Harbinger, Puppeteer and Herald buffs for Legacy of Phrecia

The Harbinger and Herald are getting buffs before the release of the Legacy of Phrecia Event, and the Puppeteer's Rotting Might "Half of your Strength is added to your Minions, 25% increased Strength" now stacks with the effect of The Baron. The post also provides a small FAQ, and Item Filter information for Idols has been made available.

Key Takeaways

• NEW: Scavenger's "Cloak of Flame" node has been changed from "40% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage" to "40% of Physical Damage taken as Fire Damage", allowing it to mitigate Physical DOTs.
• Puppeteer's Rotting Might stacking with The Baron significantly increases the usefulness of the Notable
• The Witch's Harbinger Ascendancy now has higher uptime on her Harbingers and her previously worst node has been reworked.
  • The new Notable is significantly stronger, granting "30% of Non-Chaos Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield, Gain 20% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield, Gain 10% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield."
  • Harbinger is still an underpowered pick compared to other available options
• The changed Herald node provides decent defences
  • Not significant enough to make the Herald a strong option apart from a few builds like Herald of Agony
• Idols drop unidentified and their modifiers scale with item level.
• Idols are unique to Legacy of Phrecia and won't remain after the event.
• Idol Filter Information is now available
• Play the Legacy of Phrecia Event on February 20th 12pm PST

Additional Information

NEW: @pathofexile on x.com:

Scavenger has also had the Cloak of Flame node updated - 40% of Physical Damage taken as Fire Damage

Community_Team on pathofexile.com:

The Legacy of Phrecia event for Path of Exile 1 is just around the corner! In today's news post we've gathered some additional information you might find helpful, such as new Item Filter info and adjustments to the event Ascendancy classes. Check it out below!

Ascendancy Class Changes

Puppeteer

• Rotting Might will stack with The Baron Unique Helmet

Harbinger

• The Harbingers granted by the Ascendancy class can now be used alongside Harbingers granted by Unique items.
• Harbingers granted by the Ascendancy class have shorter cooldowns on their skills compared to Harbingers granted by Unique items.
• The notable that granted bonuses while channeling now instead grants 30% of Non-Chaos Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield, Gain 20% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield, Gain 10% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield.

Herald

• Damnation now grants:
  • For each Element you've been hit by Damage of Recently, 20% reduced Damage taken of that Element
  • 20% of Cold Damage taken Recouped as Life
  • 20% of Fire Damage taken Recouped as Life
  • 20% of Lightning Damage taken Recouped as Life.

FAQ

Do the idols drop identified?

• No, except for the usual exceptions.

Do the idols have itemlevel based scaling?

• Yes, but you'll have to figure this out.

Will the Idol class remain part of the base game in Path of Exile 1?

• No, but it will be safe to be in filters if Idols are not enabled.

Item Filter Information

Item Class: Idol

• Minor Idol
• Kamasan Idol
• Totemic Idol
• Noble Idol
• Burial Idol
• Conqueror Idol

The JSON file for the Passive Skill Tree in Path of Exile: Legacy of Phrecia Event is now available for tool creators! Download it here. We can't wait to see the builds you'll create in this event.

Summary

It's good to see buffs to the Harbinger, Puppeteer, and Herald Legacy of Phrecia Ascendancies for the Legacy of Phrecia Event to make them more attractive choices. Looking for more news on Path of Exile 1? Then head over to our Discord and select the Path of Exile role in #roles to stay up to date with our content development. Stay sane, Exile!

Written by: Cptn Garbage

Reviewed by: Tenkiei