Raise Spectre

True masters of the dark arts learn to use their enemy's greatest strengths against them, binding the souls of the fallen to their bidding. With a dark incantation, the caster's words imbue a slain being with dark energy, animating it with sinister strength and purpose. The raised entity possesses all the abilities it had while living, augmented further by the skill of its new master. With practice, many raised specters can be controlled at once, creating an army of undead to lay waste to everything in its path.

Description on the official Path of Exile website

Raise Spectre is a spell that summons a defeated enemy as an allied minion.

Skill functions and interactions

• Monster types: Unlike minions created with the skill , raised Spectres retain the basic abilities they had in life. Although magic and rare enemy corpses can be used to create Spectres, the Spectres will be the normal version of that monster type, lacking any additional modifiers they may have had. However, intrinsic mods for the normal monsters will be maintained except for some minion-raising abilities of their own. For example, necromancers will curse enemies but not raise minions.

• Support gems: Raise Spectre can gain the benefits of many different types of support gems, but not all of them may be beneficial depending on the type of Spectres raised. Minion-specific support gems will work on every type of spectre. For example, will affect spectres with projectile abilities, while will affect spectres with area abilities.

• Corpse targeting: Holding down the corpse targeting toggle (defaults to the "A" key) makes it easier to choose a corpse to raise.

• Monster level: Spectres no longer have their level reduced to the level of the area they are in. Instead, the level of a Spectre is now based on the lowest of either the level of the monster they were raised from, or the maximum level allowed by the skill gem used. This is now indicated on the skill gem.

• can be used to generate corpses to raise as spectres. See for more details.

• Spectres persist after logout or disconnection.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	less/more Damage	less/more Life	less/more Energy Shield	Spectre level	Minion Accuracy	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	105	0	0
2	31	73	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	119	199345	199345
3	34	79	17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	136	285815	485160
4	37	85	18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	155	401344	886504
5	40	92	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	183	554379	1440883
6	42	96	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	200	477437	1918320
7	44	100	20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	227	583786	2502106
8	46	104	21	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	245	710359	3212465
9	48	109	21	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	267	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	301	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	328	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	370	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	400	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	432	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	487	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	528	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	592	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	640	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	692	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	776	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	806	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	839	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	870	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	904	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	31	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	939	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	32	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	974	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	32	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1013	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1051	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1092	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1134	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1177	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1223	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1268	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1317	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1368	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1420	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1474	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1529	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1588	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1646	N/A	N/A

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Raise Spectre:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled
Unending HungerUnending Hunger Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: MediumMinions have (6-8)% increased Area of Effect With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Raised Spectres have a 50% chance to gain Soul Eater for 20 seconds on KillThey roamed, they fed, they grew, Killing as they went, Conquer though they may, Their hearts will never be content.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	2	Medium	Minions have (6-8)% increased Area of Effect With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Raised Spectres have a 50% chance to gain Soul Eater for 20 seconds on Kill	1

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Raise Spectre.

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.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Raise Spectre Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Spectres have 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Raise Spectre Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spectres have 40% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectre Attack And Cast Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Spectres have 8% increased Attack and Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectre Attack And Cast Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spectres have 12% increased Attack and Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectre Elemental Resistances 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	+24% to Raised Spectre Elemental Resistances	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectre Elemental Resistances 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	+36% to Raised Spectre Elemental Resistances	helmet 100

Spectre limit

By default, the player can summon only one Spectre at a given time. This limit can be increased with certain passive skills or items.

Passive skills

The following passive skill increase the player's Spectre limit: Template:Passive table

Unique items

The following unique items affect the player's Spectre limit:

Item		Stats
Queen's DecreeQueen's Decree Ornate SwordTwo Hand Sword Physical Damage: 30-50 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 27, 56 Str, 54 Dex+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of SpectresThe nobles wanted to take her throne. She let the peasants take their wealth. The peasants wanted to take her wealth. She let the soldiers take their heads. The soldiers wanted to take her head. She sat on her throne and wept.	27	+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres
Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain Engraved WandWand Physical Damage: 21-38 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound Of things no more entombed in ground. A shambling horde is on its way To crush the very light of day.	40	(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos Inoculation

Total

Players can have a maximum of eight (or more) Spectres at once:

• 1 from the skill gem
• 1 from the passive skill
• 4 from unique equipment (wearing Bones of UllrBones of Ullr
  Silk SlippersEnergy Shield: (23-33)Requires Level 22, 42 Int(40-60)% increased Energy Shield
  +20 to maximum Life
  +20 to maximum Mana
  (5-15)% increased Movement Speed
  +1 to Level of all Raise Zombie Gems
  +1 to Level of all Raise Spectre GemsThe dead man walks where
  the living fear to tread., Vis MortisVis Mortis
  Necromancer SilksEnergy Shield: (369-470)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 59, 160 Int(200-220)% increased Energy Shield
  +(20-30) to maximum Mana
  Minions have 20% reduced maximum Life
  Minions deal 15% increased Damage
  Minions gain (15-20)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos DamageReap what others have sown
  Muster them from their graves
  Parade them for your pleasure
  Zealots in mortis enslaved while dual wielding Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain
  Engraved WandWand
  Physical Damage: 21-38
  Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence
  Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed
  Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage
  +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies
  +1 to maximum number of Skeletons
  +1 to maximum number of Spectres
  Reserves 30% of Life
  Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound
  Of things no more entombed in ground.
  A shambling horde is on its way
  To crush the very light of day.)
• 2 from Soul's WickSoul's Wick
  Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+2 to maximum number of Spectres
  (50-40)% reduced Mana Cost of Raise Spectre
  Spectres have (800-1000)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  Spectres have a Base Duration of 20 secondsCorruptedCandles with the brightest light
  Bring life to death and day to night.
  But lovely as the glow may seem,
  Their light is fleeting, as a dream...Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.

Ascendancy Passive Skills

This passive skill is dedicated to spectres: Template:Ascendancy passive table

Strategy

As players progress through the game, there are several monsters that present interesting choices to supplement summoner and hybrid-summon builds alike. Even for a non-summoner build, a single curse-casting spectre whose AI helps them stay away can be quite useful. In practice, it's not that easy to keep a sole spectre alive without having other bodies around to shield it - this means parties and hybrid/full-summon builds. NB: Spectres keep their original monster-level, so players can't take a normal monster into Act 10 and expect it to survive even one hit... though you can re-summon them trough dragging the spectres into a new area and using to raise new, stronger spectres of the same monster.

Party-friendly

The following list are a small sample of Spectres that are compatible with parties in general since they are both useful and have a relatively low graphics load for others' sakes:

• Enduring Cry - Hairy Bonecrusher
• Chaos degen aura - Shaggy Monstrosity
• Grants Frenzy Charges - Carnage Chieftain
• Curse-specialists (see below)

Ranged multi-shot and AoE

These spectres have high damage, and are generally compatible with traditional ranged/spell support gems such as , and .

• Arc - Blackguard Arcmage
• Arc (single-target channel) - Galvanic Ribbon
• Spark - Sparking Mage
• Spark and Lightning Thorns - Blackguard Mage
• Spark and Shock Nova - Bearded Shaman
• Poison Arrow - Plagued Bowman, Alira's Deadeye
• Poison Bomb - Undying Alchemist
• Lightning Arrow - Brittle Poacher, Sin Archer, Restless Archer, Flayed Archer
• Fire Bomb - Undying Incinerator
• Fireballs - Goatman Shaman, Carrion Queen
• Fireballs (LMP/Fork) - Flame Sentinel
• Elemental projectiles (LMP) - Solar Guard, Stygian Revenant, Frost Harbinger, Incinerated Mage
• Chaos or Physical projectiles (LMP) - Barb Serpent
• Chaos Bolts (LMP) - Ancient Construct
• Flamebreath attack - Voidbearer
• Machinegun fire-bolts - Tentacle Miscreation, Plumed Chimeral
• Corpse Vomit - Avian Retch, Gluttonous Gull
• Delayed Blast, AoE Physical spell and Proximity Shield - Undying Evangelist
• Puncture - Brittle Bleeder, Spectral Bowman, Knitted Horror
• Siren Screech - Merveil's Attendant, Singing Siren

Combat Support and Distraction

These Spectres make better tanks and are melee.

• Flicker Strike - Cursed Mariner, Leaping Spider, Undying Grappler
• Frenzy-inducing cry - Carnage Chieftain
• Leap Slam - Goatman, Bearded Devil, Murk Fiend, Fetid Maw
• Whirling Blades - Undying Outcast, Undying Impaler
• Roll-attacks - Rock Golems (doesn’t seem to hit many, use Crematorium versions).
• Fire Rolls - Cinder Elementals
• Enduring Cry - Hairy Bonecrusher
• Chaos DoT Aura - Shaggy Monstrosity
• Unrighteous Fire - Burning Miscreation
• Long-ranged Vulnerability-on-hit attack - Whipping Miscreation.
• Raise Zombie - Reanimator
• Detonate Dead - Mortality Experimenter, Flesh Sculptor
• Puncture - Dune Hellion, Gut Flayer
• Heavy single target attack - Colossal Bonestalker

Curse Specialists

These Spectres come with lvl 20 curses at around act 4.

• Projectile Weakness - Vexing Archer
• Warlord's Mark - Oak's Devoted
• Elemental Weakness - Defiler
• Flammability - Ash Prophet
• Frostbite - Death Bishop
• Conductivity - Sin Lord
• Enfeeble - Diabolist, Reanimator
• Vulnerability - Necromancer (The Upper Prison), Merveil's Chosen (The Ship Graveyard)
• Temporal Chains - Mortality Experimenter, Merveil's Chosen (The Ship Graveyard Cave)

Finding higher-level Spectres in maps

Aside from chaining maps and hoping in vain, there are several other methods to obtain higher-level corpses from which stronger Spectres can be raised.

• Maps have a default sub-set of mob-types that will spawn, usually related to the tileset.
• Mobs like Stygian Revenants (Undead) and Undying Evangelists (Humanoid) will have better chance to be spawned with a map mod that changes the allowed mob-types.
• Taking existing Spectres into a map adds them to the list of spawnable corpses via Desecrate if allowed by the map, even if there are no mobs of that type present. This seems to be related to the default sub-set above. E.g. taking Flame Sentinels into a white Temple will allow their corpses to be spawned by Desecrate. Note that mods changing the spawn-type such as Bipedal will prevent Flame Sentinel corpses from spawning. Also note that some instances will be more difficult than others to obtain the matching corpses, probably because the the actual monster variety in the map tileset is higher. Sometimes this takes dozens of casts, in which case using traps and mines to multiply the number of corpses can be useful.
• Here is a example list of maps that contain mobs of the following type by default (by no means complete):
  • Ancient Construct: (T9) Overgrown Shrine
  • Flame Sentinel: (T8) Pier, Temple, (T13) High Gardens, Scriptorium
  • Various Goatmen: (T9) Coves
  • Experimentors Mortality Experimenter and Flesh Sculptor: (T5) Burial Chambers, (T9) Crypt, Overgrown Shrine, Promenade, Temple
  • Merveil's Chosen: (T13) Sulphur Wastes (Vulnerability curse)
  • Necromancers: (T7) Cells (flammability version tested)
  • Oak's Devoted: (T5) Burial Chambers
  • Stygian Revenant: (T4) Phantasmagoria Map
  • Tentacle Miscreation: (T9) Overgrown Shrine
  • Undying Grappler: (T9) Overgrown Shrine, Temple
  • Undying Incinerator: (T7) Catacombs, (T9) Crypt

Alternate skill effects

Name	Cost	Description
Stygian Raise Spectre SkinStygian Raise Spectre SkinSkill Gem EffectThe standard skin on your Raised spectres are replaced by a Stygian skin.	80	Replaces the standard effect on a Raise Spectre skill gem with a shadowy apparition. Preview

Version history

Version	Changes
3.1.0	Raise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-28) Mana Cast Time: 0.85 secRequires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances 55% more Minion Movement Speed Minion Movement Speed is Capped Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating Raised Spectres are Level (28-70) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions have +(1-20)% to all Elemental ResistancesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. now grants additional accuracy to Spectres based on the level of the gem.
3.0.2	Your Spectres and Auras are now saved when you log out or are disconnected. Spectres no longer have their level reduced to the level of the area they are in. Instead, the level of a Spectre is now based on the lowest of either the level of the monster they were raised from, or the maximum level allowed by the skill gem used. This is now indicated on the skill gem.
2.1.0	The penalties to the life and energy shield of Summoned Spectres have been halved at all levels.
2.0.0	Now grants 1% increased Minion movement speed per 1% quality (was 1.5% per 1% quality).
1.2.0	The penalties this gives to monster life, damage and Energy Shield have been reduced by a flat 10% at all levels.
1.0.0d	Fixed a crash related to Raise Spectre.
0.9.12qq	Fixed a server crash that could occur when using a Raise Spectre Totem and certain monsters.
0.9.12	Monsters now have a large multiplicative movement speed bonus when raised as spectres (capped at the same speed as a raised zombie). The penalty to spectre life and damage has been substantially reduced at all levels.
0.9.5	Raise Spectre now raises better Spectres at higher levels.
0.9.4	Raise Spectre can now only raise one Spectre by default at all levels. Minion passives must be sought to raise this limit.
0.9.3f	Fixed Minion supports working with raise spectre.
0.8.4	Added new skill prototype: Raise Spectre

See also

• Minion