Summon Skitterbots

Summon SkitterbotsTrap, Mine, Spell, Minion, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Summon a Chilling Skitterbot and a Shocking Skitterbot, which will trigger your traps and detonate your mines. Mines detonated by Skitterbots will re-arm and can then be detonated again. The Skitterbots grant you more trap and mine damage, and cannot be targeted or damaged.(0-76)% increased Minion Movement Speed
Minions have (0-19)% increased Chill Effect
Minions have (0-19)% increased Shock Effect
Maximum 1 Summoned Skitterbot of each type
Chilling Skitterbot's Aura Chills Enemies near it
Shocking Skitterbot's Aura Shocks Enemies near it
Skitterbots grant 10% more Trap and Mine 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.

Acquisition
Drop level: 16Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSummonSkitterbots

Summon Skitterbots is a skill which reserves mana to summon two invulnerable Skitterbot minions. The Skitterbots search for traps and mines you have laid and trigger/detonate some of them if an enemy is within targeting range. Mines detonated by Skitterbots are re-armed to detonate a second time. One Skitterbot has an aura that chills nearby enemies and the other has an aura that shocks nearby enemies. Skitterbots grant more trap and mine damage to the owner.

Skill functions and interactions

• The Chill and Shock effects of this skill makes Summon Skitterbots a versatile defensive/offensive option for many builds, not just mine/trap-focused builds.
• Even though the Skitterbots are invulnerable, they can deal damage over time to nearby monsters when supported by Infernal Legion SupportInfernal Legion SupportFire, AoE, Support, Minion
  Icon: O
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills take 40% of their Maximum Life as Fire Damage per second
  Minions from Supported Skills deal (15.4-2092.6) Fire Damage per second to Enemies near them
  Minions from Supported Skills have +(0-0.5) metres to Radius of their Burning Effect
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Minions from Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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.; this also enables the burning debuff for Saboteur's Explosives Expert.
• Each Skitterbot has a 3 second cooldown after activating a trap or mine.
• Skitterbots cannot be summoned while wearing The Primordial ChainThe Primordial Chain
  Coral AmuletRequires Level 34Regenerate (2-4) Life per second+3 to maximum number of Summoned Golems
  You cannot have non-Golem Minions
  25% reduced Golem Size
  Golems Deal (45-35)% less Damage
  Golems have (45-35)% less Life
  Golems have (80-100)% increased Movement Speed
  PrimordialThe leash of the lifegiver
  binds in both directions. due to the "You cannot have non-Golem Minions" modifier.
• Skitterbots can be supported 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 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., causing them to be defensive and stay relatively close to the player instead of actively seeking nearby enemies.
• The skill is an aura skill, but since it does not cast an aura on the player and instead summons two minions with auras, this skill does not count towards the number of Auras a player has. This is especially useful for builds that utilize mechanics that limit the number of Auras a player can have.
• Skitterbots are untargetable and are never considered nearby allies or minions for effects like HasteHasteAura, Spell, AoE
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 50% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: Instant
  AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that increases the movement speed, attack speed and cast speed of you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
  You and nearby allies gain (10-16)% increased Movement Speed
  You and nearby allies gain (15-24)% increased Attack Speed
  You and nearby allies gain (15-24)% increased Cast Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Summon Carrion GolemSummon Carrion GolemPhysical, Minion, Spell, Golem
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (30-54) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 6.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 34Summons a Carrion Golem that grants added physical damage for your non-golem minions. The Carrion Golem attacks with a series of slashes that increase in speed and damage, as well as a cascade of bone spikes, and deals more damage for each of your non-golem minions near it.Maximum 1 Summoned Golem
  Golems deal 5% more Damage per Non-Golem Minion near them, up to 50%
  Golems grant (7-27) to (11-41) additional Physical Damage for Non-Golem Minions
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Buff EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Rallying CryRallying CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (15-19) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Use Time: 0.80 sec
  AoE Radius: 60Requires Level 24Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent attacks. Nearby allies gain a buff based on the damage of your weapon.Base duration is (2.50-3.40) seconds
  (0-38)% increased Warcry Speed
  Counts total Power of Enemies and Allies in Range
  Buff grants Added Attack Damage equal to 4% of the Damage of your Main
  Hand Weapon per 5 Power, counting a maximum of 30 Power
  Buff has 100% more Effect on your Minions
  Exerts the next 5 Melee Attacks you perform
  Exerted Attacks deal 5% more Damage per affected Ally, to a maximum of 25%
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (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., or While there are at least # nearby Allies... modifiers.

Chilling & Shocking Auras

• The Chilling Skitterbot applies a base Chill effect causing 10% reduced action speed.
• The Shocking Skitterbot applies a base Shock effect causing 15% increased damage taken.
  • The Skitterbots' Chilling and Shocking Auras are a property of the Skitterbot minions, not the player.
    • The Chilling and Shocking auras do not benefit from modifiers affecting player Auras like Increased Effect of Non-Curse Auras or Increased Area of Effect of Non-Curse Auras.
    • The Chilling and Shocking auras do not benefit from modifiers affecting player shock/chill effect like Increased Effect of Chill, Increased Effect of Shock, or Increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments.
    • The Chilling and Shocking auras will benefit from modifiers such as Increased Effect of Chill, Increased Effect of Shock, or Increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments that are applied to the Skitterbot minions with support gems such as Unbound Ailments Support or Bonechill Support, with the downside of increasing the skill's reservation.
  • Summon Skitterbots' inherent Minions have (0-19)% increased Chill Effect or Minions have (0-19)% increased Shock Effect will increase the effect of the Skitterbots' Chilling and Shocking auras.
• The base aura radius is 3.0 metres.

Gem level progression

Level				Shock Effect	Chill Effect	Minion Mov. Speed	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	18	26	—	—	—	0	0
2	20	22	31	1%	1%	4%	49725	49725
3	24	25	37	2%	2%	8%	95714	145439
4	28	29	42	3%	3%	12%	169595	315034
5	31	32	46	4%	4%	16%	199345	514379
6	34	35	50	5%	5%	20%	285815	800194
7	37	37	54	6%	6%	24%	401344	1201538
8	40	40	58	7%	7%	28%	554379	1755917
9	43	43	62	8%	8%	32%	755049	2510966
10	46	46	66	9%	9%	36%	1016533	3527499
11	49	48	70	10%	10%	40%	1898602	5426101
12	52	51	74	11%	11%	44%	1964019	7390120
13	55	54	78	12%	12%	48%	2573731	9963851
14	58	57	82	13%	13%	52%	4676439	14640290
15	60	59	84	14%	14%	56%	3017327	17657617
16	62	60	87	15%	15%	60%	7823001	25480618
17	64	62	90	16%	16%	64%	15264208	40744826
18	66	64	92	17%	17%	68%	26272845	67017671
19	68	66	95	18%	18%	72%	62872274	129889945
20	70	68	98	19%	19%	76%	212023122	341913067
21	72	70	100	20%	20%	80%	—	—
22	74	—	—	21%	21%	84%	—	—
23	76	—	—	22%	22%	88%	—	—
24	78	—	—	23%	23%	92%	—	—
25	80	—	—	24%	24%	96%	—	—
26	82	—	—	25%	25%	100%	—	—
27	84	—	—	26%	26%	104%	—	—
28	86	—	—	27%	27%	108%	—	—
29	88	—	—	28%	28%	112%	—	—
30	90	—	—	29%	29%	116%	—	—
31	91	—	—	30%	30%	120%	—	—
32	92	—	—	31%	31%	124%	—	—
33	93	—	—	32%	32%	128%	—	—
34	94	—	—	33%	33%	132%	—	—
35	95	—	—	34%	34%	136%	—	—
36	96	—	—	35%	35%	140%	—	—
37	97	—	—	36%	36%	144%	—	—
38	98	—	—	37%	37%	148%	—	—
39	99	—	—	38%	38%	152%	—	—
40	100	—	—	39%	39%	156%	—	—

Item acquisition

Summon Skitterbots can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Summon Skitterbots can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
7	The Wilted RoseThe Wilted Rose7Level 21 Aura Gem CorruptedThough the path to divinity is fraught with peril, hope may bloom from within.	Random corrupted level 21 Aura gem	A
7	Deathly DesignsDeathly Designs7Level 21 Trap Gem Quality: +23% Corrupted"The Karui was correct; there is virtue in honouring my ancestors."	Random corrupted level 21 Trap gem with 23% quality	A
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
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	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 ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2

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 ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2 Yeena
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Ruthless mode

Summon Skitterbots cannot be obtained from quests or traded for using an Uncarved GemstoneUncarved GemstoneTrade this in to Siosa inside the Library for a Skill Gem through Siosa in Ruthless mode.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Summon Skitterbots.

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 Summon Skitterbots Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Summoned Skitterbots have 60% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Summon Skitterbots Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Summoned Skitterbots have 90% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Summon Skitterbots Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Summon Skitterbots has 30% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100
Enchantment Summon Skitterbots Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Summon Skitterbots has 45% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Summon Skitterbots:

Item	Base item		Stats
Profane ProxyProfane Proxy Unset RingRequires Level 52Has 1 Socket+3 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance Left Ring Slot: Your Chilling Skitterbot's Aura applies Socketed Hex Curse instead Right Ring Slot: Your Shocking Skitterbot's Aura applies Socketed Hex Curse insteadThe machines do not hate. They merely serve one who does.	Unset Ring	52	Has 1 Socket+3 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance Left Ring Slot: Your Chilling Skitterbot's Aura applies Socketed Hex Curse instead Right Ring Slot: Your Shocking Skitterbot's Aura applies Socketed Hex Curse instead

Alternate skill effects

Summon Skitterbots has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Void Emperor Summon Skitterbots SkinVoid Emperor Summon Skitterbots SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Summon Skitterbots' Skins becomes a Void Emperor Effect.	Your Summon Skitterbots' Skins becomes a Void Emperor Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.9.2b	No longer targetable in PvP.
3.9.0	The default Shock magnitude for effects that apply Shock without damage (such as Skitterbots) is now 15% (from 20%).
3.8.1	Burning Damage SupportBurning Damage SupportFire, Support Icon: b Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Burning Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Burning 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. and Elemental Focus SupportElemental Focus SupportSupport Icon: F Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Elemental 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. can now support Summon Skitterbots while it is also supported by Infernal LegionInfernal Legion SupportFire, AoE, Support, Minion Icon: O Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills take 40% of their Maximum Life as Fire Damage per second Minions from Supported Skills deal (15.4-2092.6) Fire Damage per second to Enemies near them Minions from Supported Skills have +(0-0.5) metres to Radius of their Burning Effect Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions from Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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..
3.8.0d	Skitterbots, when supported by Infernal LegionInfernal Legion SupportFire, AoE, Support, Minion Icon: O Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills take 40% of their Maximum Life as Fire Damage per second Minions from Supported Skills deal (15.4-2092.6) Fire Damage per second to Enemies near them Minions from Supported Skills have +(0-0.5) metres to Radius of their Burning Effect Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions from Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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., now deal damage over time to nearby monsters.
3.8.0	Introduced to the game.