Ancestral Warchief

Ancestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Speed: 90% of base
Attack Damage: (110-166)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-166)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful slam while you're near it. Being near it grants you more melee damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range2% increased Damage with AilmentsDeals (110-166)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 12 seconds
50% increased Totem Placement speed
(8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active
+10 to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAncestralWarchief

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal 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 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 RepeatSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported 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 DamageThis 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.. However Vaal Ancestral Warchief does not work with this support.

• Fortify: Linking Fortify 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 HitsThis 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. 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 PerseverancePerseverance
  Vanguard BeltRequires Level 78+(260-320) to Armour and Evasion Rating(4-8)% increased maximum Life
  +(20-40)% to Cold Resistance
  1% increased Attack Damage per 200 of the lowest of Armour and Evasion Rating
  (14-20)% chance to gain Fortify when you Stun an Enemy with Melee Damage
  You have Onslaught while you have Fortify"Some blows must be evaded. Some blows must be endured.
  The trick is to tell them apart."
  - Daresso, the Sword King.

• 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.

• 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.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Melee Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	110%	110%	8%	0	0
2	31	73	113%	112.9%	9%	199345	199345
3	34	79	116%	115.9%	9%	285815	485160
4	37	85	119%	118.8%	10%	401344	886504
5	40	92	122%	121.8%	10%	554379	1440883
6	42	96	125%	124.7%	11%	477437	1918320
7	44	100	128%	127.7%	11%	583786	2502106
8	46	104	131%	130.6%	12%	710359	3212465
9	48	109	134%	133.6%	12%	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	137%	136.5%	13%	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	140%	139.5%	13%	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	142%	142.4%	14%	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	145%	145.4%	14%	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	148%	148.3%	15%	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	151%	151.3%	15%	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	154%	154.2%	16%	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	157%	157.2%	16%	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	160%	160.1%	17%	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	163%	163.1%	17%	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	166%	166%	18%	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	169%	168.9%	18%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	172%	171.9%	19%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	175%	174.8%	19%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	178%	177.8%	20%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	181%	180.7%	20%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	184%	183.7%	21%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	187%	186.6%	21%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	190%	189.6%	22%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	193%	192.5%	22%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	196%	195.5%	23%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	197%	196.9%	23%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	198%	198.4%	23%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	200%	199.9%	23%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	201%	201.4%	24%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	203%	202.8%	24%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	204%	204.3%	24%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	206%	205.8%	24%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	207%	207.3%	25%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	209%	208.7%	25%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	210%	210.2%	25%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying 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.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗

Vendor reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Ancestral Warchief.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Ancestral Warchief Damage 1	66	25% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Warchief Damage 2	75	40% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Melee Damage 1	66	Ancestral Warchief Totem grants 20% increased Melee Damage while Active	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Melee Damage 2	75	Ancestral Warchief Totem grants 30% increased Melee Damage while Active	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Ancestral Warchief has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Iron Maiden Ancestral WarchiefIron Maiden Ancestral WarchiefSkill Gem EffectYour Ancestral Warchief becomes an Iron Maiden Effect.	Your Ancestral Warchief becomes an Iron Maiden Effect.
Void Ancestral WarchiefVoid Ancestral WarchiefSkill Gem EffectYour Ancestral Warchief becomes a void effect.	Your Ancestral Warchief becomes a void effect.

Monster stats

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attack speed	critical strike chance	damage multiplier	experience multiplier	health multiplier	minimum attack distance	maximum attack distance	skill ids	size	part1 mod ids	part2 mod ids	mod ids	endgame mod ids	metadata id	name	monsters.tags	monster_types.tags	armour multiplier	damage spread	energy shield multiplier	evasion multiplier	part1 fire	part1 cold	part1 lightning	part1 chaos	part2 fire	part2 cold	part2 lightning	part2 chaos	monster_resistances.endgame_fire	monster_resistances.endgame_cold	monster_resistances.endgame_lightning	monster_resistances.endgame_chaos
1.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	6	6		4					Metadata/Monsters/Totems/SlamTotem	Totem	mud_blood • construct

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