Puppeteer

This Templar has desecrated the holy order by experimenting with Undead in his secret laboratory. His aim is reanimation, to command an army of flesh puppets to undertake his foul bidding.

Who says life
ends at death?

The Puppeteer is a Legacy of Phrecia ascendancy class for the Templar. It is exclusive to the Legacy of Phrecia event, replacing one of the original ascendancy classes.

Overview

The Puppeteer is a master of minions, particularly zombies and animated weapons. He uses his strength and sacrilegious powers to empower his unholy army and devastate his enemies with curses, Caustic Ground, and forced life reservation.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Skill	Stats
Minion Life and Chaos Resistance	+7% to Chaos Resistance Minions have 10% increased Maximum Life

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Hexbearer	You can apply an additional Curse Hexes Transfer to all Enemies within 3 metres when Hexed Enemy dies		Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Marionettes	Weapons you Animate create an additional copy Animated Guardians deals 25% increased Damage per Animated Weapon Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Defences of Items attached to Animated Guardian also apply to Animated Weapons		Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Graveyard Shift	For each nearby corpse, 1% increased Movement Speed Raise Zombie does not require a corpse Your Raised Zombies count as corpses		Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Flesh Puppets	+4 to Level of all Raise Zombie Gems 25% increased Raised Zombie Size	Graveyard Shift	Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Putrid Conscription	Your Minions spread Caustic Ground on Death, dealing 30% of their maximum Life as Chaos Damage per second		Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Rotting Might	Half of your Strength is added to your Minions 25% increased Strength		Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Feeding Frenzy	Minions' Base Attack Critical Strike Chance is equal to the Critical Strike Chance of your Main Hand Weapon Minions are Aggressive	Rotting Might	Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Marination	Gain 20% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield Minions gain 20% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield		Minion Life and Chaos Resistance
Enervating Presence	Nearby Enemy Monsters have at least 20% of Life Reserved	Marination	Minion Life and Chaos Resistance

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.3d	Introduced to the game.