Ancient Skull

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Ancient Skull
Bone Helmet
Armour: (492-681)
Energy Shield: (100-138)
Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased Damage(150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
Minions have (40-20)% reduced maximum Life
Minions have (15-25)% increased Movement Speed
Minions have 50% increased Critical Strike Chance per Maximum Power Charge you have
Minions can hear the whispers for 5 seconds after they deal a Critical Strike
Primordial rage slumbers, waiting for the call of the stars to return and swallow the world.
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Metadata
Item class: Helmet

Ancient Skull is a unique Bone HelmetBone HelmetArmour: (197-227)
Energy Shield: (40-46)
Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased Damage
.

Mechanics

  • Whispers: Minions which hear the whispers take 20% of their maximum life as chaos damage per second, have 50% increased attack speed and damage, and do not listen to you
  • "Do not listen to you" means ConvocationConvocationMinion, Spell, Duration
    Level: 1
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: Instant
    Requires Level 31Recalls all minions that are following you to your location, and grants them a temporary life regeneration effect.Base duration is 2.00 seconds
    Regenerate 2% of Life per second

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration
    (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    no longer works and the minion will not follow you. It also presumably means the minion no longer attacks who you attack and the behaviors applied by Meat Shield SupportMeat Shield SupportSupport, Minion
    Icon: v
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 31Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills have 20% chance to Taunt on Hit
    Supported Skills have (10-29)% increased Minion Movement Speed
    Minions from Supported Skills deal (20-30)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments to Enemies that are Near you
    Minions from Supported Skills take (15-24)% less Damage
    Minions from Supported Skills are Defensive

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Minions from Supported Skills take (0.25-5)% less Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Predator SupportPredator SupportSupport, Minion, Spell, Duration
    Icon: h
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Cooldown Time: 0.80 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: Instant
    Requires Level 18Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills deal (6-12)% more Damage
    Minions from Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage to the Prey with Hits and Ailments
    Minions from Supported Skills always target the Prey if possible
    Base duration is 8.00 seconds

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Minions from Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , and Feeding Frenzy SupportFeeding Frenzy SupportSupport, Minion, Duration
    Icon: h
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 31Supports skills which create Minions.Feeding Frenzy base Duration is (4-5.9) seconds
    Minions from Supported Skills have (25-44)% chance to grant Feeding Frenzy to you on Hit
    Minions from Supported Skills are Aggressive

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Minion Movement Speed
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    are no longer applicable (or it leaves them aggressive). Minions do appear to still teleport to the player if they get too far though, likely since they would otherwise get out of render and never die.

Item acquisition

Ancient Skull can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

Ancient Skull can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
3Sambodhi's WisdomSambodhi's Wisdom3Armour
Quality: +30%
No blade conquers sin;
guide a sinner to virtue,
unveil their lost sight—
your eyes, too, see in
everyone the inner child,
no matter their might.
Random armour with 30% qualityA
7PrejudicePrejudice7Item
Influenced Item
One who is blinded by their past may only see a sliver of the present.
Random influenced itemA
6Costly CurioCostly Curio6Item
Double-Influenced Item
"Oh no, I couldn't possibly afford this fine artefact. I'm... just looking."
Random double-influenced itemA
8Arrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal8Item
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Discovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.
Random two-implicit corrupted itemA
4Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
close your eyes,
and pray to the gods
for a pleasant surprise.
Random itemA
1Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random itemA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

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Version history

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • Introduced to the game.

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