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Spirit Guards
Viridian Jewel
Limited to: 1
Radius: Medium
Minions deal (8-12)% increased Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Animate Weapon can Animate up to 12 Ranged Weapons
Long after the Karui passed through,
the whispers of those who stood their ground
at Lioneye's Watch could be heard amongst the rubble.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Spirit Guards inventory icon
Vendor Prices
Unique8x Chaos Orb
Vendor Offer
8x Alchemy Shard
Metadata
Item class: Jewel

Spirit Guards is a unique Viridian Jewel inventory iconViridian JewelViridian JewelPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.Viridian Jewel inventory icon. It is a threshold jewel that enhances Animate Weapon inventory iconAnimate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-12) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets unless specifically targeted. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4PhantasmalMinions have 1% increased Movement SpeedMinions have 0.5% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit1% chance to create an additional Animate Weapon copyMinions deal 0 to 5 Added Lightning DamageBase duration is 40 seconds
Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100)
Minions deal (10-48)% more Damage
Minions have (10-48)% more Attack Speed
Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage
Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons
Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Animate Weapon skill icon
Animate Weapon inventory icon
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Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
4Divination card inventory iconThe Garish PowerThe Garish Power card artDivination card frameThe Garish Power4JewelMaligaro may have valued function over form, but that did not mute his flair for the dramatic.Divination card inventory iconrandom jewelAutomatic
10Divination card inventory iconThe Eye of the DragonThe Eye of the Dragon card artDivination card frameThe Eye of the Dragon10Jewel
Corrupted
Some powers are far too great even for the
gods of old.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted jewelAutomatic
8Divination card inventory iconArrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal card artDivination card frameArrogance of the Vaal8Item
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Discovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.
Divination card inventory icon
random two-implicit corrupted itemAutomatic
4Divination card inventory iconJack in the BoxJack in the Box card artDivination card frameJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
close your eyes,
and pray to the gods
for a pleasant surprise.
Divination card inventory icon
random itemAutomatic
1Singular Incubator inventory iconSingular IncubatorSingular IncubatorAdds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Unique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Singular Incubator inventory icon
random itemAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Legacy variants[ | ]

Spirit Guards has a legacy variant.

Version Discontinued Modifiers
2.6.0


Minions deal (8-12)% increased Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Animate Weapon can Animate up to 4 Ranged Weapons

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.10.0
  • Now limited to 1
2.6.0
  • Now allows up to 8 ranged weapons to be animated.
  • Now limited to 2.
  • Dexterity requirement in radius reduced to 40.
  • No longer requires dexterity in radius to be allocated.
2.1.2
  • Fixed a bug where Totems couldn't summon ranged animated weapons when using the Spirit Guards unique Jewel.
2.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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