Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (2024)

Animate Guardian of SmitingSpell, Minion, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Requires Level 28Animates a melee weapon or armour, attaching it to an invisible Guardian that fights by your side using Smite of Divine Judgement, ignoring weapon restrictions. Animating multiple items attaches them to the same Guardian. You cannot animate unidentified items. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Can use Items requiring up to Level (33-100)
Minion deals (0-38)% more Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Minion Movement Speed

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 28
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.
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Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Animate Guardian of Smiting is a spell, animating weapons and armour on the ground to form an allied minion that uses a transfigured version of Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (5)SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-12) Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (225-488)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (225-488)%
Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% less Area Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (7).

It is a transfigured version of Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (8)Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Requires Level 28Animates a melee weapon or armour, attaching it to an invisible Guardian that fights by your side. Animating multiple items attaches them to the same Guardian. You cannot animate unidentified items. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life
Can use Items requiring up to Level (33-100)
Minion deals (0-38)% more Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Minion Movement Speed

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (10).

Contents

  • 1 Changes from default version
  • 2 Skill functions and interactions
  • 3 Gem level progression
  • 4 Item acquisition
    • 4.1 Recipes
  • 5 Unique items
  • 6 Related helmet enchantments
  • 7 Version history
  • 8 References

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version does not give the Animated Guardian increased life, but is able to use Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (11)Smite of Divine JudgementSmite of Divine JudgementLightning, Attack, AoE, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-12) Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (201-369)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (201-369)%
Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike nearby enemies, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
(0-38)% more Area Damage
Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
Lightning strikes 3 targets within 5 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Lightning strikes targets within +(0.1-2) metres

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (13), a transfigured version of Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (14)SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-12) Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (225-488)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (225-488)%
Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% less Area Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (16)
, which lacks the aura buff component. Animate Guardian ignores the skill's weapon restrictions, allowing it to use the skill with any melee weapon or while unarmed.

Skill functions and interactions

Main page: Animate Guardian

Gem level progression

LevelAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (17)Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (18)Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (19)Mana
Cost
Max.
Req.
Level
Minion
damage
Exp.Total Exp.
12842291133N/A00
231463211362%199345199345
334503512394%285815485160
437543713436%401344886504
540584013468%5543791440883
6426042144810%4774371918320
7446344145112%5837862502106
8466646155314%7103593212465
9486848155616%13555114567976
10507149155818%11388775706853
11527451166120%13682337075086
12547653166322%16383388713424
13567955176624%195664810670072
14588257176826%365518414325256
15608459187128%301732717342583
16628760187330%775999525102578
17649062187632%1513819340240771
18669264197934%2608382566324596
19689566198236%62620247128944843
207098682010038%211708088340652931
2172100702010040%N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A2110042%N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A2110044%N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A2110046%N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A2210048%N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A2210050%N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A2310052%N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A2310054%N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A2410056%N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A2410058%N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A2410059%N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A2510060%N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A2510061%N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A2510062%N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A2510063%N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A2510064%N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A2610065%N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A2610066%N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A2610067%N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A2610068%N/AN/A

Item acquisition

Animate Guardian of Smiting has restrictions on where or how it can drop.This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Animate Guardian of Smiting can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (21)The Blessing of MooshAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (22)The Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Corrupted
While the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.
Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (24)
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gemA
8Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (25)The HookAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (26)The Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
Every obsession began with a single, innocent taste.
Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (28)
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% qualityA
3Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (29)Doryani's EpiphanyAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (30)Doryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +20%
Corrupted
"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."
Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (32)
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% qualityA
8Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (33)Dying AnguishAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (34)Dying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (36)
level 19 transfigured gem with 19% qualityA
1Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (37)The VoidAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (38)The Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (40)Random divination card set exchangeA

Unique items

ItemAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (41)Stats
Chains of CommandChains of Command
Saintly Chainmail
Armour: (1002-1336)
Energy Shield: (240-319)
Movement Speed: -5%
Requires Level 70, 99 Str, 115 IntTrigger Level 20 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Guardian Kills an Enemy
10% chance to Trigger Level 18 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Weapon Kills an Enemy
(150-190)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+(60-90) to maximum Life
Animated Guardian deals 5% increased Damage per Animated Weapon
Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal 50% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets
You cannot have non-Animated Minions
A general may carry his men to greatness, or be dragged beneath the mire by their burden.
Animate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (43)
70Trigger Level 20 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Guardian Kills an Enemy
10% chance to Trigger Level 18 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Weapon Kills an Enemy
(150-190)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+(60-90) to maximum Life
Animated Guardian deals 5% increased Damage per Animated Weapon
Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal 50% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets
You cannot have non-Animated Minions

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Animate Guardian of Smiting.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

NameAnimate Guardian of Smiting | PoE Wiki (44)LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Animate Guardian Damage 166Merciless LabyrinthAnimated Guardians deal 25% increased Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Animate Guardian Damage 275Eternal LabyrinthAnimated Guardians deal 40% increased Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Animate Guardian Elemental Resistances 166Merciless Labyrinth+24% to Animated Guardian Elemental Resistanceshelmet 100
Enchantment Animate Guardian Elemental Resistances 275Eternal Labyrinth+36% to Animated Guardian Elemental Resistanceshelmet 100

Version history

VersionChanges
3.24.0
  • Guardian now deals 30% more Damage with its Smite ability.
3.23.0
  • Added to the game.

References

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Skills

Skills
  • Skill gem
  • Transfigured skill gem
  • Vaal skill
  • Cost
  • Reservation
Support
  • Support gem
  • Awakened support gem
  • Exceptional gem
  • Socket
  • Link
Gem tags
  • AoE
  • Arcane
  • Attack
  • Aura
  • Blessing
  • Blink
  • Bow
  • Brand
  • Chaining
  • Channelling
  • Chaos
  • Cold
  • Critical
  • Curse
  • Duration
  • Fire
  • Golem
  • Guard
  • Herald
  • Hex
  • Lightning
  • Link
  • Mark
  • Melee
  • Mine
  • Minion
  • Movement
  • Nova
  • Orb
  • Prismatic
  • Projectile
  • Physical
  • Slam
  • Spell
  • Stance
  • Strike
  • Totem
  • Trap
  • Travel
  • Trigger
  • Vaal
  • Warcry
Lists
  • List of skill gems
  • List of transfigured skill gems
  • List of Vaal skill gems
  • List of support gems
  • List of awakened support gems

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FAQs

What happens if Animate Guardian dies? ›

Of course it looses all gear when it dies, that's how it works, that's how it's supposed to work. The only exception is the master craft mod on body armour to make it drop on AG death, but that only applies to the body armour, nothing else. If your Guardian dies, all gear is lost, as per design.

What is the best item for the Animate Guardian? ›

Kingmaker - It's the most common weapon for a guardian. We assume that if you need a tanky AG you yourself have to be somewhat tough as well. It grants you and your other Minions Culling Strike, +50% Critical Strike Multiplier, and 10 Fortification which elevates your build in terms of damage and survivability.

What happens if you unequip Animate Guardian Poe? ›

If you unequip the skill gem, the Guardian disappears until you equip the gem again, at which point the same Guardian (retaining all its equipment) reappears after casting the spell again. This also holds true when swapping a different AG gem in.

Can you get gear back from Animate Guardian? ›

Animated items are consumed by the spell and cannot be recovered. Items containing skill gems cannot be animated, so the Guardian cannot use trigger gems.

Do guardians lose their powers if their ghost dies? ›

Yes, we could still use Darkness powers even if our ghost died. The only things we'd lose is our Light abilities and resurrection (unless we learned how to resurrect ourselves through Darkness, which doesn't seem implausible if you think about it).

What happens when animate dead wears off? ›

What happens when animate dead wears off? After 24 hours, your zombies and skeletons will no longer listen to you! Be sure to recast the spell before time runs out or leave the undead behind if you no longer wish to have them nearby.

How to calculate animate guardian in pob? ›

Go to the Calc tab, select the Animate guardian Active Skill at the top, and make sure "Show Minion Stats" is checked. You will have to select their gear set too, even if you specified it under skills. You can then see your AG resistances, which also include any minion resistances on your tree or items.

What is the hungry loop used for in Poe? ›

When a support gem is consumed, the Hungry Loop gains a modifier that supports socketed skill gems with the maximum level of the consumed support. Gem quality is ignored. The Hungry Loop can consume up to four different support gems. Selling The Hungry Loop to a vendor returns any consumed support gems.

What is the difference between Animate Guardian and Animate Guardian of smiting? ›

The Animate Guardian is more than a collection of your unwanted Armour and Weapons. It's a steady companion which provides buffs, debuffs and even damage. An Animate Guardian of Smiting looks to be specialized for damage. Smite calls down Lightning from above, dealing damage to enemies caught in the area of effect.

How does Leer cast work? ›

Mechanics. Equipping Leer Cast applies a special aura buff " Damage Aura" that affects the player character and nearby allies. This bonus applies to all damage, including that of spells, traps, and totems.

Can you turn off righteous fire Poe? ›

Stopping Righteous Fire: Righteous Fire will continue to drain the player's HP until there is only 1 HP left, at which point it will turn off. The effect can be ended prematurely by any effect which removes burning, such as flasks with the "dousing" suffix.

Where do I get Guardian gear? ›

Breath of the Wild. Guardian Gear are a set of weaponry wielded by Guardian Scouts found in Ancient Shrines. All pieces of Guardian Gear have a chance to appear in Treasure Chests that spawn after scanning the Breath of the Wild Series Guardian amiibo with the amiibo Rune.

Is Animate Dead permanent? ›

Animate Dead is a 3rd level spell in the School of Earth Magic. It permanently reanimates killed undead, allied units similar to Resurrection spell. However, unlike Resurrection, the effect is always permanent regardless of whether the hero has Earth Magic or on what level it is.

How long does animate dead last for? ›

The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you've given it. To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature again before the current 24-hour period ends.

What does Animate Dead do? ›

This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature.

What happens if your avatar dies? ›

According to the back story with Wan, we know that an Avatar is a person that Raava's spirit is in his or her body. And when an Avatar dies (while not in the avatar state), Raava's spirit emerges and finds a new baby, from the next element, to semi-posses.

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