Guardian's Blessing Support

For other uses of the word "Blessing", see Blessing (disambiguation).

Guardian's Blessing SupportSupport, Aura, Blessing, Minion
Icon: g
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%Requires Level 31Must support both a skill that creates minions which can be damaged, and
an aura skill that creates permanent auras around you.
Cannot support triggered skills, banner skills or stance skills.Supported Skills have (-30-27)% increased Aura effect
Supported Aura Skills have no Reservation
Supported Skills also count as Blessing Skills
You can only have one Aura on you from your Blessing Skills
Supported Skills cannot apply Auras on you unless you have Minions from a Supported Skill
Minions from Supported Skills take (8-14.3)% of their total Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Physical Damage per second while you have an Aura from a Supported Skill on you

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% increased Aura effectThis 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.

Acquisition
Drop level: 31Metadata
Item class: Support Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemGuardiansBlessing

Guardian's Blessing Support is a support gem that makes an aura skill lose its reservation and become a Blessing Skill. You will only be able to benefit from one Blessing at a time. The aura can only be used while you have a supported minion, which takes a percentage of their maximum life as physical damage over time.

Skill functions and interactions

Blessing: Blessing skills are limited to 1 aura at a time and cannot be used with other blessing skills. The blessing must be activated by casting it while the linked minion is alive. The aura is cast on the character, like other auras. If the minion dies or expires, Guardian's Blessing is turned off and must be re-activated.

It also works on Hex with Blasphemy SupportBlasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 31Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Using Supported Skills is Instant
25% less Effect of Supported Curses
(0-76)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse SkillsThis 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..

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 DamageThis 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. provides both less damage taken and physical damage reduction, both of which are beneficial for mitigating the damage over time. Blessed Rebirth can be used to guarantee a minimum uptime of the Guardian's Blessing while the minion cannot be damaged.

Minions: Cannot support minions which are invulnerable (e.g. Raise Spiders). A tanky minion is required, as the blessing aura is turned off when the minion dies or expires.

Synergistic minions:

• Synergizes best with golems on an Elementalist (Elemancer)
• Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (11-20) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires 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 SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. strategy:
  • Mask of the Stitched DemonMask of the Stitched Demon
    Magistrate CrownArmour: (160-189)
    Energy Shield: (193-219)Requires Level 58, 64 Str, 64 Int+(40-50) to Intelligence
    +(160-180) to maximum Energy Shield
    Strength provides no bonus to Maximum Life
    Intelligence provides no inherent bonus to Maximum Mana
    +1 to Maximum Life per 2 Intelligence
    Your Energy Shield starts at zero
    Cannot gain Energy Shield
    Regenerate 1% of Life per second per 500 Maximum Energy ShieldFrom the flesh of the gods, Xibaqua was born.
    From the carnage of Xibaqua, we were born.
    It is our duty to return to the gods what was once theirs. + Grave Intentions: Adds a significant amount of life regen, fully counteracting the degen with net positive regen.
  • Doppelgänger GuiseDoppelgänger Guise
    Sadist GarbEvasion: (427-491)
    Energy Shield: (93-107)
    Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 68, 103 Dex, 109 IntGrants Level 20 Unhinge Skill
    (40-60)% more Critical Strike Chance while Insane
    Enemies Killed by your Hits are destroyed while Insane
    (40-30)% less Physical and Chaos Damage Taken while Sane
    Regenerate 10% Life over one second when Hit while SaneWithin each of us exists a being of pure malice,
    held back only by the lies we tell ourselves.: nets slightly positive regen if the 10% regen buff is up
  • Gruthkul's PeltGruthkul's Pelt
    Wyrmscale DoubletArmour: (840-1180)
    Evasion: (840-1180)
    Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 38, 57 Str, 57 Dex100% increased Global Physical Damage
    +(240-300) to maximum Life
    (300-400)% increased Armour and Evasion
    Regenerate 10% of Life per second
    15% increased Character Size
    Spell Skills deal no Damage
    Your Spells are disabledSimple is the life of the bear.: permanent 10% life regen
• 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. + (Imperfect) Dark Marionette: All versions of Dark Marionettes revive themselves after 1 second on death.
  • Perfect Dark Marionette inflicts Scorch on death.
• 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. + Flickershade: Flickershades naturally have 67% damage reduction.
• 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. + Blackguard Chaplain: Blackguard Chaplains use a skill that grants itself 180% life regen for 2 seconds with a 4 second cooldown.
• Summon ReaperSummon ReaperPhysical, Minion, Spell
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (15-28) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 28Summons a powerful Reaper which uses a variety of slashing area attacks. The Reaper's presence weakens your other minions, and it will consume them to temporarily empower and heal itself. Using this skill while the Reaper is already summoned causes it to dash to the targeted location and perform a powerful attack.Maximum 1 Summoned Reaper
  Minion's Attacks have 50% chance to inflict Bleeding
  Minion deals (30-87)% more Damage with Bleeding
  Reaper causes your Non-Reaper Minions to deal (20-29)% less Damage
  Reaper causes your Non-Reaper Minions to have (20-29)% less Maximum Life
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Minion's Attacks have (1-20)% chance to inflict BleedingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: Able to heal itself by consuming minions (including phantasms or Herald of PurityHerald of PuritySpell, Herald, Minion, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 25% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Grants a buff which lets you deal more physical damage. When you kill an enemy while you have this buff, this skill will summon a Sentinel of Purity, or refresh the duration and life of an existing one instead if you have the maximum number of them. The Sentinels of Purity have a single-target melee attack and an area melee attack.Base duration is 12.00 seconds
  Maximum 4 Summoned Sentinels of Purity
  Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life
  Summon a Sentinel of Purity when you Kill an Enemy
  20% chance to Summon a Sentinel of Purity when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy
  Buff grants (9-12)% more Physical Damage
  Minions deal (0-95)% more Physical Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Minions have (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Sentinels)

Summon Holy RelicSummon Holy RelicMinion, Spell
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-28) Mana
Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 4Summon a Holy Relic that stays near you. When you hit an enemy with an attack, the Holy Relic triggers a nova spell with a short cooldown, that deals physical damage to enemies and grants life regeneration to allies in an area around it. This life regeneration is higher when applied to minions.Maximum 1 Summoned Holy Relic
(0-76)% more Minion Movement Speed
Holy Relic's Nova Skill grants (5.2-154.6) Life regenerated per second to Allies
Holy Relic's Nova Skill grants (9-464) Life regenerated per second to Minions
Minions cannot Taunt Enemies

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Buff EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. is squishy and is not affected by its own life regen buff, making it less favourable than other options. Although it does not directly draw aggro or get targeted by enemies, it can still be hit by projectiles or area damage. May be usable for short burst windows.

Non-synergistic minions:

• The Dancing DervishThe Dancing Dervish
  Reaver SwordTwo Hand Sword
  Physical Damage: (142.6-161.2) to (239.2-270.4)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.88-1.95)
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 59, 82 Str, 119 Dex60% increased Global Accuracy Rating(130-160)% increased Physical Damage
  (25-30)% increased Attack Speed
  5% increased Movement Speed
  Triggers Level 15 Manifest Dancing Dervishes on Rampage
  Manifested Dancing Dervishes disables both weapon slots
  Manifested Dancing Dervishes die when Rampage ends
  Melee Hits count as Rampage Kills
  RampageTake your partner by the hand,
  Keep your steps in time.
  Swing together, spin apart,
  And dance with death sublime.: Dervishes can be supported by Guardian's Blessing, but as both are considered triggers, this disables the Dervishes from spawning.
• Herald of AgonyHerald of AgonySpell, Herald, Minion, Chaos, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 25% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Grants a buff giving more poison damage and a chance to inflict poison. When you poison an enemy while you have this buff, you gain Virulence, and summon an Agony Crawler minion that uses projectile and area attacks. You will lose Virulence over time, at a rate which increases the more Virulence you have. The minion will die when you have no Virulence.Maximum 1 Summoned Agony Crawler
  Buff grants 20% chance to Poison on Hit
  Grants Virulence when you Poison an Enemy
  Buff grants 10% more Damage with Poison
  40 Maximum Virulence
  Minions cannot Taunt Enemies
  Agony Crawler has (2-4)% increased Attack Speed per Virulence you have
  Agony Crawler deals (5-9)% increased Physical Damage per Virulence you have
  Agony Crawler has (1-45) to (3-84) Added Physical Damage per Virulence you have
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.25-5) to Maximum VirulencePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: Herald of Agony cannot take damage and therefore cannot be supported.
• Limited duration minions like Herald of PurityHerald of PuritySpell, Herald, Minion, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 25% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Grants a buff which lets you deal more physical damage. When you kill an enemy while you have this buff, this skill will summon a Sentinel of Purity, or refresh the duration and life of an existing one instead if you have the maximum number of them. The Sentinels of Purity have a single-target melee attack and an area melee attack.Base duration is 12.00 seconds
  Maximum 4 Summoned Sentinels of Purity
  Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life
  Summon a Sentinel of Purity when you Kill an Enemy
  20% chance to Summon a Sentinel of Purity when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy
  Buff grants (9-12)% more Physical Damage
  Minions deal (0-95)% more Physical Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Minions have (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Summon Raging SpiritSummon Raging SpiritSpell, Minion, Duration, Fire
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (4-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Summons a short-lived flaming skull that rushes at nearby enemies and attacks them rapidly, converting all its physical damage to fire. Enemies will not directly engage these spirits, and can pass through them.Maximum 20 Summoned Raging Spirits
  Base duration is 5.00 seconds
  Minions cannot Taunt Enemies
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1.5-30)% chance to summon an extra MinionPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. are typically not preferred due to having low life pools and turning off the aura when their duration expires.

Gem level progression

Level				Increased Effect	Physical Damage Taken	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	31	33	23	30% reduced	8%	0	0
2	34	36	25	27% reduced	8.3%	285815	285815
3	36	38	26	24% reduced	8.7%	252595	538410
4	38	40	27	21% reduced	9%	314394	852804
5	40	41	29	18% reduced	9.3%	388734	1241538
6	42	43	30	15% reduced	9.7%	477437	1718975
7	44	45	31	12% reduced	10%	583786	2302761
8	46	47	33	9% reduced	10.3%	710359	3013120
9	48	49	34	6% reduced	10.7%	1355511	4368631
10	50	51	35	3% reduced	11%	1138877	5507508
11	52	53	37	—	11.3%	1368233	6875741
12	54	55	38	3% increased	11.7%	1638338	8514079
13	56	57	39	6% increased	12%	1956648	10470727
14	58	58	41	9% increased	12.3%	3655184	14125911
15	60	60	42	12% increased	12.7%	3017327	17143238
16	62	62	43	15% increased	13%	7720126	24863364
17	64	64	44	18% increased	13.3%	15058455	39921819
18	66	66	46	21% increased	13.7%	25964218	65886037
19	68	68	47	24% increased	14%	62460771	128346808
20	70	70	48	27% increased	14.3%	211508743	339855551
21	72	72	50	30% increased	14.7%	—	—
22	74	—	—	33% increased	15%	—	—
23	76	—	—	36% increased	15.3%	—	—
24	78	—	—	39% increased	15.7%	—	—
25	80	—	—	42% increased	16%	—	—
26	82	—	—	45% increased	16.3%	—	—
27	84	—	—	48% increased	16.7%	—	—
28	86	—	—	51% increased	17%	—	—
29	88	—	—	54% increased	17.3%	—	—
30	90	—	—	57% increased	17.7%	—	—
31	91	—	—	58% increased	17.8%	—	—
32	92	—	—	60% increased	18%	—	—
33	93	—	—	61% increased	18.2%	—	—
34	94	—	—	63% increased	18.3%	—	—
35	95	—	—	64% increased	18.5%	—	—
36	96	—	—	66% increased	18.7%	—	—
37	97	—	—	67% increased	18.8%	—	—
38	98	—	—	69% increased	19%	—	—
39	99	—	—	70% increased	19.2%	—	—
40	100	—	—	72% increased	19.3%	—	—

Item acquisition

Guardian's Blessing Support can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Guardian's Blessing Support can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
6	The SummonerThe Summoner6Minion Gem Quality: +20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.	Random Minion gem with 20% quality	A
9	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	Random level 20 support gem	A
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness	Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Clarissa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.1	Auras supported by Guardian's Blessing Support now persist after changing area.
3.22.0	Added to the game.