Minion Starter Guide

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Minion

Minions are allied monsters summoned by the player. Minions have their own damage and their actions are treated completely separate from the summoner's.

Raise Zombie, Summon Skeleton, Animate Weapon , Animate Guardian, Summon Holy Relic , Summon Stone Golem deal physical damage.

Raise Spectre deal whatever damage they did before they died, which means spectre will deal physical damage if died enemies deal physical damage.

The above examples are all physical damage, which can be modified by support skill gem and passive skills.

Summon Raging Spirit deal physical damage, of which 50% is converted to fire.
Apart fromSummon Stone Golem, Summon Flame Golem, Summon Ice Golem, Summon Lightning Golem andSummon Chaos Golem do damage in accordance with their names (fire, cold, lightning and chaos).

Defence and damage dealt by minion can be affected by a variety of factors including passive skills, ascendancy, equipment, jewels, support skill gem, and auras. What calls for special attention is that any item without mod as "MinionXXX" can't work on minion.

For Raise Spectre , we need know that attack and spell of support skill gem can only work on same types of spectre. (physical damage or spell)

Ep：I link Raise Spectre withFaster Attacks Support ,which can only work if spectre is attack type of spectre (enemies deal physical damage). If spectre is spell type of spectre, we need support skill gem with spell mod, such asFaster Casting Support andSpell Echo Support.

Minions can critically strike but cannot proc Cast on Critical Strike.

Unlike totems, minions can gain charges.
ep.Necromantic Aegis andVictario's Charity, Laminated Kite Shield combined use will be powerful in some bds.

Neither passive skills nor stats from the player's equipment affect minions unless they specifically state "Minions XXXXXXX".

Life flasks with the "of Animation" suffix will heal minions life by 40-60% of the flasks recovery. This effect works even when the player has full life or Chaos Inoculation.
If a player has equipped Umbilicus Immortalis, flasks effects apply to their spectres and zombies

When a minion kills an enemy, the player is partially rewarded with the kill. This means: The player gains flask charges
The player's IIQ and IIR is added to the minion's support gems values to calculate drops.

Totems, Traps and Remote Mines are not counted as minions, they are remote skills.

Minion Targeting

Although minions can't be commanded directly, they can be directed by user actions to attack targets. Attacking an enemy with a skill will force minions to prioritize that target.
This is useful because minions tend to be passive otherwise and attack targets nearby, or even move with the player.

Related Skills
Active Skill Gem

Dominating Blow
Raise Spectre
Raise Zombie
Summon Skeleton
Animate Guardian
Animate Weapon
Summon Raging Spirit
Flesh Offering
Bone Offering
Vaal Summon Skeletons
Convocation
Blink Arrow
Mirror Arrow
Summon Flame Golem
Summon Ice Golem
Summon Chaos Golem
Summon Stone Golem
Summon Lightning Golem
Spirit Offering
Dark Pact
Herald of Agony
Herald of Purity
Summon Holy Relic

Support gem