 30% chance to Avoid being Chilled during Effect 30% chance to Avoid being Frozen during Effect |
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