Animate Guardian

Template:Gem Infobox NOTE: Currently does not work properly with the "pickup key" option enabled.

Using this skill on an identified item on the ground creates an Animated Guardian that moves and attacks similar to a zombie. Unlike other minions, a Guardian stays with you through different zones and even after logging out, so it can only be lost by death or by you unequipping the skill gem. You can only have one Guardian at a time, but it can be outfitted with various helmets, body armours, gloves, boots, shields, and melee weapons. Ranged weapons cannot be animated, simlar to Animate Weapon. Items can be of any rarity, but must be identified and on the ground to be used. Animated items are consumed by the spell and cannot be recovered.

The Guardian uses weapons and shields just like player characters, and can dual wield if two one-handed weapons are equipped. If you animate an item type that the Guardian is already using (such as helmets, boots, etc), the new item will overwrite the old one. Equipping an armour piece restores 25% of its life; equipping one-handed weapons or shields will alternate between left and right hand. You cannot equip two shields.

Items that have modifiers like +x to Maximum life or +x% increased Attack Speed apply to the Guardian the same way they apply to player characters, so animating magic or rare equipment can potentially give you a powerful minion. Unique items can also be used, but they are usually too valuable to sacrifice.

Gem Leveling

Template:GemLevelTable |- ! 1 | 10 || 18 || class="table-na" style="text-align: center; " | N/A || 16 || class="table-na" style="text-align: center; " | N/A || 15 || class="table-na" style="text-align: center; " | N/A || 9,569 |- ! 2 | 13 || 22 || 15 || 18 || 4% || 18 || 4% || 18,908 |- ! 3 | 16 || 26 || 18 || 20 || 8% || 21 || 8% || 33,871 |- ! 4 | 19 || 30 || 21 || 22 || 12% || 24 || 12% || 56,446 |- ! 5 | 22 || 34 || 24 || 24 || 16% || 27 || 16% || 89,302 |- ! 6 | 25 || 38 || 26 || 26 || 20% || 30 || 20% || 135,415 |- ! 7 | 28 || 42 || 29 || 28 || 24% || 33 || 24% || 283,759 |- ! 8 | 32 || 47 || 33 || 31 || 28% || 37 || 28% || 453,996 |- ! 9 | 36 || 53 || 37 || 34 || 32% || 41 || 32% || 703,128 |- ! 10 | 40 || 58 || 40 || 37 || 36% || 45 || 36% || 1,016,223 |- ! 11 | 44 || 63 || 44 || 40 || 40% || 49 || 40% || 1,570,760 |- ! 12 | 47 || 67 || 47 || 42 || 44% || 52 || 44% || 2,286,879 |- ! 13 | 50 || 71 || 49 || 44 || 48% || 55 || 48% || 3,289,072 |- ! 14 | 53 || 75 || 52 || 46 || 52% || 58 || 52% || 3,351,223 |- ! 15 | 56 || 79 || 55 || 49 || 56% || 61 || 56% || 9,935,033 |- ! 16 | 59 || 83 || 58 || 51 || 60% || 64 || 60% || 21,343,930 |- ! 17 | 62 || 87 || 60 || 53 || 64% || 67 || 64% || 50,689,254 |- ! 18 | 64 || 90 || 62 || 54 || 68% || 69 || 68% || 90,043,412 |- ! 19 | || || || || || || || |- ! 20 | 68 || 95 || 66 || 57 || 76% || 73 || 76% || class="table-na" style="text-align: center; " | N/A |}

Quest Reward

This skill can be gained as a reward for finishing quest:

• The Caged Brute in Act 1 (Normal), by Scion

Version History

Version	Changes
1.0.1	The Guardian now recovers 25% of its life whenever a new armour piece is added to it.
1.0.0e	When an Animated Guardian is dispelled due to its gem being unavailable, its life value is now temporarily saved so that it applies if the Guardian is restored in that area.
1.0.0	Animate Guardian has been added to the game.