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PoE 2 Minion Skill Gems

Discover all Path of Exile 2 Minion Skill Gems - every minion skill with its tags, requirements, effects and scaling. Find the most popular builds that use minion skills.

Pair these skills with Sceptres, which grant Spirit.

Abyssal Pact

Abyssal Pact

Spell
Minion
AoE
Physical
Repeatable
(1-20)Level
0.70Cast Time
Level (1-90), (4-157) IntRequires

Sacrifice some of a damageable Minion's life to deal Physical damage in an area around it.

  • Damage radius is 2.5 metres
  • Sacrifices (1-20)% of a damageable Minion's maximum life to deal that much Physical damage
  • Deals (1-42) to (3-77) Physical Damage
  • (0-20)% more Cast Speed
Ancestral Spirits

Ancestral Spirits

Minion
Trigger
Duration
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

This skill is Triggered each time you summon a Totem, summoning an Ancestral Spirit Minion to fight for you. If the Totem dies then the Ancestral Spirit triggered by it's summoning will die too.

  • Modifiers to Totem Life also affects Minions from this Skill
  • Minions from this skill have 1% increased Damage per 1 of your Strength
  • Minions from this skill have 1% increased Attack Speed per 3 of your Dexterity
  • Minions have (0-20)% more Maximum Life
Azmerian Swarms

Azmerian Swarms

Buff
Minion
Persistent
Physical
Lightning
Cold
Fire
Duration
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

While active, summons short-lived Azmerian Swarms when you kill enemies affected by Elemental Ailments or hit Rare or Unique enemies affected by Elemental Ailments. The swarms are untargetable Minions that pursue nearby enemies to Attack them and inflict Faerie Fire on Hit.

  • Maximum 8 Azmerian Swarms
  • Swarm duration is 10 seconds
  • Summon an Azmerian Swarm when you kill a target affected by an Elemental Ailment
  • 10% chance to summon an Azmerian Swarm when you Hit a Rare or Unique target affected by an Elemental Ailment
  • Swarms Convert 100% of Physical Damage to a random Element
  • Swarms have 100% chance to inflict 1 Faerie Fire on Hit
  • Swarms have 1% increased Attack Speed per 5 of your Dexterity
  • Swarms deal (12-30)% more Damage with Hits for each type of Elemental Ailment on target
  • Maximum +(0-2) Azmerian Swarms
Azmerian Wolf

Azmerian Wolf

Minion
Companion
Persistent
Physical
(1-20)Level
1.00Cast Time
Level (1-90)Requires

Summons an ancient Reviving Azmerian Wolf that can howl, calling to spirits convening an Eternal Hunt on Command. It Maims when attacking foes, and can lunge to bite and inflict Bleeding, or howl to inspire nearby allies.

    • Minions have (0-20)% more Maximum Life
    Bind Spectre

    Bind Spectre

    Minion
    Persistent
    (7-20)Level
    3.00Cast Time
    (42-99) manaMana Range
    Level (22-90), (41-157) IntRequires

    Capture the spirit of a defeated monster, transforming this gem to instead allow you to summon the monster's ghost as a Reviving Minion.

      • Minions deal (0-20)% more damage
      Bone Offering

      Bone Offering

      Minion
      Buff
      AoE
      Physical
      Duration
      (11-20)Level
      0.60Cast Time
      (64-110) manaMana Range
      Level (41-90), (74-157) IntRequires

      Impale a Skeleton on a bone spike to shield your Minions while the spike remains, reducing the amount of damage taken from Hits. Taking a Hit that deals damage above a certain threshold will cause that Minion's shield to absorb all damage from that Hit, then explode. The bone spike is itself a Minion, and shields itself. If it dies, shields on your other Minions disappear.

      • Spike duration is 8 seconds
      • Limit 1 Bone Offering Spike
      • Absorbs first Hit dealing over 25% of Minion's maximum life
      • Minions take (20-25)% reduced damage from Hits while shielded
      • Shielded Minions take (0-30)% less Damage for 1 second after Shield is lost
      Cackling Companions

      Cackling Companions

      Minion
      Companion
      Persistent
      Physical
      (1-20)Level
      1.00Cast Time
      Level (1-90)Requires

      Activate to summon a cackle of Hyena Companions. The cackle is treated as a single Companion for effects that count or limit Companions, regardless of the number of Hyenas in the cackle. Hyenas whoop when they first appear, Hindering nearby enemies, and have a chance to Maim enemies they Hit.

      • Summons (6-9) Hyenas
      • Minions have (0-20)% more Maximum Life
      Cast on Minion Death

      Cast on Minion Death

      Buff
      Minion
      Persistent
      Trigger
      Meta
      (8-20)Level
      30Reservation
      Level (26-90), (48-157) IntRequires

      While active, gains Energy when one of your Persistent Minions is Killed, and triggers socketed Spells upon reaching maximum Energy. Very underlevelled Minions will incur an Energy generation penalty. Cannot socket Spells which create Minions.

      • Gains 50 base Energy when a Minion is killed, modified by the Minion's Power
      • Meta Skills gain (21-57)% increased Energy
      • Meta Skills gain (0-20)% increased Energy
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      Minion
      Companion
      Persistent
      (1-20)Level
      1.00Cast Time
      Level (1-90), (4-157) DexRequires

      Summon a Reviving Beast Companion to aid you in combat.

      • Minions deal (8-84)% more damage
      • (0-10)% increased Reservation Efficiency of Skills
      Dark Pact

      Dark Pact

      Spell
      Minion
      AoE
      Chaos
      Nova
      Repeatable
      (1-20)Level
      0.70Cast Time
      7.00%Critical Strike Chance
      Level (1-90), (4-157) IntRequires

      Sacrifice the life of a Minion to deal Chaos damage in an area around it. If you have no Minions, your own life is sacrificed instead.

      • Uses your life if no Minion in range
      • Sacrifices 13% of Minion's life to deal that much Chaos damage
      • 100% more damage with Hits if using your life
      • Deals (1-52) to (3-97) Chaos Damage
      • Sacrifices (0-2.5)% of Minion's life to deal that much Chaos damage
      Demon Magus

      Demon Magus

      Minion
      Companion
      Persistent
      Meta
      (1-20)Level
      0.50Cast Time
      100Reservation
      Level (1-90), (4-157) IntRequires

      Activate to summon a Reviving Demon Magus which casts socketed Spells in order.

        Eternal March

        Eternal March

        Spell
        Minion
        (1-20)Level
        Level (1-90)Requires

        Spend Runic Ward to instantly Revive your Minions. Prioritises the most powerful minions first.

        • Spends up to Runic Ward to Revive Minions with total maximum Life equal to (3-20) times the Runic Ward spent
        • Spends up to (0-200) additional Runic Ward

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