BalorMage's Holy Relic Necromancer Animate Guardian & Spectres (PoE Keepers of the Flame)

October 31st, 2025, 18:10

Animate Guardian

The Animate Guardian is a bit tricky and we strongly recommend watching the initial video for this build guide as well as this in-depth guide for the Animate Guardian Ghazzy also has a written guide you can find here.

For the exact gear to put on your Animate Guardian, please see the itemset “AG” in your respective PoB.

NOTE: Make sure before you start using your Animate Guardian the Gem Level is at least 19.

Spectres

Starter Spectres

Carnage Chieftain/Stygian Silverback: Grants frenzy charges to allies. Found in the Riverways Act 2. You will want to have two of these until you buy your ritual corpses.

Ritual Corpse Spectres

Perfect Warlord: Uses Enduring Cry / Casts Vitality.
Perfect Forest Tiger: Grants frenzy charges to allies on hit / Casts Haste.
Perfect Guardian Turtle: Owner gains 5% Physical Damage Reduction / Casts Determination.

The third Spectre is only used in the min/max setup and requires a Level 21 Spectre Gem, +1 from ashes and a Level 4 empower to hit Gem Level 25 to be able to summon it.