Ancestral Protector

Attack, Totem, Melee, Strike

Level: (1—20)

Cost: (6—10) Mana

Attack Damage: (90—180)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90—180)%

Requires Level (4—70), (16—155) Str

Requires Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Sceptres, Staves, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Unarmed, Warstaves, Rune Daggers

Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with melee strikes while you're near it. Being near it grants you more attack speed. Requires a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.

Totem lasts 12 seconds

Summons a Totem which uses this Skill

(10—20)% more Attack Speed while Totem is Active

50% increased Totem Placement speed

+(1.6—1.8) metres to Melee Strike Range

(Affects Melee Strikes, including the Default Attack. Does not apply to Areas of Effect)

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0—0.4) metres to Melee Strike Range

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Quest /1

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Nessa	Duelist · Marauder · Scion · Templar

Genus

Ancestral Protector

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Totem lasts 12 seconds
50% increased Totem Placement speed
Summons a Totem which uses this Skill

Level	Requires Level	Str	Mana	Base Damage	+1.6 metres to Melee Strike Range	10% more Attack Speed while Totem is Active	Experience
1	4	16	6	90%, 90%, 90%	1.6	10	841
2	6	20	6	94.7%, 94.7%, 94.7%	1.6	11	3,099
3	9	27	6	99.5%, 99.5%, 99.5%	1.6	11	7,433
4	12	33	6	104.2%, 104.2%, 104.2%	1.6	12	22,895
5	16	41	7	108.9%, 108.9%, 108.9%	1.6	12	49,725
6	20	50	7	113.7%, 113.7%, 113.7%	1.6	13	95,714
7	24	58	7	118.4%, 118.4%, 118.4%	1.7	13	169,595
8	28	67	7	123.2%, 123.2%, 123.2%	1.7	14	283,759
9	32	75	8	127.9%, 127.9%, 127.9%	1.7	14	453,996
10	36	83	8	132.6%, 132.6%, 132.6%	1.7	15	703,128
11	40	92	8	137.4%, 137.4%, 137.4%	1.7	15	1,061,223
12	44	100	8	142.1%, 142.1%, 142.1%	1.7	16	2,065,870
13	48	109	9	146.8%, 146.8%, 146.8%	1.7	16	2,507,110
14	52	117	9	151.6%, 151.6%, 151.6%	1.8	17	2,573,731
15	55	123	9	156.3%, 156.3%, 156.3%	1.8	17	7,611,351
16	58	130	9	161.1%, 161.1%, 161.1%	1.8	18	13,437,908
17	61	136	9	165.8%, 165.8%, 165.8%	1.8	18	25,052,147
18	64	142	10	170.5%, 170.5%, 170.5%	1.8	19	43,869,436
19	67	148	10	175.3%, 175.3%, 175.3%	1.8	19	242,081,178
20	70	155	10	180%, 180%, 180%	1.8	20
21	72		10	184.7%, 184.7%, 184.7%	1.9	20
22	74		10	189.5%, 189.5%, 189.5%	1.9	21
23	76		10	194.2%, 194.2%, 194.2%	1.9	21
24	78		11	198.9%, 198.9%, 198.9%	1.9	22
25	80		11	203.7%, 203.7%, 203.7%	1.9	22
26	82		11	208.4%, 208.4%, 208.4%	1.9	23
27	84		11	213.2%, 213.2%, 213.2%	1.9	23
28	86		11	217.9%, 217.9%, 217.9%	2	24
29	88		11	222.6%, 222.6%, 222.6%	2	24
30	90		11	227.4%, 227.4%, 227.4%	2	25
31	91		11	229.7%, 229.7%, 229.7%	2	25
32	92		11	232.1%, 232.1%, 232.1%	2	25
33	93		12	234.5%, 234.5%, 234.5%	2	25
34	94		12	236.8%, 236.8%, 236.8%	2	26
35	95		12	239.2%, 239.2%, 239.2%	2.1	26
36	96		12	241.6%, 241.6%, 241.6%	2.1	26
37	97		12	243.9%, 243.9%, 243.9%	2.1	26
38	98		12	246.3%, 246.3%, 246.3%	2.1	27
39	99		12	248.7%, 248.7%, 248.7%	2.1	27
40	100		12	251.1%, 251.1%, 251.1%	2.1	27

Attribute /12

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Acronym	Melee, Totem
Id	AncestralProtector
DropLevel	4
BaseType	Ancestral Protector
Class	Skill Gems
Weapon	Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, Unarmed, Rune Daggers, Warstaves
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy,
Type	Attack, SummonsTotem, MeleeSingleTarget, Melee, Multistrikeable
BuffIcon
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemMeleeTotem
ActiveSkillsCode	ancestral_protector
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Version history /9

Version	Changes
3.25.0	The following Gems have been removed and are no longer offered as quest rewards: Ancestral Protector, Ancestral Warchief, Vaal Ancestral Warchief, and Earthbreaker Support.
3.23.0	Ancestral Protector:
3.16.0	Ancestral Protector, Ancestral Warchief and Vaal Ancestral Warchief now state they require a Melee Weapon or Unarmed. NOTE: Updated note regarding Ancestral Protector, Ancestral Warchief and Vaal Ancestral Warchief to also include Unarmed. Updated - Ancestral Protector, Ancestral Warchief and Vaal Ancestral Warchief now state they require a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.
3.15.0	Ancestral Protector:
3.10.0	Ancestral Protector
3.7.0	Ancestral Protector
3.4.0	The following melee skills now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21): Dual Strike, Elemental Hit, Frenzy, Glacial Hammer, Heavy Strike, Molten Strike, Puncture, Riposte, Static Strike, Viper Strike, Wild Strike, Vigilant Strike, Ancestral Protector, Dominating Blow.
2.3.0	Ancestral Protector's damage has been increased at all gem levels. At gem level 1, it has been increased from 60% to 80% of your weapon damage. The damage at gem level 20 has been increased from 75.2% to 133.2% of your weapon damage.
2.2.0	Added a new Strength Skill Gem - Ancestral Protector: Summons an Ancestor Totem which will attack enemies with melee strikes while you stand close to it. Being near it increases your attack speed.

Ancestral Protector

Attack, Totem, Melee, Strike

Level: (1—20)

Cost: (6—10) Mana

Attack Damage: (90—180)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90—180)%

Requires Level (4—70), (16—155) Str

Requires Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Sceptres, Staves, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Unarmed, Warstaves, Rune Daggers

Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with melee strikes while you're near it. Being near it grants you more attack speed. Requires a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.

Totem lasts 12 seconds

Summons a Totem which uses this Skill

(10—20)% more Attack Speed while Totem is Active

50% increased Totem Placement speed

+(1.6—1.8) metres to Melee Strike Range

ancestor totem parent activiation range [70]

base skill is totemified [1]

base totem range [50]

(Affects Melee Strikes, including the Default Attack. Does not apply to Areas of Effect)

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0—0.4) metres to Melee Strike Range

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Supported By /115

Active Type: Attack, SummonsTotem, MeleeSingleTarget, Melee, Multistrikeable

Added Fire Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Knockback Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Life Leech Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.

Stun Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.

Melee Physical Damage Support

Supports melee attack skills.

Cold to Fire Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Elemental Damage with Attacks Support

Supports attack skills.

Bloodlust Support

Supports melee attack skills, causing them to deal more damage against bleeding enemies, but preventing those skills from inflicting bleeding on enemies in any way.

Life Gain on Hit Support

Supports attack skills.

Damage on Full Life Support

Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.

Fire Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.

Multistrike Support

Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.

Melee Splash Support

Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.

Burning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.

Empower Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support

Supports melee attack skills.

Fortify Support

Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.

Chance to Bleed Support

Supports attack skills.

Maim Support

Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.

Brutality Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Ruthless Support

Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.

Ancestral Call Support

Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.

Multiple Totems Support

Supports skills which summon totems.

Pulverise Support

Supports melee attack skills.

Rage Support

Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.

Awakened Added Fire Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Ancestral Call Support

Awakened Brutality Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Burning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.

Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support

Supports attack skills.

Awakened Fire Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.

Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support

Supports melee attack skills.

Awakened Melee Splash Support

Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.

Awakened Multistrike Support

Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.

Awakened Empower Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Cruelty Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.

Lifetap Support

Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.

Behead Support

Supports strike skills.

Flamewood Support

Supports skills which summon totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Controlled Blaze Support

Supports melee attack skills.

Volatility Support

Supports attack skills.

Overexertion Support

Supports melee attack skills which can be exerted. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Vaal skills and channelling skills cannot be exerted.

Pyre Support

Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.

Greater Ancestral Call Support

Annihilation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Greater Multistrike Support

Excommunicate Support

Supports melee attacks. Does not modify skills used by minions.

Faster Attacks Support

Supports attack skills.

Added Cold Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Additional Accuracy Support

Supports attack skills.

Mana Leech Support

Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.

Culling Strike Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.

Chance to Flee Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Blind Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Cold Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.

Enhance Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Block Chance Reduction Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Hypothermia Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Critical Strike Affliction Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Void Manipulation Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Chance to Poison Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Deadly Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Vile Toxins Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Momentum Support

Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.

Withering Touch Support

Supports attack skills.

Close Combat Support

Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.

Impale Support

Supports attack skills.

Nightblade Support

Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.

Awakened Added Cold Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Cold Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.

Awakened Deadly Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Awakened Void Manipulation Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Enhance Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Sadism Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Rupture Support

Supports attack skills.

Machinations Support

Supports skills that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Cull the Weak Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. If normal or magic enemies are left below a percentage of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.

Lethal Dose Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Added Lightning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Increased Critical Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Added Chaos Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Item Rarity Support

Supports any skill that can kill enemies.

Combustion Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Elemental Proliferation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.

Lightning Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.

Elemental Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.

Power Charge On Critical Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Enlighten Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Physical to Lightning Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Controlled Destruction Support

Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.

Elemental Focus Support

Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.

Ignite Proliferation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Decay Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Efficacy Support

Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.

Immolate Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Unbound Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments

Summon Phantasm Support

Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.

Bonechill Support

Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.

Energy Leech Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.

Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Controlled Destruction Support

Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.

Awakened Elemental Focus Support

Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.

Awakened Lightning Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.

Awakened Unbound Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments

Awakened Enlighten Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Overcharge Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Prismatic Burst Support

Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Devour Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Invert the Rules Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Greater Devour Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Eclipse Support

Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Ancestral Protector

You have more Attack Speed.

attack_speed_+%

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Attribute /4

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation · Magic: 1xOrb of Augmentation · Rare: 2xOrb of Alchemy · Unique: 5xChaos Orb
BuffGroupsID	36
IsBuffDefinition	1
BuffMergeModesID	3

Code	melee ancestor totem granted attack speed +% final
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IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied
IsParty	0
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	1

Code	attack speed +%
IsPublic	1
IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied
IsParty	0
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	1

Ancestral Protector Monster /2

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Oak the Mighty	15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped Monsters grant 100% increased Experience cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Aulen Greychain	15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped Monsters grant 100% increased Experience +3 to maximum number of Summoned Totems 500% increased Totem Life cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y

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Ancestral Protector

Ancestral Protector is a skill that creates a totem which will attack enemies with melee strikes while the player stands close to it. Being near it increases the player's attack speed.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Weapon: Ancestral Protector wields the player's weapon and attacks single enemies with it at a greater range. The totem can be supported by Melee Splash Support to hit several enemies at once. It can also be used while Unarmed.
Multistrike: Ancestral Protector cannot be supported by Multistrike Support.
Fortify: Linking Fortify Support to Ancestral Protector will cause the totem, and not the player, to gain Fortify on melee hit. This appears to be the only way for a totem to have Fortify.
Multiple Totems: Attack speed buff does not stack when multiple totems are summoned.
Area of Effect: Modifiers to skill radius have no effect on range at which totem stays active or the range of it's attack, even if supported by Melee Splash Support.
Activation: The totem is active as long as the player remains within a 85 unit radius of it. Initial activation also requires line of sight with the player, but this can be broken once the totem has become active.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 180% of Base Damage, and has 180% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 144%).
3.10.0	Now rises out of the ground, leaving a hole in its wake like a devourer.
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 90% at gem level 1 (from 80%), up to 144% at gem level 20 (from 133%).
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
3.1.1c	Improved the visuals of Ancestral Call Support when used with Ancestral Protector.
2.3.0	Ancestor Totems now emerge 40% faster when first placed, have 50% more totem life, and remain active 40% further away from the owner. Ancestral Protector's damage has been increased at all gem levels. At gem level 1, it has been increased from 60% to 80% of your weapon damage. The damage at gem level 20 has been increased from 75.2% to 133.2% of your weapon damage.
2.2.1d	Fixed a bug where Ancestral Protector was providing increased attack speed, instead of more attack speed.
2.2.0	Added to the game

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Quest /1

Genus

Level Effect /40

Attribute /12