Ancestral Warchief

Attack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee

Level: 1–20

Attack Speed: 90% of base

Attack Damage: 110–166% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 110–166%

Requires Level 28

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

Totem lasts 12 seconds
Summons a Totem which uses this Skill
(8–18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active
50% increased Totem Placement speed
+10 to Melee Strike Range

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% increased Totem Damage

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

Unusual Gems /4

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–20)% increased Totem Damage	50
Anomalous	(0–40)% increased Totem Placement speed	100
Divergent	(0–40)% increased Activation range	20
Phantasmal	(0–40)% increased Damage with Ailments	100

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
3	Sever the Right Hand	Quest Reward	Marauder
3	Sever the Right Hand	Clarissa	Duelist · Marauder · Scion · Templar

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Cost: 10 Totem lasts 12 seconds 50% increased Totem Placement speed +10 to Melee Strike Range Summons a Totem which uses this Skill (Affects Melee Strikes, including the Default Attack. Does not apply to Areas of Effect)

Level	Requires Level	Strength	Base Damage	8% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active	Experience
1	28	67	110%	8	199,345
2	31	73	112.9%	9	285,815
3	34	79	115.9%	9	401,344
4	37	85	118.8%	10	554,379
5	40	92	121.8%	10	477,437
6	42	96	124.7%	11	583,786
7	44	100	127.7%	11	710,359
8	46	104	130.6%	12	1,355,511
9	48	109	133.6%	12	1,138,877
10	50	113	136.5%	13	1,368,233
11	52	117	139.5%	13	1,638,338
12	54	121	142.4%	14	1,956,648
13	56	125	145.4%	14	3,655,184
14	58	130	148.3%	15	3,017,327
15	60	134	151.3%	15	7,759,995
16	62	138	154.2%	16	15,138,193
17	64	142	157.2%	16	26,083,825
18	66	146	160.1%	17	62,620,247
19	68	151	163.1%	17	211,708,088
20	70	155	166%	18
21	72		168.9%	18
22	74		171.9%	19
23	76		174.8%	19
24	78		177.8%	20
25	80		180.7%	20
26	82		183.7%	21
27	84		186.6%	21
28	86		189.6%	22
29	88		192.5%	22
30	90		195.5%	23
31	91		196.9%	23
32	92		198.4%	23
33	93		199.9%	23
34	94		201.4%	24
35	95		202.8%	24
36	96		204.3%	24
37	97		205.8%	24
38	98		207.3%	25
39	99		208.7%	25
40	100		210.2%	25

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Chance
Acronym	Melee, Totem
DropLevel	28
BaseType	Ancestral Warchief
Class	Active Skill Gems
Vaal	Vaal Ancestral Warchief
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, , Rune Daggers, Warstaves
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy,
Type	Attack, SummonsTotem, Melee, Area, Slam, Multistrikeable
BuffIcon
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAncestralWarchief
Reference	poe.ninja

Ancestral Warchief

You deal more Melee Damage.

melee_damage_+%
slam_ancestor_totem_granted_melee_damage_+%_final

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BuffMergeModesID	3
IsCharged	0
IsInvisible	0
IsRemovable	0
IsSkillBuff	0
BuffGroupsID	-1

Code	slam ancestor totem granted melee damage +% final
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IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied	0
IsParty	0
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	Percentage

Melee Damage +%

Code	melee damage +%
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IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied	0
IsParty	0
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	Percentage

Microtransactions /2 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Iron Maiden Ancestral Warchief Replaces the default skin on your Ancestral Warchief and Earthbreaker Totems with an Iron Maiden version.
	Void Ancestral Warchief Replaces the default skin on your Ancestral Warchief and Earthbreaker Totems with a Void version.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Ancestral Warchief Damage 1	25% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Ancestral Warchief Damage 2	40% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Area Of Effect 1	16% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Area of Effect	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Area Of Effect 2	24% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Area of Effect	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Melee Damage 1	Ancestral Warchief Totem grants 20% increased Melee Damage while Active	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Melee Damage 2	Ancestral Warchief Totem grants 30% increased Melee Damage while Active	100

Supported By /87 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	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.
	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.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion 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.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	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.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	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.
	Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fortify Support Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
	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.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments 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.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	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.
	Onslaught Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Multiple Totems Support Supports skills which summon totems.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Close Combat Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Pulverise Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Rage Support Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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 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 or triggered skills.
	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 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 Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	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
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Totem

Spectre	N
Tags	construct, immobile, is_unarmed, mud_blood, non_attacking, not_dex, not_int, small_height, stone_armour

120%Life

+100%Armour

120%Ailment Threshold

20Resistance

100%Damage

100%Accuracy

+5%Critical Strike Chance

+130%Critical Strike Multiplier

6 ~ 6Attack Distance

1 SecondAttack Time

±0%Damage Spread

100%Experience

100%Model Size

AncestorTotemType

SlamTotemMetadata

YIsSummoned

Object Type

version 2
extends "Metadata/Monsters/Totems/ancestor_totem/AncestorTotemBase"

Object Type Codes

version 2
extends "Metadata/Monsters/Totems/ancestor_totem/AncestorTotemBase"

BaseEvents
{
	on_construction_complete = "AddEffectPack(Metadata/Particles/totems/karui/slam_totem.epk);"
}

-- src\Data\Spectres.lua
minions["Metadata/Monsters/Totems/SlamTotem"] = {
    name = "Totem",
    life = 1.2,
    fireResist = 40,
    coldResist = 40,
    lightningResist = 40,
    chaosResist = 20,
    damage = 1,
    damageSpread = 0,
    attackTime = 1,
    attackRange = 6,
    accuracy = 1,
    skillList = {
    },
    modList = {
    },
}

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Ancestral Warchief

Ancestral Warchief is a skill that creates a totem which will attack enemies with melee AoE slams while the character stands close to it. Being near it also increases the character's damage. Ancestral Warchief has an attack speed multiplier of 90%.

Skill functions and interactions

Multistrike: Ancestral Warchief can be supported by Multistrike Support. However Vaal Ancestral Warchief does not work with this support.
Fortify: Linking Fortify Support to Ancestral Warchief will cause the totem, and not the player, to gain Fortify on melee hit. This appears to be the way for a totem to have Fortify and with the Ascendant Champion Node. Totem can gain Fortify with a 14-20% chance when it stuns an enemy while wearing Perseverance.
Multiple Totems: Melee damage buff does not stack when multiple totems are summoned. Totem Attack Range: The range at which the totem strikes is affected by the weapon range of the equipped weapon and modifiers to weapon range.[1]
Area of Effect: Modifiers to area radius affect both the range at which the totem strikes, as well as the radius of the attack.
Activation: The totem is active as long as the player remains within a 80 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.[2]#

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 166% of Base Damage, and has 166% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 133%).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 110% at gem level 1 (from 100%), up to 133% at gem level 20 (from 123%). Now has an attack speed multiplier of 90% (rather than 10% less attack speed).
2.5.0	Ancestral Warchief now does 10% less damage at all levels. Fixed behaviour with the center of the slam being significantly further away than the totem's melee range. The skill now has +10 melee range at all levels, and the slam will always be centered at melee range away from the totem.
2.3.0	Introduced to the game

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Unusual Gems /4

Quest /2

Level Effect /40