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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Minion Explained

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Minion is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Minion tag, the affixes, Uniques, and what Minion is!

What is Minion?

Minion In-Game Description

Minions are summoned Allies which will accompany and fight alongside you. Persistent Minions will reserve a portion of Spirit while active.

Minion Uniques

Unique Gear with Minion

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List of Unique Equipment

Minion Affixes

All Affixes with Minion

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Minion Skills

Minion in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Minion in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Minion Gems

All Minion Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Skeletal Brute ImageSkeletal Brute None
Skeletal Cleric ImageSkeletal Cleric Revive Skeleton:
・Revive a fallen Skeleton
Heal:
・Life Regeneration granted: 13
Skeletal Reaver ImageSkeletal Reaver Minion Info:
・None
Command: Enrage:
・Enrage all Skeletal Reavers, causing them to lose life over time and gain Rage on hit. Skeletal Reavers do more Attack Damage and gain increased Attack speed based on their Rage.
Unearth ImageUnearth ・Deals 5-8 Physical Damage
・Summons bone constructs from corpses
・Cone Length is 6 metres
・Bone construct duration is 15 seconds.

List of Skill Gems

All Minion Support Gems

Gem Effects
Commandment ImageCommandment ・Supported Minions have 100% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills
・Supported Minions deal 100% less Damage with non-command Skills
Crazed Minions ImageCrazed Minions ・Supported Minions deal 30% more damage if they have Revived Recently
Deathmarch ImageDeathmarch ・Minions from Supported Skills heal Allied Minions within 3 metres for 25% of Supported Minions' life on death, as well as removing all Ailments from those Minions
Elemental Army ImageElemental Army ・Minions from supported skills have +30% to all elemental resistances
Enormity ImageEnormity ・Minions from Supported Skills have 20% increased size
・Minions from Supported Skills deal 20% more damage
・Minions from Supported Skills have 20% more maximum life
Essence Harvest ImageEssence Harvest ・Recover 10% of your maximum Mana when a Persistent Reviving Minion created by Support Skill dies
Feeding Frenzy I ImageFeeding Frenzy I ・Minions from Supported Skills deal 30% more Damage
・Minions from Supported Skills take 20% more Damage
Infernal Legion I ImageInfernal Legion I ・Minions from Supported Skills take 20% of their maximum Life as Fire Damage per second
・Minions from Supported Skills Ignite Enemies within a radius of 1.5 metres as though dealing Base Fire Damage equal to 20% of Minion's Maximum Life
Last Gasp ImageLast Gasp ・Minions from Supported Skills die 4 seconds after their Life is reduced to 0.
Loyalty ImageLoyalty ・10% of Damage from Hits is taken from Supported Companion's life before you
・Minions from Supported Skills have 30% less maximum Life
Meat Shield I ImageMeat Shield I ・Minions from Supported Skills deal 35% less damage
・Minions from Supported Skills take 35% less damage
Minion Instability ImageMinion Instability ・Minions from upported skills explode when reduced to low life, dealing 15% of their maximum life as Fire damage to enemies.
Minion Mastery ImageMinion Mastery ・1 to level of supported Minion skills
Minion Pact I ImageMinion Pact I ・Supported skills remove 100% of your maximum Life from a nearby Minion on use to deal 30% more damage.
Muster ImageMuster ・Supported Minions deal 7% more Damage for each different type of Persistent Minion you have summoned
Sacrificial Lamb I ImageSacrificial Lamb I ・Your Skills target Minions from Supported Skills within 6 metres if possible
Slow Potency ImageSlow Potency ・Debuffs inflicted with supported skills have 15% increased Slow Magnitude

List of Support Gems

All Minion Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Raging Spirits ImageRaging Spirits ・Minions from this skill convert 70% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・Limit 10 Summoned Raging Spirits
・Fire Area Spells summon a Spirit per 1.5 metres of radius
・Projectiles from Fire Spells summon a Spirit on hit
・Maximum 2 Spirits summoned per Spell cast

List of Spirit Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Glossary

Glossary and Basic Game Mechanics

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Adding to Stat Totals Aftershocks Ailment
Ammunition Ancestral Boost AoE
Arcane Surge Armour Armour Break
Attack Aura Blind
Block Buff Chaining
Channelling Chaos Chill
Chilled Ground Cold Combo
Concentration Corpses Covered in Oil
Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits Crossbow Ammunition Skills
Crushing Blows Culling Strike Curse
Damage Conversion Damage Gained as Extra Daze
Debuff Decimating Strike Detonator
Dexterity Dual Wielding Duration
Effect Consumption Empowered Skills Energy Shield
Evasion Exposure Fire
Flame of Chayula Freeze Grenade
Guard Heavy Stun Herald
Hit Damage Ignite Ignited Ground
Intelligence Iron Grip Iron Will
Jagged Ground Knockback Life Leech
Life Recharge Lightning Magic Find
Magnitude Mark Melee
Meta Minion Minion Commands
Nova Onslaught Orb
Payoff Persistent Physical
Pierce Pinned Poison
Primed for Stun Projectile Resistance
Reviving Minions Rhoa Mount Shield
Shock Shocked Ground Slam
Spell Spirit Strength
Strike Stun Sustained
Tailwind Totem Travel
Trigger Unholy Might Warcry

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