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Ancestral ProtectorAttack, Totem, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 8 Mana
Attack Damage: (90-180)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-180)%
Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with melee strikes while you're near it. Being near it grants you more attack speed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range1% increased Buff EffectDeals (90-180)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 12 seconds
+(16-18) to Melee Strike Range
50% increased Totem Placement speed
(10-20)% more Attack Speed while Totem is Active
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ancestral Protector skill iconAncestral Protector inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 5
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Scroll of Wisdom
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemMeleeTotem

Ancestral Protector skill screenshot

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 inventory iconMelee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
    Icon: S
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Radius: 14
    Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Melee Splash Support inventory icon
    to hit several enemies at once.[1] It can also be used while Unarmed.
  • Multistrike: Ancestral Protector cannot be supported by Multistrike Support inventory iconMultistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
    Icon: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per Repeat
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
    Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
    First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
    Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
    Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Multistrike Support inventory icon
    .
  • Fortify: Linking Fortify Support inventory iconFortify SupportFortify SupportAttack, Support, Melee
    Icon: O
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 31Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Fortify DurationHits from Supported Skills Overwhelm 0.25% of Physical Damage Reduction while you have FortifySupported Skills grant Fortify on Melee hit
    Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Melee Damage
    Supported Skills have (15-34)% increased Fortify duration
    Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Ailments caused by Melee Hits
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Fortify Support inventory icon
    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 inventory iconMelee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
    Icon: S
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Radius: 14
    Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Melee Splash Support inventory icon
    .
  • 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.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Attack
Speed
RangeExp.Total Exp.
141690%90%10%1600
262095%94.7%11%16841841
3927100%99.5%11%1630993940
41233104%104.2%12%16743311373
51641109%108.9%12%162289534268
62050114%113.7%13%164972583993
72458118%118.4%13%1795714179707
82867123%123.2%14%17169595349302
93275128%127.9%14%17283759633061
103683132%132.6%15%174539961087057
114092137%137.4%15%177031281790185
1244100142%142.1%16%1710612232851408
1348109147%146.8%16%1720658704917278
1452117152%151.6%17%1825071107424388
1555123156%156.3%17%1825737319998119
1658130161%161.1%18%18761135117609470
1761136166%165.8%18%181343790831047378
1864142171%170.5%19%182505214756099525
1967148175%175.3%19%184386943699968961
2070155180%180%20%18242081178342050139
2172159185%184.7%20%19N/AN/A
2274N/A190%189.5%21%19N/AN/A
2376N/A194%194.2%21%19N/AN/A
2478N/A199%198.9%22%19N/AN/A
2580N/A204%203.7%22%19N/AN/A
2682N/A208%208.4%23%19N/AN/A
2784N/A213%213.2%23%19N/AN/A
2886N/A218%217.9%24%20N/AN/A
2988N/A223%222.6%24%20N/AN/A
3090N/A227%227.4%25%20N/AN/A
3191N/A230%229.7%25%20N/AN/A
3292N/A232%232.1%25%20N/AN/A
3393N/A235%234.5%25%20N/AN/A
3494N/A237%236.8%26%20N/AN/A
3595N/A240%239.2%26%21N/AN/A
3696N/A242%241.6%26%21N/AN/A
3797N/A244%243.9%26%21N/AN/A
3898N/A246%246.3%27%21N/AN/A
3999N/A249%248.7%27%21N/AN/A
40100N/A251%251.1%27%21N/AN/A

Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

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

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Monster stats[ | ]

Totem[ | ]

Resistances:

  • 40% elemental resistance
  • 20% chaos resistance
Level Life
4 67
6 88
9 120
12 161
16 226
20 308
24 411
28 538
32 693
36 882
40 1114
44 1393
48 1734
52 2146
55 2507
58 2928
61 3407
64 3957
67 4589
70 5312
72 5853
74 6444
76 7088
78 7793
80 8564
82 9405
84 10322
86 11327
88 12421
90 13615

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Ancestral Protector.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Attack Speed 166Ancestral Protector Totem grants 12% increased Attack Speed while Activehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Attack Speed 275Ancestral Protector Totem grants 18% increased Attack Speed while Activehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Damage 166Ancestral Protector Totem deals 25% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Damage 275Ancestral Protector Totem deals 40% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Resistances 166+24% to Ancestral Protector Totem Elemental Resistanceshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Resistances 275+36% to Ancestral Protector Totem Elemental Resistanceshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Placement Speed 16612% increased Ancestral Protector Totem Placement Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Protector Placement Speed 27518% increased Ancestral Protector Totem Placement Speedhelmet 100
default 0

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. [sicSīc erat scriptum (Latin: “Thus it was written”) – This quote is reproduced faithfully from its source with the preceding errors.]
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 inventory iconAncestral CallAncestral Call SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike
    Icon: A
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    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 triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have +0.2 to Melee Strike RangeSupported Strike Skills target 2 additional nearby Enemies
    Supported Skills deal (19-0)% less Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ancestral Call Support inventory icon
    when used with Ancestral Protector inventory iconAncestral ProtectorAncestral ProtectorAttack, Totem, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 8 Mana
    Attack Damage: (90-180)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-180)%
    Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with melee strikes while you're near it. Being near it grants you more attack speed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range1% increased Buff EffectDeals (90-180)% of Base Attack Damage
    Totem lasts 12 seconds
    +(16-18) to Melee Strike Range
    50% increased Totem Placement speed
    (10-20)% more Attack Speed while Totem is Active
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ancestral Protector skill icon
    Ancestral Protector inventory icon
    .
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 inventory iconAncestral ProtectorAncestral ProtectorAttack, Totem, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 8 Mana
    Attack Damage: (90-180)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-180)%
    Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with melee strikes while you're near it. Being near it grants you more attack speed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range1% increased Buff EffectDeals (90-180)% of Base Attack Damage
    Totem lasts 12 seconds
    +(16-18) to Melee Strike Range
    50% increased Totem Placement speed
    (10-20)% more Attack Speed while Totem is Active
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ancestral Protector skill icon
    Ancestral Protector inventory icon
    '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

References[ | ]

  1. Rory (February 17, 2016). "Skill Reveal - Ancestral Protector".
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