The Blind Prophet, Puppeteer, Wildspeaker and Aristocrat revealed
Legacy of Phrecia
The Blind Prophet, Puppeteer, Wildspeaker and Aristocrat Ascendancies have been revealed in another batch of teasers for the upcoming Legacy of Phrecia Event for Path of Exile. They each bring their own flavour of character customization, continuing the trend of the previously showcased Ascendancies.
Blind Prophet (Shadow)
Mod not pictured in the Image: Non-Aura Curses you inflict are not removed from Dying Enemies for "Restless"
| Node Effect | What it Does |
|---|---|
| 5% increased Maximum Life per Abyss Jewel affecting you 5% increased Maximum Mana per Abyss Jewel affecting you | A stronger version of Shroud of the Lightless' mods. They can be stacked to reach 8%, making Abyss Jewel stacking genuinely worthwhile. |
| Trigger Level 30 Shade Form when Hit 30% increased Skill Effect Duration | Level 20 Shade Form increased Stealth by 100%, grants immunity to Physical Damage and lasts for 3 seconds, with a 40 second cooldown. Level 30 numbers are unknown so far. The condition to activate Shade Form is vastly superior to Shroud of the Lightless. Duration scales the length of Shade Form. |
| Base Critical Strike Chance for Attacks with Weapons is 12% You are Blind | Grants 4% more Crit Chance compared to the Slayer's Overwhelm counterpart but blinds you. This can be overcome with either massive investment into Accuracy or with the "Hits can't be evaded" mod. Lycosidae paired with the "Second Sight" Brutal Restraint Keystone is a strong combination early on. |
| Projectiles have 50% chance to Return to you Projectiles are fired in random directions | 50% of a Nimis and 100% chance to be extremely strong for any build that can deal with the Projectile randomization before acquiring Nimis. |
| Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles | Sources for additional Projectiles are always welcome and it further leans into Projectile Skills. |
| Enemies near corpses affected by your Curses are Blinded Enemies Killed near corpses affected by your Curses explode, dealing 5% of their Life as Physical Damage Mod not pictured in the Image: Non-Aura Curses you inflict are not removed from Dying Enemies | A stronger version of Asenath's Gentle Touches effect. These can be combined for a total 8% max Life explosion. This explosion chains with enough Damage and AoE scaling, causing Screen-wide clear. |
| Your Curse Limit is equal to maximum Power Charges | Grants the vital mod of Anathema, which is a very strong Ring. Even without any additional Power Charge investment this grants +2 to your Curse limit. |
| 50% chance to gain Elusive on Critical Strike Elusive is removed from you at 50% effect | Causes your Elusive to be removed once it reaches 50% effect, increasing the average expected value of Elusive as it reduces the time spent at low Elusive strength. This loses value as you gain additional effect of Elusive. |
Puppeteer (Templar)
| Node Effect | What it Does |
|---|---|
| Gain 20% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield Minions gain 20% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield | A very sizeable increase in Survivability. |
| Nearby Enemy Monsters have at least 20% of Life Reserved | A far stronger version of Blood Prices effect without the downside. On its own this grants 25% more Damage and synergizes with Culling Strike. |
| Your Minions spread Caustic Ground on Death, dealing 30% of their Maximum Life as Chaos Damage per second | A 50% stronger version of Siegebreakers effect. |
| Half of your Strength is added to your Minions 25% increased Strength | Same mod as granted byThe Baron. These do not stack with each other. 25% increased Strength massive but the usefulness of scaling your Minions with Strength is still debatable. |
| Minions' Base Attack Critical Strike Chance is equal to the Critical Strike Chance of your Main Hand Weapon Minions are Aggressive | Same mod as granted by Maata's Teaching, a very strong option to scale Crit Minons. Aggressive increases the targeting range of your Minions which creates smoother gameplay. This opens up a Support Gem as it allows you to skip Feeding Frenzy Support. |
| For each nearby corpse, 1% increased Movement Speed Raise Zombie does not require a corpse Your Raised Zombies count as corpses | Grants the same mod as Aukuna's Will. The Movement Speed is only really impactful in extremely dense areas but has the potential to be very funny after long Blights. |
| +4 to Level of all Raise Zombie Gems 25% increased Raised Zombie Size | Big Zombies. |
| Weapons you Animate create an additional copy Animated Guardian deals 25% increased Damage per Animated Weapon Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Defences of Items attached to Animated Guardian also apply to Animated Weapons | Halves the time spent animating weapons, grants your Weapons a 7th link, makes them far more durable and grants your Animate Guardian 400% increased Damage. Animate Weapon Builds become massively more appealing thanks to this Node. |
| You can apply an additional Curse Hexes Transfer to all Enemies within 3 metres when Hexed Enemy dies | Grants a global Hex Bloom Support to all of your Hexes and allows you to apply another Curse which is very useful of course. |
Wildspeaker (Ranger)
| Node Effect | What it Does |
|---|---|
| Minions deal 1% increased Damage per 5 Dexterity Increases and Reductions to Minion Damage also affect you at 150% of their value | Grants the important mod of The Scourge. This effectively turns the first line into "You deal 1.5% increased Damage per 5 Dexterity". The Minion mod is not strong enough to be worth scaling pure Minion builds with. |
| On Killing a Rare Monster gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 seconds Nearby Enemies Killed by anyone count as being Killed by you instead | Inspired Learning and Gravebind merged into an Ascendancy Notable. Keep in mind this Node may grief party members that rely on on-kill effects. |
| You and nearby Party Members Share Power, Frenzy and Endurance Charges with each other You and nearby Allies have Tailwind | A combination of Conduit and Elegant Hubris' Supreme Grandstanding. Tailwind "only" grants 8% Action Speed as it lacks the ability to generate Gale Force unlike Deadeye's Gathering Winds. |
| -15% to amount of Suppressed Spell Damage Prevented +100% chance to Suppress Spell Damage | Causes you to take 35% less Spell Damage. This node would be more attractive on a Class that does not have very easy access to an abundance of Spell Suppression but has use cases nonetheless. Pairs well with Acrobatics as the downside is negated entirely. |
| Grants Level 30 Aspect of the Cat Skill Aspect of the Cat has no Reservation | Level 30 Aspect of the Cat grants a buff that alternates between 16% increased Cast/Attack Speed and 120% increased Critical Stike Chance, 15% chance to avoid all Damage from Hits, 100% increased Stealth. |
| Gain up to your maximum number of Frenzy and Power Charges when you gain Cat's Stealth +1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges +1 to Maximum Power Charges | Grants the same mod as Farrul's Fur. Replica Farrul's Fur is the more popular choice for Flicker Strike builds as Endurance Charges are great defensively and are harder to generate. This completely frees up the Body Armour slot however and is therefore very strong. |
| Grants Level 30 Aspect of the Avian Skill Aspect of the Avian has no Reservation | Level 30 Aspect of the Avian grants a buff that alternates between 14% Player/Minion Movement Speed and 12% chance for you/your Minions to deal Double Damage. |
| 200% increased Aspect of the Avian Buff Effect Aspect of the Avian also grants Avian's Might and Avian's Flight to nearby Allies | This node increases the effect to an alternating 42% MS and 36% DD and grants the buff to nearby allies. |
| Trigger Level 20 Summon Spectral Wolf on Critical Strike | Level 20 Spectral Wolves have a limit of 10, last 30 seconds by default and grant 6 to 12 Added Attack Physical Damage to the player per active Wolf. They also deal a decent amount of damage on their own when scaled. |
Aristocrat (Duelist)
| Node Effect | What it Does |
|---|---|
| Grants 5 Passive Skill Points | This node is mandatory as all other Nodes branch from it. In an average Endgame Build each Damage node grants roughly 3% more damage. This means 5 Passive Skill Points can be expected to grant at least 16% more damage. |
| All Travel Nodes grant +1 Passive Skill Point | These are the strongest travel nodes we've seen so far. |
| +1 to Level of all Skill Gems | A solid generic increase to all Active Skill Gems |
| +3 to Level of all non-Exceptional Support Gems | A generic increase to all Support Gems except (Awakened) Empower, Enlighten and Enhance. More valuable for Supports which grant flat damage per level such as Added Lightning Damage Support or Frigid Bond Support. |
| +15% to Quality of all Skill Gems | +15% to Quality of all Active Skill Gems can provide substantial bonuses to Skills with good Qualities. This raises the maximum Quality a Gem can have to 154%. This is achieved with a 23% Quality Gem socketed in a corrupted +1 Gem Level Dialla's Malefaction supported by a Level 5 Awakened Enhance and using a 30% Ashes of the Stars. |
| Items and Gems have 25% reduced Attribute Requirements 5% increased Damage per 5 of your lowest Attribute | Stacks with Cyclopean Coil and the Attributes Mastery which grants the same effect. The reduced Attribute Requirements is largely irrelevant as this Notable heavily incentivizes Tri-Attribute stacking. |
| Cannot be Shocked if Intelligence is higher than Strength 30% increased Intelligence | A huge boost in Intelligence. Apart from Tri-Attribute stacking this is excellent for Hand of Wisdom and Action and other Int Stack archetypes. |
| Cannot be Ignited if Strength is higher than Dexterity 30% increased Strength | A huge boost in Strength. Apart from Tri-Attribute stacking this is excellent for Replica Alberon's Warpath and other Str Stack archetypes. |
| Cannot be Frozen if Dexterity is higher than Intelligence 30% increased Dexterity | A huge boost in Dexterity. Apart from Tri-Attribute stacking this is excellent for Dex Stackers that utilize the "Adds 2 to 4 Cold Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 10 Dexterity" Rare modifier paired with The Poised Prism, Fractal Thoughts and other various Dexterity based items. |
Summary
The Blind Prophet, Puppeteer, Wildspeaker and Aristocrat Ascendancies all bring their own special perks to the Legacy of Phrecia Event. Most notable mentions are Abyss Jewel stacking Projecile based Blind Prophets, Animate Weapon Puppeteers and Dexterity stacking Flicker Strike Wildspeakers. The Aristocrat excels at Tri-Attribute stacking but can also be a blank slate for any Skill you wish. 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
